Downtown Brooklyn’s Edison Building to Be Considered as an Individual Landmark
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to add the Brooklyn Edison Building on Adams Street to its calendar for possible designation as an individual landmark.
Did Gowanus’ Coignet Building Get a New Paint Job in Violation of Landmarks?
A thick new coat of what appears to be white paint now covers the landmarked Coignet Building, whose naked and historically significant cast stone was painstakingly restored after years of neglect.
A Pair of Greek Revivals, Clinton Hill’s Oldest Landmarked Houses Emerge From Scaffolding
The scaffolding has come down and work on the two oldest houses in the Clinton Hill Historic District was wrapping up when we stopped by last week.
Locals Talk Next Steps for Landmarking Willoughby Hart Historic District
Around 50 Bed Stuy residents came together at the Magnolia Earth Center earlier this month for a panel discussion on landmarking historic buildings on Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street in Bed Stuy as a new historic district.
Linden Street Block Becomes Bushwick’s First Landmarked Historic District
A remarkable section of Linden Street has been designated Bushwick’s first historic district by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission following a unanimous vote.
Preservationists Hope New Landmarks Rules Will Better Protect Historic Buildings, Prevent Demos
A new plan announced by the Mayor’s Office to fortify protections for vulnerable historic buildings has been met with tentative optimism by preservation and community activists.
Preservationists Charge Landmarks Commission Does Real Estate Lobby’s Bidding, Violating Law
Around 100 people gathered on a sidewalk near City Hall in Manhattan Tuesday morning to demand changes to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, an agency they said has been "captured" by the real estate industry and is in need of deep reform.
Bed Stuy Residents Want Brownstone Blocks Landmarked in Aftermath of Dangler Demo
In an effort to stop any further demolition on their historic Bed Stuy blocks, Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street residents have come together to call on the Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate a historic district in their neighborhood.
With a Revamp, Brownsville Heritage House Aims to Be ‘Neighborhood’s Public Living Room’
Brooklyn nonprofit and cultural center Brownsville Heritage House is undertaking a redesign aimed at opening its resources to more people in the community and increasing its reputation as a star attraction in Brooklyn.
Bed Stuy’s Secret Tents Society Launches Fundraiser to Restore Its Grand But Crumbling HQ
The Bed Stuy chapter of the historic secret aid society run by Black women, United Order of Tents, has momentarily pulled back the curtain to ask the community for help restoring its magnificent but dilapidated headquarters on MacDonough Street.