New York's Historic Neighborhoods Are Still At Risk for Overdevelopment

Many New Yorkers assume that historic neighborhoods like Greenwich Village are protected from overdevelopment, but outdated zoning laws and less than comprehensive historic district designations allow for grossly out of scale new construction in some of our city’s most treasured neighborhoods. We'll look at what the regulations actually say, why they seem to be so easy to get around, and what can be done to protect the historic character of these neighborhoods. Andrew Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, will join Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic of The New York Times.

NYers you should be listening to @LeonardLopate w @kimmelman "Don't confuse slender luxury towers w the type of housing #NYC needs"

— New York Filmmaker (@filmsbyAmy) December 2, 2014

@LeonardLopate No, and the real estate exploiters have too much power. It is all out of hand and we need affordable housing!

— Connie Colvin (@CCB5Keithfan34) December 2, 2014