The construction workers who had been pounding away inside had left for the day, taking with them their gruff chatter and their clanging and banging. What remained for Ms. Henriquez, 54, were grainy memories of times past, when local folks toiled there for the Madame Alexander doll company before it transferred most of its work overseas.

 

Ms. Henriquez’s mother, who moved her family from the Dominican Republic to New York in 1966, was one of those workers. Back
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Request for Nominations to WHLDC Board of Directors
The LDC requests nominations for the following vacant seats: community-based organizations,  youth-based organizations, commercial renters in the proposed rezoning area, historic preservation.  All nominees must maintain a leadership position in good standing in the organization which they represent, must reside or operate in the boundaries of Manhattan Community Distr
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Public Meeting Nov 28 - State Historic Preservation Plan
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is currently developing New York’s five-year statewide historic preservation plan and is seeking input regarding issues, opportunities, and needs associated with historic preservation activities across the state from organizations, private enterprises, governments and interested individuals. The five-year plan is a requirement for federal funding and must be approved by the National Park Service.
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Open House, Technical Issues / Risks for the Manhattanville Site
I congratulate you for your concerted efforts with the Open House
yesterday (Wed 5/4/04) displaying the current state of CU thinking and planning for the Manhattanville (MHV) CU expansion project.

For those that have both an interest and some technical knowledge with potential bearing on this important endeavor, this 2nd Open House provided an excellent 1-on-1 opportunity to exchange ideas and factual input that hopefully will make this a better and more cost-effective project than it
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Spitzer announces foreclosure grant program
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Thursday proposed a series of initiatives, including a $2 million matching grant program, in an effort to stem the rising rate of foreclosures across the state.
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BOROUGH PRESIDENT STRINGER:
January 9, 2008 (New York, NY) - Borough President Scott M. Stringer recommended today the conditional disapproval of the proposed 125^th Street rezoning until it is mo
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Contextual Planning Zones To Be Amended - Informational Meeting on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm
Contextual zones have been embraced across New York City as means for communities to protect the scale and character of their neighborhoods by guiding development to be in context with existing buildings.  Contextual zones have been instituted in hundreds of blocks across the city, often after long, community-based struggles against inappropriate development
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Hamilton Grange Relocation Scheduled for Spring 2008
The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce that we are proceeding with the relocation of Hamilton Grange National Memorial to its new site in St. Nicholas Park.

We have selected a final move route for the relocation of the Grange via Convent Avenue and 141st Street. The Grange will be moved in one piece by lifting the building from its current location and moving the structure onto Convent Avenue to begin its short but historic journey to its new St. Nicholas Park location. Ve
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Grants for Neighborhood Parks Groups: Upcoming Capacity Fund Deadline
Partnerships for Parks' Capacity Fund provides grants to groups working in parks across the five boroughs of New York City. The Capacity Fund supports projects that help build a community group's capacity to care for their local park. Grants range from $250 to $5,000.
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