Aug 12, 2016 | Daytonian in Manhattan, Landmarks, Tom Miller, Tours and Events
Summer Family Tour Opportunity! Follow TWO leaders to history and Pokemon _________________________________________________________________________________ Architectural historian Tom Miller (The Daytonian in Manhattan)* Game designer Amy Kraft (Monkey Spot Scavenger...
Jul 27, 2016 | Daytonian in Manhattan, Landmarks, Tom Miller
Daytonian in Manhattan, is a blog dedicated to telling “the stories behind the buildings, monuments and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.” From 45-47 Madison Street, the sole survivor of a row of Federal-style row houses in the...
Jun 3, 2016 | Advocacy, City Council, City Hall, Intro. 775, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission
Please join us for a Rally to Defend the NYC Landmarks Law Monday, June 6, 11:00 am City Hall Steps Opposing Intro. 775-A, the Developer-Driven City Council Bill that Threatens Landmarks-in-Waiting, Makes Existing Problems with the Designation Process Worse ...
Feb 24, 2016 | Backlog 95, Individual Landmark, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, McKim Mead and White, Robert W. Gibson, Save the Powerhouse, St. Michael's Episcopal Church
Toto, I don’t think we’re DE-CALENDARED anymore… The best news first… After an unprecedented day-long series of votes, during which the public could only sit in silent witness, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission announced that 30...
Feb 9, 2016 | Carriage Horses, Central Park, Intro 573-a, Landmarks, Landmarks at Risk
A former President of the United States of America once proclaimed ‘There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t...
Feb 8, 2016 | Backlog 95, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, McKim Mead and White, Robert W. Gibson, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Wish List
After years of being deferred, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has been in the process of reviewing 95 of its “Backlog” items that have languished on the LPC calendar for more than five years. Although they initially wanted to just...
