Mr. Comrie knows full well that a building’s condition is not a predicating factor for landmark designation. He is underlining the politics of the situation (by implying that unless he is satisfied with LPC’s answers – he will overturn the designation) and by doing so, undercuts the landmarks process. From the Queens Chronicle Historic Jamaica […]
WHAT: Informational Community Meeting on Proposal to Amend Zoning Text for Contextual Zoning Districts WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 6:30 PM WHERE: General Society for Mechanics & Tradesmen, 20 W. 44th Street. (Located in third floor classrooms of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America) Contextual zones have been embraced across New York City as […]
WHAT: Informational Community Meeting on Proposal to Amend Zoning Text for Contextual Zoning Districts WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 6:30 PM WHERE: General Society for Mechanics & Tradesmen, 20 W. 44th Street. (Located in third floor classrooms of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America) Contextual zones have been embraced across New York City as […]
Fort Totten development marches on BY DONALD BERTRANDDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Tuesday, January 15th 2008, 4:00 AM Fort Totten Park, a 50-acre site transformed from a former Army base will continue to be developed as both a historic site and as a shorefront green space, officials said last week. The Queens Borough Board received an […]
GRANTS AVAILABLEDEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2008 Contact: Anne H. Van Ingen (212) 741-7013 orMarcy Shaffer (212) 741-5258or by email: [email protected] [email protected] The Architecture, Planning and Design Program of the New York State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce the availability of project grants for professionals in the design, planning and historic preservation fields through […]
GRANTS AVAILABLEDEADLINE: MARCH 3, 2008 Contact: Anne H. Van Ingen (212) 741-7013 orMarcy Shaffer (212) 741-5258or by email: [email protected] [email protected] The Architecture, Planning and Design Program of the New York State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce the availability of project grants for professionals in the design, planning and historic preservation fields through […]
From Spotlight on the Region, a publication of the Regional Plan Association Everyone knows the Superblock is dead. Jane Jacobs put a stake in its heart 47 years ago, with her convincing analysis that large blocks decrease street life and are less versatile than smaller blocks that provide a finer-grained network of connections. While her […]
Media Inquiries Only:Katherine [email protected] Nominations for Rockefeller Foundation Jane Jacobs MedalBeing Accepted on Website Through February 1, 2008 New York, NY, January 8, 2008 –The Rockefeller Foundation announced that it will be accepting nominations for the 2008 Jane Jacobs Medal on its website beginning today and through February 1, 2008. The 2008 Rockefeller Foundation Jane […]
Media Inquiries Only:Katherine [email protected] Nominations for Rockefeller Foundation Jane Jacobs MedalBeing Accepted on Website Through February 1, 2008 New York, NY, January 8, 2008 –The Rockefeller Foundation announced that it will be accepting nominations for the 2008 Jane Jacobs Medal on its website beginning today and through February 1, 2008. The 2008 Rockefeller Foundation Jane […]
John Sloan’s Greenwich VillageA lecture with John Loughery Wednesday, January 23Jefferson Market Library425 Avenue of the Americas6:30-8:00 p.m. Free. Reservations required. One of the most celebrated American realist painters of the early 20th century, John Sloan captured the character and pace of Greenwich Village in a way few artists were able to match. In this […]
