The EVCC has advocated for years for landmarks protection of the LES/East Village. In July, Community Board 3 voted to support the two proposed historic districts in our neighborhood. Historic Districts preserve architectural character and protect neighborhoods from inappropriate alteration, demolition, and out-of-scale development. The next step is a hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission […]
Category: Initiatives
City To Consider Historic Districts
The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) released plans for two historic districts in our neighborhood. The districts being considered are Tompkins Square North (E 10th Street between Avenue A & Avenue B) and E 2nd Street to E 7th Street between Bowery and Avenue A. […]
Historic East Village Structure Needs Your Support!
We need your support in asking the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to designate the Russian Orthodox Cathedral, at 59-63 East 2nd Street, as a Landmark. The LPC held a hearing in March for landmark designation but did not take a vote at the hearing. The Cathedral was constructed in 1891, designed by the reknowned architect […]
East Village Landmarks Hearing!
Russian Orthodox Cathedral – 59 E 2nd Street PLEASE ATTEND AND TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR THIS HISTORIC STRUCTURE! In 2008 EVCC became aware of plans to erect an eight-story condo tower atop the Russian Orthodox Cathedral at 59 E 2nd Street in our neighborhood. Thankfully that threat is gone, due in large part to […]
Save This Synagogue
The EVCC joins a coalition of groups that want to preserve the 98-year-old Mezeritz Synagogue On August 14, the East Village Community Coalition was the lead organizer of a press conference about the future of a historic synagogue at 415 East 6 Street: The Adas Yisroel Anshe Mezeritz Synagogue. For a variety of reasons, it […]
Zoning for Local Businesses
By supporting Formula Retail Zoning, the EVCC tries to keep our neighborhood free from chains Earlier this summer, on June 12, the Graduate Cener for Planning and the Environment at Pratt Institute had some good news for the Lower East Side. In a presentation at St. Mark’s Church for the Neighborhood Presentation Center, the Pratt […]
This Landmark Needs Your Help
In case there was any doubt about the deterioration of old P.S. 64 (fomerly CHARAS/El Bohio), this backside view shows just how bad things have gotten. Pigeons fly in and out of every floor of the building all day long. Windows are cracked and half-boarded up; rainstorms soak the interior. Every day, the deterioriation increases. […]
Old P.S. 64 Landmark Status Confirmed
At a Sept. 15 2006 hearing, the City Council gave a final unanimous vote to landmark this culturally, historically and architecturally significant building. Many, many thanks to all of you who worked toward this victory for our community. Previously, on Tuesday, June 20, the Landmarks Commission unanimously declared old P.S. 64 a landmark, which means […]
