Please cut & paste & send the following message to the President of the Bowne House Historical Society TODAY: office@bownehouse.org with a copy to: bownehouse1661@gmail.com
The subject line should read: Please Allow The City to Restore the $604,000 to Bowne House
And please be sure to add your name & address at the bottom of the letter as the Bowne House President will disregard your message without this information. Thanks!
Now, here's the letter:
Ms. Rosemary Vietor
President, Bowne House Historical Society
37-01 Bowne Street
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 359-0528
Dear Ms. Vietor,
It has come to our attention that you turned down NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin's offer to help advocate on behalf of Bowne House to have the $604,000, promised to the Bowne House restoration project for this year, restored to the FY '09 city budget.
As Chair of the NYC Council Landmarks Committee, CM Lappin is in a prime position to help Bowne House with this and many other issues that continue to plague this historic treasure. Please don't stand in the way of Bowne House receiving the help it needs THIS YEAR.
Please support CM Lappin's offer to advocate on behalf of Bowne House for the restoration of the $604,000, promised to the Bowne House restoration project, to this year's city budget. We have all been waiting a long time to see Bowne House return to its previous stature as an historic destination.
The house can not wait another 4 years for this money. And NYC can not wait another 4 years to see whether one its most important cultural sites will ever reopen its doors.
Please let CM Lappin help Bowne House TODAY.
Sincerely,
(Please add your name & address here)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Save Historic Bowne House From City Clawback!
Please cut & paste & send the following message to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg TODAY: jmanley@cityhall.nyc.gov with copies to: bownehouse1661@gmail.com, liu@council.nyc.ny.us, tosborne@queensbp.org, padavan@senate.state.ny.us, mengg@assembly.state.ny.us, anthony.lemma@mail.house.gov
The Subject Line should read: Restore Bowne House $ to NYC Budget. And please be sure to add your name & address at the bottom of the letter as the Mayor's Office will disregard your message without this information. Thanks!
Now, here's the letter:
Ms. Jennifer Manley
Community Liasion, Mayor's Office
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Dear Ms. Manley,
Please let Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg know that we want the city to immediately restore the $628,000 promised to the Bowne House restoration project for the Fiscal Year '09 city budget. This cherished NY Museum is the birthplace of Religious Freedom in America, and needs repairs and other work without delay.
To allow the proposed cut to stand would cause irreparable harm to this incomparable symbol of Religious Freedom in America and compromise NYC's collection of historic houses which are vital to our collective heritage, continued scholarship and NYC tourism.
The Federal Government recently recognized, in Secretary Salazar's announcement that the Ellis Island Restoration project will be receiving $26 MILLION in Federal STIMULUS MONEY (in addition to the MILLIONS it is receiving from the city), historic restoration projects CREATE JOBS and STIMULATE ECONOMIES as these precious historic sites beckon travelers and tourists from all around the world. We sincerely hope the City of NY shares in Secretary Salazar's wisdom in this regard, and fully restores the $628,000, that was promised to the Bowne House Restoration project, to the Fiscal Year '09 city budget.
Architects have testified that the Bowne House roof can not survive another winter. Currently, a tarp is all that is protecting the house from ruins. So there can be no doubt that Bowne House needs the money the city promised it, NOW.
We have every faith that if this matter were brought to the direct attention of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, he would not allow the birthplace of Religious Freedom in America to remain vulnerable to further decay. And so we trust that the Mayor will fully restore the subject $628,000 to the city budget before the matter is voted upon in the city council.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. We look forward to hearing a positive response from the Mayor's office at his earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
(Please add your name & address here)
The Subject Line should read: Restore Bowne House $ to NYC Budget. And please be sure to add your name & address at the bottom of the letter as the Mayor's Office will disregard your message without this information. Thanks!
