XØ Projects Inc and Rooftop Films in association with FROGG invite you to a screening of Brooklyn Matters a new documentary film about Atlantic Yards by Isabel Hill No single project will have a more drastic and long-lasting impact on Brooklyn than the proposed Atlantic Yards development. This uncommon proposal, however, is mostly misunderstood. Brooklyn […]
From The Villager St. Brigid’s protection is extendedBy Albert Amateau St. Brigid’s Church received another reprieve last week from the wrecker’s ball when the Appellate Division extended a temporary restraining order barring the Catholic Archdiocese of New York from demolishing the 1849 church building. The church on Avenue B across from Tompkins Square Park, though […]
From Courier-Life 03/10/2007DUMBO BID pushes new pedestrian mallBy Stephen Witt One of Brooklyn’s most upscale areas is also a divided neighborhood. Now, however, the DUMBO Business Improvement District (BID) is looking to link the east and west sides of the neighborhood. Under the plan, the archway of the Manhattan Bridge at Water Street between Adams […]
From the Queens Chronicle Historic Grove Threatened By Contractorby Colin Gustafson, Assistant Editor03/15/2007 Flushing residents fighting to preserve a historic grove of rare trees in Kissena Park are furious over what they call a private landscaper’s “reckless disregard” in allowing heavy-duty trucks near the endangered arboreal specimens. After receiving guarantees that no trucks would come […]
From the Queens Chronicle 03/15/2007Couple Want Out Of Landmarked Districtby Liz Rhoades , Managing Editor For Kevin and Diana Mosley, their dream house has turned into a nightmare. They are fighting the city — and some of their neighbors — to opt out of the historic district that includes their Douglaston home. The couple testified […]
From The Brooklyn Paper Wild meeting over the Green ChurchBy Matthew Lysiak Everyone in Bay Ridge believes the Green Church should be saved — everyone except the parishioners at this century-old house of worship, that is. Church officials and preservationists squared off with parishioners on Monday night at an “emergency meeting” over the fate of […]
From the Villager (where else?)Talking Point: Forward and united on Washington Square renovationBy Alan Jay Gerson Now is the time for all sectors of the Washington Square Park community to come together. We need to unite to insist that the Parks Department move forward in accordance with the City Council (“Gerson-Quinn”) agreement. We need to […]
from Metro New York Landmarking sparks bitter feud in Queensby amy zimmer / metro new york MAR 16, 2007 QUEENS. The debate over whether the Landmarks Preservation Commission should landmark Sunnyside Gardens — built as a blue-collar enclave in the 1920s — has devolved into a bitter battle, with both sides claiming to have majority […]
From The Downtown Express Seaport residents say Peck plan won’t sailBy Skye H. McFarlaneVolume 19, Issue 44, March 16 – 22, 2007 The Parks Department’s new plan for a “ghost ship” piazza at Peck Slip was torpedoed Tuesday night by several Community Board 1 members, who criticized the design as unwelcoming and lacking in greenery. […]
From the Brooklyn Rail – a very neat article about both this interesting building and how it (and by extrapolation other buildings) got designated.Birth of the Concrete Jungleby Laura K. Raskin To love New York City is to fall for concrete and steel. Maybe it’s the iconic Brooklyn Bridge that raises the hair on your […]
