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The Board still exists; It is not defunct. New York Times, July 8, 2008. Corrections

Who is she?

Chair of the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA)

Why do you care?

The BSA trumps zoning regulations, which can change your neighborhood.

Is the BSA’s mission impossible?

Whose interests are being served?

Congregation Shearith Israel Trustees show how to beat the BSA with its application to build luxury condos.

Face it New Yorkers: New York is Putting on a New Face.

Topics can be found from the main menu at the top of most pages, or from the site Table of Contents.

Does the BSA follow the law?

BUT can the Board of Standards and Appeals be saved from itself?

Click on a gray bar for answers.

So, what is to be made of the advice:

Taking money is very tempting, [but synagogue property] shouldn’t be turned into apartments or a movie theater. Senior Rabbi at Shearith Israel, Marc Angel in The New York Sun, March 20th, 2006

“How accurate is our misinformation?*

Let’s just say that I’ve lived up to the highest moral code permitted by law.**

This web site is a secondary source of publicly-available information and observations. The material may or may not be accurate and should not be relied on nor cited as authority. It will be updated from time to time, not necessarily in sync with other sources.

* 2003 Christopher Weyant

**1992 Bernard schoenbaum