Monday Morning Coffee Talk- Fall / Winter 2013

First Monday of Every Month 8:30 – 10:00 AM Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 East 11th Street New York, NY 10003 As part of our Neighborhood Partners Program, HDC is pleased to announce the fall 2013 series of Monday Morning Coffee Talks.  This free monthly discussion series examines some of the most common questions asked by community […]

Secret Lives Tour: The New Governors Island

Governors Island Tour October 9th  2:30 pm Governors Island is closed to the public until next Spring. Fear not because HDC will take you on an exclusive tour of the ongoing construction for the $250 million project on Governors Island. The ‘new Governors Island’ which is now in phase 1 of the multi-phase project will […]

Secret Lives Tour: United Palace Theater-2013

Secret Lives Tour: United Palace Theater Tuesday, October 22,2013 6:00pm HDC’s Secret Lives Tours highlight some of the most original and rarely-seen spaces in New York.  The series takes attendees inside unique and spectacular spaces in the city, both big and small, to learn about their purpose, history and preservation.  Join HDC for a tour […]

The Battle of Brooklyn Scavenger Hunt

Join HDC in a fun day commemorating  Battle of Long Island aka The Battle of Brooklyn Saturday October 26, 2013 Registration open from 11:30 am – 1pm Western Entrance of Green-Wood Cemetery 35th Street and Fourth Avenue One of the first battles of the American Revolution, the Battle of Brooklyn (a.k.a. the Battle of Long Island) took […]

A Walking Tour of Historic Libraries in the Village—and One New One!

2014 Pre-Confernce Tour Friday, October 4, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon The 1960s renovation of the Jefferson Market Library in the West Village remains a milestone in adaptive reuse, but this tour will focus on new design in old buildings in the East Village.  We will start at a new branch in an old […]

The Domino Effect: A Walking Tour of Williamsburg- August 15, 2013

The Domino Effect: A Walking Tour of Williamsburg Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:00pm (tour will take approximately 2 hours)   Click here to view pictures from the July 11th tour!      HDC held a complementary tour on July 11th  as a follow-up to HDC’s screening of The Domino Effect. It was so well received  that we […]

WORLD FAIR –Documentary and Discussion

WORLD FAIR – A documentary and discussion with the filmmaker and a special guest historian Wednesday – June 12th  at the Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 East 11th Street 6-7:30pm Cost: $5 – Space is limited and you must rsvp for the event VIEW a trailer of the film on their website HERE! Description: WORLD FAIR is a new documentary film […]

WORLD FAIR –Documentary and Discussion

WORLD FAIR – A documentary and discussion with the filmmaker and a special guest historian Wednesday – June 12th  at the Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 East 11th Street 6-7:30pm Cost: $5 – Space is limited and you must rsvp for the event VIEW a trailer of the film on their website HERE! Description: WORLD FAIR is a new documentary film […]

“MidCentury (un)Modern”

Date: Tuesday, May 21 Time: 5:00 PM Location: 641 Avenue of the Americas, 8th Floor To RSVP for the event please contact: [email protected]  by 5/17 *note: if you are unable to make it by 5pm you can arrive at 5:30 for the second half of the presentation without disrupting the event. Please join us at the offices of COOKFOX and […]