Sat 7 Aug 2010
Jersey Shore Journal: Memories of South Cape May, Swallowed by the Sea
Filed under: Great Atlantic Hurricane, Cape May (NJ), Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 5:50 am

South Cape May was swept away in the mid-20th century, but for former residents like Joseph G. Burcher, memories remain.


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Tue 3 Aug 2010
Unused for Years, P.S. 186 Stirs Debate in Harlem
Filed under: Harlem (NYC), Buildings (Structures), Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 4:20 am

A community is split over whether to preserve or demolish Public School 186, which closed in 1975.


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Mon 19 Jul 2010
Restoring New York Streets to Their Cobblestone Pasts
Filed under: Restoration and Renovation, Rock and Stone, TriBeCa (NYC), Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 4:57 am

Roads altered in landmark areas must be returned to their original states, so several streets are being torn up and covered with cobblestones in a major reconstruction.


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Wed 14 Jul 2010
Planned Sign of Tolerance Bringing Division Instead
Filed under: Mosques, Freedom of Religion, Rauf, Feisal Abdul, September 11 (2001), Muslim-Americans, Historic Buildings and Sites, World Trade Center (NYC), Islam, New York City — @ 3:56 am

A plan to build a mosque near ground zero has opponents who say the area is sacred ground.


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Wed 7 Jul 2010
Another Round for Tavern on the Green
Filed under: Tavern on the Green, Restoration and Renovation, Central Park (NYC), Historic Buildings and Sites, New York City, Restaurants — @ 2:52 am

After negotiations to reopen the restaurant under new management collapsed, the city will ask for a new round of proposals.


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Mon 5 Jul 2010
Our Towns: With a Veto, the Miller House Is Left Unprotected
Filed under: Washington, George, Revolutionary War, American (1775-83), Restoration and Renovation, Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 2:10 am

A New York county official kicked off the Fourth of July weekend by vetoing a measure to save a house where George Washington plotted strategy in 1776.


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Sun 4 Jul 2010
Arts | Long Island: At Arboretum, a Flowery Legacy of a Gilded Age
Filed under: Gardens and Gardening, Long Island (NY), Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 5:35 am

The Italian Garden was built for a Standard Oil heiress. After being fenced off from the public for 10 years, the Italian Garden at the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park are open and in full bloom.


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Wed 23 Jun 2010
Grand Concourse Moves Toward Landmark Status
Filed under: Grand Concourse (NYC), Art Deco, Bronx (NYC), Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 3:43 am

At a Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing, Bronx residents supported giving the Grand Concourse a landmark designation for its signature Art Deco architecture.


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Wed 23 Jun 2010
Domino Housing Project Subject to Brooklyn Politics
Filed under: Domino Sugar, Community Preservation Corp, Housing and Real Estate, Affordable Housing, Williamsburg (NYC), Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 3:34 am

The plan now before the City Council has strong support for its low-cost housing feature, but critics say it is too big and too dense.


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Wed 26 May 2010
Square Feet: Like an Eccentric Dowager, the Flatiron Gets By on Charm
Filed under: Macmillan Publishers, Flatiron Building (NYC), Flatiron District (NYC), Office Buildings and Commercial Properties, Historic Buildings and Sites — @ 5:58 pm

The Flatiron is an odd duck of a building that its publishing tenants cherish.


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