From Aaron Brashear, Concerned Citizens of Greenwood [email protected] Greetings all, A day late, but never a dollar short, here’s my synopsis of the great meeting we had at the DOB on Monday 7/16/07 with Comm. Mossad, his 2 Deputy Commissioners, head plan examiner, both community affairs liaisons and lead inspector manager. From the community were […]
From Landmark West! Preservation Push-Back Against Condo Plan: Public Meeting on Congregation Shearith Israel Proposal Held Off Until September Back in June — nearly 3 months after submitting its application to develop a luxury condo building/community house at 8 West 70th Street to the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) — Congregation Shearith Israel seemed […]
From the Downtown Brooklyn Star Dateline : Thursday, July 19, 2007Nabe Says No Trader For Extra Height By Phil Guie Besides a Trader Joe’s, Downtown Brooklyn may be getting something else: A six-story, combination residential and retail development that would exceed the height restrictions currently in place.It was announced last week that the popular supermarket […]
Mel Siegel, President of the Broadway-Flushing Homeonwers Association and Teresa Meninos, member, outside the construction of John Hsu’s home in Murray Hill, Queens.(Photo by RJ Mickelson) ‘McMansions’ pit neighbors vs. dream homesBy Magdalene PerezSpecial to amNewYork July 17, 2007When John Hsu broke ground on his dream home in his suburban Queens neighborhood last December, he […]
The Landmarks Preservation Commission is holding a public hearing on the proposed designations of 511 and 513 Grand Street in Manhattan, and the proposed Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. The hearings will take place at the Commission’s offices, located at 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor North, beginning […]
“SECOND HAND ROSE”: SYNAGOGUES, SECOND AVENUE, & “HIDDEN” GARDENS OF THE EAST VILLAGE Stroll down Second Avenue, the “Yiddish Rialto,” now the East Village . See the historic synagogues of the East Sixth Street and hear a brief performance and personal recollections of a former Yiddish theater chorus boy. Enjoy an amazing network of community […]
photos from HDC (we sent LPC an RFE for this building in February 2005). From The New York Times July 15, 2007Streetscapes 1150 Grand Concourse, the BronxWhat the Future Looked Like Yesterday By CHRISTOPHER GRAYHOW do old buildings disappear? Sometimes all at once, under the wrecking ball. But more often they fade away on little […]
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSIONPUBLIC MEETINGTuesday, July 17, 2007Approximate time: 9:30 – 9:45 Item No. 1LP-2271 ITEM PROPOSED FOR CALENDARING LORD & TAYLOR BUILDING, 424-434 Fifth Avenue, aka 1-11 West38th Street and 2-14 West 39th Street Manhattan.Landmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 840, Lot 41
From Courier-LifeBrighton Beach sweats rezoning – Many fear safeguards won’t come in time to save neighborhoodBy Michèle De Meglio 07/12/2007 Brighton Beach residents are getting antsy while waiting to see if their neighborhood will be downzoned. Residents are pushing for a zoning change to prevent developers from demolishing cozy bungalows and erecting multistory condominiums in […]
From Margaret Hughes, Director of ImMigrant Heritage ProjectLower East Side Tenement Museum, [email protected] Last week, the Lower East Side Preservation Coalition made a strong presentation to Community Board 3’s Parks, Recreation, Waterfront and Landmarks Committee requesting the support of CB3 for the Lower East Side Historic District. After this presentation, the Parks, Recreation, Waterfront and […]
