Landmark Preservation Commission

‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’ Fights for Landmark Status

300 East 25th Street Block. Courtesy of the Historic Districts Council.EAST FLATBUSH — On the 300 East 25th Street Block, which sits between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in East Flatbush, neighbors work tirelessly to preserve the lush diversity of plants that has made them the four-time winner of the

Arts & Culture

Historic Jazz-Age Hotel’s Facade Restored

Photo of St. George Tower. Photo by Pericle Gheorghias/CTA Architects. Courtesy of Wilk Marketing Communications.The St. George Tower in Brooklyn Heights, once a prime specimen of Jazz-Age opulence and Art Deco artisanship, was recently restored to its former grandeur. The 315-foot tower was designed by famous Hungarian architect,

Coney Island

Landmarks Commission Votes To Approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk As Scenic Landmark

Now that the LPC has approved “scenic landmark” status, the Reigelmann Boardwalk’s look will be preserved (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee voted unanimously to approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk as a scenic landmark [/boardwalk-lpc/], furthering the cause of preservation of

Bensonhurst

Sketches Show Developer Plans To Convert Landmarked Shore Theater Into Hotel

The Shore Theater at the corner of Stillwell and Surf avenues in Coney Island. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The developer who purchased the landmarked Shore Theater in Coney Island earlier this year is considering converting the building into a hotel with a rooftop pool, according to sketches sent to

Education

Poll: Should This Sunset Park Landmark Be Torn Down To Make A School?

The old 68th precinct. (Source: wikimedia commons)Sunset Park might lose a piece of its history to make room for school children. As we reported [/education/historic-sunset-park-castle-eyed-department-education/] last week, the castle built in 1886 that once housed NYPD precincts, is being considered by the Department of Education [DOE] as a

Bensonhurst

Lady Moody House Is Safe & Other LPC Vote Results

Source: Flickr/lisanne001The Lady Moody-Van Sicklen House is one step closer to landmark status! At an all-day public meeting Tuesday to address its backlog of 95 properties, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] (LPC) decided to keep the Moody House

greenwood cemetery

Supporters Turn Out For Lady Moody’s And Coney Island Pumping Station At LPC Hearing

The Lady Moody House. (Photo: Brooklyn Historical Society)Two local historical buildings — the Coney Island Pumping Station [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/?s=coney+island+pumping+station] and the Lady Moody House [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/?s=lady+moody] — received the greatest support at last week’s Landmark Preservation Committee hearing,

Blink Fitness

Landmark Preservation Commission Approves Plan To Turn Brooklyn Lyceum Into Gym

Brooklyn Lyceum will officially become a gym, thanks to approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] on Tuesday, according to YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/07/landmarks-clears-way-for-brooklyn-lyceums-conversion-to-gym.html?utm_source=YIMBY%20News&utm_campaign=2846a00a91-YIMBY_News_7_22_2015&utm_

Landmark Preservation Commission

Landmarks Preservation Commission May Reconsider Bid To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is open to revisiting the idea of making the Riegelmann Boardwalk a scenic landmark, reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/news/politics/panel-review-bid-coney-island-boardwalk-wood-article-1.2163992] the New York Daily News. Last year, the LPC rejected Councilman Mark Treyger’s bid to grant [/councilman-treyger-moves-make-coney-island-boardwalk-city-landmark/]the Coney Island boardwalk

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Sign The Petition To Make Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

By Lon LuchnickEarlier this month, we reported that Council members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch moved to make the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk a scenic landmark [/councilman-treyger-moves-make-coney-island-boardwalk-city-landmark/] – a last ditch effort to save it from a city project to replace the boardwalk’s wooden planks with cement, that began in November

Landmark Preservation Commission

Larry King’s Bensonhurst Home A Landmark?

Source: Dybdal via Wikimedia CommonsThe New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission releases lists of places around the city that will remain protected under a landmark status stamp. From the recognizable Empire State Building to the smaller, lesser known establishments, the selected buildings can vary. The commission receives hundreds of requests