In the late '80s, the little triangle created by Jane Street, Eighth Avenue and West Fourth Street turned into an impromptu AIDS memorial. Later, the DOT added a tree and created a pedestrian island with granite slabs, and bike racks. But West Village preservationists were aghast at these modern abominations, and the DOT soon backpedaled, removing the infernal bike racks and replacing the granite slabs with planters. Yet now the war over the Jane Street triangle has been reignited, as the DOT wants to shove the bike racks and the seating slabs back down the neighborhood's throats! The Villager reports that the locals are not opening wide, for they fear the changes will bring drunken revelers when the bars close at 4 a.m. more ›

As the Brooklyn Navy Yard prepares to be supermarket sweeped, activists are still holding out hope that at least one Admiral's Row building will be saved. Proposed plans keep the 1830-era Timber Shed standing amongst the new developments, but preservationists are warning that if the feds don't act fast the structure will be beyond repair. According to the Daily News, saving the shed is a required part of the city's development deal with the federal government, so if it crumbles locals may never get their precious ShopRite. more ›