MEATPACKING DISTRICT APPROVED FOR LISTING ON STATE & NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Listing Offers Prestige, Grants and Tax Breaks for Preservation of Historic Buildings; Culminates 6-Year Campaign To Preserve Historic Neighborhood by Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Manhattan – New York State Parks Commissioner Carol Ash today approved the listing of the entire […]
From the Staten Island AdvanceHomeowner complains of preservation pervertsHe tells hearing they have peered in his windows since city said it would landmark his Tottenville property Wednesday, April 11, 2007By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITER STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Move over, Peeping Toms. A Tottenville homeowner has identified a new scourge: Preservation perverts. Douglas Ford complained […]
From amNewYork Community seeks bump in status for Morningside ParkBy Vera HalleramNewYork Editor April 9, 2007Rugged in both topography and reputation, Morningside Park in upper Manhattan is poised to get the respect its supporters say it has long deserved. Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a hearing on the city Parks Department’s request to […]
From the Staten Island Advance 8 at one go for landmarkingPanel to take testimony next week on nominated houses, storefront and plantSaturday, April 07, 2007By KAREN O’SHEAADVANCE STAFF WRITER STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Supporters and opponents of landmarking will get the chance Tuesday to weigh in on the potential designation of a half-dozen Staten Island […]
From the Queens Chronicle City: House Can’t Opt Out Of Douglaston Hill Districtby Liz Rhoades, Managing Editor04/05/2007 In a unanimous vote, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted Tuesday afternoon to keep a disputed house in the Douglaston Hill landmarked district. Kevin and Diana Mosley, both attorneys, who own the house at 41-45 240th St., wanted […]
LANDMARKING OF TWO 1820 FEDERAL HOUSES ADVANCESTwo 1820 federal-era houses proposed for landmark designation by GVSHP and the NY Landmarks Conservancy (NYLC) at 486 and 488 Greenwich Street (btw. Spring and Canal) will be heard by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday, April 10th, at 3 pm. These two houses are among thirteen federal-era […]
Attached please find the agenda for the April 10, 2007 Research Public Hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Any information you can provide about each building’s significance and condition is relevant to our consideration. Diane Jackier, Director of External AffairsLandmarks Preservation CommissionPhone: (212) 669-7923Fax: (212) [email protected] PUBLIC DESIGNATION HEARINGRESEARCH DEPARTMENTTUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007AGENDA9:30 — 9:40Public […]
From the Queens Chronicle 03/15/2007Couple Want Out Of Landmarked Districtby Liz Rhoades , Managing Editor For Kevin and Diana Mosley, their dream house has turned into a nightmare. They are fighting the city — and some of their neighbors — to opt out of the historic district that includes their Douglaston home. The couple testified […]
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 […]
