New York: Vernacular CityA Lecture by Andrew S. Dolkart The keynote address for the annual meeting of the VernacularArchitecture Forum (VAF) to be held in the spectacular Great Hall at City College. The VAF invites you to attend the opening event of its 2006 annual meeting in New York City. The VAF is an organization […]
NEWS FLASH: “The Council of United Emerald Societies, which brings together tens of thousands of long-established organizations, has warned the Catholic hierarchy that St Brigid’s, in lower Manhattan, represents an important part of Irish American heritage.” Read the Irish Echo Story Join us in Court: Tues., June 13 at 2:00PM – Appellate Division of the […]
From the East Village Community Coalitionhttp://evccnyc.org The LPC concluded its public designation hearing onold P.S. 64, former Charas yesterday, June 6.The room was again full with people standing. Additional community members spoke with some excellent testimony. Thanks to everyone who came.Extending an agreement with the building’s owner, the LPC agreed not to vote to designate […]
from Mic Holwin–Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Hts. [[email protected]] Hello all:Yesterday Aaron & I, along with some fellow citizens and electeds’ reps, spent an entertaining morning at the BSA listening to developers’ lawyers bungle, stumble, parse and otherwise fly by the seat of their pants to defend their cases. Below are my notes on “our” two […]
Old Harlem Theater Building Gets Landmark StatusWNBC – New York,NY,USA… Theater and dance hall, which is now a furniture and carpet store, was given landmark status by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday. New Landmark DesignationNew York Observer – New York,NY,USAYesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced the landmarking of the Claremont Theater Building at […]
Come see a Marachi Band at NYC’s oldest Mexican resturant! PEARL STREET, NEW YORK PRESERVATION UPDATEDemolition Delay – Demolition work appears to be at a standstill on Pearl St. between Maiden Ln. and Platt St., due to one hold-out tenant – a small nail salon at the storefront of 209 Pearl St. Initial demolition work […]
Read the Villager! The condos are comingThe Villager – New York,NY,USA… Lapidus-designed commercial building formerly home to Paterson Silks and most recently Odd Job; the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission declined calls … Gerson warns Parks that he could be the –$6 million manThe Villager – New York,NY,USA… “The only thing Parks has ever signed has […]
From the Downtown Brooklyn Star:http://www.brooklyndowntownstar.com/StoryDisplay.asp?NewsStoryID=3814&PID=4 By Nik Kovac Last fiscal year, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) only created three new historic districts – two in Manhattan and one in the Bronx. Next month they are planning on calendaring a roughly eight-block area in northern Crown Heights.According to Mary Beth Betts, a researcher with the LPC, […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park, also known as Condos by the Bay, got an incentive from Gov. Pataki. See Metro for details: http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Port_Authority_donates_land_for_Brooklyn_park/2802.htmlFYI: The Purchase Building is still going to demolished for a parking lot.
