Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationEMERGENCY hearing is tomorrow!! Thursday, Sept 7th

Come testify in support of assigning landmark status to Frank Stella’s old studio/Turn-of-the-century Carriage & Horse Mart please show up at the location below with 12 copies of your testimony (sample letter).

HEARING LOCATION:
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September 7th at 1:30pm
One Centre Street (at Chambers Street)
9th floor
BRING PHOTO ID TO ENTER BUILDING.

What can you do if you can’t get outta work? You can ALSO fax or email your letter directly to the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and have them present your letter at the hearing. (fax) 212/475-9582 e-mail: gvshp@gvshp.org
http://www.gvshp.org/stable.htm

ALSO** GVSHP urges anyone seeing any work going on to alter, remove pieces of, or demolish the façade of the building to immediately report it to 311 and to call us at 212/475-9585 x38.
BUILDING IN DANGER
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Turn of the Century Stable in East Village (Google Maps Link)
128 East 13th Street.
between 4th and 3rd ave.

NYTIMES ARTICLE
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A Rush to Preserve the Stable Where Stella Found His Muse
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/nyregion/thecity/03hors.html

[...]The building, constructed in 1903, has had several lives. After the horse era, auto auctions were held there. And during World War II, women were trained in the building for work in the defense industry. From 1978 until last year, the space served as the studio for the painter and sculptor Frank Stella. Since then, a developer has announced plans for a seven-story residential building on the site.[...]

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
http://www.gvshp.org/

Original email from Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation..

—— Forwarded Message
From: “Andrew Berman”
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:51:56 -0400
Subject: [Gvshp] Important Meetings this Thursday re: Post Office Air Rights
and Saving 128 East 13th Street

Dear Friend,

I wanted to be sure that you knew about two important public meetings this
Thursday on issues GVSHP has been working on.

1) Thursday, September 7th at 1:30: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Emergency Hearing re: 128 East 13th Street. The LPC will hold a public
hearing regarding this immediately endangered building in their hearing room
at One Centre Street (at Chambers Street), 9th floor. PLEASE COME TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF IMMEDIATE LANDMARK DESIGNATION. Bring 12 copies of your
testimony so you can submit written testimony even if you can’t stay to
speak. For more information and sample speaking points, go to
http://www.gvshp.org/stable.htm ; also see
coverage in this Sunday’s New York Times at
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/nyregion/thecity/03hors.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
.

2) Thursday September 7th at 5:30 pm: Tribeca Committee of Community
Board #1 hearing re: transfer of Post Office Air Rights from Canal Street
Station for 20-story hotel. The Community Board will examine the issues
raised by GVSHP regarding the Post Office’s sale of its air rights at this
location WITHOUT subjecting the sale to required Section 106 review of the
sale’s impact upon historic resources. Come show your support for a strong
resolution calling upon the Post Office to stop violating the law and
protect the character of our neighborhoods. The meeting is at 49-51 Chambers
Street, room 709 (note: this is item #3 of 17 on the committee’s agenda, so
expect this item to begin sometime after 5:30 and discussion to be limited
for time). For more information, see http://www.gvshp.org/USPS.htm

Andrew Berman, Executive Director
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
212/475-9585 x38
232 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10003

To join GVSHP or support our preservation efforts, go to
http://www.gvshp.org/membership.htm

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