Metro Area Governors Island Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.)
Individuals and community groups in support of preserving the incredibly unique green open space quality of Governors Island
Particularly worthwhile public comments, testimonies, and statements. (Be sure to scroll down.)
By Jeffrey A. Kroessler (President of the City Club of New York.)
New York Daily News |
Feb 28, 2021 at 5:00 AM
When mayoral candidate Andrew Yang suggested that Governors Island would be a terrific place for a casino, the idea generated immediate scorn. What could be less appropriate for that public gem in the harbor? …
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February 16, 2021
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Calendar Information Office – 31st Floor 120 Broadway
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271
RE: Governors Island Rezoning Application Number: N 210126 ZRM
Dear City Planning Commissioner:
The National Trust for Historic Preservation1 writes in opposition to the proposed rezoning of Governors Island in Manhattan, …
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Testimony of Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick
Submitted to the New York City City Planning Commission
Regarding the Governors Island ULURP Application
February 3, 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted every level of city life, including the processes through which future large scale developments are approved. …
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The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS)
Comment to the City Planning Commission
February 3, 2021
Although it has been under the City’s control for a relatively short time, Governors Island has quickly become one of New York’s most cherished destinations for its unique setting, open space, and historical significance. …
New York City City Planning Commission
Public Hearing on Governors Island ULURP Application & Draft Second Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DSSGEIS)
Testimony by Diana Switaj, Director of Planning & Land Use
February 3, 2021
Good morning. My name is Diana Switaj, Director of Planning and Land Use at Manhattan Community Board 1 (CB1). …
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amNY News 1/27/2021
BY KIRSTEN THEODOS
Heads up, New Yorkers, the city appears set to privatize a huge chunk of our beloved Governors Island even though a restricted deed limits the island’s use to be for “public benefit.”
In 2018, the de Blasio administration announced a massive rezoning for this incredibly unique green urban refuge in New York City. …
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Governors Island rezoning is wrong on so many levels
January 25, 2021
BY ALLIE RYAN
[ From: https://thevillagesun.com ]
The Trust for Governors Island has applied to upzone the island potentially to make way for a climate-change research center.
The Trust’s proposed climate-change center is a speculative real-estate development. …
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Dec. 17, 2020
By Lynn Ellsworth
Governors Island is public land and home to an excellent park that is self-supporting. Yet 33 acres of it is about to be redeveloped for glass towers under a bad rezoning plan pushed by Alicia Glen, the city’s gentrifier-in-chief and current head of the “Trust” that manages the island. …
Continue reading “Opinion: Wrong Vision for Gov. Island – Tribeca Trib 12/17/20”