NativeForestHiller: Oh boy. Seems unwise for a preservationist who could work with the media to openly bash their efforts on a public forum. Especially when, by all indications, the press was (1) first one to alert the commission, even if you followed up with paperwork (a laudable feat on your part, for sure) and (2) first to report the supermarket opening. So, I stick with giving credit to them.
To NativeForestHiller: Thanks for your work to save the Ridgewood Theatre, but I must stand up for AprilY’s comment after searching online for the articles. I don’t really care for the Daily News as a newspaper, too much fluff, but I feel we should give credit where credit is due.
The Landmarks Commission clearly said the Daily News first brought the Ridgewood Theatre to its attention:
April 1, 2008 — Landmarks spokeswoman says: “No one ever brought it to our attention. No one on our staff had ever seen it before and now we know about it.” That’s the commission itself saying that the Daily News was first.
January 13, 2010 — During the landmarks hearing, Robert Tierney, chairman of the city Landmarks Preservation Commission, hailed The News' “crusading” reports and “persistence” that “helped bring [the Ridgewood] to our attention.”
I’m sure you helped too, but why are you diminishing the Daily News when the commission gives them credit? Besides, this reporter gave us the first news of the Associated change, which you claim you knew but never told us. Just like you claim to have notified the commission first, even though the commission says otherwise.
NativeForestHiller: Oh boy. Seems unwise for a preservationist who could work with the media to openly bash their efforts on a public forum. Especially when, by all indications, the press was (1) first one to alert the commission, even if you followed up with paperwork (a laudable feat on your part, for sure) and (2) first to report the supermarket opening. So, I stick with giving credit to them.
To NativeForestHiller: Thanks for your work to save the Ridgewood Theatre, but I must stand up for AprilY’s comment after searching online for the articles. I don’t really care for the Daily News as a newspaper, too much fluff, but I feel we should give credit where credit is due.
The Landmarks Commission clearly said the Daily News first brought the Ridgewood Theatre to its attention:
April 1, 2008 — Landmarks spokeswoman says: “No one ever brought it to our attention. No one on our staff had ever seen it before and now we know about it.” That’s the commission itself saying that the Daily News was first.
January 13, 2010 — During the landmarks hearing, Robert Tierney, chairman of the city Landmarks Preservation Commission, hailed The News' “crusading” reports and “persistence” that “helped bring [the Ridgewood] to our attention.”
I’m sure you helped too, but why are you diminishing the Daily News when the commission gives them credit? Besides, this reporter gave us the first news of the Associated change, which you claim you knew but never told us. Just like you claim to have notified the commission first, even though the commission says otherwise.
Thanks Ridgewood John – thanks Daily News – very disappointing – at least we know now since NativeForestHiller didn’t have this news