LPC Docket Number: 113230 Manhattan, Block: 994, Lot: 54 1462-1470 Broadway – Knickerbocker Hotel, Individual Landmark A Beaux-Arts style hotel, designated by Marvin and Davis, with Bruce Price, built in 1906, and altered by Charles A. Platt in 1920-1921, with a Romanesque Revival style annex, designed by Phillip C. Brown and built in 1894. Application […]
From Gothamist Last Saturday at Ruby’s Bar and Grill, there was a boozy protest against amusement giant Zamperla USA’s move to evict eight longstanding businesses around the Coney Island boardwalk. It was supposed to be the last hurrah for the beloved dive, but this Saturday there will be another last hurrah. Ruby’s Facebook page says: […]
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue: Master of Gothic and Art Deco November 22, 2010 6:30 – 8:30 PM Join us for an illustrated lecture by David Garrard Lowe about renowned American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. Among Goodhue’s innumerable masterpieces are St. Bartholomew’s Church, St. Vincent Ferrer, the Church of the Intercession (where Goodhue is interred), West Point […]
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue: Master of Gothic and Art Deco November 22, 2010 6:30 – 8:30 PM Join us for an illustrated lecture by David Garrard Lowe about renowned American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. Among Goodhue’s innumerable masterpieces are St. Bartholomew’s Church, St. Vincent Ferrer, the Church of the Intercession (where Goodhue is interred), West Point […]
LPC Docket Number: 108132 Queens, Block: 1475, Lot: 59 37-37 87th Street – Jackson Heights Historic District An Anglo-American Garden Home style attached house, designed by C.F. McAvoy and built in 1924. Application is to legalize alterations to the areaway fence and wall without LPC permits. HDC Testimony The commission has seen applications for legalizing […]
A Landmark Jewel Box Loses Its Biggest Gem Getty Images The Manufacturers Hanover Trust building at Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street in New York. “Like Lever House, the building also received landmark designation; in 1997 it was officially confirmed as an outstanding example of the International Style. But there’s a catch: Only the exterior is […]
A Landmark Jewel Box Loses Its Biggest Gem Getty Images The Manufacturers Hanover Trust building at Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street in New York. “Like Lever House, the building also received landmark designation; in 1997 it was officially confirmed as an outstanding example of the International Style. But there’s a catch: Only the exterior is […]
Commissioner Is Removed From Landmarks Panel By ROBIN POGREBIN Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Roberta Brandes Gratz in her apartment on Central Park West. Roberta Brandes Gratz, a member of the Landmarks Preservation Commission known for taking a hard line on protecting historic buildings, has been removed from the commission after seven years. She is […]
Commissioner Is Removed From Landmarks Panel By ROBIN POGREBIN Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Roberta Brandes Gratz in her apartment on Central Park West. Roberta Brandes Gratz, a member of the Landmarks Preservation Commission known for taking a hard line on protecting historic buildings, has been removed from the commission after seven years. She is […]
