Tag: landmarks preservation commission

At the end of a three-hour long session at Thursday night’s crowded Community Board 7 meeting, frustration seemed to prevail regarding the proposed changes to the former First Church of Christ on

A new 13-story building proposed for 207 West 79th street won approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission this week after the architects

A Community Board 7 committee voted against recommending a permit for a new 16-story development at 207 West 79th street, which sits in a landmark district. The new building

The Landmarks Preservation Commission appears to be okay with a developer building a more modern townhouse on an historic block of the Upper West Side.

After years of planning sessions, three public hearings, and hundreds of letters sent to elected officials, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has set a date to vote on whether West End Avenue -- or at least one portion of it -- should become its own historic district. The vote is set ...

May 3, 2012 Weather: Cloudy, High of 64 Degrees.

By Emily Baer The IRT Powerhouse located on 11th Avenue between 58th and 59th Street is a beautiful example of Beaux Arts architecture, but it's also one of the most controversial buildings on the Upper West Side. A debate that began in 1979 about landmarking the powerhouse still hasn't been ...

Just a little over a year go, a debate over whether to bestow landmark status upon West-Park Presbyterian Church devolved into name-calling and angry graffiti. The outside of the church on 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue was serving as an inadequate shelter for homeless people, and the congregation was holding ...

August 3, 2011 Weather: Afternoon thunderstorms, High of 82 Degrees. Notices: Fairway is hosting a blueberry pancake eating contest on Saturday from 9:30 to 10 a.m. in the cafe. Do you have what it takes? (Food and Things) Remember to follow us on twitter and like us on facebook. News: ...

By Maria Gorshin What was it like yesterday at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, where a highly-anticipated public hearing was held for the West End Avenue historic district extension? It could have come down to a long day of Us vs. Them; corporate greed mongers vs. local sentimentalists; The Man in ...

June 28, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms, High of 82 Degrees. Notices: The proposal to extend West End Avenue 's historic district from 70th to 79th Streets will get a public hearing today at about 1:45 p.m. in front of the Landmarks Preservation Commission at 1 Centre Street. (Landmark West) Openings: ...