Category: The Politics of Preservation
BOWERY HISTORY: A CELEBRATION
Hosted by Bowery Alliance of Neighbors & Two Bridges Neighborhood Council BOWERY HISTORY: A CELEBRATION Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street (Btwn. Rivington & Delancey) Tuesday, November 30, 2010 6:00 – Happy Hour (Cash Bar) Vintage Bowery Cocktails 7:00 – Showtime HOSTED BY: Kent Barwick, President Emeritus, Municipal Art Society PERFORMERS: Poor Baby Bree, Chanteuse; Bob […]
City Approves Alterations to 170 year Old Building as Preservationists Rally to Save It
From GVSHP: On Tuesday, GVSHP, the East Village Community Coalition, City Councilmember Rosie Mendez, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, the Historic Districts Council, the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy, and dozens of neighbors and preservationists held a press conference calling upon the city to landmark the endangered 170 year old houses at 326 & 328 East […]
NYU Backs Down from Tower Proposal on Landmark Site
From the Villager: I.M. Pei to Landmarks: No N.Y.U 4th tower on landmarked site N.Y.U. to shift tower to Morton Williams site By Albert Amateau and John W. Sutter In a surprise reversal on Thursday, New York University announced that it was withdrawing its Landmarks Preservation Commission application to build a 400 ft. tall fourth […]
NYU Backs Down from Tower Proposal on Landmark Site
From the Villager: I.M. Pei to Landmarks: No N.Y.U 4th tower on landmarked site N.Y.U. to shift tower to Morton Williams site By Albert Amateau and John W. Sutter In a surprise reversal on Thursday, New York University announced that it was withdrawing its Landmarks Preservation Commission application to build a 400 ft. tall fourth […]
Ruby's Bar Open One Last(?) Time
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
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
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 […]
Ada Louise Huxtable Speaks Out for a Modern Landmark
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 […]