Articles by Evan Bindelglass




Proposal for 128 MacDougal Street

Landmarks Okays Façade for New Pommes Frites at 128 MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village

Pommes Frites, the Belgian fried potato joint in the East Village, was destroyed in a deadly explosion linked to an illegal gas tap on March 26, 2015. Now, the establishment is set to re-open a bit to the west. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved its façade at 128 MacDougal Street, located between Bleecker Street and West 3rd Street in the South Village Historic District.

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Proposal for 11-15 East 75th Street

Landmarks Unreceptive to Mega-Mansion Proposed for 11-15 East 75th Street, Upper East Side

For over a year now, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has been hoping to create a New York City mega-mansion for himself and his family. But he wants to live on the Upper East Side. So, that means working with what’s there. And that means an assemblage, not something from scratch or a large extant structure. Well, on Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission dealt a blow to his plans for 11-15 East 75th Street, billed as 15 East 75th Street in presentation materials.

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