From The New York Times December 30, 2008 Letter Landmarks’ Successes To the Editor: Re “Improving the Landmarks Process” (editorial, Dec. 6); and the “Preserving the City” series (Nov. 26 and 29; Dec. 1 and 2): Although your recent series and editorial about the Landmarks Preservation Commission acknowledge its successes, they do not mention most […]
From The New York Times December 30, 2008 Letter Landmarks’ Successes To the Editor: Re “Improving the Landmarks Process” (editorial, Dec. 6); and the “Preserving the City” series (Nov. 26 and 29; Dec. 1 and 2): Although your recent series and editorial about the Landmarks Preservation Commission acknowledge its successes, they do not mention most […]
From the 93rd Street Beautification Association: The Top Ten Reasons NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Should Grant the Holiday Wish for Marx Brothers Place:10. It might get Woody Allen to drop his bid to run against the Mayor in ’09 ! 9. Free supply of Groucho glasses for life ! 8. It would guarantee the […]
From the 93rd Street Beautification Association: The Top Ten Reasons NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Should Grant the Holiday Wish for Marx Brothers Place:10. It might get Woody Allen to drop his bid to run against the Mayor in ’09 ! 9. Free supply of Groucho glasses for life ! 8. It would guarantee the […]
In the course of doing research on another topic, we came across this article in The New York Times from February 1993. Since then, the following areas which are mentioned have been designated as landmarks or historic districts: Jackson Heights (1993), Douglaston (1997) & Douglaston Hill (2004), Sunnyside Gardens (2007) and most remarkably, Jamaica Savings Bank (2008 & affirmed […]
From 250+ Friends of Parks ….we praise the times this past year when the Parks Department did it absolutely right. No kidding. the bronx: green space rescued from developers For a time, the Parks Department floated the idea of giving a dilapidated University Woods away to developers and making a new park somewhere else instead. […]
This spring HDC launched the League of Preservation Voters during a special election for Council District 30 in central Queens. The initiative, which aims to better educate local elected officials about the importance of historic preservation and development issues throughout the city, also helps communities and elected officials partner together to better preserve the historic […]
This spring HDC launched the League of Preservation Voters during a special election for Council District 30 in central Queens. The initiative, which aims to better educate local elected officials about the importance of historic preservation and development issues throughout the city, also helps communities and elected officials partner together to better preserve the historic […]
Early last winter, a series of zoning text amendments were proposed by the American Institute of Architects/New York Chapter that would have reworked how new development was built in contextual zones throughout the city. The amendments were broad in scope and dealt with issues as diverse as side yard requirements, rooftop bulkheads and corner lot […]
Early last winter, a series of zoning text amendments were proposed by the American Institute of Architects/New York Chapter that would have reworked how new development was built in contextual zones throughout the city. The amendments were broad in scope and dealt with issues as diverse as side yard requirements, rooftop bulkheads and corner lot […]
