From the Western Queens Gazette – it seems that if you want something positive about preservation to be printed in certain papers, you have to write it yourself. Landmarking Process To The Editor: For too long, the four so-called outer boroughs have been assigned a back seat by the city in terms of getting landmark […]
From amNew York – at least something of the Hewiit Building is being saved…. Column returned to ex-mayor’s gravesiteBy Warangkana ChomchuenSpecial to amNewYork March 27, 2007 Former mayor Abram S. Hewitt loved collecting architectural artifacts from old buildings that were destined to be torn down. So it was fitting that Tuesday, a century-old marble column […]
From the Downtown Brookyln Star Dateline : Thursday, March 29, 2007Ward of the State (Development Corporation)By Nik Kovac and Norman Oder The first Monday morning of spring provided yet another opportunity for Brooklynites to publicly clash over the proposed Atlantic Yards project in Prospect Heights. It started at sunrise, before most commuters had even begun […]
BACKGROUND: Transportation Enhancements funding – federal transportation dollars set aside for local projects – has been a powerful tool for communities to fund projects that enhance historic places. This program utilizes federal highway funding for new and non-traditional activities that enhance the community benefits of transportation investments, and six of the twelve approved activities involve […]
Staten Island Historical Society at HISTORIC RICHMOND TOWN441 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306(718) 351-1611www.HistoricRichmondTown.org www.RichmondCountyFair.org PROGRAMS: TAVERN CONCERTSTwo shows every Saturday evening at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m.The cost is $15 per person, $12 for members of SIHSA mini-series of 4 concerts: $55/$44 for members of SIHSPrepaid reservations required – call 718-351-1611, Ext. 280 Saturday, […]
Synagogues and former Synagogues of the Lower East Side with Dr. Stuart Stritzler-Levine Thursday, April 12th at 6 PMLES Tenement Museum Visitors Center108 Orchard Street (below Delancey) The New York Book Club and the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy invite you to join us for a talk by Dr. Stuart Stritzler-Levine on the history of […]
From the New York Sun The Richest Architecture in BrooklynAbroad in New YorkBY FRANCIS MORRONEMarch 23, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/51033 It looks like the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will soon designate its 79th historic district, “Crown Heights North.” It is an area of such distinction that it comes as a surprise it’s not already designated. As with […]
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum895 Shore Road; Pelham Bay Park; Bronx, NY 10464Phone: 718-885-1461Website: www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org The history of the site dates to 1654 when Englishman Thomas Pell purchased from the Siwanoy Indians 9,000 acres of what is now the Bronx and Lower Westchester. The Bartow-Pell home was built by Pell descendent, Robert Bartow, between 1836 and 1842. […]
From NY1 News: Some Brooklyn residents used some sweet treats to try to help save the Domino Sugar Plant. Members of the Waterfront Preservation Alliance held a bake sale Saturday night — selling foods they made using Domino Sugar. For full coverage; http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=9&aid=68007
From The New York Times March 27, 2007Chongqing Journal: Homeowner Stares Down Wreckers, at Least for a WhileBy HOWARD W. FRENCH CHONGQING, China, March 23 — For weeks the confrontation drew attention from people all across China, as a simple homeowner stared down the forces of large-scale redevelopment that are sweeping this country, blocking the […]
