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Karen Argenti
Karen Argenti is one of the Vice Presidents at the Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association.
By Karen Argenti on November 18, 2011
Citizens Committee for New York City is hosting a grant application workshop IN OUR BOROUGH. It will afford Bronx residents an opportunity to learn more about our New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods (NYBN) Award. Grants of $500 to $3,000 are now available to volunteer-led groups to work on projects that bring neighbors together and that have a [...]
Posted in Communications, Front Page News, Notices/Announcements | Tagged Citizens Committee of NYC, Grant Opportunity, Workshop on Grant
By Karen Argenti on November 18, 2011
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: November 17, 2011 Introducing FIPNA’s Countdown to a New Mayor Mayor Bloomberg has championed the cause of development about all else– above community integrity, above living wage jobs, above affordability for low and middle income New Yorkers, and above quality of life issues including the sanctity of parkland and historic preservation. [...]
Posted in Communications, Construction, COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Parks, Press Release | Tagged development, economic justice, housing, living wage jobs, parkland, preservation
By Karen Argenti on October 28, 2011
The city thinks this wall is in danger of collapse. Does this look like a good idea? Check out the jersey barriers placed here by the NYC Department of Transportation due to their concern over the fragile retaining wall; this was in a few years ago. However, they have no problem giving the Contractor several [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Construction, Front Page News, History | Tagged Cannon Place Retaining Wall, jersey barriers, NYCDOT permit
By Karen Argenti on May 23, 2011
Here for your information, is the report CrotonJPRPublicAccess3-23-11
Posted in Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park, Reservoir | Tagged Jerome Park Reservoir., Public Access Report
By Karen Argenti on May 18, 2011
Thank you Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (81st AD) for the letter supporting FIPNA’s efforts to designate our area as an Historic District. Download the letter and read it. 2011-05-17 JDinowitz Letter to HDC Re Historic District
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Construction, Fort Independence Housing aka Cannon Place, Front Page News, History
By Karen Argenti on May 14, 2011
This Stop Work Order was issued by the DOB on May 10th to the HPDC2 Housing Development Fund and the Jackson Development Group. Then the DOB partially lifted the SWO to do the borings, but they continued to do more work anyway. NYC Department of Buildings Overview for Complaint #:2159087 = RESOLVED Complaint at: 3482 [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Construction, Fort Independence Housing aka Cannon Place, Front Page News | Tagged Construction start, Jackson Development Group, SLAPP lawsuits, Stop Work Order
By Karen Argenti on May 13, 2011
You may have read in the Riverdale Press, or in our blog here that FIPNA was threatened by an architect associated with Jackson Development Group with a lawsuit. See this: http://www.fipna.org/2011/05/13/fort-independence-developers-former-architects-lawyer-sends-letter-to-fipna/ Then we got a note from the Public Participation Project — see below. —–Original Message—– From: Peter Kurdock To: fipna@fipna.org Sent: Mon, May 9, 2011 [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Front Page News, SLAPP | Tagged SLAPP lawsuits
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