From the Queens Courier: City Council downzones sections of Flushing BY CHRISTINA SANTUCCIThursday, March 8, 2007 2:46 PM CST The City Council voted unanimously to downzone sections of Queensboro Hill, Cedar Grove, Flushing-on-the-Hill, and Kissena Heights at its meeting on Wednesday, February 28. The approval went into effect immediately for the area, which is generally […]
From the Landmarks website The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is considering designation for Sunnyside Gardens, Queens. Read more.View the Proposed Sunnyside Gardens Historic District MapRead About the Proposed DistrictFrequently Asked Questions about the proposed districtPropuesta de Distrito Histórico en Sunnyside Gardens: Preguntas FrecuentesImpact of Historic Districts on Property Values
From Metro New York A landmark or what?by amy zimmer / metro new york MAR 7, 2007 CENTRE STREET. Social critic Lewis Mumford described his Queens neighborhood of Sunnyside Gardens as “an exceptional community laid out by people who were deeply human and who gave the place a permanent expression of that humanness.” This planned […]
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 […]
From the Queens Chronicle: “The crowd of Sunnyside Gardens residents who gathered this week to debate a landmark designation for their neighborhood was a bit more diverse than at past meetings on the subject — and a whole lot angrier. “ From the New York Sun: “A large group of residents in Sunnyside Gardens is […]
From some background, and another view on this, see : http://hdcvoice.blogspot.com/2007/01/d-day-report.html Douglaston Hill Resident Wants Home out of Historic DistrictBy John Tozzi03/01/2007 The city will re-evaluate whether a house belongs in the Douglaston Hill Historic District this month after the owner sued to have the home removed. But owner Kevin Mosley said his property is […]
ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATION354 WEST 11TH STREET HOUSE, 354 West 11th Street, Manhattan.Landmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 637, Lot 63.LP-2211 ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATION159 CHARLES STREET HOUSE, 159 Charles Street, ManhattanLandmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 637, Lot 40 in partLP-2212 ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATIONKELLER HOTEL, 150 Barrow Street aka […]
Queens Neighborhood Divided Over Landmark StatusFebruary 28, 2007 Residents of a Queens community are split over a city plan to landmark their neighborhood. Sunnyside Gardens was designed over 80 years ago as a unique garden community with brick row houses and lots of open space. Now as more and more residents develop their property, the […]
For more info, contact Lisi de Bourbon, 212-669-7938http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/press/02_27_07.pdf SOHMER & CO. PIANO FACTORY IN QUEENS EARNS NEW YORK CITY LANDMARK DESIGNATION The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday, Febrauary 27 unanimously approved the designation of the Sohmer & Company Piano factory building as an individual New York City landmark, citing its monumental architecture and contributions to […]
Usually, it’s the preservationists who get accused of being obstructionists and nay-sayers. For the record, three LPC community meetings in four months (the first one was in November – it is now February) with the same community is unprecedented. When you consider how many meetings the agency has had with the public about this over […]
