Letters, Week of May 15, 2013
Park it, at 20th St. To The Editor: Re “Multiple Visions for a Vacant Lot” (news, May 1): There is no need to choose between Affordable Housing and this desperately needed park. The community has provided our elected officials with a list of 30 derelict properties in Chelsea. Each of these buildings could become prime [...]
Douglas Durst: Wils/Bergman plan too slow
Wils/Bergman plan too slow To The Editor: It is not feasible to build housing on Pier 40 and that concept has been abandoned. The Wils/Bergman plan is to build housing in the park west of Pier 40. Building housing in parks is an excellent idea for developers. Unfortunately, by the time the Hudson River Park [...]
Michael Burke: Statue independence
Statue independence To The Editor: When it was announced that the Statue of Liberty would be reopened this July 4th, Sen. Schumer said it was the perfect day to reopen this symbol of America’s freedom and New York’s resiliency. And the Battery Park Conservancy has just announced its wonderful plans for Battery Park. None include [...]
Scott M. Lawin: Letter on NID needs clarification
Letter on NID needs clarification To The Editor: Re “NID is flawed, abuses law” (letter, by Nicole Vianna, April 17): I am an owner of a co-op in the proposed neighborhood improvement district (NID) for Hudson River Park and also serve proudly as co-chairperson of the NID Steering Committee and as vice chairperson of Friends [...]
Sandy Yeltser
Most park users are residents To The Editor: Re “Critics Poke Holes in NID Plan” (news article, April 3): As a resident who uses the Hudson River Park frequently — and whose property values are higher as a result of this wonderful amenity — I have little doubt that the majority of the park’s visitors [...]
Vahe A. Tiryakian
History, shmistory; We need support To The Editor: Re “Quinn on the Spot” (editorial, April 3): That, as you point out, Christine Quinn is a potentially history-making figure has nothing to do with whether or not she should be mayor. The last thing we need in our beloved Village is the making of history. We [...]
Nicole Vianna
NID is flawed, abuses law To The Editor: Re “The Hudson River Park must generate more revenue” (Talking Point, by Diana Taylor et al., April 3): The neighborhood improvement district (NID), so blandly referred to here, is a flawed concept and an abuse of the business improvement district law. Contrary to statements made in public [...]
Alan Flacks
Don’t give up by giving OCS to private industry To The Editor: Re “Public to Issue Stamp of Disapproval, on Possible Post Office Sale” (news, April 3): Postal officials, by and large, are NOT bright people. Do they understand their mission? Just as the Asst. D.A. wants to put the accused away “for life,” and [...]
Robert Lederman
Beware BID and its Wi-Fi! To The Editor: Re “Feeling hot, hot, hot! Union Sq. hotter than ever!” (Progress Report, by Jennifer Falk, Feb. 28): Are Jennifer Falks’s numerous rave reviews in The Villager about the business improvement district she runs paid ads, or are we to see them as editorial commentary? This former staffer [...]
Phil Vanaria
Brain Injury Awareness To The Editor: March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Since 1997, I’ve tackled the ongoing daily ups and downs of my own wholly life-altering traumatic brain injury, caused by Con Edison’s now so-called stray voltage. Much of the media’s limited focus when the cover the more sensational incidents emphasize remarkable recoveries, exceptional [...]
