Battle for Brooklyn “The movie…has heart, soul and chutzpah…Feisty but fairly reported…The time line that drives ‘Battle for Brooklyn’ makes it as urgent as any Hollywood thriller.” — Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News The eight-year-in-the-making film Battle for Brooklyn is an intimate and behind the scenes look at the seven year struggle over the Atlantic Yards project. […]
Greenwich Village: Past, Present, and Future Wednesday, June 8, 6:30 pm Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue The Village has been transformed over the centuries from farmland to row houses to tenements to luxury condominiums. How does a district that has long celebrated newcomers and defiant outsiders balance the old and […]
Greenwich Village: Past, Present, and Future Wednesday, June 8, 6:30 pm Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue The Village has been transformed over the centuries from farmland to row houses to tenements to luxury condominiums. How does a district that has long celebrated newcomers and defiant outsiders balance the old and […]
BICYCLE TOUR of GOWANUS: Come join us for a series of tours throughout 2011, highlighting our Six to Celebrate neighborhoods. The Gowanus is a unique area that largely retains its industrial character, with some of the local businesses dating back more than 75 years. In recent years, plans for the canal have conflicted with the […]
Sacred Sites Open Doors in Statewide Event More than 140 Congregations Across State Participating ‘Be a tourist in your own town’ Open House Weekend May 21 and 22 Landmark churches and synagogues from the five boroughs are participating in a “Sacred Sites Open House Weekend” May 21 and 22 when they will open […]
Sacred Sites Open Doors in Statewide Event More than 140 Congregations Across State Participating ‘Be a tourist in your own town’ Open House Weekend May 21 and 22 Landmark churches and synagogues from the five boroughs are participating in a “Sacred Sites Open House Weekend” May 21 and 22 when they will open […]
Isham Park The Partnerships for Parks & The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation have declared Isham Park a site for “It’s My Park Day” Saturday May 21st 2011 volunteer activities. Please come out and assist: WHO: – Gardeners from Bruce’s Garden and Isham Alley – The NYC Parks & Recreation Gardener for Isham […]
The Bungalows of Rockaway will screen: Thur. May 26th, 6:30 pm, free! Tenement Museum, 103 Orchard St and on public television THIRTEEN/WNET Sat June 4 noon Sun June 5th 2:30 pm If you’ve not seen it, check out the trailer & read new comments/oral histories: http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/images–trailer/ http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/memories/
The Bungalows of Rockaway will screen: Thur. May 26th, 6:30 pm, free! Tenement Museum, 103 Orchard St and on public television THIRTEEN/WNET Sat June 4 noon Sun June 5th 2:30 pm If you’ve not seen it, check out the trailer & read new comments/oral histories: http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/images–trailer/ http://thebungalowsofrockaway.com/index.php?/project/memories/
