Monday Morning Coffee Talks Return – Learn About Architectural Plans

Monday, September 13: Reading, Understanding and Presenting Architectural Drawings with Laura Heim, architect and president of the American Institute of Architects, Queens Chapter 8:30am, Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan  Proposing alterations and new construction in historic neighborhoods is a complex process which has to account for a variety of concerns. To reach […]

Monday Morning Coffee Talks Return – Learn About Architectural Plans

Monday, September 13: Reading, Understanding and Presenting Architectural Drawings with Laura Heim, architect and president of the American Institute of Architects, Queens Chapter 8:30am, Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan  Proposing alterations and new construction in historic neighborhoods is a complex process which has to account for a variety of concerns. To reach […]

Coney Island News & Weekend Walking Tour

Coney Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal Coney Island historian Michael Immerso published an op-ed last Thursday.  In it, he explains the significance of New York State’s determination of eligibility awarded to the Coney Island Historic District and discusses the importance of preserving and reusing Coney Island’s historic structures in order to redevelop the area […]

Coney Island News & Weekend Walking Tour

Coney Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal Coney Island historian Michael Immerso published an op-ed last Thursday.  In it, he explains the significance of New York State’s determination of eligibility awarded to the Coney Island Historic District and discusses the importance of preserving and reusing Coney Island’s historic structures in order to redevelop the area […]

Help the NYS Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

Contact Governor Paterson! Urge him to “Sign Senate Bill S. 7556” In June, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation designed to bolster NYS Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit projects by bringing new private investment to these efforts.   This legislation, which would allow banks and insurance companies to apply New York State Rehabilitation Tax […]

Help the NYS Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

Contact Governor Paterson! Urge him to “Sign Senate Bill S. 7556” In June, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation designed to bolster NYS Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit projects by bringing new private investment to these efforts.   This legislation, which would allow banks and insurance companies to apply New York State Rehabilitation Tax […]

News from GVSHP: 3rd/4th Avenue Rezoning Hearing Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed rezoning of the 3rd and 4th Avenue corridors, between 13th and 9th Streets. The rezoning proposal comes after years of efforts by GVSHP, neighbors, Community Board 3, and Councilmember Rosie Mendez to change the outdated and inadequate zoning for the area which […]

News from GVSHP: 3rd/4th Avenue Rezoning Hearing Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed rezoning of the 3rd and 4th Avenue corridors, between 13th and 9th Streets. The rezoning proposal comes after years of efforts by GVSHP, neighbors, Community Board 3, and Councilmember Rosie Mendez to change the outdated and inadequate zoning for the area which […]

Twilight Walking Tour (no, not vampires)

Thursday, August 26@ 7pm Sacred Sites Lower East Side Walking Tour Find sanctuary in the city. Visit synagogues, churches and temples encompassing 200 years of religious life in America, from early structures built by wealthy English landowners to houses of worship encompassing the Jewish, African American, Italian, Hispanic and Chinese immigrant experience. This event is […]

Twilight Walking Tour (no, not vampires)

Thursday, August 26@ 7pm Sacred Sites Lower East Side Walking Tour Find sanctuary in the city. Visit synagogues, churches and temples encompassing 200 years of religious life in America, from early structures built by wealthy English landowners to houses of worship encompassing the Jewish, African American, Italian, Hispanic and Chinese immigrant experience. This event is […]