Regions Northeast | New York
May 22, 2008
Elected officials from the United States Congress, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council have committed to join Westsiders for Public Participation as co-plaintiffs in its lawsuit concerning the Columbus Village development under construction on Manhattan’s upper west side. The suit demands an environmental review and community input into what is the most extensive real estate development in any residential neighborhood in Manhattan.
Congressman Charles Rangel, New York State Senator Bill Perkins, State assembly member Daniel O’Donnell, and New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, have all agreed to join the suit after meetings and calls among the elected representatives, their office staff members and the WPP during the last several days.
The suit was filed on April 11, after the Department of Buildings had failed for months to respond to an appeal letter by Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer, requesting that the agency issue a final determination on the legality of the Columbus Village project.
The proposed Columbus Village plans for more than 320,000 square feet of retail space, an underground parking garage and five residential towers.
Elected officials from the United States Congress, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council have committed to join Westsiders for Public Participation as co-plaintiffs in its lawsuit concerning the Columbus Village development under construction on Manhattan’s upper west side. The suit demands an environmental review and community input into what is the most extensive real estate development in any residential neighborhood in Manhattan.
Congressman Charles Rangel, New York State Senator Bill Perkins, State assembly member Daniel O’Donnell, and New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, have all agreed to join the suit after meetings and calls among the elected representatives, their office staff members and the WPP during the last several days.
The suit was filed on April 11, after the Department of Buildings had failed for months to respond to an appeal letter by Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer, requesting that the agency issue a final determination on the legality of the Columbus Village project.
The proposed Columbus Village plans for more than 320,000 square feet of retail space, an underground parking garage and five residential towers.
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