St. Savior’s Lawsuit Thrown Out Of CourtQueens Chronicle – Rego Park,NY,USA…The group asked the city Landmarks Preservation Commission to landmark the building, but it refused, saying too much of the church had been rebuilt after a …
From CityLimits http://www.citylimits.org/content/articles/weeklyView.cfm?articlenumber=1970 ZONING CURRENTS MOVE EAST:QUEENS GOES INCLUSIONARYPlan for new construction employs the tactic of giving developers more in order to give residents more.By Jillian Jonas With a unanimous vote, City Council last week passed a large Queens rezoning package that includes the first-ever inclusionary zoning (IZ) provision in the borough. The bill, sponsored […]
Late Wednesday, Governor George E. Pataki signed New York State’s first-ever tax incentives for rehabilitation of historic commercial and residential structures, following legislative passage in late June of a significant new incentive that will encourage the revitalization of historic structures in urban and rural communities throughout New York State. The measure (A.11987 / S. 8392) […]
From Diane JackierDirector of External AffairsLandmarks Preservation CommissionPhone: (212) 669-7923Fax: (212) [email protected] The Landmarks Preservation Commission is holding a public hearing on the proposed designation of the Van Tassel & Kearney Horse Mart, located at 126-128 East 13th Street in Manhattan, on Thursday, September 7, 2006. The hearing will take place at the Commission’s offices […]
From Aaron Brashear, Concerned Citizens of Greenwood [email protected] http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17083670 Whamo, another great article on Tuesday’s “dueling plans to the death” at the BSA. Kudos to Charles Hack (for not only being at 95% of the BSA hearings) but for covering the day and all of it’s ridiculousness. The lying and deceipt we witnessed was hard […]
From the Staten Island Advancehttp://www.silive.com2 Island homes landmarked — over opposition of their ownersThey wanted to sell Tottenville and West Brighton properties to developers for best price Thursday, August 17, 2006By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITERThe City Council yesterday landmarked a Craftsman-style bungalow on Clove Road in West Brighton and a 19th-century clapboard cottage on Main […]
Board of Standards and Appeals Continued HearingAugust 15, 2006614 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY (353-05-BZY)(hearings 3/29, 4/25, 6/6) Applicant attorney: Peter Geis and Howard Hornstein of Cozen O’ConnorOwner/developer: Chaim Nussenscweig Where We Left Off and Where We CommenceOnce again, Tuesday’s hearing was supposed to be a Decision on this property. However, at its Executive Session on […]
From the Downtown Brooklyn Starhttp://www.brooklyndowntownstar.com/StoryDisplay.asp?PID=4&NewsStoryID=4340 Vest Me Once, Shame On You…By Nik Kovac The vesting battles of south Park Slope and Greenwood Heights are finally nearing resolution. So far, four smaller properties have been allowed to vest – i.e. were grandfathered in under the older, more permissive zoning – and the biggest of them all […]
WWW.SAVESTBRIGID.COM – check this website for details & Updates Benefit To Save St Brigid, The Famine Church of the Lower East SideWHEN: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2006, 6-10PMWHERE: SOLAS Bar, 232 E. 9th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues(south side of street, closer to 3rd Ave)WHAT: Benefit-suggested donation at door of $20.00 INCLUDES:FOOD provided by local […]
From the Dakota Apartments to the Dakota Stable An Upper West Side Walking Tour with Andrew Scott Dolkart Wednesday, September 13, 20066:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.$20 per person in advance, $25 on the day of the tour**Meet at 6 p.m. on the southeast corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West (near the entrance to […]
