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Walking in Jamaica: Exploring the Boundaries and Bridges of Rhetorical Agency
Walking in Jamaica: Exploring the Boundaries and Bridges of Rhetorical Agency Brent Lucia, Communities are in constant flux, shifting within University of Connecticut a network of people, things and spaces; yet it is not uncommon to see a universal narrative emerge within the local commonplace of our towns and cities. These narratives are often too simplistic, avoiding the dynamic array of rhetorical flows that are circling through the social, material and historical realities within a communities’ actual network. During my time working in Jamaica Queens, New York, I witnessed the strong dissonance between the common narrative told in Jamaica’s local news outlets and the experience I had in its actual spaces. My manuscript explores this dichotomy by describing a recent walk I had through Jamaica’s streets, traversing its unique landscape while reflecting on my own subjectivity in the process. In doing so, I argue that rhetorical agents have the ability to support or subvert these universal narratives. However, one must also consider how our spatial encounters reinscribe the fluid and often precarious positionalities we find ourselves in as we move through different spaces over time. As you walk through the streets of Jamaica, every house seems either a store or a tavern. There are two newspapers, one by Mr. Brenton, 81 Reflections | Volume 19.2, Fall/Winter 2019 - 2020 otherwise “Dr. Franklin,” a good soul; and the Long Island Farmer. Jamaica has a large, old established Academy for Boys, “Union Hall,” and also an Academy for Girls…The infinitude of Jamaica stores and public houses allows an inference which is the truth, viz: that farmers, travelers, marketmen, and other passengers on the turnpike through the village give it all its trade and retail business. -
BOWERY BANK of NEW YORK BUILDING, 124 Bowery (Aka 124-126 Bowery, 230 Grand Street), Manhattan Built: 1900-02; Architect(S): York & Sawyer
Landmarks Preservation Commission June 26, 2012, Designation List 457 LP-2518 BOWERY BANK OF NEW YORK BUILDING, 124 Bowery (aka 124-126 Bowery, 230 Grand Street), Manhattan Built: 1900-02; architect(s): York & Sawyer Landmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 470, Lot 64 On May 15, 2012, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on the proposed designation as a Landmark of the Bowery Bank of New York Building and the proposed designation of the Landmark Site (Item No. 2). The hearing had been duly advertised in accordance with provisions of law. Four people testified in favor of designation, including representatives of City Councilmember Margaret Chin, the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, the Historic Districts Council, and the Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in American. The Commission has also received a letter from the owner in opposition to designation. Summary Completed in 1902, the Bowery Bank of New York is the earliest surviving building by the architectural firm of York & Sawyer in New York City. Located at the northwest corner of the Bowery and Grand Street, it is flanked on both sides by the former Bowery Savings Bank, a designated Landmark that was constructed during the years when both York and Sawyer were employed by the building’s architect, McKim Mead & White. While the neighboring facades are distinguished by massive pediments and Corinthian columns that suggest an ancient Roman temple, the straightforward monumentality of the Bowery Bank expressed its function as a modern place of work. The New York Daily Tribune praised the building when it opened, saying it “ranks with the best of our modern New York banks.” Edward P. -
American Committee on Africa 198 Broadway NYC 10038 (212) 962-1210 Major Lenders to South Africa
MAJOR LENDERS TO SOUTH AFRICA AND LIST OF ALTERNATIVE BANKS NOT LENDING TO SOUTH AFRICA (New York City) (01994 American Committee on Africa 198 Broadway NYC 10038 (212) 962-1210 Major Lenders to South Africa -Below are listed the four major banks in the New York City area that participate in loans to South Africa. -We strongly urge student and all other groups to take funds out of these banks and to redeposit them in banks that do not engage in lending to South Africa. -On the following pagesis a list of alternative banks that do not lend to South Africa. Most of them have branches near CUNY campuses which will facilitate transferring accounts into these non-lenders. CITICORP (Citibank is its major subsidiary) CITICORP is the world's largest lender to South Africa, having participated in over $2 billion in loans to that country. This total includes recent loans of $250 million to the South African Government and $100 million to AECI, South Africa's largest explosives company. While being a willing lender to South Africa, CITICORP is notorious for its refusal to lend to third world communities in the United States--the practice known as redlining. CHEMICAL BANK CHEMICAL BANK has participated in $310.4 million worth of loans to South Africa. Most recently CHEMICAL BANK managed a loan of $60 million to Minorco, the principal overseas subsidiary of Anglo-American Corporat 4 on, South Africa's largest corporation. Through Minorco's expansion, Anglo-American has become the largest foreign investor in the United States--significantly strengthening U.S.-South African economic relations through its control of such companies as Salomon Brothers (the biggest U.S. -
