CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from Carolyn Zern to Gwen Goodwin, clarifying HPD's position and technicalities on P.S. 109 (
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Our latest (Nov. 14, 2005) letter to Mayor Bloomberg, urging that P.S.109 be restored as a community school! (CLICK)
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William H. Goldstein, CEO and President of the NYC School Construction Authority, replies (April 21, 2005 (CLICK) and July 14, 2005 (CLICK)) to our April letters.
On April 7, 2005, Gwen Goodwin and the Coalition to Save P.S. 109 wrote a letter to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, supporting Schools District #4's request to fund the restoration of the urgently needed P.S. 109...
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...along with a request to many influential members of the community suggesting a mass letter-writing campaign also calling for the inclusion of P.S. 109 restoration and maintenance in the Schools Budget.
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One such letter is from the Rev. Norman C. Eddy.
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The struggle continues, however, since as shown in a reply by NYC School Construction Authority President and CEO William H. Goldstein, the NYC Education Department is currently refusing to spend a dime, outraging the community.
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Ruth L. Pierpont of the NYS Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau notifies Gwen Goodwin for the Coalition to Save P.S. 109 that the building will be recommended to be listed with the NYS Registry of Historic Places, and will be submitted for review to the National Keeper of the Registry of Historic Places. ( CLICK
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Ruth L. Pierpont of the NYS Historic Presedrvation Field Services Bureau notifies Gwen Goodwin for the Coalition to Save P.S. 109 that the building will be reviewed for nomination to the State and National Registries of Historic Places. ( CLICK
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Peg Breen, President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy at the urging of the Coalition to Save P.S. 109 puts on notice the Board of Education through Patricia Zedalis, Chief of the School Facilities Division of the Board of Education, that P.S. 109 is NOT to be demolished. ( CLICK
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Ruth L. Pierpont of the NYS Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau informs the NYC School Construction Authority that they may not demolish P.S. 109 without first consulting the Historic Preservation Office, an effective veto over the destruction. ( CLICK
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Request to Jennifer Raab, chair of the NYC Landmarks and Preservation Commission, for a NYC landmark to protect and preserve PS 109. ( CLICK
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| COVERAGE
IN MEDIA
One Woman's Dream: A Switch between two schoolhouses, but now the City wants to demolish both! (NY Times, Jun. 5, 2005). (CLICK).
In its "Glimpse of Sun in City Budget," the New York Times (May 6, 2005) points to the following highlight from the mayor's spending proposals: "Education: School construction, 13.7 billion; class-size reduction and intervention for struggling students $35 million; expanded advanced placement programs, $2.8 million; CUNY renovations, $415 million." CLICK
NY Times,
July 5, 2001, by Tracie Rozhon:
Last Bell Rings for Historic Schools
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NY Times,
Feb. 11, 2001, by Seth Kugel:
Renewal Looms for a Grand School Just Saved from the Wrecking Ball
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NY Observer,
by Matt Pheenza:
New Life for Old School?
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NY Times,
Jan. 22, 2000, by Robert A.M. Stern:
"Schools Too Grand To Turn Into Trash"
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NY Times,
Nov. 21, 1999, by Christopher Gray:
"Architect Who Taught a Lesson in School
Design" (CLICK
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NY Post,
May 9, 1999, by Tom Topousis: "City missed
goldmine in old Harlem school" (CLICK
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NY Times, April
4, 1999, by Corey Kilgannon: Ornate Old School is
Stripped of Gothic Details (CLICK
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Maria
Vega of El Diario, April 1, 1999--"They are
destroying an architectural treasure". ( CLICK)
Maria
Vega of El Diario, April 1, 1999--Asbstos
contamination feared in SCA's typically
incompetent demolition attempt. (CLICK)
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ARTICLES
It has been said that the great genius of school architecture, CBJ Snyder,
was inspired by the hotel architecture he saw on his travels in Europe.
Could this Paris hotel, found as a cover image in a commercial
notebook, be the particular one which caught and fired up his
imagination? (Click photo to enlarge. Be patient, it may take several minutes to load.)
Hotel De Cluny, Paris.
Thomas Shotter Boys, British
Color Lithograph, 1839
Gotham Gazette on Charter Schools: Gotham Gazette, Nov. 14, 2005. CLICK
Preservation of Historic Schools Gains International Prominence: April 19th is Historic Schools Day
Council of Educational Facility Planners, International introduces A Primer for the Renovation/Rehabilitation of Older and Historic Schools and Schools for Successful Communities: An Element of Smart Growth
Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2005)
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LINKS
New York Landmarks Conservancy (CLICK)
Association of New York City Education Councils:
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East Harlem News on East Harlem Coalition to Improve Our Public Schools (CLICK)
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