Say It Loud: “People Want Preservation”!

City Council, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation

Our landmarks — and our Landmarks Law — need us!City Council announces public hearing for bills proposing RADICAL CHANGES to the Landmarks Law! Preservation advocates received the following hearing notification late last week: *** I am writing to...

UPDATE: As historic Tavern on the Green re-emerges, new addition threatens to obscure once more

Advocacy, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Scenic Landmark

Earlier this month, we reported on plans moving forward for the iconic Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park.  Since then, the action has moved from the field to the hearing room.The City’s multi-agency team and contracted architects have shopped...

UPDATE from the FIELD :: Elegant 1980s at Cherry Hill, Central Park

C of A, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Scenic Landmark

UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.In 1980, with the founding of the Central Park Conservancy, our City’s first Scenic Landmark–Central Park, designated in 1974–began a miraculous transformation.  Decades of neglect were slowly and...