New vision for a school on historic site Wednesday, February 28, 2007By YOAV GONENSTATEN ISLAND ADVANCE Starting today, the city Economic Development Corporation is expected to seek proposals for designs for a “post-secondary” educational facility on the historic site, according to City Councilman James Oddo. The Request for Proposals process comes a little more than […]
PRESERVING THE PAST, PLANNING FOR THE FUTUREHDC’s 13th Annual Preservation ConferenceThis Friday, Saturday and SundayMarch 9-11, 2007 It’s here! After two successful pre-conference kick-off events, the weekend of our 13th annual Preservation Conference has arrived! There are still limited spaces available for our Opening Night Reception and our full day of Conference Panels, so either […]
Walentas ‘Independence’ plan back on trackBrooklyn Papers – Brooklyn,NY,USA Community Board 6 rejected the Walentas’s original plan for an 81-foot building in 2005, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission refused to give the company permission to demolish a smaller building on Atlantic Avenue, next to the property, in 2006.But it seems the kinks have been worked […]
From Aaron Brashear, Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Hts., [email protected] Please join our fellow activists and neighbors in Sunset Park at their first rally and march against the proposed out-of-context 12 story building at 420 42nd St. This building may become the “poster child” for what kind of non-contextual development might occur in Sunset Park if […]
From Veronika A. Conant, President, West 54 – 55 Street Block Association, [email protected] Reminder: The next neeting of the West 54 – 55 Street Block Association will be held on Wed, March 21 @ 7 p.m., location to be announced later. Hope you can attend and participate in our discussions about all the issues that […]
This is Mr. Tierney’s statement before City Council at today’s Preliminary Budget Hearing. It serves as an interesting self-summation of the agency’s work in the past year. TESTIMONY OF ROBERT B. TIERNEY, LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION CHAIR,BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL LAND USE COMMITTEEMARCH 8, 2007 Good morning Chairwoman Katz and Honorable Councilmembers. I am Bob Tierney, […]
From the Brookyln Downtown Star Park Slope Consults Its Inner OracleBy Darius VanSluytmanDateline : Thursday, March 08, 2007 Amid a rash of new developments, increasing rents, and Mayor Bloomberg’s estimate that one million new residents will arrive in the city by 2030, Park Slope residents pondered the future of their beloved neighborhood last week. The […]
N-YHS NEWSFLASH: The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has set a public hearing date to review the New-York Historical Society project on Tuesday, March 20, (time and location tba). Make sure the LPC hears you! Please email Chair Robert B. Tierney ([email protected]) and cc. key elected officials (contact info below). The Round 1 votes are […]
from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, http://www.gvshp.org/ CITY VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO LANDMARK THREE MORE SITES IN THE FAR WEST VILLAGE THREE MORE FAR WEST VILLAGE LANDMARK DESIGNATIONS: Yesterday the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to designate three more sites as landmarks in the Far West Village — the Keller Hotel […]
From the Landmarks website The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is considering designation for Sunnyside Gardens, Queens. Read more.View the Proposed Sunnyside Gardens Historic District MapRead About the Proposed DistrictFrequently Asked Questions about the proposed districtPropuesta de Distrito Histórico en Sunnyside Gardens: Preguntas FrecuentesImpact of Historic Districts on Property Values
