On Wednesday, September 19 at 7:00PM, please join the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council and invited guest speakers for a community forum on historic designation for Prospect Heights, to be held in the auditorium of P.S. 9, 80 Underhill Avenue at St. Marks Avenue. Prospect Heights has remained remarkably free from large-scale physical change, making […]
Pick a neighborhood, lace up your walking shoes and celebrate the legacy of urban thinker Jane Jacobs. Saturday, September 29th & Sunday, September 30th The Center for the Living City at Purchase College celebrates the legacy of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs with a series of free neighborhood tours that emphasize the walkable and […]
Monday, October 8, 11 am – 4 pmEast 104th Street (Lex./3rd Aves.) Featuring: Chalk Festival Face Painting & Clowns Raffles Drawings Health & Social Services Info Snacks/Refreshments on Sale Bargain Arts & Crafts DJ Music & Open Mic Poetry, and Live Music Free Registration for Nonprofit Groups! For more information contact Jaritza Taveras at 212.860.8821, […]
Manhattan Borough President Scott M. StringerpresentsUSING NEWSPAPER ARCHIVESTO RESEARCH NEW YORK CITY HISTORYA Free Public WorkshopSaturday, September 29 10:00a to 2:00pThe Municipal Building (Near City Hall)Hosted by theOffice of the Manhattan Borough Historian An historical newspaper archive can be a source of incomparable information, but to the uninitiatedresearcher it can be a source of bewilderment […]
Do you love architecture, design, history and New York’s uniqueness? openhousenewyork (OHNY) weekend celebrates New York City’s architecture and design through an annual program of public access to significant buildings and sites in all five boroughs.openhousenewyork’s mission: promotes a greater appreciation of New York City’s built-environment; broadens public awareness by exposing a diverse audience to […]
Experience the “Living Spirit”Costumed actors portray some notable “residents.” Saturday, September 22nd, 1:30 PM (rain date September 23rd) The Richmond Hill Historical Society presents it’s fourth production of Spirits Alive! at Maple Grove Cemetery. The Richmond Hill Historical Society invites you to visit the historic Maple Grove Cemetery and to learn of the cemetery’s personal […]
Summary of Rego-Forest Preservation Council meeting with Community Board 6 Historical Committee: Mon, Aug 20In the Community Board 6 District Office (73-05 Yellowstone Blvd), around 15 dedicated historic preservationists sat and shared their vision for the future of Forest Hills and Rego Park. Members of Rego-Forest Preservation Council, which serves Rego Park and Forest Hills, […]
Committee To Save The PlaypenTheaterFor Immediate Release Contact: Michael Perlman,NYC Preservationist & theater enthusiast(917) [email protected] Orlando LopesTheater Historical Society of America, NYC Dir.(631) 225-7071 Oldest Extant Vaudeville Theater Slated For Demolition:Preservationists’ Plea & Proposal NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 11, 2007) – Citywide preservationists and theater historians are calling on developer Daniel Tishman of Tishman Realty […]
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/a-seedy-eighth-avenue-landmark-gone-dark/ September 7, 2007, 10:11 amA Seedy Eighth Avenue Landmark, Gone DarkBy David W. Dunlap Slide Show on the Playpen The homogenization of the Times Square area (yes, The Times has contributed to the phenomenon with its new headquarters opposite the Port Authority Bus Terminal) has claimed another quirky victim: the Playpen, a former cinema […]
Down on DuffieldBy Ariella CohenThe Brooklyn Paper One resident hopes to save home All she wants is a meeting with Mr. Mayor. Homeowner Joy Chatel believes that she could, if given the chance, convince Mayor Bloomberg to abandon a longstanding plan to raze her Duffield Street home — a wood-frame structure that many historians believe […]
