GREENWICH VILLAGE — New York University’s plans for a massive 2.5-million-square-foot expansion began winding its way through the public review process on Tuesday, with residents and elected officials calling for the plan to be scaled back. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer Stringer suggested the school nix a proposed 180,000-square-foot hotel and back down from acquiring […]
Item 7 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 116820- Block 1117, lot 1- Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza – Scenic Landmark A formal space with primarily naturalistic style park designed in 1865 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to alter sidewalks and traffic islands. In general this proposal and the one to […]
Item 7 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 116820- Block 1117, lot 1- Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza – Scenic Landmark A formal space with primarily naturalistic style park designed in 1865 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to alter sidewalks and traffic islands. In general this proposal and the one to […]
Thursday March 31, 7:30pm BOOK PARTY / FORUM The Bowery: A History of Grit, Graft and Grandeur Eric Ferrara, Rob Hollander & David Mulkins Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15 Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers The Brecht Forum 451 West Street (West Side Highway) between Bank & Bethune Streets (212) 242-4201 http://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?id=11879&reset=1 Neighborhood preservation, community preservation and cultural […]
LPC Docket Number: 115333 Manhattan, Block: 1258, Lot: 40 510 Fifth Avenue – Individual Landmark and Interior Landmark Historic District An International style building designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and built in 1953-54. Application is to alter facades, install signage and new entrances, and to replace and reconfigure interior features and finishes. HDC Testimony […]
LPC Docket Number: 114240 Manhattan, Block: 1185, Lot: 25 333 West End Avenue – West End Collegiate Historic District A neo-Venetian Gothic style apartment building desinged by Emery Roth and built in 1925. Application is to legalize the installation of AC condensers without LPC permits. HDC Testimony When condenser units are proposed for the roof […]
LPC Docket Number: 114240 Manhattan, Block: 1185, Lot: 25 333 West End Avenue – West End Collegiate Historic District A neo-Venetian Gothic style apartment building desinged by Emery Roth and built in 1925. Application is to legalize the installation of AC condensers without LPC permits. HDC Testimony When condenser units are proposed for the roof […]
LPC Docket Number: 109622 Manhattan, Block: 210, Lot: 9 326 Canal Street – TriBeCa East Historic District An Italianate style store and loft building designed by John M. Hoffman and built in 1866-67, and altered by Samuel Edson Gage in 1920-21. Application is to install storefront infill. HDC Testimony This proposal is a generally good […]
LPC Docket Number: 108132 Queens, Block: 1475, Lot: 59 37-37 87th Street – Jackson Heights Historic District An Anglo-American Garden Home style attached house, designed by C.F. McAvoy and built in 1924. Application is to legalize alterations to the areaway fence and wall without LPC permits. HDC Testimony The commission has seen applications for legalizing […]
Theater for the New City; Carolyn Ratcliffe, Curator Request for submissions of new works of sculpture, paintings, photography, and installations are now being solicited for our upcoming show:“Preservation” Artists are encouraged to think along the lines of what they would like to “Preserve” be it the environment, climate, neighborhood, gardens, and/or architecture. Submissions are due […]