The Landmark Collection Cipriani Event Venues New York City Harry’S Bar 1931
The Landmark Collection Cipriani Event Venues New York City Harry’s Bar 1931 Harry Pickering It all started in 1931 when a long-sought dream became reality and Giuseppe Cipriani opened the doors of Harry’s Bar. In a discreet stone building perched along a canal just off Piazza San Marco in Venice, he created a timeless and impeccably appointed establishment. His concept was to serve others as you would want to be served yourself. His vision of simple luxury came to touch the souls of people all over the world. Arrigo Cipriani Giuseppe Cipriani Sr. & Ernest Hemingway Through the decades, the Cipriani experience is renewed by successive generations of artists and composers, actors and socialites, and great human beings who define each age. Cipriani Landmark Collection SERVICE There is soul, and there are things. Imagine a world made up only of objects, A world of idle tools, A restaurant of nothing but tables and chairs, A large empty theater, or a deserted plaza in summer. They cry out for the service of man, The service to give them life. We call on man to display his splendid capabilities. And We observe with undivided attention, Because The little nuances in the quality of his service Give a flawless measure of his mind, They tell us frankly what his soul is worth, Because, To serve is first to love. Arrigo Cipriani “PURE. use only the finest, purest ingredients.” “FREEDOM. the availability of options with no imposition.” Cipriani 25 Broadway 25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 The Cunard Building, designed by architect Benjamin Wistar Morris and completed in 1921, is an Italian neo-Renaissance inspired masterpiece, with 65 foot high ceilings, soaring marble columns and magnificent inlaid floors. -
The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage
University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Theses (Historic Preservation) Graduate Program in Historic Preservation 1998 The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage William Brenner University of Pennsylvania Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses Part of the Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons Brenner, William, "The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage" (1998). Theses (Historic Preservation). 488. https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/488 Copyright note: Penn School of Design permits distribution and display of this student work by University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Suggested Citation: Brenner, William (1998). The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage. (Masters Thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/488 For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage Disciplines Historic Preservation and Conservation Comments Copyright note: Penn School of Design permits distribution and display of this student work by University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Suggested Citation: Brenner, William (1998). The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage. (Masters Thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. This thesis or dissertation is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/488 UNIVERSITY^ PENN5YLV^NIA. UBKARIE5 The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage William Brenner A THESIS in Historic Preservation Presented to the Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE 1998 George E. 'Thomas, Advisor Eric Wm. Allison, Reader Lecturer in Historic Preservation President, Historic District ouncil University of Pennsylvania New York City iuatg) Group Chair Frank G. -
Jamaica DRI Plan
DOWNTOWN JAMAICA DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN Prepared for the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative New York City March 2017 JAMAICA | 1 DRI LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE HON. MELINDA KATZ, CO-CHAIR HOPE KNIGHT Borough President President & CEO Queens Greater Jamaica Development Corp. CAROL CONSLATO, CO-CHAIR GREG MAYS Director of Public Affiars, Con Edison Executive Director A Better Jamaica ADRIENNE ADAMS Chair REV. PATRICK O’CONNOR Community Board 12, Queens Pastor First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica CEDRIC DEW Executive Director VEDESH PERSAUD Jamaica YMCA Vice Chairperson Indo-Caribbean Alliance REBECCA GAFVERT Asst. Vice President ROSEMARY REYES NYC EDC Program Manager Building Community Capacity/ DEEPMALYA GHOSH Department of Cultural Affairs Senior Vice President External Affairs & Community Engagement, PINTSO TOPGAY Child Center of New York Director Queens Workforce 1 Center IAN HARRIS Co-Chair DENNIS WALCOTT Jamaica NOW Leadership Council President & CEO Queens Library CATHY HUNG Executive Director CALI WILLIAMS Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Vice President NYC EDC DR. MARCIA KEIZS President MELVA MILLER York College/CUNY Project Lead Deputy Borough President Office of the Queens Borough President This document was developed by the Jamaica Local Planning Committee as part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and was supported by the NYS Department of State, Empire State Development, and Homes and Community Renewal. The document was prepared by the following Consulting Team: HR&A Advisors; Beyer Blinder Belle; Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc.; Public Works Partners; Parsons Brinkerhoff; and VJ Associates. DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE DRI ADVISORY COMMITTEE HON. GREGORY MEEKS MARTHA TAYLOR Congressman Chair Community Board 8, Queens HON. LEROY COMRIE State Senator ISA ABDUR-RAHMAN Executive Director HON. -
