New York City Trivia Rumble! Popular Monthly Trivia Night Returns Fri, July 3, 6:00pm What subway line would you take to get from Yankee Stadium to Coney Island? On what street was Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti album cover shot? Which direction does traffic flow on Central park East? What current world leader gave a campaign […]
Come support East Harlem Preservation‘s growth and join us as we celebrate our community’s past, present and future! Thursday, June 25th 6 – 9 PM East Harlem Cafe Corner of Lexington Avenue & East 104th Street $25 donation Join us! Since 2005, East Harlem Preservation has helped promote and preserve the neighborhood’s rich history and […]
Come support East Harlem Preservation‘s growth and join us as we celebrate our community’s past, present and future! Thursday, June 25th 6 – 9 PM East Harlem Cafe Corner of Lexington Avenue & East 104th Street $25 donation Join us! Since 2005, East Harlem Preservation has helped promote and preserve the neighborhood’s rich history and […]
THE BOWERY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Presentation & Discussion with David Mulkins A celebration of history & culture of the Bowery and a cautionary consideration for the future. When: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 12:00pm-1:30pm Where: Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012, 212.614.8702 Directions: 6 to Bleecker/Lafayette or F/V to 2nd Ave/Lower East […]
From Paul DiBenedetto, VP of Buildings, Bayside Historical Society On June 23, 2009, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will be conducting a public hearing on whether or not to designate the Lydia Ann Bell and William J. Ahles House (39-24 to 39-26 213th Street, Bayside Queens) as a NYC Landmark. I am writing this letter to you in […]
Thanks to you and many other concerned New Yorkers, last February the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) finally calendared West-Park Presbyterian Church for possible designation as an official NYC Landmark. Now, more than 20 years after not including this building in the Upper West Side/Central Park Historic District (first heard in 1988, designated in 1990), the […]
A clear, detailed and succinct account of the actions thus far… PS 133: The City’s Troubling Plan for a New Park Slope School Dear Park Slope Neighbor, We’ve written several times in the past three months about the plan being rammed through by the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) and Department of Education […]
From the 93rd Street Beautification Association: The 93rd Street Beautification Association is proud to present our new movie, Uptown Radio Visits Marx Brothers Place, which we invite you to watch by simply clicking on this link! And while you’re thinking about NYC landmarks, please take a moment to read the text of NYC Council Member […]
As reported last week, the School Construction Authority (SCA) recently announced its plans to demolish historic PS 133 in Park Slope (375 Butler Street at 4th Avenue) to make way for a new, much larger school structure. This remarkable gothic school, a National Register-eligible building designed by renowned educational architect CBJ Snyder, is a beloved […]
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has set a hearing on the proposal to landmark the IRT Powerhouse: July 14, 2009. This is great news, and our friends at the Hudson River Powerhouse Group are leading the fight for this important structure’s preservation. Con Edison opposes this proposal strenuously. The company has already begun contacting supporters asking […]
