Three Historic Districts Proposed For BaysideFrom the Queens Chronicle To help prevent tear downs and inappropriate alterations, Bayside residents are looking into creating three landmark districts in their neighborhoods. The idea was the brainchild of Paul DiBenedetto, 41, an audio engineer who lives in the Bellcourt section. “Even with rezoning, the areas are all in […]
Thirteen PresentsNEW YORK VOICES: New York: Past and Future – tonight @ 11PM Join host Rafael Pi Roman for a look at New York’s future and past. The mayor’s plan for New York City 2030 comes under the scrutiny of Joyce Purnick, former New York Times Metro Columnist, and Adam Gopnick of The New Yorker. […]
A report from the front by HDC’s Nadezhda Williams on the public hearing at the LPC on January 9th. For a report on the Burling Slip playground, which was also heard that day, see here. Docket 07-3419195-207 Broadway – American Telegraph & Telephone Building (Individual Landmark & Interior Landmark) The AT&T building and its interior […]
From the Queens Chronicle Building Lost Is Lesson Learned In Hunters Pointby Jennifer Manley , Assistant Editor The Long Island City building that once served as Borough Hall is being taken down and carted away now that community efforts to save it have failed. Earlier this month, the city determined that the circa 1885 triangular […]
From The Villager, where else? New push to create So. Village historic areaBy Albert Amateau The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation last week dropped an 80-page report, three years in the making, on the desk of Robert Tierney, chairperson of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, in a call for a South Village Historic District comprised […]
From the New York Daily News Historic building doomedBY DONALD BERTRANDThursday, January 18th, 2007 Another relic of Queens’ storied history – a 19th-century building that was once home to Queens Borough Hall – is slated to fall to the wreckers’ ball this month. Plans call for the Hackett Building, situated on a triangular lot at […]
*Take a stand against the exploitation of our city’s Landmarks as “development opportunities”*Put a stop to the Tower Trend in Historic Districts*Don’t let passing architectural fashions transform our Landmarks Here are two ways to support the cause: Lend your name in support of “Save Our Skyline (SOS)”: Sign on as individuals, organizations, boards, etc.—your voice […]
01/18/2007Landmarking For Sunnyside Gardens The relentless pace of residential and commercial real estate development has not been kind to Queens in recent years. It seems like every few weeks in this newspaper, a story is written about the loss of some historic structure or another, whether it’s a cherished movie house in Rego Park or […]
The Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint & Williamsburg is collecting signatures to save the Domino Sugar Refinery. So far they have over 1,000 names but they need your help. Here’s the petition: To Mayor Michael Bloomberg: The Domino Sugar Refinery is among the most significant waterfront industrial sites in New York City. Domino represents over […]
Preservation Commission Turns Down Proposal for Upper East Side TowerNew York TimesBy SEWELL CHAN.The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission resoundingly rejected a proposal yesterday to build a 30-story glass tower designed by Norman Foster. ‘MAD’ TOWER IS TOPPLEDNew York PostBy LEELA de KRETSER.A city panel effectively put the kibosh on a controversial glass tower […]
