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    City Council Passes Two Bills Aimed to Help Cultural Sector Access Public Spaces

    City Council  •  Cultural Affairs  •  Citywide

    Image credit: New York City Council.

    The program follows the concept of the Open Restaurants program. On December 10, 2020, the City Council passed two bills designed to provide arts and cultural institutions across the city with more access to public spaces in response to the damage to the City’s cultural sector because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  (more…)

    Tags : arts and culture, Department of Cultural Affairs, Open Culture, open spaces, public events
    Date: 12/23/2020
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    NYCEDC Seeking Architect for New Bronx Museum of the Arts Wing

    New York City Economic Development Corporation  •  Cultural Spaces  •  Concourse Village, Bronx

    Image Credit: NYCEDC

    The Bronx Museum, a cultural hub, is looking for a creative partner to help modernize the Bronx Museum.  On July 7, 2021, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) released a Request for Proposals to solicit plans from interested architects to design a new South Wing Atrium and entrance for the Bronx Museum of the Arts in the Concourse Village section of the Bronx. (more…)

    Date: 07/19/2021
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    Mayor Announces SoHo-NoHo Neighborhood Plan Will Begin Public Process

    Mayor  •  Rezoning  •  SoHo/NoHo, Manhattan

    Map from the Envision SoHo-NoHo Report. Image Credit; Envision SoHo/NoHo/ NYC Planning

    On October 7, 2020, Mayor de Blasio announced that the SoHo/NoHo Neighborhood Plan will advance to the City’s public land use review process. The purpose of the Neighborhood Plan is to expand housing opportunities for New Yorkers, support cultural and economic success in the area, and reduce regulatory burdens on residents and workers in the area. (more…)

    Tags : City Planning, Council Member Margaret Chin, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, NoHo, Rezoning, SoHo
    Date: 10/15/2020
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    Julie Menin, Manhattan’s CB 1 Chair, Talks About One of the City’s Fastest Growing Districts

    CityLand Profiles

    Comprised of Battery Park City, the Financial District, South Street Seaport, and Tribeca, the neighborhoods of Manhattan Community Board 1 are in the midst of a period of tremendous growth and development. New apartment buildings are bringing thousands of new residents to the district. At the same time, large redevelopment projects, such as the World Trade Center, promise to return millions of square feet of office space along with expanded retail and cultural spaces. Under the leadership of Julie Menin, Community Board 1 is working hard to “bring a holistic approach” to development, one that takes into account the community’s needs. CityLand talked to Menin about the important issues facing Lower Manhattan and how the Board is preparing for the future.

    A Rising Voice. Menin grew up in Washington D.C. and first moved to the City to attend Columbia University. After obtaining a political science degree, she studied law at Northwestern University, and then moved back to D.C. to begin her career. In 2000, after eight years as a regulatory lawyer, Menin left her practice and opened Vine, a restaurant located on Broad Street across from the New York Stock Exchange. After 9/11, her business, like so many others in the downtown area, suffered economically. Menin said Vine and eight other businesses on Broad Street ultimately closed, in part due to new security measures that closed the street. (more…)

    Tags : Julie Menin
    Date: 03/15/2007
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    Landmarks Designates Three Buildings Tied to Jazz History

    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Designations  •  Manhattan and Queens

    935 St. Nicholas Avenue. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    On June 27, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate three buildings connected to jazz history. The buildings are 105-19 37th Avenue in Corona, Queens, 935 St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights, and the Hotel Cecil & Minton’s Playhouse building at 206 West 118th Street in Harlem.  (more…)

    Date: 06/28/2023
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