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Tag Archives: Synagogues
For Sale: Nonprofit Sites = Air Rights
From our friends at Landmatk West! Today, the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) gave a green light to Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI)-and to all nonprofit and religious institutions seeking to turn the air above their sites into luxury … Continue reading
Rescuing the Eldridge Street Synagogue
Preservationist and author Roberta Brandes Gratz moderates a roundtable discussion on the restoration of the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark Sunday, January 27 at 3 PM Preservationist and author Roberta Brandes Gratz and other architectural principals of … Continue reading
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CB7 Votes No to All Seven Congregation Shearith Israel Zoning Variances
From Landmark West! Life is short. Tuesday night’s Community Board 7 (CB7) full board meeting was not (we’re still recovering!). So, long story short, the full board voted to disapprove all 7 zoning variances sought by Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) … Continue reading
Posted in Lingering Pain, Synagogues, Tower, Upper West Side
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More and More Questions Raised About Congregation Shearith Israel’s Condo Tower Plan
Congratulations, neighbors! The community made a strong showing on Tuesday, November 27, at the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), during the first of what may be several more public hearings concerning Congregation Shearith Israel’s (CSI’s) application to construct … Continue reading
Posted in Institutional Expansion, Synagogues, Tower, Upper West Side
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Congregation Shearith Israel: A Victory for Community Against Tower Proposal
From Landmark West! First things first. Before you get the story on last night’s Community Board 7 (CB7) vote, you need to put down your poultry shears and open up your calendar. Mark down Tuesday, November 27, at 1:30 PM … Continue reading
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Congregation Shearith Israel is Back!
IMPORTANT REMINDER! Please don’t miss this opportunity to join your neighbors in holding the line against out-of-scale development in the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Showing up is just as important as speaking up, so please make every … Continue reading
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Round 2 for Congregation Shearith Israel Tower Plan at Community Board 7
From Landmark West! Monday, November 19, at 7:00 PM is an important opportunity to make your voice heard before Community Board 7′s (CB 7′s) Land Use Committee as it considers Congregation Shearith Israel’s application to construct a 105′-tall building stacking … Continue reading
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No Action, But Many Questions at Community Meeting on Congregation Shearith Israel’s Development Plans
Community Board 7 (CB7) did not vote at last night’s “informational” meeting, a misnomer since more questions than answers emerged about Congregation Shearith Israel’s (CSI’s) plans to build a 105′-tall building, including five floors of luxury condos stacked on top … Continue reading
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Congregation Shearith Israel Back at CB 7
Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) wants to erect a 105’-tall luxury condo building behind its Landmark synagogue on West 70th Street, in the heart of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. The proposed building is more than twice the … Continue reading
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Virtual Reconstruction of Germany’s Lost Synagogues
SYNAGOGUES IN GERMANY: A VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION During the Nazi era, over 1,400 synagogues were destroyed. Through a student initiative at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, several synagogues have been virtually recreated using computer aided design, revealing a rich and … Continue reading