Rally to save 35 Cooper Square!

 Where: 35 Cooper Square, between East Fifth & Sixth Streets on the Bowery When: 4:30pm, Friday, January 28 Who: HDC, Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, City Lore, East 5th Street Block Association, 6th and 7th Street Block Association, East Village Community Coalition, Friends of NoHo, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, […]

Councilmember Rosie Mendez Stands Up for Preservation

From GVSHP (and we couldn’t agree more): In an unfortunate development, yesterday the City Council voted to strip landmark designation from the historic Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Hall in Queens. This is the fourth time in the last several years that the Council has voted to remove landmark status from a historic property designated by the […]

What have you been up to since 1971?

HDC IS 40! Come celebrate 40 years of campaigns, meetings, parties and programs with the Historic Districts Council! Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6-8pm, remarks at 7pm Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd Street Between First and Second Avenues Manhattan $40 per person – a dollar for every year of accomplishment Pay at the door or […]

What have you been up to since 1971?

HDC IS 40! Come celebrate 40 years of campaigns, meetings, parties and programs with the Historic Districts Council! Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6-8pm, remarks at 7pm Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd Street Between First and Second Avenues Manhattan $40 per person – a dollar for every year of accomplishment Pay at the door or […]

January 18, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114239 Brooklyn, Block: 1165, Lot: 17 268 Park Place – Prospect Heights Historic District A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse with Romanesque Revival style elements designed by William H. Reynolds and built c. 1897. Application is to install rooftop skylights and solar panels, alter the areaway and modify rear façade. HDC Testimony HDC […]

January 18, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114239 Brooklyn, Block: 1165, Lot: 17 268 Park Place – Prospect Heights Historic District A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse with Romanesque Revival style elements designed by William H. Reynolds and built c. 1897. Application is to install rooftop skylights and solar panels, alter the areaway and modify rear façade. HDC Testimony HDC […]

Preservation Around the World: A Lecture Series

Preservation: A Global Story Pratt Institute Spring Lecture Series 2011 ► All events free and open to the public ◄ Pratt Manhattan 144 West 14th Street, New York Room 213 Reception at 5:30 PM, lecture at 6 PM Friday, February 4 – World Heritage Sites, Global Climate Change, and Social Conflict A look at the […]

Preservation Around the World: A Lecture Series

Preservation: A Global Story Pratt Institute Spring Lecture Series 2011 ► All events free and open to the public ◄ Pratt Manhattan 144 West 14th Street, New York Room 213 Reception at 5:30 PM, lecture at 6 PM Friday, February 4 – World Heritage Sites, Global Climate Change, and Social Conflict A look at the […]

Greening Gotham: The Rise of Energy-Efficient Buildings and the Road Ahead, Feb 25

Greening Gotham: The Rise of Energy-Efficient Buildings and the Road Ahead With Robert D. LiMandri, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Buildings Tuesday, January 25th 5:30-7:00pm NYU Wagner Rudin Family Forum, The Puck Building 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, NYC Join us for a lecture and lively discussion on greening New York City with Commissioner […]

Greening Gotham: The Rise of Energy-Efficient Buildings and the Road Ahead, Feb 25

Greening Gotham: The Rise of Energy-Efficient Buildings and the Road Ahead With Robert D. LiMandri, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Buildings Tuesday, January 25th 5:30-7:00pm NYU Wagner Rudin Family Forum, The Puck Building 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, NYC Join us for a lecture and lively discussion on greening New York City with Commissioner […]