Mel Siegel, President of the Broadway-Flushing Homeonwers Association and Teresa Meninos, member, outside the construction of John Hsu’s home in Murray Hill, Queens.(Photo by RJ Mickelson) ‘McMansions’ pit neighbors vs. dream homesBy Magdalene PerezSpecial to amNewYork July 17, 2007When John Hsu broke ground on his dream home in his suburban Queens neighborhood last December, he […]
Over 40 people showed up to an emergency press conference held at Saint Saviour’s Church in Maspeth to protest the destruction of dozens of mature and stately trees. Queens Crap has it all in living color – http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2007/07/residents-protest-rape-of-st-saviours.html, including a video of one of the tree-killers being confronted by protestors, followed by the police coming […]
Make sure to join us for our informative lecture series created to keep you up-to-date on some of HDC’s current projects and recent goings-on at LPC. And for Friends of HDC, we invite you to attend our exclusive cocktail reception at Roosevelt Island’s historic Octagon Building this Thursday. Each of these events is free of […]
From the Brooklyn Downtown Star Shedding Blight: Condemning Condemnation Dateline : Thursday, July 05, 2007 By Shane Miller Several groups fighting the use of eminent domain joined together for a rally on the steps of City Hall last week, charging that the seizure of private land in New York City is no longer an extraordinary […]
Make sure to join us for this informative series which will highlight some of HDC’s current projects and recent goings-on at the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Wednesday, July 11, 2007Learning about a Legacy: New York City’s Carnegie LibrariesJoin HDC board member Jeffrey Kroessler and HDC Preservation Associate Nadezhda Williams as they detail HDC’s newest advocacy endeavor: […]
The Historic Districts Council is seeking candidates for the position of Community Coordinator. The person in this part-time position will work closely with the senior staff to oversee the development of HDC’s Neighborhood Partners (NP) program, a constituency of more than 500 community-based organizations. Applicant should have experience in community organizing and providing support services […]
From Flatbush Life 06/14/2007A landmark day for two – Nabes move closer to special historic designationBy Helen Klein Residents of the two neighborhoods, part of Victorian Flatbush, received letters earlier this month from the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), announcing that a hearing on the designation of the two adjoining communities as a landmark district would […]
Paul Graziano (left) and retiring HDC President David Goldfarb (right) Queens Urban Planner Paul Graziano To Be Preservation Organization’s New Chief The Historic Districts Council, the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods, voted last week to elect Queens preservationist Paul Graziano as the organization’s sixth president, replacing retiring president, Staten Island activist and lawyer […]
Historic Duffield Street Homes:State Historic Preservation Office Not Contacted Regarding Eligibility to National Register of Historic Places Council Member James Calls for Halt to any Seizure of Property(Brooklyn, NY)- May 23, 2007, Council Member James has learned today that the New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) had never made a determination on the eligibility […]
From the New York Times May 20, 2007Streetscapes Old Fulton Street, BrooklynFrom Ghost Town to Park GatewayBy CHRISTOPHER GRAY At the foot of the street, a boisterously ornate ferry terminal went up in 1865, but the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 drew away much of the traffic. Merchants gradually left, and in 1891 […]
