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Feb
17
Coney Island’s Long-Awaited Amphitheater To Open In July

Coney Island’s Long-Awaited Amphitheater To Open In July

Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)The long-awaited Coney Island Amphitheater [/seaside-park-community-arts-center-coney-island/#.VsSUNnQrI4Y]
2 min read
Feb
05
Pols Rally Around Effort To Landmark Riegelmann Boardwalk

Pols Rally Around Effort To Landmark Riegelmann Boardwalk

Source: blhphotography via FlickrCity council members are pushing back against the effort to rip up parts of Coney Island’s
2 min read
Feb
03
Fire At New Utrecht Reformed Church Sets Back Restoration Project

Fire At New Utrecht Reformed Church Sets Back Restoration Project

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA fire that broke out behind New Utrecht Reformed Church [http://www.newutrechtchurch.org/] (1827 84th Street)
3 min read
Dec
15

Once Upon A Time, Brooklyn College Almost Ended Up In Bensonhurst

Courtesy of Brooklyn College/FacebookWith its sprawling ocean views, the green hills of Staten Island in the distance — the Verrazano
3 min read
Oct
01
Last Chance To Tell The LPC To Landmark Lady Moody’s House & The Coney Island Pumping Station

Last Chance To Tell The LPC To Landmark Lady Moody’s House & The Coney Island Pumping Station

The Coney Island Pumping Station. (Photo: Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/Backlog_95/Backlog_
3 min read
Jul
10
After City Withdraws Proposal To Remove Green-Wood Cemetery From Landmarks List, Plan Released For Reviewing Backlog

After City Withdraws Proposal To Remove Green-Wood Cemetery From Landmarks List, Plan Released For Reviewing Backlog

Photo via Green-Wood Cemetery [https://www.facebook.com/historicgreenwood/photos/pb.168452476528119.-2207520000.1436552017./455914641115233/?type=3&theater] The
1 min read
Jan
16
Protesters And City Officials Hold Press Conference This Sunday Demanding Iconic Boardwalk Remain Wood

Protesters And City Officials Hold Press Conference This Sunday Demanding Iconic Boardwalk Remain Wood

Photo by Karen HillCommunity activists, residents, and public officials are coming together to decry the city’s plans to replace
1 min read
Oct
09

Midwood’s Vitagraph Smokestack, Part Of Historic Movie Studio Complex, Could Be Torn Down After $20 Million Sale

Scaffolding went up last week. (Source: Lisanne Anderson)Neighbors are raising the alarm over potential plans to tear down a
2 min read
Aug
26

Community Board 2 Approves Ramp For Landmarked Emmanuel Baptist Church

Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml] voted at their Executive Committee meeting last
1 min read
Nov
20

Hear Plans For McGovern-Weir At The Next CB7 Landmarks Meeting

Curious to see what Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] has in store for the McGovern-Weir Greenhouse [/blog/history/green-wood-receives-funding-to-restore-mcgovern-weir]
1 min read