From Forest Hills Patch:At a meeting of voting club members Thursday night, the West Side Tennis Club voted in favor of keeping their historic tennis stadium, rather than sell to local developer Cord Meyer.
The vote was down the middle — 123 in favor and 123 against — well short of the two-thirds majority needed to hand off the stadium's ownership.
Stadium preservationists are already reaching out to the United States Tennis Association to discuss possible uses for the aging facility.
[Club member Christine] Schott added that not everyone who voted against the sale was necessarily against ever selling the stadium, just that they weren't totally convinced the deal on the table was a good one.
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Yes! Our neighborhood will remain peaceful (for now).
Hey Cord! Nets to you!
Sure the hell ain't Astoria where every home (along with profuse words of love and memories) has a price and every square inch regarded with jaded eye.
Thats a community that has lots of pride and respect for itself, eh?
Sell it for a mitchell-lama project, just what they deserve.
For more information on the campaign to preserve and creatively reuse an undeniably American and international icon, visit the Rego-Forest Preservation Council blog, and this posting in particular: http://bit.ly/aa9kPt
LOL....we hear that Micheal Perlman is claiming full credit for this and intends on holding a victory parade.
"Good grief, Charlie Brown"!
Put in a cemetery.
That's the kind of quiet creative re-use that the snooty Forest Hills crowd loves.
No noise and no concerts for these sequestered mini minds!
Wait until Tommy Huang eventually grabs the property.
Oh, quick...let's landmark it (LOL)!
In July 2010, upon learning that it may be sold and demolished for typical condos, I filed a Request For Evaluation form with the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission on behalf of Rego-Forest Preservation Council. The form was accompanied by at least 60 pages, consisting of NY Times articles dating to the founding of the WSTC, recent articles, and photo and ad memorabilia. Individuals and local to national organizations have since joined the campaign, and see how city landmarking will preserve a historic site (along with state & federal), grant funding from various sources, grant prestige, and serve as a catalyst for creative adaptive reuse. It is true that we are not the first of individuals or organizations to recommend the historic site, but we got the ball rolling in the face of endangerment. With the above being said, did you help by recommending it and seeking benefactors, or you rather play a game? I see a defeatist who mocks community causes, rather than one who thinks "outside of the box" as a visionary, and works to fulfill it.
Fuck these iditos Michael, you keep chugging right along.
More power to you and may you succeed.
Fuck these idiots Michael, you keep chugging right along.
More power to you and may you succeed.
Thanks for your encouragement!
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