Upcoming Programs and Events

Testify in Favor of the Addisleigh Park Historic District!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010,1:30pm

Hearing Room, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, Manhattan.

On March 23, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Addisleigh Park Historic District. Since 2006 HDC has been working with the Addisleigh Park community to document its rich cultural and architectural history. Excerpts from HDC’s Addisleigh Park Cultural Resource Survey can be found here.

We urge everyone to attend the public hearing on March 23 (the hearing is tentatively set for 1:30pm) and testify in favor of this significant neighborhood. If you can’t attend, please email your support to comments@lpc.nyc.gov. And please copy hdc@hdc.org on your message. We look forward to the speedy designation of this worthy district!

MONDAY MORNING COFFEE TALK
April 5: Advocating for Parks and Open Space

8:30am, Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan

Join Cheryl Huber, deputy director, from the independent advocacy group, New Yorkers for Parks, who will discuss the ways in which to raise awareness about the importance of community parks and creating a greener, safer neighborhood. Topics will range from improving the level of park maintenance to creating adequate recreational facilities, with a special emphasis on advocating for historic parks, which serve as important neighborhood anchors.

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.