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 […]
We’re pleased to announce that at the Annual Preservation Conference, our friends and colleagues at the National Trust for Historic Preservation will be unveiling a new resource specifically aimed to help preservation efforts in New York. We can’t talk about the details yet – but you’ll be able to learn all about it this weekend!
Earlier this week, HDC hosted a morning talk with Paul Nelson, Executive Director of Commercial Revitalization at the Department of Small Business Services. Mr. Nelson specifically presented the agency’s work in two areas, the establishment of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) (which have almost tripled under the Bloomberg administration) and Avenue NYC. Avenue NYC is a […]
We were delighted to get a glowing write-up of our advocacy efforts in Metropolis Magazine! In a recent article, journalist Mason Currey spent some time on HDC@LPC and liked what he found. Calling it “an enlightening and occasionally amusing glimpse of the arcane world of New York City landmarks preservation”, Mr. Currey found the site […]
We were delighted to get a glowing write-up of our advocacy efforts in Metropolis Magazine! In a recent article, journalist Mason Currey spent some time on HDC@LPC and liked what he found. Calling it “an enlightening and occasionally amusing glimpse of the arcane world of New York City landmarks preservation”, Mr. Currey found the site […]
In case you missed it, this past weekend, New York Times columnist Christopher Gray wrote an architectural survey of MacDonough Street in Brooklyn’s Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. Mr. Gray even led a special walking tour of the area which has been described to us by a tour-goer as “a treasure trove of brownstone houses”. […]
In case you missed it, this past weekend, New York Times columnist Christopher Gray wrote an architectural survey of MacDonough Street in Brooklyn’s Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. Mr. Gray even led a special walking tour of the area which has been described to us by a tour-goer as “a treasure trove of brownstone houses”. […]
The History And Life In Yorkville/Kleindeutschland Will Be Presented By The Yorkville AARP Chapter Immanuel Lutheran Church 88th St. And Lexington Ave. (Enter Red Door On 1296 Lexington Ave. Next To CVS) Thursday March 11th 12:30 Pm – 1:30 Pm An Exhibit/Lecture By Yorkville Historian, Kathy Jolowicz. Displays 20 Photo Panels, Depicting The Life And […]
The History And Life In Yorkville/Kleindeutschland Will Be Presented By The Yorkville AARP Chapter Immanuel Lutheran Church 88th St. And Lexington Ave. (Enter Red Door On 1296 Lexington Ave. Next To CVS) Thursday March 11th 12:30 Pm – 1:30 Pm An Exhibit/Lecture By Yorkville Historian, Kathy Jolowicz. Displays 20 Photo Panels, Depicting The Life And […]
LPC Docket Number: 104962 Brooklyn, Block: 6600, Lot: 119 820 East 16th Street – Avenue H Station House, Individual Landmark A cottage style office building with Colonial Revival and Queen Anne style elements built in the 20th Century. Application is to install a sculpture. HDC Testimony HDC is incredibly pleased that this project is before […]
