Upcoming
Programs and Events
MONDAY MORNING COFFEE TALK
March 1: FAQ’s About Business Improvement Districts and Commercial
Improvement Programs
8:30am, Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street,
Manhattan
Diverse and successful local businesses are a key to any vibrant
neighborhood. Come hear from one of the lead agencies that oversees
commercial development, the New York City Department of
Small Business Services (SBS) and learn more about two
of their initiatives that impact neighborhood character. One way
SBS can assist is through assisting communities in the establishment
of a business improvement districts (BIDs) which are public-private
partnerships that deliver supplemental services to commercial districts
including sanitation, signage and capital improvements. Our speaker
Paul Nelson, Executive Director of Commercial Revitalization
at SBS, will also address Avenue NYC, a SBS grant program that seeks
to benefit commercial corridors by partnering with neighborhood
organizations. The Avenue NYC 2010 application process opens soon
so come with your questions and ideas ready! For more information
on either of these programs, please visit www.nyc.gov/sbs.
This event is FREE to the public. Reservations are required, as
space is limited. For more information, please contact Frampton
Tolbert at (212) 614-9107 or ftolbert@hdc.org.
The Neighborhood Partners Program is sponsored, in part, by
Deutsche Bank, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Assembly Members Jonathan
L. Bing, Deborah J. Glick, Richard N. Gottfried and Daniel J. O’Donnell,
and State Senators Thomas K. Duane, Liz Krueger & Diane J. Savino.
Addisleigh Park Cultural Resource Survey Presentation
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 6:30-8:30pm
Neighborhood
Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan
On
Tuesday, February 9, the Landmarks Preservation Commission calendared
a historic district in the Addisleigh Park neighborhood
in Southeast
Queens. This suburban neighborhood was home to numerous
major African-Americans figures such as James Brown, Roy Campanella,
W.E.B. DuBois, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson and Ella
Fitzgerald (to name just a few). In 2007, HDC partnered with the
Addisleigh
Park Civic Organization and obtained funding from the Preservation
League of New York State and the National
Trust for Historic Preservation to produce a survey
and history of the area and its significant residents. Once
completed, we submitted all the material to the LPC, who held a
community meeting last October to announce their interest in moving
forward with designation. We’re thrilled and very thankful
that the LPC is taking this important step to protect this remarkable
area – which, if designated, will be the 8th historic district
in Queens (and the first in Southeastern Queens). HDC is particularly
appreciative for LPC’s willingness to work with the community
and us on the boundaries for the proposed district, which increased
greatly after consultation and further research. This was truly
a collaborative project between the city and the community, and
one we look forward to seeing through to conclusion. For more information
on the area, including photos of some of the houses, see http://www.hdc.org/addisleighpark.htm.
To celebrate this event and also raise awareness about
the importance of cultural landmarks (a theme at this year’s
Preservation
Conference), HDC will hold a program to present the Addisleigh
Park Cultural Resource Survey, which HDC undertook from 2007-2008.
Come learn more about this wonderful neighborhood and explore its
storied past!
This event is FREE to the public. Reservations
are required, as space is limited. For more information, please
contact Kristen Morith at (212) 614-9107 or kmorith@hdc.org.
Preservation in New York: The Next Generation
March 5-7, 2010
This year, HDC’s Annual Preservation Conference examines the
future of preservation in New York City as a movement, both in terms
of the types of buildings we should be preserving and the audiences
we must engage in order to be successful. What will be the landmarks
for the next generation and who will be fighting to preserve them?
The Conference will focus on specific types of architecture, including
modern, cultural and vernacular, that have been less appreciated
in the past but are now increasingly seen as significant. We will
examine the reasons these buildings are important and the future
of their preservation. Click here
for more info and to register.
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