Coney Island
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
Business
Sometimes, out with old and in with the new isn’t the best advice. Century-old windows are still around because they were constructed with serviceability in mind. Using high-quality, old-growth lumber, which is no longer available today, they were made with true craftsmanship. Many of these windows were made by
Meenakshi Srinivasan
Almost 100 sites across the city — including our own Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] — could lose the chance of achieving landmark status in an effort by the Landmarks Preservation Commission to clear up a decades-old backlog of items, reports DNAinfo [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141201/civic-center/nearly-100-sites-being-removed-from-landmarks-consideration-officials-say] . There
80 Rugby Road
After a fire tore through a landmarked Victorian home at 80 Rugby Road [/blog/crime/fire-on-rugby-road-near-church-ave-this-morning] in November 2012, its owners, Bishop Wharton Nicholson and Grace Nicholson, have been working what seems like another job to get the city Landmarks Preservation Commission to give its stamp of approval on renovation
Brad Lander
About a week after scaffolding began going up [http://gothamist.com/2014/06/04/kentile_floors_why_god.php] around the iconic Kentile Floors sign, the owner of the building that it sits on has confirmed it is indeed coming down. However, the letters will live on at another location
elizabeth finkelstein
When historic Brooklyn homes come to mind, it’s not uncommon for brownstones to receive the lion’s share of the glory. South Slope resident Elizabeth Finkelstein is looking to change that with her blog, The Wooden House Project [http://woodenhouseproject.com], which provides some much-deserved attention for the neighborhood’
Neighbors
Whether it’s a bar, restaurant, coffee house, or hill at the park, we all have somewhere that holds a special place in our hearts. For chef and owner of Cafe Steinhof [http://cafesteinhof.com/], Paul Goebert, that place is a 157-year-old restaurant in New Orleans called Tujague’s [http:
developer
Source: w00kie via FlickrWhile we didn’t plan on doing another Coney Island story today, with summer on its way and Coney Island still in a transitional period, there’s simply an above average amount of chatter out there. With so many changes on the horizon, we want to give
preservation
The Bloomberg administration is pushing a plan to help restore the existing wetlands throughout the city, and the city has released a draft of its strategy to restore the natural environments along New York City’s waterfront. The initiative originates from a directive signed by Bloomberg in 2009, ordering relevant
korean united methodist church
Cool picture, right? I thought so, too. The United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay (3087 Ocean Avenue), as previously reported [/methodist-church-steeples-saved-for-now/], has swapped contractors and gone forward with a temporarily plan to stabilize the steeples. They began putting in the supports on April 29, and now a series of steel