http://www.planNYC.org/ PlanNYC | New York City Planning Information Portal en-us ja3n@earthlink.net http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=57#1052 The City Council's Land Use Committee yesterday approved designating Fieldston, a private enclave in the Bronx, as a historic district despite opposition. 2006-04-12 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=57#884 Homeowners squared off yesterday on whether or not their community should be designated as a historic district. In 2003 there was little opposition to the plan, but many homeowners changed their stance once they learnt of the many restrictions that accompany being labeled a historic district. 2006-03-30 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=57#880 All but 30 homes in Fieldston have been recommended as architecturally and historically significant by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission. Jessica Lappin, chair of the City Council's landmarks subcommittee said that "the proponents made a very persuasive argument." 2006-03-29 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=57#805 A number of residents are joining a last-ditch effort to thwart the plans to create a "historic district" in the Fieldston area in Riverdale. Approval by the City Council is the only thing that stands in the way forcing homeowners to win approval from the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission before making any exterior changes to their homes. 2006-03-07 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=57#747 Although the results have yet to arrive, it is expected that the City Council will approve the Landmarks Commission's plan to designate 257 homes in the Riverdale section of the Bronx as a historic district. 2006-02-23 00:00:00 http://www.plannyc.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Issues&file=index&catid=1&issueid=57#746 Rabbi Avi Weiss, the neighborhood's most prominent religious leader has declared that he opposes the proposal to make every house in Riverdale's Fieldston section a landmark. 2006-02-21 00:00:00