Clem Labine, Everett Ortner, Burnley Duke Dame, Kathy Evers, and Deirdre Lawrence invite you to… The “It’s Not A Done Deal” Benefit, Victorian Hous e & Book PartySpend a delightful afternoon with your neighbors and help preserve Brooklyn’s Character. A Fund-Raiser for Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn and the legal expenses to block the Atlantic Yards […]
All are invited to: the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s2007 Annual Meeting and Presentation of the 17th Annual Village Awards Tuesday, June 19th6:30-8:30 p.m.The Cherry Lane Theatre38 Commerce Street Honoring: Bowne & Co, Inc.13th Street Repertory CompanyFlorence Prime Meat MarketLiz Christy Community GardenPorto Rico Importing Co.Kevin SheaSt. Mark’s BookshopWest Village Dog Owner’s Group81 Barrow […]
From Landmark West! After a more than a year of watching and waiting, Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) is back with its controversial plan to develop 5 stories of luxury condos on top of a new community house at 8 West 70th Street. Community Board 7’s Land Use Committee will hold a public meeting to discuss […]
From the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation St. Vincent’s Hospital has been working on plans for big changes to its properties on 7th Avenue, and 11th, 12th, and 13th Streets in the West Village. The hospital has announced their intention to modernize and consolidate all of their facilities into one building of as much […]
THE SECTION 106 ESSENTIALS TRAININGNew York City Don’t miss the only ACHP course being offered in the Northeast for 2007!July 10-11, 2007Hilton New York, NYC This is the only Section 106 Essentials course taught by the Federal agency responsible for administering the National Historic Preservation Act’s Section 106 review process. www.achp.gov/106 The Section 106 Essentials […]
From the Preservation League of New York State In 2006, New York State became the 28th state in the nation to enact a tax incentive to encourage the rehabilitation of historic commercial and residential properties. A report recently released by the Brookings Institution suggests that such preservation tax credits can play an important role in […]
The Staten Island Museum to host a:“Lunch & Learn: Kreischerville–A Walk Into the Past”with Curator of History, Patricia M. Salmon Wednesday, June 20th (raindate Thursday, June 21st) 12 noon$24/$20 museum membersPre-pay by contacting Maria Fiorelli at 718.727.1135 x115 Meet at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nielsen Avenue and Carlin Street, off Sharrotts Road Kreischerville, […]
From the New York Post: ENDING NY’S DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONSBy DANIEL R. GARODNICK June 8, 2007 — NEW Yorkers know what they want when it comes to development in their neighborhoods. From Morningside Heights to the Brooklyn waterfront City residents are constantly debating development plans and rezoning proposals. Unfortunately the result is often bitterness and antagonism. […]
A young Rebecca Lepkoff, camera in hand, navigated the streets of the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930s and 1940s, before the Alfred E. Smith housing project largely demolished and forever changed its character. She captured the lives and times of a vibrant, close-knit, and functional multiethnic community. Through her lens, she […]
From Develop Don”t Destroy News release Documents Show More Than Half of the Financing for Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards Project Is Government BackedProject Seeks At Least $1.4 Billion in Tax-Exempt Housing Bonds Gobbling Up Available Housing Funds From All Over New York City BROOKLYN, NY— Atlantic Yards has always been sold as basically a […]
