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| Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib |
For 35 years, Marvin Schneider came here like clockwork to wind the rare mechanical clock atop this 19th century Tribeca office building.
"I would wind them and it would be good for a week," Schneider said.
But that stopped in March after the developers, who bought the landmarked building from the city, blocked Schneider and the public from coming in. The clock, now covered in scaffolding, has been stuck in time ever since.
"It stopped working at 10:25 or so," he said.
The El Ad Group and the Peebles Corporation plan to rip out the mechanical clock in order to convert the tower and the rest of the building into luxury condos. The developers declined comment.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the overhaul last year.
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"In terms of the exterior, I think this is a boon to the majority of the community because this building is being restored," said Ann-Isabel Friedman of The New York Landmarks Conservancy
Isn't the Landmarks Conservancy run by Peg Breen ... who used to work for Vallone Sr when he was on City Council?
Somebody gotta say it, Time Marches On.
Even time isn't sacred to these gentrification crusaders.
Landmarked building?
Commission approved the overhaul?
What was the landmark status for?
as usual someone got paid alot of money for not doing this -- what a shame - vallone sr and jr got paid alot of money under the table for alot of things trust me -
Wow. Why does the commission even exist?
Hell, the Commission approved the Steinway Mansion with tie rods IN the landmarked lot.
Its an open secret for some time that LPC is putting together reports for developers showing where sensitive areas are (as abandoned cemeteries) and where it is okay to develop. These reports are not open to the public like local historical societies.
The 50th Anniversary of LPC could have been used as an opportunity to make things real.
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Landmarked building?
Commission approved the overhaul?
What was the landmark status for?
The landmark status was to shut you miserable, whining, annoying, lowly subjects up until the right people with the right price came along.
It is funny how you expect these people to follow the rules.
The laws are now only to control you.
Remember the Bill of Rights was a list of limitations on GOVERNMENT, NOT WE THE PEOPLE!
You have let the leviathan, we call government and its bureaucracy grow and grow that it now consumes and controls everything.
Can you say "Executive Orders"? EPA? DEC? DOT?
You cannot legally get a regular light bulb, for goodness sakes.
You get the government you deserve...
We teach revisionist history and now we get revisionist landmarks.
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future.....
Landmarking clocks!? Are you all mad? Come on, people don't look at clocks anymore...That's what cell phones are for! - alfster
How about landmarking the city's housing projects so that the homes, businesses in the areas surrounding them could grow in value.
yes, lets blame the Vallones for something that's taking place in Tribeca. while we are at it, can we arraign them for the Kennedy assassination too????
The "blame Vallone" song is getting old. learn a new tune.
Corruption is like the (N) word,don't ever use it or your face may get stomped on by the Liberal Jack Boot,you have been warned,we know your IT Address,we will come for you,
Anonymously,YOUR GOVERNMENT
So what's the point of landmarking?
The "blame Vallone" song is getting old. learn a new tune.
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Not from what we hear. People are clamoring for more.
Its a bit like nested Russian dolls. You open one issue and find another. Forty years of a malevolent swamp sill take some time to drain and fumigate.
We think this is just getting underway. Sit back and buckle yourself in. This is going to be an exciting ride.
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