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Preservation Activists Clamor to Save Park Avenue

05/07/2012 - 10:45 | Posted In: Upper East Side

On the Upper East Side, buildings along Park Avenue are under the threat of development, causing residents and preservation advoca...

Read More: Friends of the Upper East Side, Historic Districts, Landmark Preservation Commission, Park Avenue

Upper West Side Historic District Gets Final Public Hearing

10/18/2011 - 12:32 | Posted In: Upper West Side

Upper West Side residents will have one last chance to voice their opinions on the proposed expansion of the historic district on...

Read More: city council, Historic Districts, Josette Amato, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Public Hearings, Riverside-West End Historic District Expansion II, West End Preservation Society

Plea for Expansion of South Village Historic District

10/13/2011 - 15:06 | Posted In: West Village & Greenwich Village

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential Local preservationists are now turning their attention to a portion of South Greenwich Vil...

Read More: Historic Districts, Landmarks, South Village Historic District

New Map Guides Visitors Through Chinatown and Little Italy

09/27/2011 - 11:43 | Posted In: East Village & LES

Tourists and even residents, will have an easier time navigating the canoli and raw fish-filled streets of Little Italy and Chinat...

Read More: Chinatown, Chinatown Partnership, Historic Districts, Little Italy, NYC & Company, The Little Italy Merchants Association, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council

Historic East Village Townhouse Demolished

09/06/2011 - 13:28 | Posted In: East Village & LES

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential The East Village townhouse at 331 E. 6th St. was one of the oldest structures in the...

Read More: 331 East 6th Street, Demolition, Historic Districts, Landmarks, Townhouses

Demolished West Village Townhouse Rebuilt on Washington St.

08/16/2011 - 15:26 | Posted In: West Village & Greenwich Village

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential In 2008, photographer Albert Watson sold his townhouse at 777 Washington St. to an English...

Read More: 777 Washington Street, Albert Watson, Historic Districts, Townhouses

Time to Celebrate the Twins: Twin Buildings in the Village

08/05/2011 - 17:58 | Posted In: West Village & Greenwich Village

This weekend, thousands of twins from across North America will descend upon Twinsburg, Ohio for the annual Twins Festival. Not to...

Read More: Cafe Reggio, Historic Districts, historical buildings, Landmarks, Peanut Butter & Co

What’s in a Name?: The Saul Birns Building

08/03/2011 - 10:00 | Posted In: East Village & LES

Included within the boundaries of the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s proposed East Village/Lower East Side Historic District...

Read More: Historic Districts, History, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Saul Birns Building

Proposed Additions at West 83rd Street Project Make a Splash

08/01/2011 - 16:28 | Posted In: Upper West Side

The diminutive row house at 51 W. 83rd St. is making a splash. Or at least the owners would like for it to. At a recen...

Read More: Advocacy, Historic Districts, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation, stewardship, Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District

Bed-Stuy Gets Ready to Add a Little History

07/26/2011 - 10:59 | Posted In:

Bed-Stuy already has a rich cultural history and growing food culture, and now it seems plans to designate a small portion as a Hi...

Read More: Bed Stuy Historic District, Historic Districts, Landmarks Preservation Commission

All About Wallabout! New Historic District Named in Brooklyn

07/13/2011 - 10:03 | Posted In:

It's all about history in Wallabout! The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved the Wallabout Historic District, Curbed re...

Read More: Historic Districts, Wallabout Bay, Wallabout Historic District

Historic Preservation 101: What is a Landmark?

07/12/2011 - 10:31 | Posted In: Chelsea

We speak often of historic districts, individual landmarks and national and state register sites but, what do those terms really...

Read More: Historic Districts, History, Landmark Preservation Commission, Landmarks, National Register of Historic Places, Penn Station

An Intern's Perspective: Future Development on the UWS

07/07/2011 - 16:31 | Posted In: Upper West Side

An Intern's Perspective As reported by Kate Gilmore (more on Kate below!) This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the New York Cit...

Read More: Community Board 7, Department of City Planning, Development, Historic Districts, Preservation, zoning, Zoning Handbook

Show Your Support; Sign the Petition for West End Ave!

