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DOB says this is perfectly safe
Queens Crap —
"These were taken about 10am this morning at the St. Saviour's site. There was a partial stop work order in effect which stated that there could be no excavation within 20 feet of the damaged retaining wall and that they were to repair the shoddy construction fence. So they were replacing the fence manually while excavating the wall with heavy equipment without any protection whatsoever for the public. I can't really describe in words what was going on there - you have to watch these videos to understand. But the arm of the backhoe was swinging out over the sidewalk and they were driving it on ...
Avalance of Criticism at Fight Over Historic Queens Church
Curbed NY —
[Photo via Flickr/nutrichris.]
Queens isn't really known for messy preservation battles, with the knock being that the Landmarks Preservation Commission and other city agencies would rather just leave the borough to its Wild West tendencies. But the exception is St. Saviour's in Maspeth, and this sad story is heating up once again. Brief primer: 160-year-old house of worship designed by the architect of Trinity Church, brutalized by a developer under very shady circumstances over the past couple of years. After much neighborhood uproar, a deal was worked out to save the main church building (the ...
Alleged shady business at an historic Queens church site
The Real Deal New York - Latest News —
(Video source: Queens Crap)
Allegations of illegal construction are cropping up at a Maspeth, Queens church site. Local residents have been fighting to preserve the 160-year-old St. Saviour’s church, which was designed by the architect of famed Trinity Church and which was facing possible demolition by Maspeth Development. Although plans have been in place to save the main church building and relocate it to a safer spot in the same neighborhood, neighbors have been complaining that some unauthorized work has been going on at the site. A St. Saviour’s activist was outraged when she saw bulldozers ...
Historic Queens church site home to alleged illegal activity
The Real Deal New York - Latest News —
(Video source: Queens Crap)
Allegations of illegal construction are cropping up at a Maspeth, Queens church site. Local residents have been fighting to preserve the 160-year-old St. Saviour’s Church, which was designed by the architect of famed Trinity Church and which was facing possible demolition by Maspeth Development. Although plans have been in place to save the main church building and relocate it to a safer spot in the same neighborhood, neighbors have been complaining that some unauthorized work has been going on at the site. A St. Saviour’s activist was outraged when she saw bulldozers ...
St. Saviour's Saga Continues in Queens
Gothamist —
Queens has been long ignored by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the 160-year-old St. Saviour's in Maspeth has gotten a lot more attention than the likes of Jack Kerouac's old stomping grounds. In fact, Curbed recalls that at one point, "a deal was worked out to save the main church building and relocate it to a nearby cemetery, while the Parks Department works on a potential deal to acquire the land and turn it into a much-needed park." Here's a complete timeline of the saga.
Recently some early morning work on the site got the locals worked up and yielded 311 calls and complaints to the DOB. One activist took ...
