From the Daily News:New life on menu for eatery; Coney site to get face-lift BY JOTHAM SEDERSTROMDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER The long-shuttered and graffiti-ridden Childs Restaurant in Coney Island could be reopened as a seaside food court or upscale eatery, the Daily News has learned.Taconic Investment Partners signed a lease at the landmarked building in […]
Come Enjoy Free Music in a Remarkable Landmarked Interior! “The Central Savings Bank (now The Apple Savings Bank), built in 1926-28, is one of the most impressive and dominant features of upper Broadway.” The Apple Bank for Savings is presenting a series of free recitals to be held within their landmarked Banking Hall, located at […]
From the New York Observer Preservationists Cry Wolfe; We’ve Got Their NumbersBy: Tom AcitelliDate: 12/18/2006Page: 19 On the sleepy last Sunday in November, Tom Wolfe flipped a middle finger at the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. The writer, still angry about the commission’s decision last year not to landmark 2 Columbus Circle, essentially called the commission […]
If Anything Can Stop Trump Construction, Why Not 200 Year Old …Gothamist, NYAfter The Real Deal reported that skeletal remains were found on the Trump Soho site Monday night, the Department of Buildings issued a stop work order on the project. SKELETON CREWNew York Post, NYBy MURRAY WEISS, JAMIE SCHRAM and DAN KADISON. December 13, […]
From Aaron Brashear: [email protected] http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc/html/about/about.shtml Interesting new “glove” on the hand of our Mayor and NYC.govNot sure if its new propaganda or Koolaide for the faithful. But interesting….
Oh no…where to go?What to get for the person on your list who has EVERYTHING? Why not shop this holiday season at The New York City Municipal Archives for unique gifts that they will cherish a lifetime… The Municipal Archives has over 2 million photographic images, which means something for everyone on your holiday gift […]
Acting with almost unprecedented speed, today the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) acted to designate 70 Lefferts Place, a yellow 1854 Italianate-style villa, as an individual New York City Landmark, saving it from demolition. Since August, the Historic Districts Council has been working closely with the Lefferts Place Civic Association and Council member Letitia James to […]
From David Conrad ([email protected]): At today’s hearing, after a number of detailed and dramatic testimonies, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to give NYC landmark status to #70 Lefferts Place!We’re very grateful to them for their decision, and also to Council Member Tish James, Simeon Bankoff and the Historic Districts Council, Sharon Barnes and the […]
Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, for a Holiday celebration at the Alice Austen House Museum. We will begin at 7 PM and stay as long as the food and drinks last. As an extra treat we are temporarily showing large photos from Iceland that just arrived at from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. […]
Lifting landmark status to clear way for seniors housingStaten Island Advance Good article in the Advance about the recission of the landmark designation of the now-demolished New Brighton Village Hall. LPC voted to rescind the designation this morning.
