No Tiki for Furness Bank

No Tiki for Furness Bank

Plans to turn a Frank Furness’ bank into a tiki bar are dead in the water.

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Furness at Mt. Sinai, reprieve for Catholic high schools, public school closure hearings March 3, PHA to stay under HUD control, $24 million garage for Zoo

Furness at Mt. Sinai, reprieve for Catholic high schools, public school closure hearings March 3, PHA to stay under HUD control, $24 million garage for Zoo
  • Look Up!: Furness chapel survives at Mt Sinai Cemetery
  • Private funds rescue 4 Catholic high schools from closure
  • Hearings on March 3 for nine public schools set to close
  • PHA to stay in federal control
  • $24 million garage for the Zoo
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    Emergency grant for 19th Street Baptist Church gives glimmer of hope for urgent repairs

    Emergency grant for 19th Street Baptist Church gives glimmer of hope for urgent repairs

    The 19th Street Baptist Church designed by Frank Furness and George Hewitt, is in dire shape. But the church congregation is working with preservation experts to help buy the building time, by raising money in order to make emergency repairs before winter weather sets in.

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