Staten Island History Programs

The Staten Island Museum presents:  Abel Kiviat, National Champion Twentieth-Century Track & Field and the Melting Pot Book Signing, Sunday, October 18, 2009, 2 p.m. Free. Call 718/483-7105 to register.  Discussion and book signing with author Alan S. Katchen on the life of Curtis High School track star Abel Kiviat, who set a world record […]

Celebrate Oktober with the History of Yorkville

The History and life in YORKVILLE/KLEINDEUTSCHLAND PRESENTED AT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 88TH ST. AND LEXINGTON AVE. (ENTER RED DOOR ON LEXINGTON AVE. NEXT TO CVS) SUNDAY OKTOBER 25 2:30-3:30 PM An exhibit/lecture by Yorkville Historian, Kathy Jolowicz, displays 20 photo panels, depicting the life and times of this once internationally famous landmark in New York […]

HDC, QCC and Bayside Historical Cosponsor Preservation Symposium

Preservation Symposium Thursday, October 22nd 7pm Officer’s Club Fort Totten Free of charge! Bayside Historical Society, Historic Districts Council, and Queens Civic Congress on Thursday, October 22 will co-sponsor a free Preservation Symposium to discuss such preservation and land use issues as contextual rezoning, the landmark designation process, community facilities, and the effect that agencies […]

MOMA Opponents Mobilize

 From the West 54-55th Street Block Association Neighbors:  The team was brilliant today at the City Council’s Zoning Committee meeting. We know that the decision will be political and we still don’t know it will be, but no organizations could have given a better performance than your neighbors did this morning. Take a look at […]

Fall Tours of the Victorian Society!

Victorian Society Metropolitan Chapter 2 0 0 9 FALL TOUR SCHEDULE MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE; ELEGANCE IN THE WILD Saturday, October 17th, 2009 – 7:45 a.m. All Day Bus Tour $125 members/$135 nonmembers (Limited to 50 participants) The Mohonk Mountain House is probably the last of the great 19th century Catskill Mountain resorts. The 265 room […]