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Medieval Revival-style Catholic Church served as home for the Paulist Fathers. On June 11, 2013, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on the potential designation of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, at 8 Columbus Avenue in Manhattan. The church, at the corner of 60th Street, was primarily constructed during the period between 1875 and 1885. The upper parts of the church’s two imposing towers were completed … <Read More>
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Neighborhood coalition sued Parks over proposed plan to open restaurant in Union Square. Union Square is comprised of 3.6 acres of dedicated municipal parkland, stretching three blocks in length and one block in width. Union Square Park’s pavilion has hosted a myriad of political events and recreational activities for over a century. In 2004, the City announced its plans to open a restaurant in the pavilion. In April 2008, the Union … <Read More>
The Lower Manhattan Marketing Association will host a Manhattan Borough President candidate forum with Julie Menin, former Manhattan Community Board 1 chairperson, and Council Members Gale Brewer, Robert Jackson and Jessica Lappin.
The event will take place at 8:30am – 10:00am on Thursday, June 27th at New York Law School and will be co-sponsored by the Center for New York City Law.
Click here to RSVP for this free event. A light continental breakfast … <Read More>
Grassroots campaign takes to the streets to build community support to preserve rowhouses from out-of-character development. On Saturday, June 1, 2013, the Sunset Park Landmarks Committee (SPLC) sponsored its third walking tour of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The tour, which begins on 43rd Street and 4th Avenue and concludes on 8th Avenue and 60th Street, is one of the committee’s ways to gain support for the creation of a historic district in Sunset Park by the … <Read More>
Commission heard testimony from those who opposed significant alterations to preserved ruin, and those who wished to see structure used as cultural space. On June 4, 2013, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to issue a favorable advisory report following a hearing on a proposal to convert the stabilized ruins of a tobacco warehouse into a theater and community facility space. The structure stands at 45 Water Street in the Empire Fulton Ferry Park within … <Read More>
Print this issue of CityLand on your color printer and you will be able to enjoy the June issue of CityLand just as you have enjoyed the monthly printed CityLand issues over the past eight years. The issue contains all the articles uploaded in the last month, as well as the charts that comprehensively recount the City’s recent land use activity.
Each month we will post a fully designed monthly issue like this one. Sign … <Read More>