C 150128 Zsm ______
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ______________________________________________________________________________ March 30, 2015/Calendar No. 3 C 150128 ZSM ______________________________________________________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by Green 317 Madison LLC and Green 110 East 42nd LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the grant of a special permit pursuant to Section 81-635 of the Zoning Resolution to allow the transfer of 114,050.25 square feet of floor area (2.63 FAR) from property located at 110 East 42nd Street (Block 1296, Lots 1001-1007) that is occupied by a landmark building (Bowery Savings Bank Building) to property bounded by 42nd Street, Madison Avenue, 43rd Street, and Vanderbilt Avenue (Block 1277, Lots 20, 27, 46, and 52) to facilitate the development of a commercial building, in a C5-3 District, within the Special Midtown District (Grand Central Subdistrict), Borough of Manhattan, Community Districts 5 and 6. _____________________________________________________________________________ This application (C 150128 ZSM) for a special permit pursuant to Sections 81-635 of the Zoning Resolution, as modified, to transfer development rights from the New York City Landmark Bowery Savings Bank building, was filed by Green 317 Madison LLC and Green 110 East 42nd LLC on October 14, 2014. The special permit, along with the related actions, would facilitate the development of a commercial building on property bounded by East 42nd Street, Madison Avenue, East 43rd Street, -
Architecture & Finance
bulletin Architecture & Finance 2019/20 eabh (The European Association for Banking and Financial History e.V.) Image: Bank of Canada and Museum entrance. 29 Sept 2017. Photo: doublespace bulletin Architecture & Finance 2019/20 www.bankinghistory.org ISSN 2219-0643 bulletin | 2019/20 3 CONTENTS contents Athens to New York 6 The barriers of banking 24 Societe Generale’s architecture in Africa 32 Caixa Geral Depósitos in Brazil: Agência Financial in Rio de Janeiro 35 Bank of Canada: An architectural heritage 39 The Masonry of capitalism 45 L’Hôtel de la Monnaie de Paris: A royal architecture to the service of the monetary process 48 The house of Commerzbank at Pariser Platz in Berlin 56 Deutsche Bundesbank: Regional office in Hesse 60 KfW Group Westarkade: An energy efficient office building 65 Athenian neoclassical residence in the 19th century: A photography collection 68 Dutch functionalism in the tropics: The factory of the Netherlands Trading Society 73 BNP Paribas Asia Pacific campus 79 Headquarters of Banco Santander: The buildings of Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and São Paulo 87 Martins Bank head office: Liverpool 1927-32 92 Intended for magnificent business: The enduring legacy of New Court 102 Locations of the Royal Mint 107 Schroders plc 112 The New York Stock Exchange’s 11 Wall Street building 115 KEY TITLE EDITORS SUBMISSIONS bulletin (eabh - The European Carmen Hofmann, eabh All submissions by email Association for Banking and Gabriella Massaglia, eabh EMAIL Financial History) Hanauer Landstrasse 126-128, D-60314 [email protected] Frankfurt am Main, Germany DESIGN TEL Richard McBurney, Grand Creative, LANGUAGE EDITOR +49(0)69 36 50 84 650 www.grand-creative.com Jonathan Ercanbrack, SOAS University Chloe Colchester, Oxford University WEBSITE www.bankinghistory.org bulletin | 2019/20 5 ATHENS TO NEW YORK Athens to New York Carmen Hofmann his article provides the long view of financial architecture reaching from T antiquity to the present day, and focussing on the most important neo-classi- cal financial buildings in New York. -
Landmarks Preservation Commission August 9, 2011, Designation List 446 LP-2466
Landmarks Preservation Commission August 9, 2011, Designation List 446 LP-2466 CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK, 58 Bowery (aka 54-58 Bowery, 150 Canal Street), Manhattan. Built: 1922-24; architect, Clarence W. Brazer. Landmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 202, Lot 18 in part consisting of the land underneath the 1922-24 building. On March 22, 2011, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as a Landmark of the Citizens Savings Bank and the proposed designation of the related Landmark Site (Item No. 3). The hearing had been duly advertised in accordance with the provisions of law. Four people spoke in favor of designation, including representatives of the Historic Districts Council, Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, and New York Landmarks Conservancy. Summary The monumental Beaux-Arts style building at the southwest corner of the Bowery and Canal Street was designed in 1922 by the respected architect Clarence W. Brazer (1880-1956) for the Citizens Savings Bank and completed in 1924. Chartered by the State of New York in 1860 to provide banking services to the small depositor, the Citizens Savings Bank moved to this location in 1862. The bank’s business increased throughout the 19th century and by the 1920s bank officials determined that a larger building was required. During a two year period, construction took place “under, around and over the existing building”1 to avoid disrupting daily operations of the bank. The Citizens Savings Bank is a fine example of the Beaux-Arts style bank building of the late 19th and early 20th century. -
