http://www.nypress.com/19/20/news&columns/endgame.cfm.cfm A SPY ON SYLVAN TERRACEOne woman unearths the history behind 20 identical wooden row housesBy Kate LupsonBetween the red and yellow façade of C-Town Supermarket and the blinking fluorescent lights of the Ven Y Ven merengue bar on St. Nicholas Avenue stands a simple stonewall with 12 descending steps leading to my neighborhood—upper Manhattan’s […]
http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/1147871830230050.xml&coll=1 Builder gets OK to restore 19th-century Tottenville homeDeveloper looks to renovate same landmark he defaced in fit of rage last yearWednesday, May 17, 2006By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITERThe Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday approved a builder’s plan to restore the same 19th-century Tottenville house he defaced and nearly destroyed last year, when he spray-painted the […]
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 6:30 PM Metropolitan Chapter Annual MeetingNew York School of Interior Design,170 East 70th Street Please join us at the annual meeting as we celebrate the Chapter’s 40th Anniversary! The meeting will include an illustrated awards presentation and be followed by a catered reception. Cost: FREE to members Reservations: must be received by […]
Pssst… Want to know a secret???The Staten Island Institute of Arts & Scienceswill present “The Secret Cemeteries of Staten Island”at Beanie’s Coffee ShopTuesday, June 6, 2006, 7 p.m.1190 Forest Avenue, near Jewett AvenueRSVP to this e-mail or to 718-727-1135 x123Best of all — this presentation is free of charge!!! Believe it or not Staten Island […]
from the East Village Community Coalition http://evccnyc.org : *** PLEASE ATTEND THE DESIGNATION MEETING ***of the LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION [LPC]Time and Place:10.30 am, Tuesday, May 169th Floor – Municipal Building1 Center Street – @ corner of Centre & Chambers,across from City Hall Allow at least 15 minutes for security, so arrive early. LPC says 90 […]
The Preservation League will celebrate the best of the best in preservation at our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 18, from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Princeton Club of New York, 15 West 43rd Street, New York. Suggested donation is $50. For more information, contact Joanna Harps at 518-462-5658 x11. (Please […]
From Landmark West! (www.landmarkwest.org) The City Council confirmation hearing on Margery H. Perlmutter, Mayor Bloomberg’s nominee to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), was postponed until May 24. But all is not quiet. The Mayor’s office, we have learned, is seeking a ruling from the Conflict of Interest Board that would clear the way for Perlmutter’s […]
From El Diaro: http://www.eldiariony.com/noticias/detail.aspx?section=25&desc=Editorial&id=1385826 PS 64 should be named a landmarkEDITORIAL – 05/10/2006 A state appellate judge has halted a developer`s plan to remove the Beaux Arts facade of the old PS 64 building on the Lower East Side, at least for now. The decision gives hope to a coalition of community groups and politicians […]
From the NY Times: for ful story: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/10/nyregion/10cnd-stair.html May 10, 2006‘Survivors’ Stairway’ Is Marked as EndangeredBy DAVID W. DUNLAPThe last above-ground remnant of the World Trade Center — a battered but recognizable staircase used by hundreds to flee the inferno of 9/11 — is one of the most endangered historical places in America, the National […]
The Brownstone Brooklyn Garden District’s Annual Garden walk will take place on Sunday, June 4 from 11am – 5pm. 15 private and ten community gardens may be visited on the self-guided walking tour through the neighborhoods of Prospect Heights, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill. Highlight of the tour will include a 100-year-old garden still planted […]
