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Final MTA Mulry Square Designs Unveiled
Last night the MTA presented their final designs for an emergency ventilation plant on Mulry Square, the triangular parking lot at the southwest corner of 7th Avenue South and Greenwich Avenue. Get more info and photos from Off The Grid…
Help Save The Chelsea Market Tonight At 6:30pm
The Community Board 4 Meeting on Chelsea Market is tonight at 6:30pm at 119 9th Avenue at 17th Street. At issue is a plan to build two large towers at either end of the market. Go to NearSay to read more…
“The current zoning does not allow any additional construction on the site, but a new owner, Jamestown Properties, has expressed a desire to rezone the site to allow a commercial tower to be erected over the 10th Avenue end of the complex and a hotel at the 9th Avenue end.”
via Save Chelsea Market June 1 – West Village & Greenwich Village Local News – gvshp.
80′s Music Videos Shot In The Village
Off The Grid has a great post featuring music videos shot in various parts of the Village in the 1980s. See the High Line when it was still abandoned, The Rolling Stones hanging out on St. Mark’s, and more…
“A less dusty (and frankly more fun) tool for peeking into our neighborhoods’ past — at least its recent past — is the golden age of music videos, rife with scenes of the Village and East Village in the 1980′s, providing some very real visual insights into what has changed — and what’s stayed the same — over the last 30 years.”
Garibaldi Statue Restored At Washington Square Park
My grandfather used to tell me about meeting his friends at the Garibalidi statue in Washington Square Park in the 1930s. Though this is the second time the statue has been moved (it was moved about 15 feet in 1970), I’m glad to see that it will remain a prominent fixture in the park. Read more at Washington Square Park Blog…
“There was something nice about the previous location, coming from the fountain and encountering Garibaldi regally standing there,welcoming you into the eastern end of the park (admittedly, while also ready to draw his sword!). I imagine the designer wanted to open up the vista (as was done – and works – on the western side).”
Whitney Museum Gets Video Rendering Treatment
Here’s a cool video rendering of what the new Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District will look like once completed. Visit Curbed to see the video and to read more…
“Situated at the southern end of the High Line, the new museum will replace the museum’s current Marcel Breuer building on Madison Avenue by 2015. That is, if city philanthropists find it in their hearts to pony up the remaining $212M required to complete construction.”
via Renzo Piano’s Whitney Museum Gets Video Rendering Treatment – Video Interlude – Curbed National.
Revised Plan Broadens East Village Historic District
Due to resident’s protests the city has agreed to expand the proposed East Village Historic District. If approved, landmark designations could come as soon as July. Here’s more from The Local East Village…
“The buildings were almost crying out to be included in the district,” said Richard Moses, a member of the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative. “It makes sense to include them, they’re very strong architecturally, and there is a lot of cohesion in the streetscape.”
via Revised Plan Broadens Historic District – The Local East Village Blog – NYTimes.com.
Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate Now Open For Tours
Now through Sunday, November 6 you can tour Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate in Sleepy Hollow. Tours are daily except Tuesdays…
“This hilltop paradise was home to four generations of the Rockefeller family, beginning with the philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. His business acumen made him, in his day, the richest man in America. Now a historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this extraordinary landmark has been continuously and meticulously maintained for almost 100 years.”
via Historic Hudson Valley – Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate.
MTA To Reveal Latest Designs For Mulry Square
On Tuesday, May 31 the MTA will present their final proposed designs for an emergency ventilation plant on Mulry Square, the triangular parking lot at the southwest corner of 7th Avenue South and Greenwich Avenue. All are welcome to attend the hearings and have their voices heard. Here are the details from Off The Grid…
“Mulry Square is no ordinary vacant lot. Not only has it been for years falsely speculated that Edward Hopper based Nighthawks at the Diner on a restaurant at this location, but post-9/11 it also became the unlikely site of the impromptu Tiles For America exhibit, one of our city’s most poignant and recognized memorials of the tragic World Trade Center terrorist attacks.”
Today Is The Rally To Save The Bowery
The rally to save 35 Cooper Square, and the rest of the Bowery, is today at 6:30pm. The goal is to help preserve the history of the Bowery and preserve its character by avoiding over-development. Here’s more from EV Grieve…
“We come together as a community to mourn the loss of 35 Cooper Square and to call upon the City to take specific steps to insure that no more historic buildings are lost on the Bowery. The wanton demolition of this historic 1825 Federal-style house is a blatant reminder of how vulnerable the Bowery is to rampant out-of-scale development.”
via EV Grieve: More about the rally to mourn the loss of 35 Cooper Square and save the Bowery.
NYU’s Controversial Mega Expansion Begins Public Review Process
Greenwich Village residents and elected officials are calling for NYU to scale back their huge expansion plans. The university is being urged to consider other alternatives to avoid overwhelming the neighborhood. Here’s the story from DNA info…
“If that expansion is undertaken without proper community consultation or appreciation for shared physical space, there could be a negative impact to the delicate balance that underlies the continued success of the Greenwich Village neighborhood,” he said.”
via NYU’s Controversial Mega Expansion Begins Public Review Process – DNAinfo.com.
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