On The Waterfront: All Shiny & New? Written by American Author & Playwright Susan Kathryn Hefti

Nearly two full weeks after the publication of author - & 93rd Street Beautification Association co-chair - Susan Kathryn Hefti's column about NYC's plan to redevelop Gotham's 578 miles of waterfront with a ginormous fortress of high rises, casinos and other gilded spectacles, The NY Times takes pity on those poor oppressed real estate developers buzzing about the water's edge like hungry bees ready to suck dry whatever life may be left gasping for air along the city's historic waterfront: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/realestate/07cov.html

Read Susan Kathryn Hefti's column here:

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The Preservation Diaries - 'On The Waterfront: All Shiny & New?' By Susan Kathryn Hefti

Thank you all for taking the time to read The Preservation Diaries written by author & 93rd Street Beautification Association co-chair Susan Kathryn Hefti and published by NY Theater critic & Huffington Post contributor Leonard Jacobs at his popular online magazine - The Clyde Fitch Report. We really appreciate your continued enthusiasm for the column!

We would now like to invite you all to read the latest installment - On The Waterfront: All Shiny & New? - which you can access by simply clicking on this link! 

And of course as always please do share this link with all your friends & colleagues!

Many thanks for your time & interest. We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to hearing your thoughts!

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Please send preservation news tips, story ideas & info to:
ThePreservationDiaries@gmail.com

Watch The Marx Brothers Place Doggy Movie Here!

Marx Brothers Place: The Doggy Movie is Launched to YouTube!

The 93rd Street Beautification Association proudly announces that its latest preservation movie short The Dignified Denizens of Marx Brothers Place (or...The Doggy Movie) - written by author and Association co-chair Susan Kathryn Hefti - has now been launched to YouTube!

We invite everybody to stop what you're doing for the next 9 minutes (as long as that won't jeopardize your job, of course!) and click on this link to watch The Doggy Movie! We really think you'll enjoy it!

Thanks again to all the intrepid folks who so bravely defied Dorothy-like tornado winds to come out for the special advance screening of The Doggy Movie on September 16th at the New York Public Library: We were thrilled to see everybody & so delighted that you all enjoyed The Doggy Movie! 

Special thanks go out to our masterful video editor Noah Diamond who so generously gave of his time & talent to this special preservation project! 

Thanks also to our very talented audio recording editor Cathy Amerling; the hilarious voice talents of Hollywood's Kurt Fuller & Judith Hendra and most importantly our neighborhood stars - Jackie the Boston Terrier and Victor the Black Russian Terrier - whose appearances make The Doggy Movie a little gem!

Thanks again for all your support! We hope everybody enjoys watching The Doggy Movie! 

And of course as always, please share this link with everybody you know to help save Marx Brothers Place!

To make a tax-deductible donation to help keep the preservation campaign alive, please just click on this link! Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you all soon! 

The Preservation Diaries: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish - by Susan Kathryn Hefti

Thank you all for taking the time to read The Preservation Diaries written by 93rd Street Beautification Association co-chair Susan Kathryn Hefti and published online by NY Theater critic, editor extradorinaire & Huffington Post contributor Leonard Jacobs at his popular website - The Clyde Fitch Report. We really appreciate your continued enthusiasm for the column!

                                         

We would now like to invite you all to read the latest installment Landmarking in Gotham: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? which you can access by simply clicking on this link.  

                                         

And of course as always please do share this link with all your friends & colleagues!

                                          

Many thanks for your time & interest. We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to hearing your thoughts!

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Please send preservation news tips, story ideas & info to:

ThePreservationDiaries@gmail.com

Harpo's Son Bill Says Marx Brothers Place Movie Trailer is "Cute as hell!"

Harpo Marx's son Bill sent the 93rd Street Beautification Association a note saying that the sneak peek movie trailer for tonight's Marx Brothers Place film screening at the NYPL is "Cute as hell!"

See for yourself by just clicking on this link!

Hope to see you all at 6PM for the big event!

Historic Districts Council Blogs About The Doggy Movie

New York City's most respected historic neighborhood advocacy organization, Historic Districts Council, is blogging about the latest preservation film short from the 93rd Street Beautification Association - The Doggy Movie!

Check out HDC's blog post by just clicking on this link.

Hope to see you all at the film screening of The Doggy Movie tomorrow evening, Thursday, Sept. 16 at the New York Public Library, 112 East 96th Street NYC!

In the meantime, we invite you all to watch the nifty little movie trailer for this very special film screening by simply clicking on this link!

Please come out to the movies tomorrow evening to help save Marx Brothers Place!