The Juniper Park Civic Association and Councilman Tony Avella will hold two rallies this weekend aimed at curbing overdevelopment and preserving history in Maspeth & Middle Village, Queens. On Saturday, June 30th at 12 noon on the steps of city hall, Councilman Avella and JPCA will rally against notorious developer, Tommy Huang, who has been […]
From the New York Sun, Francis Morrone on the glories of Bushwick, including one of HDC’s “Unprotected and Under Consideration” – St. Barbara’s. Up From the Flames in BushwickAbroad in New YorkBY FRANCIS MORRONEJune 21, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/56998 New Yorkers of a certain age remember when “Bushwick” evoked visions of urban doom. In the 1970s, the […]
From the Villager (where else?): Height’s O.K., but seminary opponents say glass is vanityBy Albert Amateau Chelsea residents who came to look at the General Theological Seminary’s revised plans for its new buildings on May 17 were predictably grateful that the proposed residential project and library on Ninth Ave. has been reduced to the 75-foot […]
United Methodist Church Fight ContinuesFrom the Brooklyn Daily EagleHundreds of letters and signatures have been sent to the LPC requesting that the Church be landmarked. Still, the economics of the situation look dire.
From the Juniper Park Civic Association St. Saviour’s plans unveiled by Christina Wilkinson The St. Saviour’s Parsonage is an architectural gem all its own. The JPCA has unveiled an architectural rendering of what the St. Saviour’s Church and Parsonage will look like after both they and the historic grounds upon which they sit are saved […]
CONTACT:Kathleen [email protected] Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, April 17, 2007. – The Committee to Save the Bay Ridge United Methodist Church was established this week by concerned residents determined to keep this local landmark from being demolished. Meetings in recent weeks, between community and church leaders, reached a stalemate with the congregation indicating its intention […]
Due to deep excavation and construction immediately beside us, we are forced to remove our beautiful, century old windows. We do not know if we will ever be able to afford the cost of returning them. For one hundred years, light has poured through these rare, painted windows that surveyed the wrecking balls of Robert […]
Chelsea Opponents Stymie Seminary Development PlanBY ANNIE KARNI – Special to the SunApril 3, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/51678 The General Theological Seminary’s plan to build a 15-story condominium development on its collegelike campus in Chelsea has been foiled by local opposition, seminary leaders said yesterday. Church officials said they sought to build the 151-foot-tall glass apartment tower […]
From the New York SunOn Churches, Some See Increased Preservation EffortBY GABRIELLE BIRKNER – Staff Reporter of the SunMarch 26, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/51157 The city is stepping up its efforts to save houses of worship from the wrecking ball, some preservation advocates say, contending that recent decisions to landmark churches are emblematic of an increasingly aggressive […]
From The Villager St. Brigid’s protection is extendedBy Albert Amateau St. Brigid’s Church received another reprieve last week from the wrecker’s ball when the Appellate Division extended a temporary restraining order barring the Catholic Archdiocese of New York from demolishing the 1849 church building. The church on Avenue B across from Tompkins Square Park, though […]
