Profile: Larry Lerner

The movement to save the High Line started as a grassroots operation, localized in Chelsea and the Meatpacking District.  From the very early days, the neighborhood newspapers of Community Media (The Villager, Gay City News, Downtown Express, and later, Chelsea Now) have carried some of the best coverage of the project. Chelsea Now was launched in 2006 to [...]

News Roundup January 7-14, 2008

The Times reports that ad firm Ogilvy-Mather plans to take over a building at 11th Avenue & 47th Street, making them pioneers on the Far West side. Though, it must be noted, their building is not really all *that* close to the Rail Yards site. Andrew Berman (he of many community activist organizations) takes out [...]

Weekly News Roundup, December 11-18

Related Companies announces a $1.4 Billion investment by firms including Goldman Sachs and MSD Capital. While the firm’s release remarks that this news does not impact any of their current plans, including their West Side Rail Yards redevelopment proposal, the timing of their announcement is certainly convenient. The Times reports on this here. Gothamist also [...]

Media Round Up, December 3-10

The Real Deal weighs different developers’ treatment of the grid, the High Line and the challenges of the site. The Observer interviews Extell’s Gary Barnett and Brookfield’s Ric Clark, and lays out developer ties to the Bloomberg administration. Chelsea Now covers last week’s architect presentations at Cooper Union. Atlantic Yards Report shows the contrast between this rail [...]

Chelsea Now/Villager Editorial on the High Line at the Rail Yards

This week’s issue of Chelsea Now features an editorial making the case for preserving the entire High Line at the rail yards. The Villager also ran the editorial. The piece focuses on the High Line’s ability to add value to the site by increasing the value of the surrounding real estate, drawing tourists to the area, serving [...]