From the New York Times August 25, 2007Southeast Queens Is Split Over Makeover ProposalBy ELLEN BARRY When Gloria Black looks into Jamaica’s future, she sees a grand restoration: Department stores will move into spaces where discount jewelers sell removable gold teeth; vacant storefronts, their windows taped up with yellowing newspaper, will fill one by one. […]
From the Queens Tribune (would it kill them to get the facts straight?) First Facelift Approved For Sunnyside Gardens By MICHAEL CUSENZA After earning coveted landmark status in June, Sunnyside Gardens, one of only four Special Planned Community Preservation Districts in the City, is getting some work done. The City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved […]
From the New York Times August 23, 2007Council Committee Backs Rezoning Plan to Turn Jamaica Into an ‘Airport Village’ By DIANE CARDWELL A plan to transform downtown Jamaica, Queens, into a vibrant “airport village” while preserving the quiet, low-scale character of neighboring side streets cleared an important City Council committee yesterday, all but ensuring final […]
From the Queens ChronicleForest Hills Rezone Proposal Gets CB 6’s Unanimous Nodby Colin Gustafson, Assistant Editor Homeowners in southern Forest Hills moved one step closer last week to seeing their quiet residential enclave rezoned to protect its lower-density character amid a surge of new real-estate development. Last week, Community Board 6 unanimously approved a city […]
From the Queens ChronicleNew Homes A Burden On The Neighborhood, Residents Sayby Theresa Juva , Assistant Editor Ever since a cluster of two-family homes have replaced the wooded area at the former dead-end of 132nd Avenue in Springfield Gardens, there have been problems. Residents said cars speed down the street and the road bears long, […]
From the Queens Times Ledger 08/02/2007Rest of St. Saviour’s trees axed By Nathan Duke Maspeth community activists were dealt a blow last week after workers cut down the remainder of the 185 trees that are believed to have stood on the site of historic St. Saviour’s Church for more than 100 years.Back in mid-July the […]
Douglaston House In District by Liz Rhoades , Managing EditorThe Queens Chronicle It’s official. The City Council voted 47-1 on July 25 to keep a disputed Douglaston house in its landmarked district. Earlier last week, the council’s Land Use Committee voted in favor of the proposal. In the full council vote, only Staten Island Councilman […]
From the Daily News Forest Hills’ oldest homes need a savior BY NICHOLAS HIRSHONTuesday, July 31st 2007, 4:00 AM Rejected in its bid to landmark the oldest houses in Forest Hills, a group of Queens preservationists has offered to find a buyer who will save the for-sale structures from demolition. The Rego-Forest Preservation Council is […]
From the Queens Times-Ledger 07/26/2007240th St. home historic: Cityby Joseph Gargiulo and Elizabeth Stein The City Council’s Subcommittee for Landmarks, Public Citing and Maritime Usage decided Monday that a home belonged in the Douglaston Hill Historic District after the owners attempted to have their house exempted from the designation.The 5-2 decision came after a re-evaluation […]
From the Queens Tribune St. Saviour Update: Residents Decry Site’s DestructionBy MICHAEL CUSENZA Sometimes, all it takes is the innocent actions of a child to understand what really is at stake in local preservation wars. During Saturday’s emergency press conference/rally at St. Saviour’s Church in Maspeth, held in response to last week’s tree-cutting, a little […]
