Media, NY Times, preservation, Save St. Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent de Paul
Sanctuary of St. Vincent de Paul”A French Church Nears Its End, but Not Without a Contretemps” By David W. Dunlap, April 5, 2012, 6:16 pm Tossing a gauntlet as he delivered an Easter sermon in 1841 to the people of New York, Charles...
Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NY Times, R.O. Blechman, twitter
Last week, the Historic Districts Council hosted its Annual Conference. This year’s theme was “The Great Outside”, asking preservationists and architectural enthusiasts to consider the open space around our much-loved brick-and-mortar...
Columbus Avenue, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leslie Albrecht, Media, NY Times, Robert Tierney, Victor's Cafe
Your neighborhood needs you!As reported in our recent blog post, a new restaurant operator has applied to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to demolish the sculpted mural at 240 Columbus Avenue (formerly home to Victor’s Cafe). This cultural artifact...
Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Media, NY Eater, NY Times, Wall Street Journal
Tavern on the Green, Central Park*Tavern on the Green, the legendary dining destination inside Central Park at West 67th Street, will soon rise again. But unlike the famously glitzy, high-priced restaurant of days gone by, the new Tavern on the Green (the name...