From the Queens ChronicleForest Hills Rezone Proposal Gets CB 6’s Unanimous Nodby Colin Gustafson, Assistant Editor Homeowners in southern Forest Hills moved one step closer last week to seeing their quiet residential enclave rezoned to protect its lower-density character amid a surge of new real-estate development. Last week, Community Board 6 unanimously approved a city […]
From the Queens ChronicleNew Homes A Burden On The Neighborhood, Residents Sayby Theresa Juva , Assistant Editor Ever since a cluster of two-family homes have replaced the wooded area at the former dead-end of 132nd Avenue in Springfield Gardens, there have been problems. Residents said cars speed down the street and the road bears long, […]
City Seeks Developer for Downtown Park, GarageEminent Domain Ruling on Alleged Underground Railroad Homes to Follow by Sarah Ryley ([email protected])Brooklyn Daily Eaglepublished online 08-16-2007 DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The city officially began seeking a developer for the “Willoughby Square” park and underground garage on Monday, the same day Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $2 million project […]
Spitzer Signs Bill To Crack Down On Submission of Fraudulent Building Plans to the CityGovernor Spitzer has signed into law Assembly Bill #7746 – an important component of Assemblymember Jim Brennan’s legislative package to improve regulation of construction and development – giving the Department of Buildings Commissioner the authority to refuse to accept plans from […]
From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Hills & Gardens Fighting to Protect Height LimitBy Trudy Whitmanpublished online 08-16-2007 The advent of Trader Joe’s to Cobble Hill was announced last month by Brooklyn Borough Hall with much fanfare. The popular food emporium chain will take up residence at the former Independence Saving Bank building, at the corner […]
From the Architectural Record Whitney Designs Downtown as Neighbors FumeAugust 16, 2007by Alec Appelbaum Is the Whitney Museum of American Art’s apparent construction curse site-specific? Neighbors of the institution’s Brutalist home on Manhattan’s posh Upper East Side have rejected three ambitious proposals in 21 years to expand Marcel Breuer’s 1966 building. Now they’re chiding the […]
THE FINE ARTS FEDERATION OF NEW YORKFOUNDED 1895 Dear Constituent Organizations and Members of the Preservation Community: Mindful of Chapter 74 §3020 2b of the New York City Charter, which states that the Mayor “may consult with the Fine Arts Federation. . .” on nominations to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Fine Arts Federation, representing […]
From the Downtown Brooklyn Star Preserving Brooklyn’s AbolitionistsBy Shane MillerDateline : Thursday, August 16, 2007 The city has agreed to undertake a project to commemorate the role Brooklyn played in the abolitionist movement, but it likely won’t silence the loudest critics of the city’s refusal to spare homes on Duffield and Gold streets that many […]
From the New York Sun The Waterfront That Sugar BuiltAbroad in New YorkBY FRANCIS MORRONEAugust 16, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/60690 The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently named Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront as one of the 11 most endangered historic sites in America — a fact I noted in this column a few weeks ago. The postwar decline […]
From Brownstoner “The Landmarks Preservation Commission isn’t going to give Rush Brook Partners a free pass to construct a controversial new building at 73 Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights. The LPC, which reviewed the developer’s plans yesterday but stopped short of formally voting on the proposal, “had grave reservations about the project, and LPC Chairman […]
