As of yesterday afternoon, the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I is the Upper West Side's newest official Historic District! With our colleagues at the West End Preservation Society, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Historic Districts Council, and a league of West Side neighborhood associations -- not to mention stalwart West Side Council Member Gale Brewer and her staff! -- LANDMARK...
Wed 10.10.2012 When: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Where: At The Center Join us for the exhibition reception for Design by New York, the AIA New York Chapter's annual members show, on view in the West 4th Street subway station October 8 to November 4, 2012. Visit the show as you arrive at West 4th Street, then come to the Center for...
NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION Robert B. Tierney Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 9, 2012 No. 12-10 EAST VILLAGE/LOWER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT APPROVED Area Encompassing 330 Row Houses, Tenements, Houses of Worship, Theaters and Other Institutional Buildings Along and Off Second Avenue between East 2nd and East 7th Streets Represent Nearly...
Designation of a swath of the area will preserve 330 buildings, including the former home of the legendary Filmore East. Decision could crimp New York University's expansion plans. By Andrew J. Hawkins @andyjayhawk October 9, 2012 1:38 p.m. Andrew Berman, director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, cheered the creation of a new historic district Tuesday. Updated: October 9, 2012 4:22 p.m. The...