Stimulus Funds Must Not Be Used to Bail Out Atlantic Yards

From Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn: Community’s Open Letter to Governor Paterson Says: Stimulus Funds Must Not Be Used to Bail Out Atlantic Yards BROOKLYN, NY (February 19, 2008) – A unified and diverse coalition of clergy members and community, good government and political organizations, sent a letter today to Governor Paterson and the State’s “Stimulus […]

New Amsterdam Market Benefit Party!

NEW AMSTERDAM MARKET: A CIVIC INSTITUTION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK Founded on Oyster Shells a benefit for New Amsterdam Market Saturday, February 21, 2009 5:00pm – 8:00pm f/ocus Rental Gallery 599 11th Avenue (at 45th Street) tickets $50 Moneys raised will help us initiate a monthly purveyor’s market dedicated to Regional agriculture. Event […]

New Amsterdam Market Benefit Party!

NEW AMSTERDAM MARKET: A CIVIC INSTITUTION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK Founded on Oyster Shells a benefit for New Amsterdam Market Saturday, February 21, 2009 5:00pm – 8:00pm f/ocus Rental Gallery 599 11th Avenue (at 45th Street) tickets $50 Moneys raised will help us initiate a monthly purveyor’s market dedicated to Regional agriculture. Event […]

Is East 93rd Street Destined for Cannibalization?

This entry was originally posted on the blog  The Clyde Fitch Report: Either its my imagination or the stretch of East 93rd Street just adjacent to the Carnegie Hill Historic District — where Susan Hefti and the 93rd Street Beautification Association has been leading the charge to have the block, with its elegant and precious […]

Is East 93rd Street Destined for Cannibalization?

This entry was originally posted on the blog  The Clyde Fitch Report: Either its my imagination or the stretch of East 93rd Street just adjacent to the Carnegie Hill Historic District — where Susan Hefti and the 93rd Street Beautification Association has been leading the charge to have the block, with its elegant and precious […]

West Side Church on Road to Landmark Status

By Sewell Chan, New York Times: The West Park Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side, a Romanesque Revival edifice of red sandstone familiar to anyone who has ventured into the neighboring Barney Greengrass for bagel and lox, took a major step Tuesday toward becoming a New York City landmark. The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted […]

West Side Church on Road to Landmark Status

By Sewell Chan, New York Times: The West Park Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side, a Romanesque Revival edifice of red sandstone familiar to anyone who has ventured into the neighboring Barney Greengrass for bagel and lox, took a major step Tuesday toward becoming a New York City landmark. The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted […]

Upcoming Lectures from the Society of Architectural Historians

The following is a listing of the Spring 2009 events sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians New York Metropolitan Chapter. “From Temple to Mosque: Mobile Masons and Migrant Forms in Twelfth-century Afghanistan and India” Lecture by Finbarr Barry Flood, Associate Professor Department of Art History and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University […]

SS United States up for sale

From the SS United States Conservancy: The SS United States Conservancy has learned that the SS UNITED STATES will soon be listed for sale. The SS UNITED STATES was purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 2003, and ownership of the vessel was recently transferred to a holding company controlled by NCL’s parent company, Hong […]

SS United States up for sale

From the SS United States Conservancy: The SS United States Conservancy has learned that the SS UNITED STATES will soon be listed for sale. The SS UNITED STATES was purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 2003, and ownership of the vessel was recently transferred to a holding company controlled by NCL’s parent company, Hong […]