Sunnyside Gardens
HDC@LPC Testimony – August 7, 2012
Item 1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF QUEENS 129685- Block 149, lot 150- 39-38 47th Street – Sunnyside Gardens Historic District A brick rowhouse with Colonial Revival style details designed by Clarence Stein, Henry Wright and Frederick Ackerman and built in 1925. Application is to legalize the installation of a retaining wall at the front [...]
April 6, 2010
LPC Docket Number: 106293 Queens, Block: 148, Lot: 777 West of 48th Street, East of 47th Street – Sunnyside Gardens Historic District A court, divided into eight rows comprised of 74 houses, covering most of the block bounded by 39th Avenue (north), 48th Street (east), Skillman Avenue (south), and 47th Street (west), designed by Clarence [...]
Walking Tour of Queens’ Newest Historic District
The Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance Announces a Spring Walking Tour Sunnyside Gardens:Queens’ Newest Landmark District,New York’s most famous Planned CommunitySaturday, May 17, 1:00–3:30 PM Just 20 minutes from Manhattan, Sunnyside Gardens was designed by noted architects Clarence Stein and Henry Wright from 1924-28 as a “garden city” for working families. Linked by common walkways, its [...]
Best of 2007: The Designation of the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District
As grassroots activists create new campaign and advocacy tactics, the preservation toolbox continues to grow. Yet official designation by the LPC still remains the preservationist’s holy grail, which is just one reason why the designation of the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District makes our shortlist this year. Now the largest historic district in Queens, with over [...]
Sunnyside Gardens Designation Affirmed by City Council
49-0. Congratulations all.
Sunnyside Passes City Council Subcommittee Vote
Direct from City Council: http://www.nyccouncil.info/pdf_files/newswire/102_102407_sunnyside.pdf CITY HALL – The subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses, chaired by Council Member Jessica Lappin, today recommended landmark status for the historicneighborhood of Sunnyside Gardens in Queens. One of the most significant planned residential communities in New York City, Sunnyside Gardens has achieved national and international recognition [...]
Supporting Sunnyside Gardens
From: Eric Gioia Date: Sep 26, 2007 11:34 AMSubject: Sunnyside News from Councilman Eric Gioia Dear Friends and Neighbors: Greetings to you and your family! As fall arrives, I wanted to write and update you on some important neighborhood developments, including the creation of the Sunnyside Business Improvement District, City Council hearings on landmarking Sunnyside [...]
Amendment to Sunnyside Special District Debated
From the Times Ledger 09/13/2007Residents doubt Sunnyside Gardens permit rule By Jeremy Walsh The Sunnyside Gardens Historic District has been approved by the City Planning Commission and is on its way to the final City Council vote on Oct. 9, but a new amendment intended to streamline the construction-permit application process is raising eyebrows among [...]
Sunnyside PC Text Amendment Moving Ahead
From the Queens Courier Amendment would help Gardens homeownersBY CHRISTINA SANTUCCI Thursday, September 6, 2007 10:41 AM CDT Sunnyside Gardens residents might not have to make multiple applications to renovate their houses, should an amendment in the City Planning Commission (CPC) get the go-ahead. The amendment, which CPC members began drafting on Wednesday, August 22, [...]
First Legal Work in Sunnyside Gardens in a long time
From the Queens Tribune (would it kill them to get the facts straight?) First Facelift Approved For Sunnyside Gardens By MICHAEL CUSENZA After earning coveted landmark status in June, Sunnyside Gardens, one of only four Special Planned Community Preservation Districts in the City, is getting some work done. The City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved [...]
