Parks Leases Beach to HBO instead of creating a new park
Parks Officials Lie To The Public About True Plans For Cedar Grove Beach and Violate NYS Freedom of Information Law
Category: The Politics of Preservation
East Village Walking Tour
Breakfast Walking tour of the proposed East Village Historic District Grab a coffee and a bagel and join GVSHP’s Director of Preservation & Research Elizabeth Finkelstein for a breakfast walk around the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s proposed East Village Historic District Wednesday, July 13 & Wednesday, July 208:30- 10:00 A.M.Free; reservations required, RSVP to [email protected] or (212) […]
East Village Walking Tour
Breakfast Walking tour of the proposed East Village Historic District Grab a coffee and a bagel and join GVSHP’s Director of Preservation & Research Elizabeth Finkelstein for a breakfast walk around the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s proposed East Village Historic District Wednesday, July 13 & Wednesday, July 208:30- 10:00 A.M.Free; reservations required, RSVP to [email protected] or (212) […]
Parks Leases Beach to HBO instead of creating a new park
Contact: David Young Cell: 516-521-2331 Email: [email protected] June 22, 2011 NYC PARKS DEPARTMENT SCAMS STATEN ISLAND RESIDENTS Parks Officials Lie To The Public About True Plans For Cedar Grove Beach and Violate NYS Freedom of Information Law Once again the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation has misled the public and elected officials about one […]
Celebrating A Giant Plumbing Device: Last Night's Gowanus Canal Flushing Tunnel Centennial Parade
The original Gowanus Canal Celebration to observe the opening of the Flushing Canal was an elaborate affair back in June 21, 1911. Then mayor Mayor Gaynor attended with other dignitaries, speeches were made, businesses along the canal were decorated for the occasion and invited guests went down the canal in adorned vessels. There was also […]
Domino: Old and New – a talk by the Skyscraper Museum
Domino: Old and New A program on reinventing Williamsburg’s historic industrial waterfront At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, Battery Park City Monday, June 20 from 6-7:30PM In the ongoing reinvention of Williamsburg’s richly historic industrial waterfront into a burgeoning residential neighborhood, the massive Domino Sugar complex remains the greatest challenge and opportunity. […]
Domino: Old and New – a talk by the Skyscraper Museum
Domino: Old and New A program on reinventing Williamsburg’s historic industrial waterfront At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, Battery Park City Monday, June 20 from 6-7:30PM In the ongoing reinvention of Williamsburg’s richly historic industrial waterfront into a burgeoning residential neighborhood, the massive Domino Sugar complex remains the greatest challenge and opportunity. […]
Chinatown Second-Graders Push for Local Landmarking
CHINATOWN — Call them pint-sized preservationists. Chinatown students are petitioning the city to landmark historic neighborhood sites like Confucius Plaza Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110614/lower-east-side-east-village/chinatown-secondgraders-push-for-local-landmarking#ixzz1PM7l4RP5 A group of second-graders is pressing the city to landmark a Chinatown housing complex after learning about the area’s historic significance during the school year. The students, from PS 42 at 71 […]
Chinatown Second-Graders Push for Local Landmarking
CHINATOWN — Call them pint-sized preservationists. Chinatown students are petitioning the city to landmark historic neighborhood sites like Confucius Plaza Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110614/lower-east-side-east-village/chinatown-secondgraders-push-for-local-landmarking#ixzz1PM7l4RP5 A group of second-graders is pressing the city to landmark a Chinatown housing complex after learning about the area’s historic significance during the school year. The students, from PS 42 at 71 […]
Working on Landmark Buildings:An Informational Seminar
Working on Landmark Buildings: Renovation, Restoration and Reuse of Landmarked Buildings in New YorkAn Informational Seminar Join the Historic Districts Council for a program discussing performing restoration, renovation and adaptive reuse work on designated landmark buildings in New York City. There are over 25,000 buildings in New York City which are overseen and regulated by […]