December Programs from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationPlease call 212.475.9585 x35 or e-mail [email protected] for reservations. A Village ChristmasA walking tour with Marilyn StultsSaturday, December 1Meet in front of the Washington Square Arch at 2:00pm; Tour ends at 4:00 p.m.$10 GVSHP Members; $15 All Others Advance payment required by Nov. 28th. To pay […]
The Green-wood Historic Fund presents: Unexpected New York87 New York City places you thought you knew.87 surprising but true stories you’ve never heard before. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 at 1:00 PMThe Historic Chapel @ Green-Wood Cemetery The Green-Wood Historic Fund proudly presents Chester Burger, America’s first on-air television news reporter, former national manager of CBS […]
From the NoHo Neighborhood Association Last night Councilman Gerson announced the long-awaited Public Meeting to announce designation of NoHo III. Chairman Tierney and the Councilman will present the designation for discussion. WE NEED AN ENORMOUS TURNOUT if we are to save what we have left and to keep contextual the many new sites in planning […]
THE NEW YORK PRESERVATION ARCHIVE PROJECT and the MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORKannounce the symposium PRESERVING NEW YORK—THEN AND NOWChange of Date!February 23, 2008at the Museum of the City of New York The symposium focuses on issues that have remained central to the preservation movement in New York City from the past to […]
Thankfully copied from Pardon Me For Asking I’m going to one of the speakers on the panel. CGNA Landmarking ForumBy Glenn KellyThe Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association (CGNA) has requested NYC Planning to change the zoning of Carroll Gardens (CG) to protect the brownstone row houses and control the scale of new development.This request was made […]
From Landmark West! RSVP today for A slide lecture by Anthony C. Wood“Preserving New York: Winning the Right to Protect a City’s Landmarks” * Monday, December 3, 6:00 pmIn the landmarked Christ & St. Stephen’s Church122 West 69th Street (Columbus & Amsterdam)Reception will follow in a Central Park West Apartment Join author and preservationist Anthony […]
Join Manhattan Bourough Historian Michael Miscione as he partners with the Five Borough Bike Club this Wednesday, November 14th, to lead a nighttime bicycle ride throughout Manhattan. The tour will explore – literally and historically — the creation and evolution of the 1811 Commissioners’ Grid Plan that defines much of Manhattan to this day. Even […]
METROPOLITAN CHAPTER of THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY IN AMERICA Please Join Us! All lectures are at the Donnell Library Auditorium, 20 W. 53rd St., New York CityAdmission is FREE; no reservations required! Tuesday, November 13, 6 PM Asserting Yourself in Men’s Clothes: Cross-Dressing in the Comedies of Alice Guy Blaché, the First Woman FilmmakerDr. Alison McMahan, […]
From Michael Miscione, Manhattan Borough [email protected] This Wednesday afternoon Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione will make an appearance on the urban issues radio program Living for the City to discuss New York’s great forgotten 19th century master planner, reformer and preservationist, Andrew H. Green. Since the program is streamed and archived, you can hear the […]
The Manhattan Borough Historian’s Office Cordially Invites You to THE FIFTH ANNUALTRIBUTE TO ANDREW H. GREEN, NYC’S FORGOTTEN CIVIC GIANT Borough President Scott M. Stringer & Historian Kenneth T. Jackson are Among Those Scheduled to Speak. Join us in Central Park on Sunday, November 18th as we raise a toast to Andrew H. Green, the […]
