From Gotham Gazette – http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20070205/203/2094 Do-It-Yourself Regulation: Stated Meeting 2/1/2007by Joshua BrusteinFebruary 5, 2007 Councilmember Jimmy Vacca sees something threatening his corner of the Bronx. Houses are torn down and bigger ones go up in their places. Calm neighborhoods turn noisy. Cars clog once quiet streets. The city’s zoning laws are supposed to protect Throg’s […]
Check out this interesting posting (and illustrative image) in Myrtle Minutes (the blog of the MARP; the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project) http://www.myrtleavenue.org/blog/index.cfm/2007/2/5/What-NOT-To-DO-Remove-Historic-Detail
THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S TROJAN HORSE: JUST SAY “NO!” Recently, we reported on the New-York Historical Society’s weak attempt to hide the 280-foot elephant in the room at a so-called “Town Hall” meeting held on January 31. Despite an earlier email dispatch from the Historical Society claiming “that proceeds from the residential portion of our […]
DEVELOPER OF 420 42ND ST., BROOKLYN, ATTEMPTS TO ILLEGALLY SKIRT D.O.B. ZONING LAWS TO BUILD 12-STORY BUILDING IN SUNSET PARK THE FACTS ABOUT 420 42ND STREET AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY OF SUNSET PARK: >The developer of 420 42nd St., Kenneth Wong/Chinese American Federation (420 42nd Street, LLC), his contractor Johnny Chan, and […]
South Park Slope Community Group & Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Hts.Public MeetingTuesday, February 13, 20077:00 PMThe Grand Prospect Hall263 Prospect Avenue (btwn 5th/6th Avenues) Topics of discussion: Proposed Spring FundraiserReimburse legal bills ($80K) for defeating “Katan Tower”(182 15th St.) at B.S.A. Supported Housing Proposal for 575 5th AvenueShould this municipal parking lot turn into a […]
From the Villager Board members: Tower commits sin of too much heightBy Albert Amateau The Community Board 4 Landmarks Task Force and Chelsea Preservation and Planning Committee voted last Wednesday to reject the General Theological Seminary’s proposed 15-story, brick-and-glass luxury residential project on Ninth Ave. The Jan. 24 vote came two days after a public […]
From the New York Times: Manhattan: Settlement in Landmarks SuitBy SEWELL CHAN The owners of Sushi Samba, a restaurant at 87 Seventh Avenue in the Greenwich Village Historic District, have agreed to pay $500,000 and build a new rooftop in a settlement with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, the city announced yesterday. In […]
From our colleagues at Landmark West! www.landmarkwest.org The New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) walked into the sanctuary of the Fourth Universalist Society, packed with 400+ development-savvy New Yorkers, and tried to ignore the 280-foot elephant in the room. But there it was, plain as day, despite N-YHS’s best efforts to distract the audience with a presentation […]
From Michael Perlman, [email protected] Preservation Council, Chair Why It’s Critical To Designate Sunnyside Gardens; My Backyard To: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission ([email protected]), Queens Borough Hall ([email protected]; [email protected]), CM Gioia ([email protected]), CB 2 ([email protected]; [email protected]), Assemblywoman Markey ([email protected]), Assemblywoman Nolan ([email protected]) I am writing to express strong support for designation of Sunnyside Gardens as an official […]
At its January 30 public meeting, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the former Horn and Hardart Automat (Broadway and 104th Street) as the Upper West Side’s newest landmark. On LANDMARK WEST’s wishlist since 1985, the Art Deco building is ornamented with polychrome terra cotta and gold lustered glaze. Although a more recent storefront […]
