Developers planning a big new residential project alongside the ruins of the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue will go before the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission tomorrow.
Representatives of the Chinese American Planning Council (CPC) and the Gotham Organization, a New York City-based developer, outlined plans last night for a huge new project on the site of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol (BHH), the fire-ravaged Norfolk Street synagogue.
The Gotham Organization is set to go before Community Board 3's land use committee tonight to unveil plans for a large new development project -- built partially on the ruins of the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue at 50 Norfolk St.
The Department of Buildings (DOB) has determined that the remains of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the historic Lower East Side synagogue, are unstable. The agency, however, will not insist on the immediate demolition of the 167-year-old building because a safety...
We have more details on tonight's devastating fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the 167-year-old synagogue building at 60 Norfolk St. More than 100 firefighters fought the blaze, which broke out just before 7 p.m.
During the last couple of years, we've been keeping track of efforts to save Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the 163-year old synagogue building at 60 Norfolk St. At the end of 2012, the synagogue filed a hardship application with the...
We continue to follow developments at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the endangered synagogue at 60 Norfolk St. The synagogue has asked the Landmarks Preservation Commission for permission to demolish the 1850 building, which was protected in 1967. In January a...
