From the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, www.gvshp.org HEARING ON NYU-MEGA DORM AIR RIGHTS APRIL 17The legal challenge by neighbors to the air rights transfer for the planned 262 ft. tall NYU mega-dorm at 120 East 12th Street will be heard at the Board of Standards and Appeals on Tuesday, April 17th, at approximately […]
MANHATTAN HOUSE, highlighted in FRIENDS’ exhibit “Landmarks of the Future” will be heard for landmark designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on April 10th, 2007. Located at 200 East 66th Street, Manhattan House is New York City’s first “white brick” apartment building and is one of the most influential examples of post-war housing in New […]
The Gowanus Lounge: Save Coney Island Demonstration Details Save Coney Island Demonstration Tomorrow“Join us on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan as we protest Thor Equities’ proposal to build high rise, luxury condos in heart of the Amusement District in Coney Island. Help us to create a grand spectacle to exemplify the true spirit […]
BACKGROUND: Transportation Enhancements funding – federal transportation dollars set aside for local projects – has been a powerful tool for communities to fund projects that enhance historic places. This program utilizes federal highway funding for new and non-traditional activities that enhance the community benefits of transportation investments, and six of the twelve approved activities involve […]
Despite what has been reported in the press, FCR does not have demolition permits yet, but has begun asbestos abatement prior to demolition. There’s still a chance to do something. Please sign the online petition to help save the Ward Bakery that Ratner is planning to start demolishing even as the whole project is being […]
Attached please find the agenda for the April 10, 2007 Research Public Hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Any information you can provide about each building’s significance and condition is relevant to our consideration. Diane Jackier, Director of External AffairsLandmarks Preservation CommissionPhone: (212) 669-7923Fax: (212) [email protected] PUBLIC DESIGNATION HEARINGRESEARCH DEPARTMENTTUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007AGENDA9:30 — 9:40Public […]
The KnickerBlogger: Textbook Ratner Ratner – the builder of the already decrepit Atlatnic Terminal Malls is set to demolish one of the nicest buildings in the Footprint, Ward’s Bakery – There is no better illustration of this developer’s crassness, incompetence and indifference to aesthetics and the community. Sign the online petition to save this building […]
From Landmark West! It was a standing-room-only crowd at yesterday’s public hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on the New-York Historical Society’s plan to drastically alter their “Triple Landmark” on Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets. Thanks to the more than 60 people who testified, and the many more who looked on (despite […]
Take Action today to Save the Survivors’ Staircase! After months of hard work and consultation we have a window of opportunity to move forward with efforts to save the Survivors’ Staircase — the only remaining above-ground element of the World Trade Center AND move forward with the redevelopment plans for Lower Manhattan. New York Governor […]
From Landmark West! NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY at the LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION: The Public Hearing You Can’t Afford to Miss On March 20, 2007 (next Tuesday), the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing on the New-York Historical Society’s plans to alter its “Triple Crown” Landmark on Central Park West between 76th and 77th […]
