184 Kent Preserved For At Least One More Day
In a case that could given even the most ardent preservationist a bad case of whiplash, Mayor Bloomberg has vetoed the City Council’s recent revocation of the landmark designation of the Austin, Nichols Warehouse, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, calling 184 Kent, “a highly significant building designed by a historically significant architect.” David Yassky, who had led…
In a case that could given even the most ardent preservationist a bad case of whiplash, Mayor Bloomberg has vetoed the City Council’s recent revocation of the landmark designation of the Austin, Nichols Warehouse, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, calling 184 Kent, “a highly significant building designed by a historically significant architect.” David Yassky, who had led the revocation charge, accused the mayor of playing politics. The City Council’s Land Use committee has already voted to override the veto (can you veto the override of a veto–this could go on forever!) and the entire Council will take up the issue tomorrow.
Mayor Uses Veto to Support Landmark [NY Times]
Council Rejects 184 Kent [Brownstoner]
wow!!
The windows are already huge for a residential project.
anon 9:37, you need more votes to override a veto than you need to pass something in the first place
The snark at the mayor is that he’s vetoing even tho he knows they have the votes to override to it. That’s how *everyone* plays politics with their votes, which makes many of us not in government irritated. They are always Making Points and getting on the record for the purpose of campaign literature, as opposed to getting things done.
They are called checks and balances.
Or better, what’s the point of a landmark if it can be overrode?
So what’s the point of a veto if it can be overridden?