New York 1's 2 minute recap on the Extell appeal at the BSA
Thank you for signing this petition in support of Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal’s and State Senator Robert Jackson’s bills (A5026/S3820) which will close the mechanical void loophole.
The 2-2 decision at the BSA underscores the need for us to fight predatory development in the Courts and in Albany through legislation.
It will not happen through City agencies!
Write or call the decision makers in Albany who can get it through Committee and on to the floor for a vote!
Sample Letter:
It is urgent that A5026/S3820 be voted on this session. Developers are in a race to the top while residents of the City are subjected to lingering shadows in parks and neighborhoods. The out-of-context Mega-Towers are fraying the neighborhood fabric and they present a danger to FDNY responders and tenants alike. Please be proactive now ... don't wait for a catastrophe to act!
Firefighters have warned of the hazards presented by voids to both FDNY and residents. They believe such developments present an unnecessary danger and do not have a reasonable purpose.
To be clear, the Department of Buildings (DOB) and Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) favor the developer and give the "green light" even when the DOB admits it made a mistake (200 Amsterdam) or when the BSA acknowledges that the DOB failed in its analysis of "mechanical spaces" (50 West 66th.) There are too many similar examples and it is up to the State to step in. This amendment to the Multiple Dwelling Law as proposed will close the most egregious loopholes.
Senator Steven Kavanagh
Kavanagh@nysenate.gov
518-455-2625 (Albany)
718-875-1517 (District)
212-298-5565 (Manhattan)
Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz
Cymbros@assembly.state.ny.us
518-455-5214 (Albany)
718-743-4078 (District)
Assembly Member Carl E. Heastie
Speaker of the House
Speaker@nyassembly.gov
518-455-3791 (Albany)
718-654-6539 (District)
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Senate Majority Leader and Temporary President
scousins@nysenate.gov
518-455-2585 (Albany)
914-423-4031 (District)