IKEA Plans for Parking Piss Off Preservationists

At what must surely be the eleventh hour by now, the drydock that is slated to be paved over to make way for the IKEA parking lot is eliciting a new round of protest from the preservationally-minded. The Municipal Arts Society, in particular, is making a last-ditch effort to save what the New York Preservation Society has listed as one of its “Seven to Save” sites. With another Community Board 6 meeting now slated to address the issue, swords are drawn on both sides. In our favorite quote of the week, Daniel Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Valazquez, says, “It appears to me that IKEA is as careful with the facts as they are with asbestos.” Ouch! New neighborhood watchdog, B61, has the full scoop on the link.
Graving Dock Debate Enters New Waters [B61]