Now, here's the letter:
Ms. Jennifer Manley
Community Liasion, Mayor's Office
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Dear Ms. Manley,
Please let Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg know that we want the city to immediately restore the $628,000 promised to the Bowne House restoration project for the Fiscal Year '09 city budget. This cherished NY Museum is the birthplace of Religious Freedom in America, and needs repairs and other work without delay.
To allow the proposed cut to stand would cause irreparable harm to this incomparable symbol of Religious Freedom in America and compromise NYC's collection of historic houses which are vital to our collective heritage, continued scholarship and NYC tourism.
The Federal Government recently recognized, in Secretary Salazar's announcement that the Ellis Island Restoration project will be receiving $26 MILLION in Federal STIMULUS MONEY (in addition to the MILLIONS it is receiving from the city), historic restoration projects CREATE JOBS and STIMULATE ECONOMIES as these precious historic sites beckon travelers and tourists from all around the world. We sincerely hope the City of NY shares in Secretary Salazar's wisdom in this regard, and fully restores the $628,000, that was promised to the Bowne House Restoration project, to the Fiscal Year '09 city budget.
Architects have testified that the Bowne House roof can not survive another winter. Currently, a tarp is all that is protecting the house from ruins. So there can be no doubt that Bowne House needs the money the city promised it, NOW.
We have every faith that if this matter were brought to the direct attention of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, he would not allow the birthplace of Religious Freedom in America to remain vulnerable to further decay. And so we trust that the Mayor will fully restore the subject $628,000 to the city budget before the matter is voted upon in the city council.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. We look forward to hearing a positive response from the Mayor's office at his earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
(Please add your name & address here)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Save Historic Bowne House From City Clawback!
Please cut & paste & send the following message to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg TODAY: jmanley@cityhall.nyc.gov with copies to: bownehouse1661@gmail.com, liu@council.nyc.ny.us, tosborne@queensbp.org, padavan@senate.state.ny.us, mengg@assembly.state.ny.us, anthony.lemma@mail.house.gov
The Subject Line should read: Restore Bowne House $ to NYC Budget. And please be sure to add your name & address at the bottom of the letter as the Mayor's Office will disregard your message without this information. Thanks!
The Subject Line should read: Restore Bowne House $ to NYC Budget. And please be sure to add your name & address at the bottom of the letter as the Mayor's Office will disregard your message without this information. Thanks!
Now, here's the letter:
Ms. Jennifer Manley
Community Liasion, Mayor's Office
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Dear Ms. Manley,
Please let Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg know that we want the city to immediately restore the $628,000 promised to the Bowne House restoration project for the Fiscal Year '09 city budget. This cherished NY Museum is the birthplace of Religious Freedom in America, and needs repairs and other work without delay.
To allow the proposed cut to stand would cause irreparable harm to this incomparable symbol of Religious Freedom in America and compromise NYC's collection of historic houses which are vital to our collective heritage, continued scholarship and NYC tourism.
The Federal Government recently recognized, in Secretary Salazar's announcement that the Ellis Island Restoration project will be receiving $26 MILLION in Federal STIMULUS MONEY (in addition to the MILLIONS it is receiving from the city), historic restoration projects CREATE JOBS and STIMULATE ECONOMIES as these precious historic sites beckon travelers and tourists from all around the world. We sincerely hope the City of NY shares in Secretary Salazar's wisdom in this regard, and fully restores the $628,000, that was promised to the Bowne House Restoration project, to the Fiscal Year '09 city budget.
Architects have testified that the Bowne House roof can not survive another winter. Currently, a tarp is all that is protecting the house from ruins. So there can be no doubt that Bowne House needs the money the city promised it, NOW.
We have every faith that if this matter were brought to the direct attention of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, he would not allow the birthplace of Religious Freedom in America to remain vulnerable to further decay. And so we trust that the Mayor will fully restore the subject $628,000 to the city budget before the matter is voted upon in the city council.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. We look forward to hearing a positive response from the Mayor's office at his earliest convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
(Please add your name & address here)
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