Chapter 27: Response to Comments on the DEIS1
Chapter 27: Response to Comments on the DEIS1 A. INTRODUCTION This chapter summarizes and responds to all substantive comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Jamaica Plan project made during the public review period. These consist of comments spoken or submitted at the public hearing held by the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) on May 23, 2007 at the Queens Borough Public Library at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, and written comments submitted to the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) through June 4, 2007. Written comments received on the DEIS are included in Appendix K. Section B, below, lists the elected officials, community board and organization members, and individuals who commented at the public hearing or in writing. The comments, which are presented in Section C, are organized by subject area following the organization of the DEIS. Where multiple individuals had comments on a similar subject, a single comment combines and summarizes those individual comments. The organization and/or individual that commented is identified after each comment. For statements that did not require a response, or where comments do not relate to the analyses of the Proposed Project as presented in the DEIS, the response “comment noted” is provided. B. ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO COMMENTED ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) 1. State Senator Frank Padavan, written comments dated April 25, 2007 and oral testimony delivered by Phil Plasencia (Padavan) 2. Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President, oral testimony (Marshall) 3. Councilmember James Gennaro, oral testimony delivered by Leah Carter (Gennaro) 4. -
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' « /j ^ NOf FOR PUBLICATION THIS COMPILATION IS DERIVED LARGELY FROM pCONDARY SOUECES. NOT AN OFFICIAL REPORT OF CHANGES IN THE BANKING STRUCTURE. BOA&& G(^t#ORS OF fe FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM if. 4. $ ges in Status of Banks and Branches During August 1964 Class Date of and location of banks and "branches of bank change New Banks (Except Successions and Conversions) Rainsville Bank Rainsville, Ala. Ins.non. 8-29-64 DtelCalb County Continental National Bank Phoenix, Ariz. National 8- 3-64 Maricopa County National Bank of Berkeley Berkeley, Calif. National 8-21-64 Alameda County Surety National Bank Los Angeles (Enclno), Calif„ National 8- 6-64 Los Angeles County Republic National Bank San Diego, Calif. National 8- 5-64 San Diego County Chartered Bank of London San Francisco, Calif. Ins.non. 8-28-64 San Francisco County Globe Industrial Bank Boulder, Colo. Nonins. 6-15-63 Boulder County First Industrial Bank Brighton, Colo. Nonins. 7- 1-63 Adans County East Colorado Springs National Bank Colorado Springs, Colo. National 8-31-64 El Paso County East Colorado Industrial Bank Denver Colo. Nonins. 3- 9-64 Denver County Greeley Industrial Bank Greeley, Colo. Nonins. 3- 6-64 Weld County Renewal Guaranty Industrial Bank Littleton, Colo. Nonins. 6- 1-64 Arapahoe County Maneos State Bank Mancos, Calo. Ins.non. 8-17-64 Montezuma County Westminster Colorado Insurtrial Bank Westminster, Colo. Nonins. 9-16-63 Adams County Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Class Date of Name ak&. ^Addition of banks and branches of bank change New Banks (Cont'd) (Except Successions and Conversions) United Community National Bank Washington, D. -
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK, 58 Bowery (Aka 54-58 Bowery, 150 Canal Street), Manhattan
Landmarks Preservation Commission August 9, 2011, Designation List 446 LP-2466 CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK, 58 Bowery (aka 54-58 Bowery, 150 Canal Street), Manhattan. Built: 1922-24; architect, Clarence W. Brazer. Landmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 202, Lot 18 in part consisting of the land underneath the 1922-24 building. On March 22, 2011, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as a Landmark of the Citizens Savings Bank and the proposed designation of the related Landmark Site (Item No. 3). The hearing had been duly advertised in accordance with the provisions of law. Four people spoke in favor of designation, including representatives of the Historic Districts Council, Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, and New York Landmarks Conservancy. Summary The monumental Beaux-Arts style building at the southwest corner of the Bowery and Canal Street was designed in 1922 by the respected architect Clarence W. Brazer (1880-1956) for the Citizens Savings Bank and completed in 1924. Chartered by the State of New York in 1860 to provide banking services to the small depositor, the Citizens Savings Bank moved to this location in 1862. The bank’s business increased throughout the 19th century and by the 1920s bank officials determined that a larger building was required. During a two year period, construction took place “under, around and over the existing building”1 to avoid disrupting daily operations of the bank. The Citizens Savings Bank is a fine example of the Beaux-Arts style bank building of the late 19th and early 20th century.