Welcome to our current initiatives.
CIVITAS is a proud organizer of the Reimagining the Waterfront Design-Ideas Competition for Manhattan’s East River Esplanade: 60th-125th Streets. The submission deadline is January 15, 2012. Visit www.reimaginethewaterfront-civitas.com to learn more.
CIVITAS is a long time and vocal supporter of the Second Avenue subway’s completion. Since construction began in 2007, issues have arisen with the MTA’s planning process and the construction’s impact on the community
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CIVITAS is working with Community Board 11 to analyze the need for rezoning the western section of East Harlem (Lexington to Fifth Avenue). Among the primary objectives of the current initiative are: Read More
CIVITAS is a vocal advocate for regulating the proliferating nuisance of abandoned, vandalized, and poorly maintained newsrack boxes on sidewalks and busy street corners. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/newsracks/
Healthy street trees are essential to quality of life in our neighborhoods. CIVITAS advocates for improved tree stewardship in East Harlem and the Upper East Side through individual, community, and city efforts.
Access to the East River Esplanade can be problematic in many locations along its span, but perhaps one of the most dangerous entry points is the crossing at East 96th Street.
CIVITAS supports the October 2010 implementation of Select Bus Service (SBS) on First and Second Avenue (South Ferry to 125th Street), which replaces the M15 Limited.
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Access to the river esplanade for the residents of East Harlem is sparse, difficult, and even dangerous. Randall’s Island, which for land use purposes is deemed part of East Harlem, is being developed as a
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CIVITAS is concerned with the scale of projects recently being proposed in East Harlem and in the Upper East Side Historic District. One such site is at Park Avenue and 125th Street. Initially proposed as a 55-story tower,
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CIVITAS is a vocal advocate for reform of allowable bulk for rear yard encroachment for community facilities. A zoning amendment to bring the Upper East Side in line with what is allowed in other neighborhoods
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CIVITAS is concerned with disposal of the large volume of solid waste generated on the East Side of Manhattan, both residential and commercial, and how it affects air pollution levels, congestion and impact on residential areas.
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CIVITAS participated actively in the work of the multi-agency task force, led by the Department of City Planning and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which is planning the revitalization of 125th Street,
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The 2009 New York City Community Air Study revealed that the Upper East Side has a particularly high level of sulfur dioxide, pollution caused from No. 6 heating oil that is burned in large residences and institutions.
CIVITAS led a coalition of neighbors and advocacy groups to urge denial of permits and to raise public awareness regarding Mount Sinai Medical Center’s proposed research lab and 540-foot residential tower
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A catering operation that will use the church building at 583 Park Avenue to host large gala events five days a week threatens the distinctively residential character of Park Avenue in the 60s. CIVITAS is actively supporting
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