Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York City’s History With Eric Homberger Wednesday, October 6 at 6:30 PM Looking at the city through maps, charts, and photographs, Homberger illuminates the pivotal moments in New York’s historical development. This illustrated lecture is a must for history buffs […]
The 93rd Street Beautification Association proudly announces that its latest preservation movie short The Dignified Denizens of Marx Brothers Place (or…The Doggy Movie) – written by author and Association co-chair Susan Kathryn Hefti – has now been launched to YouTube! The Association invites everybody to stop what you’re doing for the next 9 minutes (as long as […]
We are heartbroken to report that the 41 families of the Cedar Grove Beach Club closed up their summer homes earlier this week, probably never to return. As readers know, HDC has been helping residents of Staten Island’s last remaining beach bungalow colony fight the Parks Department’s plans for demolishing this 99-year-old community. Parks’ claims […]
Steve Barrison, a longtime Neighborhood Partner of HDC and President of the Bay Improvement Group, has been nominated for the Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Brooklyn Do Gooder Award. This new award honors the altruism, philanthropy and commitment of five Brooklyn Do Gooders who are working toward a stronger Brooklyn. Steve is a lifelong advocate for preservation […]
Tuesday • October 5 • 6:30 PM In Danger of Extinction: Gentrification in East Harlem & on the Lower East Side Residents of these two diverse, vibrant neighborhoods have long dealt with the pressures of gentrification and have struggled for affordability. Their story is told in two recent documentaries. Join the filmmakers for a screening […]
Jane Addams: Spirit in Action Louise Knight in conversation with Vivian Gornick Monday, October 4 at 6:30 PM On the 150th anniversary of her birth, celebrate Jane Addams: rebel, iconoclast, advocate, pacifist, statesperson, founder of Hull House, and first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Louise Knight is also the author of Citizen: […]
