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    City Planning Commission Considers Acquisition of Land to Expand Olmsted-Beil House Park

    Land Acquisition  •  Eltingville, Staten Island

    Map of area around Olmsted-Beil House Park (center, green). Proposed lots to be acquired are in red. Image Credit: NYC CPC/ NYC Parks & Recreation

    Proposed historic park expansion will provide space for programming and direct access from Hylan Boulevard. On October 31, 2018, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application on the acquisition of property at 4485 Hylan Boulevard in the Eltingville neighborhood of Staten Island to expand Olmsted-Beil House Park. The Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services jointly filed the application.  (read more…)

    Tags : acquisition, City Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation, eltingville, parks, Parks Department, Staten Island
    Date:11/12/2018
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    Reconstruction of 19th century Fire Lookout Tower Approved

    Binding Report  •  Harlem, Manhattan
    The Fire Watchtower in Marcus Garvey Park, prior to disassembly. Image credit: Parks Department

    The Fire Watchtower in Marcus Garvey Park, prior to disassembly. Image credit: Parks Department

    Because individual landmark will be accessible to the public, railings and other safety features will be incorporated into reconstructed tower, as well a stainless steel structural elements. On July 14, 2015, the Landmarks Preservation Commission considered and approved an application to reconstruct the Watch Tower in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park, an individual City landmark. The four-story octagonal tower, built around 1855, originally served as a fire lookout tower for Northern Manhattan. It is the only extant example of the several fire towers that once stood throughout the City. Built of cast iron, the structure has severely degraded, and cannot be restored without reconstruction. The landmarks designation only encompasses the structure and the land it stands on, and none of the surrounding parkland.

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    Tags : Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Marcus Garvey Park, Parks Department
    Date:07/23/2015
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    More controversy over Washington Sq.Park

    Binding Report  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Parks Department proposes performance stage and seating areas in Washington Square Park. On March 17, 2009, Landmarks heard testimony on the Parks Department’s proposed modifications to the master plan governing the renovation of Washington Square Park.

    The modifications, both on the eastern side of the park, allow for the construction of a permanent performance stage and the retention and alteration of two seating alcoves. The performance stage would be built next to the park’s Garibaldi Plaza, and would have a 20-ft. radius and a 700-sq.ft. performance area. The park currently has seven alcoves, which were built as part of the park’s last renovation in 1970, but all were slated for elimination in the 2005 master plan. One of the alcoves, near the park’s playground, would be essentially retained, and the other would be modified and reduced in size. (read more…)

    Tags : Parks Department, Washington Square Park master plan
    Date:04/15/2009
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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