Landmarks Commission To Vote On St. John The Divine, Historic District
The moment many Morningside Heights preservationists have been fighting for has finally arrived. Continue reading
Alexander Wang Comes To Harlem For NYC Fashion Week 2017
Famed designer Alexander Wang is taking his NYC Fashion Week showcase uptown. An invitation to the event, snagged by fashion magazine Vogue, was short on details but did list an address: 146th Street and Broadway in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
Harlem YMCA Gains Landmarks Designation
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) granted landmarks designation Tuesday to the Harlem YMCA. Continue reading
Washington Heights Community Projects Receive Six Major Design Awards in Past Year
Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora of the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced today that three major projects recently completed by DDC in Washington Heights have received a total of six prestigious architecture and engineering awards in the last 12 months.Continue reading
Landmarks Preservation Commission Launches NYC Archaeological Repository
New York Yimby posted an interesting article about what happening on Wednesday, October 6th, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission consolidated its collection of historic artifacts from Harlem to Hollis and launched the NYC Archaeological Repository at the Nan A. Rothschild Research Center in Midtown.Continue reading
Riverside Drive Gets More Accessible Bus Stops In Harlem
New York Yimby reports that there is some good news for bus riders on the Upper West Side and in Morningside Heights. More accessible bus stops are in the works for Riverside Drive.Continue reading
Community Board 7 Announces The Proposed Penthouse In Harlem
Our friends at Community Board 7 has announced a hearing regarding the proposed penthouse addition to a building at West End Avenue and West 101st Street. Here are the details below:Continue reading
Cathedral Of St. John The Divine To Become A Landmark
Despite the fact that it’s one of Manattan’s best-known buildings, and lays claim to the title of "the largest cathedral in the world," the Cathedral of St. John the Divine is not a New York City landmark.Continue reading
Landmarks Designates Two More Backlog Sites In Harlem
On Tuesday, June 28th, 2016, the Landmarks Preservation Commission took another step towards clearing its formerly 95-item backlog of sites calendared pre-2010.Continue reading
Diddy’s Upper East Side Mansion Hits Market At $30M
The building at 807 Park Avenue will hit the market again after owner Aion Partners decided to, once and for all, give up on the beleaguered site, reports TRD by way of the Post. Continue reading
Upper West Side Landmarked Theater Retail Conversion Moves Forward
Last fall, the New York Times broke the news that the landmarked Metro Theater on the Upper West Side would become a Planet Fitness. Now applications have officially been filed to convert the 1930s Art Deco theater at 2626 Broadway into retail.Continue reading
No End Yet To Battle Over Upper West Side Church Conversion
Will the former First Church of Christ Scientist in New York City at 361 Central Park West become condominiums? We still don’t know. But we do know many in the community don’t want the conversion and at least one pastor wants to preach there.Continue reading
Owner Of Landmarked Astor Harlem Home Sued
In a rare move the Landmarks Preservation Commission has filed a lawsuit against the owner of a three-story, red-brick Victorian-style front wooden porches house in Central Harlem’s Astor Row, asking a judge to fine her $5,000 a day until she makes repairs to the dilapidated 133-year-old house.Continue reading