The Don’t Demo Domino Concert in Grand Ferry Park in Williamsburg sponsored by the Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint and Williamsburg drew hundreds of people yesterday, despite on-and-off rain that increased as the afternoon went on. Hundreds of signatures were collected on petitions calling for the landmarking of the buildings on Kent Avenue. Here’s a […]

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Could the stars be aligning to save several of the historic buildings of the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg? Yes. And, no. On the “yes” side, NY1 reported on Sunday that Community Preservation Corporation Resources, which will develop the property with controversial developer Isaac Katan, supports the landmark designation of “the historic refinery building.” On […]

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Here’s Vic Thrill + Saturn Missile performing The Circus of Enlightenment at the Don’t Demo Domino Concert in Williamsburg yesterday, which drew more than 850 people to Grand Ferry Park over the course of the afternoon.

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You might have heard, and we posted about this a couple of weeks ago, but it’s worth a reminder: There’s a Don’t Demo Domino Concert tomorrow (6/3) in support of the landmarking of parts of the historic Domino Sugar Plant on the Williamsburg waterfront. The event starts at 2:00PM and runs until 8:00PM. It takes […]

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There’s an interesting development in the case of the buildings on Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn that historic preservationists believe were part of the Underground Railroad network in Brooklyn. As it turns out, the New York State Historic Preservation Office was never contacted to determine whether the buildings are eligible for the National Register of […]

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With the Domino Refinery in Williamsburg in the process of possibly being designated as a landmark, there will be a “Don’t Demo Domino” concert fundraiser on June 3 from 2PM-8PM in Grand Ferry Park in Williamsburg. The email we got says, in part: Community leaders and local rock bands will gather on the Williamsburg waterfront […]

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The old Domino Plant on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg is moving a bit closer to landmarking. (At least, parts of it are.) The Historic Districts Council Newstand blog passes on word that the plant’s Filter House, Pan House and Finishing House are up for landmark consideration. Specifically, the Landmark Preservation Commission will have a public […]

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New York City’s newest historic district is in Crown Heights. Yesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to create the Crown Heights North Historic District, which is Brooklyn’s 17th. The Commission’s press release called the decision “the cornerstone for establishing similar districts in the neighborhood.” The new district runs along Pacific Street to the north, […]

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The Landmarks Preservation Committee will be voting today on landmarking part of the historic Crown Heights neighborhood, the first step in a process of creating a larger Historic District to protect the neighborhood. The New York Times reports: …in a meeting this morning, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is expected to designate a long swath […]

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[Photo courtesy of WPA] The Waterfront Alliance of Williamsburg and Greenpoint passes along news that one of the most significant remaining set of historic industrial structures in North Brooklyn will be before the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday (4/17). Two buildings have already been demolished by developer Isaac Katan, as part of a development that […]

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