The Historic Districts Council Presents Six to Celebrate Neighborhood Talks Location:The Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street in Manhattan. This events are free and open to the public, reservations are required. To RSVP for any and/or all talks, please call 212-614-9107 ext. 10 or e-mail [email protected]. Thursday, September 15th, 6:00pm Defining an Historic District: […]
http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2011/10/30/delving-into-isham-parks-rocky-past-with-sidney-horenstein Isham Park Tour with Geologist Sid Horenstein Sunday October 30th 10 am- 12 noon Meet at the northeast corner of Seaman Avenue and Isham Street. Join Sidney Horenstein, geologist and Educator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History, as he leads his first geology, history and natural history walk through Isham Park. Stroll through […]
Admission: Orchestra: $45 general / $35 BAN members with code HARRIGAN* Tier 2: $38 general / $25 students SymphonySpace.org or 212-864-5400 212-864-5400 *Discount valid through Sept 30 – subject to availbility http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6771-a-tribute-to-harrigan-and-hart
HDC needs your help. On Thursday, the City Council is going to vote on the landmark designation of an 1817 Federal-style rowhouse in Lower Manhattan and we have reason to fear that they will overturn its landmark status so that a commercial tower can be developed on its site. We need you to contact the […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Before the Landmarks Preservation Commission Regarding the proposed designation of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District August 2, 2011 The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods and buildings. HDC is thrilled to have the opportunity to speak in support of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Before the Landmarks Preservation Commission Regarding the proposed designation of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District August 2, 2011 The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods and buildings. HDC is thrilled to have the opportunity to speak in support of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant […]
Lost Stages of the Lower East Side Saturday, August 13, 2011 12:00pm-2:00pm Cezar Del Valle will be conducting a walking tour for the Lower East Side History Project $20 per person, RSVP not required Meet Outside of the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery Subway: F train to 2nd Avenue More Information: 347-465-7767
From Crain’s New York: Nearly two decades after it was first floated, a proposal to designate a small slice of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn as a historic district finally appears to be getting somewhere. For some, the development comes not a moment too soon. “Many people stop me on the streets and ask, ‘What’s taking so […]
New York City’s historic districts are a heterogeneous bunch – ranging from the modest carriage houses of Shingle homes of Ditmas Park to the Beaux-Arts buildings of the Upper East Side, but most of them have at least one thing in common; terra-cotta street signs. These warm-brown signs, designed by Massimo Vignelli, are the first […]
New York City’s historic districts are a heterogeneous bunch – ranging from the modest carriage houses of Shingle homes of Ditmas Park to the Beaux-Arts buildings of the Upper East Side, but most of them have at least one thing in common; terra-cotta street signs. These warm-brown signs, designed by Massimo Vignelli, are the first […]
