Join FRIENDS for ‘Un-Happy’ Hour at Soon-to-Close Subway Inn
As you may now know, the Subway Inn will officially close its doors this month after nearly 80 years on East 60th street. Join FRIENDS for an ‘Un-Happy Hour’ as we say goodbye to an Upper East Side institution.
Summer 2014 Newsletter Available for Download
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700 Park Avenue
An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace doors and alter planters.
48 East 73rd Street
A rowhouse built in 1885-86, altered in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage in 1916, and again in 1979. Application is to modify the dormer, reconstruct the rooftop addition, demolish rear facade and extension, construct new rear facade, create a lightwell, and excavate the cellar and rear yard.e
VIDEO: Hardship DENIED at LPC!!
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts (FRIENDS) joined community members and elected officials today to praise the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) for voting unanimously to deny an owner’s request to demolish landmarked low-income housing on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
14 East 75th Street
A neo-Medieval style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29. Application is to modify window openings and enlarge a rooftop addition.
138 East 94th Street
A neo-Renaissance style flats building with stores designed by Neville & Bagge and built in 1901-02. Application is to install a barrier-free access ramp.
980 Madison Avenue
A modern style gallery building designed by Walker & Poor and built in 1948-50. Application is to alter a bank depository and install signage.
Guastavino at the Museum of the City of New York: Museum Visit
Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile is a major exhibition exploring the innovations the Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company (1889-1962) brought to the science and art of building.
15 East 90th Street
A neo-Federal style house designed by Mott B. Schmidt and built in 1927-28. Application is to legalize facade work performed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits.