Mayor de Blasio this morning announced the appointment of a familiar downtown figure to the Landmarks Preservation Commission. He's Wellington Chen, the executive director of the Chinatown Partnership and Chinatown Business Improvement District. He'll be serving as the "Lay...
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has scheduled a hearing April 2 on a proposal to protect the Seward Park Library, 192 East Broadway. Based on a preliminary agenda the item will be heard at 9:40 a.m. Members of the public...
There was strong turnout this morning at a public hearing concerning an application to protect the former Bialystoker Nursing Home building at 228 East Broadway. The Landmarks Preservation Commission heard from a couple dozen speakers, all in support of...
Here's a reminder that the Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a hearing tomorrow morning concerning the Bialystoker Building, the former nursing home that was shuttered moe than a year ago at 228 East Broadway. A preservation group, Friends of...
Shortly before the December holidays we broke the news that the leadership of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, a New York City landmark since 1967, was seeking permission to demolish its 163-year old building on the Lower East Side. The synagogue...
There's big news tonight concerning Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the historic synagogue at 60 Norfolk Street. The leadership of the shuttered site has filed an application with the Landmarks Preservation Commission seeking permission to demolish the building to make way...
The restoration of the Jarmulowsky Bank building is one step closer to reality this afternoon. Earlier today the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the plans, which include rooftop modifications but are mostly aimed at returning the structure to its original...
This morning the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to designate the Ridley & Sons Department Store Building at 319-321 Grand Street. The quirky "pink building" at the corner of Grand and Orchard streets was built in 1886. The enormous...
The Ridley & Sons Department Store building at 315-321 Grand Street is looking pretty good these days. As you may recall, a fire broke out in the "pink building" last December, raising concerns that the quirky 125-year-old structure would...
