amNew York Annual Preservation Round-Up

This is amNY’s third annual special report on preservation. Previous coverage can be found here and here. By Lana Bortolot Special to amNewYork Manhattan’s iconic architecture has long given the borough favored-child status at the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Of some 1,210 individual landmark designations in the five boroughs since the commission’s inception in 1965, 779 […]

amNew York Annual Preservation Round-Up

This is amNY’s third annual special report on preservation. Previous coverage can be found here and here. By Lana Bortolot Special to amNewYork Manhattan’s iconic architecture has long given the borough favored-child status at the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Of some 1,210 individual landmark designations in the five boroughs since the commission’s inception in 1965, 779 […]

Report from the Ridgewood North Historic District Hearing

Reaosnably uneventful hearing – Good presentation by LPC, low turnout from public but considering the weather and the time of year, what can you expect? Paul Kerzner from Greater Ridgewood Property Owners,  Theodore Renz from the Myrtle Avenue BID, the Society for the Architecure of the City, HDC (testimony below) and the NY Landmarks Conservancy […]

Report from the Ridgewood North Historic District Hearing

Reaosnably uneventful hearing – Good presentation by LPC, low turnout from public but considering the weather and the time of year, what can you expect? Paul Kerzner from Greater Ridgewood Property Owners,  Theodore Renz from the Myrtle Avenue BID, the Society for the Architecure of the City, HDC (testimony below) and the NY Landmarks Conservancy […]

Former Landmarks Chair to become President of AIA/NYC

Sherida E. Paulsen Inaugurated President of AIA New York Chapter NEW YORK, Dec 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — “Design literacy” and the appreciation of architecture in everyday life are Paulsen’s goals for her tenure, which begins with her inauguration today in New York City. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter’s 2009 […]

Former Landmarks Chair to become President of AIA/NYC

Sherida E. Paulsen Inaugurated President of AIA New York Chapter NEW YORK, Dec 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — “Design literacy” and the appreciation of architecture in everyday life are Paulsen’s goals for her tenure, which begins with her inauguration today in New York City. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter’s 2009 […]

Keeping the Grinch at Bay in El Barrio

Residents Keep the Lights Burning on East Harlem’s Holiday Tree; Lighting Ceremony to be Held December 15th at 6:30 PM at Northeast corner of East 106th Street and Third Avenue East Harlem, New York—Four weeks ago, it seemed likely that Franklin Plaza, the site of the East Harlem Holiday Tree, would remain dark this year. […]

Keeping the Grinch at Bay in El Barrio

Residents Keep the Lights Burning on East Harlem’s Holiday Tree; Lighting Ceremony to be Held December 15th at 6:30 PM at Northeast corner of East 106th Street and Third Avenue East Harlem, New York—Four weeks ago, it seemed likely that Franklin Plaza, the site of the East Harlem Holiday Tree, would remain dark this year. […]