Archive for June, 2007
New Manhattan Avenue Historic District
The Landmarks Preservation Commission recently created a new historic district in Morningside Heights on the Upper West Side. The newly created historic district is comprised of 40 buildings on Manhattan Avenue within 104th and 106th Streets. Unlike many of Manhattan’s earlier row houses, which were…
NYC Property Tax rate Reduced for 2008
City to Reduce Property Tax Rate and Continue Property Tax Rebate Program for Homeowners Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 New York City Budget. The $59 billion budget includes $1.3 billion in property, sales, and small-business tax cuts, includ…
Freedom’s Treasures Exhibit (July 4-6) Features Washington’s Farewell Address and Other Revolutionary War Historical Artifacts
Governor Elliot Spitzer has invited the public to a free exhibit of Revolutionary War era documents and artifacts at the State Capitol, in Albany, July 4th-6th. The exhibition, entitled “Freedom’s Treasures,” features a collection from the New York State Library, Archives and Museum of some of New Y…
Quiet before the Storm
Yet another development site is being proposed in Hudson Square. The King Street parcel at 179 Varick Street is the next known site for a 16 story hotel proposed for Hudson Square. While activists and community organizations have been pounding the tables at the offices of elected officials, City Pla…
NYS Summer Reading Program
The State Board of Regents is encouraging all children and teens to participate in the free New York State Summer Reading Program, Get a Clue @Your Library. Kids who join the summer reading program at their local public library have the opportunity to read and share books with others and to join in …
In the ZONE: “congestion pricing”
I just saw a piece on Fox 5 with Arnold Diaz uncovering a parking scam on the Upper West Side at The Landmark Beacon Theatre on Broadway. My office is on Columbus Avenue within 75th and 76th Street two blocks absent.There was a Stealy Dan concert a couple of weeks ago. Parking is tight so employees …
Coop Rights Bill: Update
The NY Sun reported approximately the bill that would affect coop boards that has enlarged been stalled is now getting support from law professors.The proposed law would require coops boards to put in writing their reason for rejecting a purchaser applicant from their coop. There is still opposition…
High Line Update
Fujifilm joins Friends of the High Line with Portrait projectHundreds of photographs will be displayed in rare outdoor galleries to raise awareness of High Line park, projected to open in 2008.As the High Line park takes shape above the streets of New York City, interpretation fencing in the neighbo…
Google Goes Ga Ga for Mayor Mike
First Yahoo donates 12 Hybrid taxis to NYC and the next thing you know Mayor Bloomberg is being interviewed at the Googleplex. You think he’s running for President? Hillary, Rudy and Mike that would be some subway series.The googlers appreciate that the Mayor is a “geek” with an engineering degree f…
Hot Town, Summer in the City: Residential Market Report
Summer is here and the Manhattan Residential market has not cooled down. Sales activity remains strong, particularly among the priciest properties reports The Real Deal.While new condos hit the market, co-ops are in short supply. Listing stock is up, but less than final year and the upper end of the…
New Collection: The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War: Unit Histories and Personal Narratives is a collection of 460 microfiche. It includes general reference works, state and federal adjutant general’s office reports, state histories of the war, compilations of unit histories and unit histories representing the contributions …
New Collection: General Douglas MacArthur Memorial Collection
The General Douglas MacArthur Memorial Archives and Library Collection consists of 1,034 rolls of microfilm with info on the War with Japan, World War II, the Korean War and the allied occupation of Japan. It includes correspondence, official files, news clippings, speeches, memorabilia, reports, e…
Manhattan Landmark: Grand Central Terminal
Originally “Grand Central Depot” Reborn “Grand Central Station” Re built “Grand Central Terminal”In 1913 Grand Central Terminal opened and became an anchor for the real estate development in the midtown Manhattan neighborhood.Today Grand Central is completely restored back to it’s 1913 splendor, Gra…
