5G Towers in Our Neighborhoods

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Tell them to stop siting unnecessary and ungainly 5G towers in our community, and rethink the program to enable true public input

The City is seeking to site large numbers of ungainly, 32-ft.-tall LinkNYC 5G towers throughout the city, with little public review or oversight, including large concentrations of them in areas where they are not needed, make no sense, and would particularly negatively impact landmarked buildings and historic districts, like the West Village and Meatpacking District. 

The City has made multiple false claims regarding this program, which it is currently rolling out. First is that the siting of these enormous and intrusive towers would have no greater impact than existing infrastructure, and would go through a full public vetting and review process. However, there’s been nothing but confusion about the rollout and siting process, and public agencies and entities that would normally offer public information and public comment have been cut out of the process or denied a true decision-making role. The City claims these towers are needed to bridge the digital divide and ensure equitable access to high-speed broadband for all New Yorkers, especially those in “digital deserts” — a laudable goal. But the initial rollout involves concentrating them in areas with no lack of digital access, such as the West Village, the Meatpacking District, SoHo, and the Upper East Side, where the true motivation for siting seems to be monetizing data collected by the towers or space on or within them, rather than actually bridging any digital divide. 

Village Preservation’s campaign demands that the City rethink this program; consider impacts upon landmarks and historic districts; allow for true public review and input; and stop the installation of huge concentrations of these towers in areas like the West Village and Meatpacking District, among others, where they are clearly not needed and would have unmitigated negative impacts. 

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Updates

  • March 15, 2024

    State Stands Firm on 5G Towers, but Fate Remains Up in the Air

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  • February 23, 2024

    Important Progress and Critical New Hurdles in West Village 5G Tower Fight

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  • January 2, 2024

    Great News Regarding Proposed 32-ft.-Tall 5G Towers in the West Village, Saving Charas/Former P.S. 64 at 605 East 9th Street, and Bleecker Street Morton Williams Supermarket

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  • December 19, 2023

    Another 32-ft.-Tall 5G Tower Proposed for West 12th and Washington Streets — Help Us Stop It

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  • December 12, 2023

    Victory! Westbeth 5G Tower Dumped, But New Proposal Emerges on Horatio Street

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  • December 1, 2023

    5G Tower Victory at Westbeth, but Next Tower Proposed Just Two Blocks Away

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  • November 20, 2023

    Pushing Back on Locations for 32-ft.-tall 5G Towers in the East and West Villages

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  • August 14, 2023

    Update on 5G Tower Planning

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  • July 11, 2023

    VP, Fellow Preservation Organizations, and NYS Push Back on 5G Towers Plan and Process

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  • May 12, 2023

    Village Preservation Granted Consulting Party Status for Review of 5G Tower Plan

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  • April 26, 2023

    City’s Proposed 5G Towers Will Have to Undergo Additional Historic Review

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  • February 21, 2023

    Update on 5G Towers in the West Village and Elsewhere

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  • February 3, 2023

    5G Update: Construction Halted in West Village

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  • January 25, 2023

    Updates on 5G Towers: Calls for a Moratorium, New Possible Sites for Towers

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  • January 17, 2023

    Preservation Alert: Stop the Massive and Unnecessary 5G Towers Coming to Your Neighborhood!

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