Without dedicated funding for conservation, many of New York City’s public memorials and artworks are decaying from neglect. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Restoration and Renovation”
Sardi’s Is Back After 648 Days, Its Fortunes Tied to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2021
The caricatures are back up. But many shows are canceling performances just as Sardi’s reopens, a hurdle for a restaurant catering to the theater crowd. Source: New York Times
These Churches Have Been Closed, but Their Artifacts Live On
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
In a warehouse on Staten Island, the Archdiocese of New York stores altars, statuary and other relics that can be reused in churches around the world. Source: New York Times
The Philharmonic Is Out of Its Hall This Year. It Doesn’t Pack Light.
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2021
With David Geffen Hall under renovation, the orchestra — and eight of its cellos, six double basses, six timpani and two grand pianos — must move from hall to hall. Source: New York Times
Oyster Farmers Who Feared Going Broke Brace for Summer Boom
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2021
When restaurants closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the nationwide market for oysters cratered. That’s not the end of the story. Source: New York Times
Inside the Long-Lost Brickyards That Built N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
A century ago, brickmaking along the Hudson River was thriving. Then the industry vanished. Source: New York Times
Old Buildings, New Views
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
Recent renovations around town have uncovered views of Manhattan that had been hiding in plain sight. Source: New York Times
Should You Renovate the Kitchen Before You Sell?
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2021
One outdated room can stand out and hurt a sale. But before you do any last-minute work, set a budget and make sure you finish what you start. Source: New York Times
The Church, an Arts Center in Sag Harbor, Is Opening
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2021
Starting April 15, daily tours of the center, founded by Eric Fischl and April Gornik, will be offered Thursdays through Mondays. Source: New York Times
He Brought Moynihan Train Hall to Life, but Didn’t Live to See It
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2021
Many credit Michael Evans with turning the vision for the hall at Penn Station into a reality. Before it opened, he took his own life. Source: New York Times
In Hudson, a Glass House for an Expanding Family
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2021
They were looking for a weekend place in upstate New York. They never expected to build it themselves. Source: New York Times
In Brooklyn, Grand Army Plaza Gets an Intervention
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2020
The Memorial Arch, a granite monument to soldiers and sailors in the plaza, is about to get desperately needed restoration work. Source: New York Times
Frick Announces Plans for Its Two-Year Stay in Breuer Building
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2020
While its mansion is under renovation, the Frick will show its permanent collection in the Brutalist building owned by the Whitney and recently occupied by the Met. Source: New York Times
Their Dream Was a Working Farm (but They Weren’t Farmers)
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
So one urban couple had a brainstorm: Why not build a house they could share with farmers just starting out, on land that could be farmed? Source: New York Times
Gene Norman, Who Helped Landmark Broadway Theaters, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020
As chairman of New York’s preservation commission, he also oversaw the preservation of St. Bartholomew’s Church, the Coney Island Cyclone and Ladies’ Mile. Source: New York Times