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FOIL cracks facade of city’s case for dismantling row-house exteriors in Meatpacking District
The nine landmarked 1840s row houses as they appeared before work began (top) and as they were projected to look in the original plan after a new tower was added behind them (below). (Courtesy Village Preservation)

FOIL cracks facade of city’s case for dismantling row-house exteriors in Meatpacking District

May 31, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated May 31, 2:15 p.m.: Something was indeed “undermined” in the case of nine historic Meatpacking District buildings whose facades…

A Soho artist’s plaint: Up against the city’s upzoning and a greedy co-op board
The writer, Harry Pincus, chose this illustration of his about high-rise development, "Empire State," to run with this column. Pincus sees the city's push to upzone Soho as part of a trend that has been going on for years, as wealthy nonartists — who are not even legally supposed to be living in the district — seek to force out longtime certified artists. (Courtesy the artist)

A Soho artist’s plaint: Up against the city’s upzoning and a greedy co-op board

October 18, 2020

BY HARRY PINCUS | As a certified artist, who bought a space in an old harpsichord factory in 1975, I am concerned about the recent…

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