From the Queens Chronicle Commission Rejects Request To Landmark Forest Hills Siteby Alan Krawitz , Chronicle Contributor The fate of two century-old rowhouses in Forest Hills remains uncertain this week in the wake of the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s decision to reject them for landmark status. Preservationists fear that the specter of losing the cherished homes […]
NOTE: only the items to be heard will be accepting testimony. LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSIONNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Title 25, chapter 3 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York (Sections 25-307, 25-308, 25,309, 25-313, 25-318, 25-320) (formerly Chapter 8-A, Sections 207-6.0, 207-7.0, 207-12.0, […]
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 […]
From the New York SunCouncil Weighs Historic District DisputeBY ELIOT BROWN – Special to the SunJuly 13, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/58408 A protracted dispute between a Queens couple and the city is nearing a terminus, as the City Council is mulling over the historic status of a Douglaston home. The micro-battle, which could come to an end […]
Large, mature trees more than a hundred years old are being cut down at Saint Saviour’s.See http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2007/07/parkside-pinky-urge-violation-of.html for horrifying photos of this massacre.The whole situation has gone over-the-top. The local Council member, Dennis Gallagher, who is currently being investigated by the police on charges of sexual assault, allegedly gave the developer permission to cut down […]
City Advances Widescale RezoningBY Special to the SunJuly 12, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/58299 The City Planning Commission passed two sweeping rezoning plans yesterday in an effort to curb out of scale development on residential streets of three neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. Plans for the a 368-block section of Jamaica, Queens and a 99-block section of Brooklyn’s […]
From the Daily News Forest Hills readies for rowConservationists want to save oldest housesBY NICHOLAS HIRSHON Posted Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 7:39 PM Fearing a developer will knock down the oldest houses in Forest Hills, some ardent preservationists want the city to save the century-old structures before time runs out. Lining 72nd Ave. between Austin […]
From the Queens Ledger A Rally To Realize RezoningDateline : Thursday, July 05, 2007By Phil Guie Not every developer is doing a good job making Queens bigger, and Councilman Tony Avella wants to cut those who aren’t down to size.At a press conference last Saturday, joined by roughly 20 neighbors in front of the City […]
From the Queens Chronicle Laurelton Residents Confront City Planning On Zoning Delayby Theresa Juva , Assistant Editor Four long years of waiting for their community to be rezoned has Laurelton residents seething.“I really don’t trust you,” James Blake told John Young, Queens director for the Department of City Planning at last Thursday’s special meeting.“We’re sick […]
City taps Sunnyside GardensNew York Daily NewsBY DONALD BERTRAND The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously last week to designate the 16-block, 54-acre Sunnyside Gardens as a historic district. Housing vs. preservation for Domino Sugar plantNew York Daily NewsBY RACHEL MONAHAN A huge red sign on the Williamsburg waterfront reads “SAVE DOMINO” – and symbolizes […]
