And while we lose buildings in New York in broad daylight…. From the Guardian Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark’s clock‘Cultural guerrillas’ cleared of lawbreaking over secret workshop in Pantheon Emilie Boyer King in ParisMonday November 26, 2007 It is one of Paris’s most celebrated monuments, a neoclassical masterpiece that has cast its shadow across the […]
From the New York Post WRECKING BRAWLBATTLE TO SAVE E. VILLAGE’S IMMIGRANT HISTORYBy TOM TOPOUSIS November 26, 2007 — Rapid real-estate development in the East Village has prompted preservationists to try to save the last remnants of the neighborhood’s immigrant history with a bid to landmark six buildings, including an old biscuit factory and Webster […]
From Aaron Brashear, Concerned Citizens of Greenwood [email protected] First the AIA’s questionable zoning text changes and now this… Just in from DOB’s “My Community” service: http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=187&street=23rd+Street&go2=+GO+&requestid=0 Just in under the 100-150 ft. commercial overlay (need to confirm this with DCP) from 4th Avenue, R8A zoning. And guess what? Current Applicant of Record: Henry RaduskyPhone: 718-259-1100Bricolage […]
The Theater Historical Society of America’s publication, Marquee (2nd quarter 2007) features a detailed history, architectural analysis, and narrative on the Trylon Theater (98-81 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY). It also features interviews with the son of architect Joseph Unger, patrons, community residents, and historians. The author is Michael Perlman, Chairman of the Committee To […]
From Landmark West! First things first. Before you get the story on last night’s Community Board 7 (CB7) vote, you need to put down your poultry shears and open up your calendar. Mark down Tuesday, November 27, at 1:30 PM for the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) public hearing at 40 Rector Street, 9th […]
From Manhattanville Preservation Alliance (Former Sheffield Farms Stable )3229 Broadway in Old West HarlemNew York, New York 10027CONTACT: Mary Habstritt, 917-709-5291 Final Impact Hits Manhattanville, Environmental Review Complete NEW YORK, NY—“How does an ordinary person cope with this?” demanded Anne Whitman, owner of the historic Sheffield Farms Stable. She was reacting to the release of […]
It feels unseemly to report on an event which I served on as an invited panelist, but the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association’s Landmarking Forum last night was well-attended (at least 120 + people from where I was sitting). The LPC sent two representatives who patiently and consistently explained how buildings were regulated by the agency, […]
From the New York Times City Room blog http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/guggenheim-will-remain-light-gray/ November 20, 2007, 1:32 pmAre Guggenheim’s True Colors Shining Through?By Sewell Chan The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will remain light gray. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission decided today that the Guggenheim should maintain the same off-white paint shade that it has had since 1992, […]
Readings from The Graving Dock by Gabriel Cohen A Multimedia Book Event A Book Launch Where Ships Launch Location: GMD Shipyard, Tailshaft and Valve Shop (a heated, hangar-sized shed), in The Brooklyn Navy Yard Sponsored by New York Magazine. PortSide NewYork was recently in the news for staging a Puccini opera aboard our tanker in […]
If you haven’t seen these yet – try to catch Barry & David’s informative and entertaining walks that are being broadcast on Thanksgiving. Thirteen only shows them during fundraising drives, so this is a rare opportunity to see them all. Thirteen “Walk Around…” seriesDebut: A Walk Around Staten Island with David Hartman & Historian Barry […]
