Hope you were able to join us for the 20th Annual Preservation Party and Grassroots Preservation Awards that took place on Thursday, May 20th in the garden of St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery – objectively speaking, it was a fantastic party. We’ve posted some photos on our Facebook page for you to look at; you don’t […]
On Sunday, June 6th, come experience a world of music and fun with HDC in one of Brooklyn’s premier art/music venues, Galapagos Art Space. Doors open at 7pm, and tickets are a mere $20 (prepaid or Friend price), $25 at the door. This event will benefit HDC and 2 of our colleagues; the 4 Borough […]
Field of rubble or Gateway to America’s Playground? Thor Equities is threatening a “summer of demolition”, starting these historic, REUSABLE buildings on Surf Avenue – Gateway to Coney Island. Now it’s up to the City to decide what Coney Island will be – a living, diverse place or a third-rate, homogenized strip mall masquerading as […]
Field of rubble or Gateway to America’s Playground? Thor Equities is threatening a “summer of demolition”, starting these historic, REUSABLE buildings on Surf Avenue – Gateway to Coney Island. Now it’s up to the City to decide what Coney Island will be – a living, diverse place or a third-rate, homogenized strip mall masquerading as […]
Next week the good folks at the City Reliquary will launch a new free monthly history lecture series at the landmark Williamsburgh (Brooklyn) Branch Library with a presentation titled “The General Slocum Steamboat Tragedy of 1904.” They have asked Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione to introduce the first speaker, Prof. Edward T. O’Donnell. Prof. O’Donnell […]
Next week the good folks at the City Reliquary will launch a new free monthly history lecture series at the landmark Williamsburgh (Brooklyn) Branch Library with a presentation titled “The General Slocum Steamboat Tragedy of 1904.” They have asked Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione to introduce the first speaker, Prof. Edward T. O’Donnell. Prof. O’Donnell […]
