Post Office Air Rights: GVSHP has discovered that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is yet again seeking to sell air rights from one of its stations in Manhattan WITHOUT putting the sale through a federally mandated review that is intended to mitigate adverse impacts upon local historic resources. In 2005, GVSHP caught USPS doing […]
From the New York Post:http://www.nypost.com ST. BRIGID DODGES DEMOLITIONBy DAREH GREGORIAN August 25, 2006 — One of the city’s oldest Roman Catholic churches got a reprieve from the wrecking ball yesterday, but time may be running out for the 157-year-old Church of St. Brigid. After a packed hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, Justice Barbara Kapnick […]
From Flatbush Life: http://www.flatbushlife.com/site/tab4.cfm?newsid=17105997&BRD=2384&PAG=461&dept_id=552850&rfi=6 for more info, see http://www.hdc.org/neighborhoodatriskmidwoodfiske.htm 08/24/2006Landmark Status For Stately Nabe?By Helen Klein With their tree-shaded streets, graceful homes and quiet demeanor, the neighborhoods of Fiske Terrace and Midwood Park have long been gracious residential enclaves. Besides the obvious attractions offered by these cul-de-sac communities, which sit at the southern end of […]
From Preservation Online, the online magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation www.preservationonline.org NYC Developer Plans to Raze 19th-Century StablesStory by Margaret Foster / Aug. 23, 2006 On the part of New York City’s Amsterdam Avenue that is known as “stable row,” one of the largest former horse-and-carriage garages could be torn down for […]
From the Villager (where else?): http://www.thevillager.com/villager_172/thirdavefeeze.html Talking point: Third Ave. freeze out; Dorm zone must be downzoned By Andrew Berman On July 10, the city released a highly anticipated draft plan for rezoning the East Village and Lower East Side. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and many other community groups had been working […]
From the Queens Chronicle:http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17105520&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574903&rfi=6Storied Courthouse Undergoes Restoration by Liz Skalka , Chronicle Correspondent A timeless Queens landmark is getting a $4.4 million facelift.The Long Island City Courthouse at Thomson Avenue and Court Square was completed in 1876 and today houses the Queens branch of the New York State Supreme Court. The 59,300 square foot, four […]
FRIENDS OF ABANDONED CEMETERIES, STATEN ISLAND FOR A FALL TOUR OF AN ABANDONED CEMETERY!SATURDAY, October 28, 2006 (Before ALL HALLOWS EVE.)The first tour will begin at 1 p.m., children are welcome. The second tour will begin at 4 p.m. DUSK! Children under 13 will not be permitted. Where: Staten Island Cemetery, located on Richmond Terrace […]
From the Fort Greene Association: Well, Fort Greene, we can’t duck this one. History is knocking at our door!The Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Proposal is one of the largest developments ever proposed for New York City, the largest ever for Brooklyn, and it is located at our doorstep in Fort Greene. We have a responsibility to […]
From Courier-Life Publications: http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17083743&BRD=2384&PAG=461&dept_id=551971&rfi=8 A Coney Island Without Nathan’s? Not If They Can Help It By Joe Maniscalco This week Coney Island USA’s Artistic Director Dick Zigun announced that he will have a version of the Nathan’s Famous Hotdog sign tattooed on his leg as part of TLC’s “Miami Ink” cable TV show. But could […]
New Tuition-Free Historic Preservation Program Mechanics’ Institute is now accepting applications for its new certificate program in Historic Preservation. The two-year program is open to men and women currently working in historic preservation or a related field. Instruction focuses on architectural history, preservation history and policy, methods and techniques of historic preservation and case studies […]
