E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
April 2012, Volume 9, Number 3
~Six to Celebrate Tour Series~
Announcing our 2012 Six to Celebrate neighborhood walking and bike tours! Come join us and learn about each community’s diverse cultural and architectural histories. Noted tour guides and local community advocates will be leading each tour.
Van Cortlandt Village
•Van Cortlandt Village: Sunday, May 6, 2pm
•Bay Ridge: Saturday, June 2, 10am (Bicycle Tour)
•Morningside Heights: Monday, July 9, 6pm
•Far Rockaway Beach Bungalows: Saturday, July 14, 10:30am
•Victorian Flatbush: Sunday, September 15, 11am (Bicycle Tour)
•Port Morris Gantries: Saturday, September 22, 12pm (Bicycle Tour)
Fee: $10 per person/$5 for Friends of HDC, Seniors and Students.
Tickets can be purchased here.
A limited number of tickets are available for area residents. Please contact [email protected] if you are a resident of one of the Six and interested in attending.
Advance registration is required and space is limited.
Six to Celebrate is generously supported by The New York Community Trust and HDC’s Six to Celebrate Committee. Additional support for the Six to Celebrate Tours is provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and from New York City Councilmembers Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Stephen Levin and Rosie Mendez.
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A new proposal for Pier 17 in the South Street Seaport Historic District will be presented at a LPC Public Hearing tomorrow, Tuesday the 17th. The Howard Hughes Corporation’s plan would take the basic footprint of the existing Pier 17 and add another 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area by extending further along the pier, filling in all of the open space of the existing gables, sloped roof and outdoor decks to create larger floor plates for big anchor tenants. The plan also adds another layer of various enclosures and coverings to the flat roof to support a proposed 700-seat theater (which would hopefully be treated better than the Algonquin Seaport Theater was) as well as eating and drinking establishments.
For more information see our previous E-Bulletin
To read HDC’s testimony go to HDC @ LPC on our website
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