From the New York Times, see also the Gothamist; March 25, 2007New York Up Close: Preservationists’ Rallying CryBy JEFF VANDAM When preservationists in Greenwich Village were pushing in 2003 for landmark protection for the meatpacking district, they noticed something strange. Several building owners had suddenly asked for permits to modify their properties, knowing, perhaps, that […]
From the Queens Ledger Dateline : Thursday, March 15, 2007If We Had a Million Dollars…By Nik Kovac The very same week that the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) created some neighborhood-based controversy by calendaring Sunnyside Gardens on Tuesday, they also stood before the City Council on Friday, hoping to get more funding in order to create […]
From the New York Sun Council Member Aims To Close a Landmark LoopholeBY GRACE RAUH – Staff Reporter of the SunMarch 14, 2007 New York City officials could gain a powerful new tool to save would-be historic and landmark buildings from the wrecking ball. Under a bill to be introduced today by City Council Member […]
PRESERVING THE PAST, PLANNING FOR THE FUTUREHDC’s 13th Annual Preservation ConferenceThis Friday, Saturday and SundayMarch 9-11, 2007 It’s here! After two successful pre-conference kick-off events, the weekend of our 13th annual Preservation Conference has arrived! There are still limited spaces available for our Opening Night Reception and our full day of Conference Panels, so either […]
From the Brookyln Downtown Star Park Slope Consults Its Inner OracleBy Darius VanSluytmanDateline : Thursday, March 08, 2007 Amid a rash of new developments, increasing rents, and Mayor Bloomberg’s estimate that one million new residents will arrive in the city by 2030, Park Slope residents pondered the future of their beloved neighborhood last week. The […]
March 5, 2007 Hon. George OnoratoNew York State Senate, 12th District28-11 Astoria BoulevardLong Island City, NY 11102VIA Fax: (718) 726-2036 Dear Senator Onorato, The Historic Districts Council was very dismayed to read your recent letter published in the Queens Gazette regarding the proposed designation of Sunnyside Gardens as New York City Historic District. In our […]
“In the Footsteps of Jane Jacobs”Thursday, March 16:30pmParish Hall, St. Marks Church in-the-Bowery,131 East 10th Street at Second AvenueRSVP: 212 614-9107, [email protected] Is the golden age of activism gone? What does it take to motivate the masses in 21st-century New York? Some of New York City’s most ambitious grassroots organizers discuss their currents efforts in […]
From Flatbush Life 02/22/2007Alarm over Erasmus Hall safety By Helen Klein Is Brooklyn’s little old schoolhouse falling into ruin? That’s the concern that has been voiced about the landmarked 18th century schoolhouse within the courtyard of Erasmus Hall High School, at Flatbush and Church Avenues. According to Community Board 14 member Marshall Tames, the venerable […]
Spring Programs from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation212.475.9585, www.gvshp.org In the Footsteps of Jane JacobsSt. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery Parish Hall131 East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue Thursday, March 16:30-8:00 p.m.Free.Reservations: (212) 614-9107 or email [email protected] Over 45 years after she successfully combated Robert Moses and his plan to build a massive thoroughfare through Washington […]
From Courier-Life 02/15/2007Hot seat: Nine vie for council post – Candidates court voters at P.S. 217By Helen Klein This time, the focus was neighborhood preservation. Candidates for the vacant seat in the 40th Councilmanic District, gathered at Public School 217, Newkirk and Coney Island Avenues, for a forum organized by the Historic Districts Council (HDC), […]