07/07/2011 - 10:19 | Posted In: Upper West Side

On Tuesday, June 28, LANDMARK WEST! joined with fellow West Siders, elected officials, preservation colleagues, and lovers o...

Read More: Historic Districts, Landmarks Preservation Commission, West End Avenue

East Village Historic Districts Calendared by LPC

06/30/2011 - 10:18 | Posted In: East Village & LES

East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, centered around Lower Second Avenue south of St. Mark's Place, and the 26-building...

Read More: East Village Historic District, Historic Districts, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission

Semester Project Could Make Bushwick Avenue Historic

06/29/2011 - 17:05 | Posted In: Williamsburg & Greenpoint

Bushwick Avenue will soon be known as historic if a group of graduate students have anything to say about it. Bushwick BK reports...

Read More: Academy of Urban Planning, Bushwick, Historic Districts, Landmarks Preservation Committee, Ward Dennis

UWS Residents Voice Concerns on Building Preservations

06/28/2011 - 13:20 | Posted In: Upper West Side

Destruction of a few Upper West Side buildings has some residents very upset, claiming the neighborhood’s historic charm is disapp...

Read More: Community Board Meetings, Historic Districts, historical buildings, Landmark Preservation Commission, Landmarks

Final MTA Mulry Square Vent Plant Designs Unveiled

06/01/2011 - 13:48 | Posted In: West Village & Greenwich Village

Last week, we took readers through the tumultuous history of the MTA’s attempts to design an aesthetically appropriate Emergency V...

Read More: Historic Districts, Landmarks Preservation Commission, MTA, Mulry Square, Tiles for America

City Agrees to Expand East Village Landmarks Proposal!

05/31/2011 - 15:28 | Posted In: East Village & LES

Good news — the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has agreed to expand the boundaries of their proposed East Village/Low...

Read More: Historic Districts, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Rosie Mendez

East Village Preservation, Progress & Setbacks

05/17/2011 - 17:07 | Posted In: East Village & LES

GVSHP has been working in concert with fellow preservation organizations and East Village community groups to support and promote...

Read More: Historic Districts, Landmarks Preservation Commission

East Village Historic Districts Study Hearing Thursday

05/10/2011 - 15:45 | Posted In: East Village & LES

As we have recently reported, the City's Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is considering proposing two historic districts i...

Read More: Historic Districts, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission

East Village Historic District Proposed

05/01/2011 - 17:24 | Posted In: East Village & LES

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential After months of surveying and examining the neighborhood, the city’s Landmark Preservation...

Read More: Community Board 3, Greenwich Village Society, Historic Districts, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission

The Church of the Nativity & Landmarking the East Village!

04/22/2011 - 11:28 | Posted In: East Village & LES

Speaking of the firm Town, Davis & Dakin (which as you’ll recall from yesterday’s post built NYU’s original main building), we...

Read More: churches, Greenwich Village Society, Historic Districts, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Second Avenue Presbyterian Church, Town Davis & Dakin

East Village Historic Districts To Be Considered

04/21/2011 - 16:51 | Posted In: East Village & LES

Next week the Landmarks Preservation Commission will be holding a property owner’s meeting to discuss two potential historic distr...

Read More: Community Board 3, Greenwich Village Society, Historic Districts, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Tompkins Square Park

Much Ado About 18 & 20 Jones Street

04/20/2011 - 11:42 | Posted In: West Village & Greenwich Village

Much fuss has been made of the news that the adjacent “sister” houses at 18 and 20 Jones Street are both currently on the market....

Read More: Greenwich Village Society, Historic Districts, Landmarks

Tremendous Turnout at West End Avenue Hearing

03/23/2011 - 19:01 | Posted In: Upper West Side

The hearing room was filled to capacity (and beyond!) on Tuesday as the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) held the first of,...

Read More: Historic Districts, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Riverside Drive-West End Avenue Historic District, West End Preservation Society

Proposed condo held up by Landmark Preservation Commission

09/08/2010 - 13:41 | Posted In: SoHo TriBeCa & FiDi

A proposed condo to be built on an empty lot located at 137 Franklin Street is being delayed by rules set up by the Landmarks Pres...

Read More: condo, Franklin College, Historic Districts, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation Commission, shorter, taller, The Commission

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