From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle They Fear Plan Compromises Brooklyn Bridge Environment By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle CITY HALL — An all-star group of elected officials, would-be officials, historic preservationists, leaders of civic groups and neighborhood residents gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to protest Two Trees’ planned “Dock Street Dumbo” development […]
AIA Queens May Monthly Meeting Our next monthly meeting will be held at the Queens College, Powdermaker Hall, on Tuesday May 12th from 6:30PM to 8:00PM. Sue Henderson – Vice President for Institutional Advancement Queens College Paul Broches FAIA, Partner – Mitchell/Giurgola Architects Carol Loewenson AIA, Partner – Mitchell/Giurgola Architects Will Present: Queens College: Making […]
AIA Queens May Monthly Meeting Our next monthly meeting will be held at the Queens College, Powdermaker Hall, on Tuesday May 12th from 6:30PM to 8:00PM. Sue Henderson – Vice President for Institutional Advancement Queens College Paul Broches FAIA, Partner – Mitchell/Giurgola Architects Carol Loewenson AIA, Partner – Mitchell/Giurgola Architects Will Present: Queens College: Making […]
LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK An exhibition of 83 photographs documenting some of the most significant buildings and public parks in New York City will be on view at The New-York Historical Society from April 30 through July 9, 2009, in the exhibition Landmarks of New York. The exhibition has traveled to 82 countries under […]
Saving the Places that Matter: At 10:00 am PDT today, National Trust President Richard Moe and Academy Award-winning actress, Diane Keaton announced the 2009 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places® at a press conference in Los Angeles, California. Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has used its list of America’s 11 […]
Roosevelt Island housed not only the institutions that cared for the diseased, the mentally ill and the criminal element of New York City, but also the nurses and guards who worked in the hospitals and prison. Learn the fascinating story of the people behind the scenes of Welfare Island, in a presentation by author Judith […]
PRESS CONFERENCE Opposition to DUMBO’s proposed Dock Street Development Takes Its Case to the Steps of City Hall Tuesday, April 28 @ 12:30 PM Speakers will include Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian David McCullough, New York City Council Members David Yassky, Tony Avella and Bill de Blasio, representatives from DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance (DNA), and […]
SACRED SITES BIKE TOUR With Preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz Sunday, May 17 from 10 am to 1 pm Explore the history, architecture and preservation of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn – by bicycle! Urban journalist, preservationist and Museum at Eldridge Street (MAES) founder Roberta Brandes Gratz and MAES Deputy Director Amy Stein-Milford lead a tour of […]
SACRED SITES BIKE TOUR With Preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz Sunday, May 17 from 10 am to 1 pm Explore the history, architecture and preservation of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn – by bicycle! Urban journalist, preservationist and Museum at Eldridge Street (MAES) founder Roberta Brandes Gratz and MAES Deputy Director Amy Stein-Milford lead a tour of […]
2009 Citywide Preservation Platform Preservation enhances the quality of life for all citizens, promotes economic development, and revitalizes neighborhoods. New York’s historic preservation community and other concerned groups urge the candidates for elected office to commit to the following initiatives that aim to promote and protect our city’s landmarks and historic neighborhoods. Preservation is Sustainability […]
