2007 was a year of collaboration. Rather than being limited to issues rooted in their surrounding blocks, New Yorkers concerned with preservation and land-use issues throughout the city banded together to support causes throughout the boroughs. These collaborations generated a collective voice loud enough to effectively advocate against various proposals. One such example was the […]
Sometimes you can catch lighting in a bottle. In 2004, when Joy Chatel learned that her mid-19th century rowhouse at 227 Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn was to be seized for demolition by the City as part of the Downtown Brooklyn rezoning plan, she began a tireless campaign to preserve the building against enormous odds. […]
An Eye-Opening Lower East Side StrollAbroad in New YorkBY FRANCIS MORRONEJanuary 3, 2008URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/68849 Manhattan’s Lower East Side is a topic of special interest right now. Preservation groups are working to get the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate a Lower East Side Historic District. Immigration, the great historical theme of the Lower […]
Developer Cries Foul as Landmarks Panel Delays NoHo ProjectBY BRADLEY HOPE – Staff Reporter of the SunJanuary 3, 2008URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/68867 In an unusual move, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is refusing to give clearance to a developer seeking to build an as-of-right apartment building in NoHo. Adam Gordon is planning to tear down […]
Dear Friends, Proud Greenies, and Tree Huggers: Here’s another way to help the park and the environment: mulch your Christmas trees. Take your Christmas tree, without ornaments or lights, to the Willoughby/Washington Park entrance of Fort Greene Park next Saturday or Sunday (Jan. 5 & 6) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to have it mulched. […]
