By Karen Argenti on February 3, 2012
News Release, February 3, 2012 The Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association (FIPNA) is proud to announce what they knew for some time, that the Fort Independence Historic District has been deemed eligible for listing on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. Located in the Van Cortlandt Village section of the northwest Bronx [...]
Posted in Communications, Front Page News, History, Press Release | Tagged State and National Historic Register
By Karen Argenti on January 16, 2012
Historic District Council names Port Morris Gantries and Van Cortlandt Village for preservation Powerful advocacy group recognizes two Bronx sites BY DANIEL BEEKMAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Friday, January 13 2012 Two remarkable but unheralded Bronx sites could be remembered, restored and reborn thanks to recognition from a powerful advocacy group. The Historic District Council [...]
Posted in Front Page News, History
By Karen Argenti on December 31, 2011
December 29, 2011 | 1 comment POINT OF VIEW A road to nowhere By Kristin Hart Ladies and gentlemen of the Bronx, we’ve been had. When I moved with my family to Van Cortlandt Village years ago, innocent of local politics, one of the first things I did was look for the Croton Aqueduct Trail, the 1840s [...]
Posted in Front Page News, History, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park
By Karen Argenti on December 14, 2011
12/12/11 Aqueduct Trail Sunday Holiday New York City Hike!!! Hello everyone!!!! It’s time once again for the Holiday New York City Hike!!! it’s coming up this Sunday!!! Here are the details::: MEET in the Bronx 10:45 am in front of the Van Cortlandt Mansion It’s that time of year again for the annual Metrotrails Holiday [...]
Posted in Communications, Front Page News, History, Notices/Announcements, Parks, Van Cortlandt Park | Tagged Bronx Old Croton Aqueduct, Holiday New York City Hike, Metrotrails
By Karen Argenti on October 28, 2011
The city thinks this wall is in danger of collapse. Does this look like a good idea? Check out the jersey barriers placed here by the NYC Department of Transportation due to their concern over the fragile retaining wall; this was in a few years ago. However, they have no problem giving the Contractor several [...]
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Construction, Front Page News, History | Tagged Cannon Place Retaining Wall, jersey barriers, NYCDOT permit
By Margaret on October 4, 2011
Hello neighbors, I have just received the excellent news that FIPNA won the $2500 matching grant from the National Trust for Historic Places. We are planning to use this money to hire a historic consultant who will do a complete historic survey of our community– a narrative of the area’s history and an inventory of [...]
Posted in Alerts, Front Page News, History
By Karen Argenti on May 18, 2011
Thank you Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (81st AD) for the letter supporting FIPNA’s efforts to designate our area as an Historic District. Download the letter and read it. 2011-05-17 JDinowitz Letter to HDC Re Historic District
Posted in Cannon/FtIndep Housing, Construction, Fort Independence Housing aka Cannon Place, Front Page News, History
By Karen Argenti on November 17, 2010
Howard (Howie) Padernacht was a friend and neighbor on Giles Place, and the Sholem Aleichem. Many would call him the Mayor of Giles Place. He practically patrolled the community even to the point of walking up and down the street wheeling a garbage can to pick up litter. Before I met Howie, though, I met [...]
Posted in Causes, Communications, Front Page News, History, Notices/Announcements
By Karen Argenti on June 14, 2010
At the meeting of the Community Board in June, the full board voted to support our request for evaluation to the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Thank you to all the community people who helped make this possible.
Posted in Front Page News, History
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