Public Meeting re: Cooper Square/Bowery Construction plans Wednesday, December 20, 6:30 p.m. The Cooper Union Engineering Building, 51 Astor Place in the Wollman Lounge. Sponsored by Council Member Rosie Mendez, Community Boards 2 and 3 Come to a public meeting on Wednesday, December 20th at 6:30 PM where developers will make presentations regarding their construction […]
From the CeCCP (www.savelpc.org): As part of CECPP’s advocacy efforts, we have been putting together a list of buildings that have been lost due to LPC inaction and those that have been defaced by incorrect LPC action. Help us to educate the public on the city’s landmark emergency by adding your list to ours. Please […]
Dear fellow preservationist, As you may have heard, after finding sporadic cases over the years of landmarked buildings in our neighborhood not being marked as such in Department of Buildings (DOB) records, GVSHP recently conducted a survey of all buildings in the Greenwich Village Historic District. At over 2,200 buildings the Greenwich Village Historic District […]
Stop the tower, save the parkNew York Daily News Submitted for your disapproval: A glass dagger thrust into the sky over Manhattan. The 355-foot tower looming over Central Park is not yet reality. But it soon could be, unless the Landmarks Preservation Commission kills it. The skyscraper – housing a mere 18 super-luxury condos for […]
At long last – there is an updated edition of the NoHo News ! And we now have a NoNo Blog. Why both? We wish to promote more dialogue with ALL NoHo; it makes for a better Neighborhood Association. The Blog provides an opportunity for NoHo folks to talk to each other in real time. […]
http://www.junipercivic.com/LatestNewsArticle.asp?nid=88 St. Saviour’s Stop Work Order Violated Again12/9/2006 1:47:00 PM by Christina Wilkinson Workers caught violating stop work order were escorted off the property by police. JPCA received a phone call from a neighbor of St. Saviour’s Church on the morning of December 9th. He stated that there were workers on the property who were […]
It’s that HOLIDAY TIME of The Year !!While Christmas Tree merchants line Tompkins Square Park, Holiday Helpers ring Salvation Army bells along 14th Street and our few local chain stores encourage your Cheer to Buy (Their) ‘Here’, we hope you’ll consider….A) …our 1st annual Get Local! shopping guides — finally arriving! We will spend the […]
GVSHP has recently become aware of two potential new developments which may be of interest to you; both will have to go through public approval and hearing processes, though those processes have not yet formally begun and no hearings have yet been scheduled. If you are interested in development plans for either site – one […]
From the Queens Chronicle 12/07/2006Questions Litter Path To Preservationby Jennifer Manley , Assistant Editor Members of the city Landmarks Preservation Commission came to Sunnyside last Wednesday, full of enthusiasm for a proposed historic district for the neighborhood but were met by a tough crowd.Residents of Sunnyside Gardens on all sides of the landmarking debate peppered […]
MINUTES OF THE WEST 54-55 STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION MEETINGNovember 15, 2006The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 8th Fl. Corning Logan Room Present: Andreas Benzing, Ralph Brozan, Michael Burns, Veronika Conant, Marilyn Hemery, Norman Odlum, RitaSue SiegelOfficials present: Andrew Sullivan, Chief of Staff to Council Member Dan Garodnick Due to Sandra Ripin’s sickness the meeting was moderated […]
