Good news! For a second time, we’ve stopped the three-story-tall 5G towers proposed in the West Village.

The New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has reaffirmed its previous finding that the towers proposed at 100 Horatio Street and “100 Jane Street” (actually on West 12th Street) would adversely effect the adjacent historic districts. The SHPO has again asked that the towers not be sited at these locations. 

Boldyn Networks, the company trying to build these towers, is also considering towers at or near 771 Greenwich Street, 807 Greenwich Street, and 100 Gansevoort Street. They have indicated they will likely proceed with these other towers if they are allowed to build the towers at 100 Horatio Street and 100 Jane Street.

Interestingly, the city itself is beginning to have second thoughts about the 5G towers. According to Crain’s New York, city officials are “reassessing” the towers’ design because their size has “sparked backlash in multiple neighborhoods” (who could have guessed?)

Boldyn has the option of going to the Federal Communications Commission and asking them to override the SHPO’s decision. If Boldyn decides to do this, we’ll fight them at the FCC. Stay  tuned!

Meanwhile, thank you to the SHPO for protecting our historic districts. Thank you also to Village Preservation, which has worked hard to stop these towers. And thank you to our local elected officials—State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, and Councilmember Erik Bottcher—who sent a strong joint letter asking SHPO to reaffirm its finding that the 100 Horatio Street and 100 Jane Street 5G towers would adversely effect our historic districts.