So it will be protected at least in part…. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to blah, blah, blah on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at 9:30 A.M. in the morning of that day, a public hearing will be held in the Conference Room at 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Borough of Manhattan with respect to […]
This old house: Restored!By Christie RizkThe Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Paper / Julie RosenbergThe once-decrepit house at 135 Joralemon St., a neighborhood eyesore even before a 2004 fire (top), has been lovingly restored and is on the market (bottom). This Brooklyn Heights house — long abandoned and then horribly damaged in a 2004 fire — […]
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 […]
From the LPC, http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/press/05_15_07-3.pdf The Landmarks Preservation Commission today unanimously designated 63 Nassau Street as a New York City landmark, citing the building’s rare façade attributed to James Bogardus, a 19th centuryAmerican inventor and former watchmaker who pioneered the use of cast iron to imitate masonry and historic buildings. Eminent historic preservationist, author and former […]
From the Downtown Express Volume 19 Issue 50 April 27 – May 3, 2007 Out of sight, out of landmark protection — Skye H. McFarlane and Brooke Edwards In a move reminiscent of radical plastic surgery, the backside bulk of 25 Broad St. will soon be sitting on the shiny new top of 45 Broad […]
The Historic Districts Council, together with a coalition of over 30 preservation groups (see below), is seeking a $1 million increase to the LPC’s FY 2008 budget. This would allow the LPC to restore staffing to its 1991 level and to effectively protect New York’s valuable historic buildings and neighborhoods. The LPC protects our city’s […]
Coming to the LPC Tomorrow!! Item No. 1Borough of BrooklynLP-2204Time: 9:30 – 9:45 ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATIONPROPOSED CROWN HEIGHTS NORTH HISTORIC DISTRICTBoundary Description (or you could just look at the map http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/ProposedCrown_Heights.pdf ) The proposed Crown Heights North Historic District consists of the properties bounded by a line beginning at the southeast corner of Bedford […]
From the Queens Chronicle (a truthful albeit a little too fairhanded take on Tuesday’s hearing) Landmarking Opinions From Both Sunny Sidesby Jennifer Manley, Assistant Editor In three-minute increments, Sunnyside Gardens residents bent the ears of the city’s Landmarks Preservation commissioners for nearly five hours on Tuesday. “We are here today not to talk, but to […]
From Landmark West! ([email protected]) No Vote, But Landmarks Commission Sends Historical Society Back to the Drawing BoardAt its public meeting this morning, April 17, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (that is, the 7 out of 11 commissioners who have not had to recuse themselves due to conflicts of interest) sent the New-York Historical Society back to […]
From the Queens TribuneLandmarks Has A New Queens FaceDiana Chapin of Jackson Heights will weigh in on landmarking properties in Queens and the rest of the city. By Theresa Juva Diana Chapin of Jackson Heights begins her new role this week as a newly appointed landmarks commissioner while historic preservationists around the borough wait to […]
