Yesterday, scaffolding was erected to allow for disfiguring alterations to 859 Lexington Avenue and 861-863 Lexington Avenue, also known as the Kean Residence or Crocodile Hall. In an increasingly common tactic, permits have been filed for disfiguring work to historic buildings presumably to avoid landmark designation. Current permits from the DOB are to demolish the […]
Yesterday, scaffolding was erected to allow for disfiguring alterations to 859 Lexington Avenue and 861-863 Lexington Avenue, also known as the Kean Residence or Crocodile Hall. In an increasingly common tactic, permits have been filed for disfiguring work to historic buildings presumably to avoid landmark designation. Current permits from the DOB are to demolish the […]
Dear Fellow New Yorker, Bloomberg acted fast after the most recent crane disaster: He held a closed-door meeting with construction industry insiders. He came out with a proposal that is a watered-down version of Jim Brennan’s proposals from 2007 and 2008. Yet nobody is standing up for the community groups who have been following DOB […]
Dear Fellow New Yorker, Bloomberg acted fast after the most recent crane disaster: He held a closed-door meeting with construction industry insiders. He came out with a proposal that is a watered-down version of Jim Brennan’s proposals from 2007 and 2008. Yet nobody is standing up for the community groups who have been following DOB […]
Some thoughts from our buddy Aaron of Greenwood Heights http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/nyregion/05safety.html After chatting for about an hour about the Mayor’s and Speaker’s “brand new revolutionary safety 13 point plan,” I thought I’d let folks know where I stand (and hopefully some of you stand alongside on this tight rope the Mayor has strung). I use the NY Times […]
Make sure to join us for this informative series created to keep up up-to-date on some of HDC’s current projects and recent goings-on at LPC. Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Our Latest Landmarks: Recent & Upcoming New York City Historic Districts Join us as we present an overview of recently designated and calendared historic districts throughout […]
Join us the weekend of June 7th and 8th for the fifth annual Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk. ArtWalk is a self-guided tour of open artist studios and area exhibitions, a range of public art projects, special events, with local merchants hosting a range of artwork and events. ArtWalk provides a relaxed setting for dialogue, collecting, and […]
From the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation: Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 3rd, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold a public hearing on the revised plans by both Rudin Management and St. Vincent’s Hospital for the current St. Vincent’s campus. Following successful efforts to get the LPC to reject the prior Rudin/St. Vincent’s application, the LPC will now be […]
From the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation: Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 3rd, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold a public hearing on the revised plans by both Rudin Management and St. Vincent’s Hospital for the current St. Vincent’s campus. Following successful efforts to get the LPC to reject the prior Rudin/St. Vincent’s application, the LPC will now be […]
Tuesday, June 10 , 2008 The 1973 amendments to New York City’s Landmarks Law established interior landmarks, scenic landmarks, instituted continuous hearings and designation (ending the mandated moratorium limiting designations to a 6-month period every three years), and otherwise transformed the workings of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. 5:30 pm – Panel Discussion Fraunces Tavern Museum, […]
