NEWS: Saint Saviour's On the market

From the Queens Chronicle: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16917938&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574901&rfi=6 Former St. Savior’s Church Listed For Sale This Weekby Rick Archer, Assistant Editor The owners of the former St. Savior’s Church property in Maspeth have put it on the market. Representatives of Maspeth Development said the company is seeking to keep its options open in putting the Rust Street property […]

NEWS: South Slope Update

From the Downtown Brooklyn Star:http://www.brooklyndowntownstar.com/StoryDisplay.asp?PID=4&NewsStoryID=4076 The Vest Case ScenarioBy Nik Kovac All the BSA asked for was a written brief. Community activists in South Park Slope gave them that, and more.Dozens of angry citizens gathered with their political representatives on south 15th Street to demand that the supposedly new and improved Board of Standards and […]

NEWS: It's Friday ~ have you read the Villager yet?

NY Civic Group Fights To Save St. Saviour’s ChurchPreservation Magazine – USA… JPCA also has asked the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the property as an official city landmark, says Wilkinson. … Trust will try again to land a developer for Pier 40The Villager – New York,NY,USA… He said a Witkoff presentation […]

NEWS: Proposed extension to the Upper East Side HD

http://www.cityrealty.com/new_developments/ Expansion of Upper East Side Historic District urged12-JUL-06 The Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, a civic organization, has proposed an expansion of the Upper East Side Historic District to include two separate areas along Lexington Avenue, shown at the right, comprising portions of 17 blocks and 198 buildings.The civic organization made […]

NEWS: Proposed Extensions to SoHo HD

http://www.cityrealty.com/new_developments/ Expansion of SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District urged12-JUL-06 The Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America has proposed an expansion of the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District.The expansion would consist of two areas directly adjacent to the existing district. One area would include the buildings on the west side of West Broadway from just below […]

NEWS: Saint Saviour's Update

COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF MASPETH’S ST. SAVIOUR’S CHURCH (7/11/06) On June 29th, 2006, the Appellate Division, Second Department dismissed the appeal by Maspeth Development, LLC, of the order of the Honorable Patricia P. Satterfield extending the temporary restraining order which prevents demolition of historic St. Saviour’s Church. The appellate division denied the developer’s motion […]

NEWS: We're Back!

After a hiatus longer than expected, we’re back! In our absence, we hope you all have been keeping up with preservation doings in The Villager (www.thevillager.com), most recently with their piece on Remembering Jane JacobsA memorial for Jane Jacobs, the legendary Greenwich Village community activist and urban planner, was held in Washington Square Park on […]