By Shane Miller Brooklyn Downtown STAR Dateline : Thursday, May 17, 2007 It only amounts to a miniscule portion of this year’s $50 billion-plus city budget, but preservationists say $1 million would make a huge difference for the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). “We have a Landmarks Commission with a hard-working and dedicated staff that is […]
Reminder! Join us on City Hall steps at 12:30 this Wednesday, May 9th to support More Money for New York’s Landmarks! HDC will be joining other preservation groups this Wednesday, along with City Council Members Tony Avella, Jessica Lappin and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to speak out on the need for more LPC funding. […]
First, read this Council hearing on Underground Railroad homes and this Lawmakers To Consider Fate of Seven Brooklyn Houses. Then if you really want to understand, read this: DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD REPORT I just got back from the City Council hearing and I was amazed. Because of a schedule conflict, I left after the […]
This is Mr. Tierney’s statement before City Council at today’s Preliminary Budget Hearing. It serves as an interesting self-summation of the agency’s work in the past year. TESTIMONY OF ROBERT B. TIERNEY, LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION CHAIR,BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL LAND USE COMMITTEEMARCH 8, 2007 Good morning Chairwoman Katz and Honorable Councilmembers. I am Bob Tierney, […]
There’s been a lot of talk about which of the LPC Commissioners is going to be having re-appointment hearings and are there any new candidates. This is from the City Council calender. Does anyone know anything about Diana Chapin? Tuesday, March 27, 2007 Committee(s) on: Rules, Privileges & ElectionsTime: 10:00 AMLocation: Council Chambers – City […]
Make sure to get there at 11am to hear the agency testify (and in years past, CM Katz has let the public testify immediately after the agency rather than wait until 2pm). Committee(s) on: Land UseTime: 11:00 AMLocation: Committee Room – City HallChairperson(s): Melinda R. KatzDetails: New York City Council Fiscal Year 2008 Preliminary Budget, […]
Picture from the Queens Ledger. The article is brief but does mention that “The candidates were unanimous in wanting a stronger Brooklyn presence on the Landmarks Commission, in wanting more historic districts for the area (Fiske Terrace and Midwood Park have been calendared), and in advocating for new zoning to protect some of the older, […]
From the Citizen’s Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation Mayor Bloomberg released his proposed Fiscal Year 2008 (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) budget on Thursday, January 25th. Overall, the budget was considered to be an easy one to swallow, featuring tax cuts, increased baseline funding for parks and cultural institutions (a first, as far asanyone can […]
Thanks everyone who came out last Thursday for the candidate forum. We thought it was a big success, with more than 100 attendees and 9 out of 11 candidates showing up (and staying the whole time!). For pictures, Xris at the Flatbush Gardner was in the audience and kindly posted photos, http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/2007/02/40th-district-forum-on-preservation.html for which we’re […]
City Council Hearing: Governors IslandDate: Wednesday, February 14 Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Committee Room, City Hall Transit: Subway 6 to City Hall For more information: http://www.nyccouncil.info The Committee on Lower Manhattan Redevelopment jointly with the Committee on Parks and Recreation and the Committee on Waterfronts will hold a hearing on “Governors Island: […]
