HDC@LPC: Designation Testimony – National Society for Colonial Dames in the State of New York Headquarters & Interiors

LP – 2605 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES IN NEW YORK STATE HEADQUARTERS, 215 East 71st Street The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York Headquarters embodies the long-lasting and still-influential Colonial Revival movement in all its facets, and merits designation as an individual city landmark. The Colonial […]

HDC@LPC: Designation Testimony: Bay Ridge Parkway/Doctors’ Row Historic District

Statement of the Historic Districts Council Designation Hearing May 14, 2019 Item 1 LP – 2631 BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN BAY RIDGE PARKWAY/DOCTORS’ ROW HISTORIC DISTRICT The Historic Districts Council enthusiastically supports the designation of the Bay Ridge Parkway/Doctors’ Row Historic District on Bay Ridge Parkway, between Fourth and Fifth Avenues in Brooklyn.  HDC has had […]

HDC@LPC: Designation Testimony: Tin Pan Alley

Statement of the Historic Districts Council Designation Hearing NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission April 30, 2019 Item 1- 5 LP-2626 47 West 28th Street Building, Tin Pan Alley – 47 West 28th Street Manhattan – Block 830 – Lot 11 An Italianate row house built c. 1852 with later commercial alterations to house music publishers at […]

HDC@LPC – Testimony for LPC Hearing on March 26, 2019

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below. Designation Testimony Item 1 LP – 2601 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN FIRST HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 346 East […]

HDC@LPC – Testimony for Hearing on December 4, 2018

HDC regularly reviews every public proposal affecting Individual Landmarks and buildings within Historic Districts in New York City, and when needed, we comment on them. Our testimony for the latest items to be presented at the Landmarks Preservation Commission is below. Designation Testimony Item 1 LP-2614 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 817 Broadway Building, 817 Broadway George […]

HDC@LPC – Testimony for Hearing on June 26, 2018

Designation Hearing  Items 1&2 LP – 2611 & 2612 BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN 236-238 PRESIDENT STREET – HANS K. CHRISTIAN MEMORIAL KINDERGARTEN The Historic Districts Council is pleased to support the properties at 236 & 238 President Street in Brooklyn for consideration as individual New York City landmarks. The smaller building at 236 President Street was […]

HDC@LPC: Designation Testimony – Coney Island Boardwalk

Statement of the Historic Districts Council Designation Hearing April 17, 2018 Item 1 LP-2583 BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN CONEY ISLAND (RIEGELMANN) BOARDWALK (Scenic Landmark) The Coney Island Boardwalk is arguably the most famous boardwalk on Earth and an obvious landmark. The Historic Districts Council strongly supports its designation as a New York City Scenic Landmark since by […]

HDC@LPC: Designation Testimony – Central Harlem Historic District

Statement of the Historic Districts Council Designation Hearing April 17, 2018 LP – 2607 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN CENTRAL HARLEM WEST 130-132ND STREETS HISTORIC DISTRICT HDC is thrilled that a Central Harlem Historic District is moving forward for designation. These blocks are not only stunning and a portrait of the New York that the world knows […]

HDC Statement to NYC Planning: Loew’s 175th Street Landmark Designation

Statement of the Historic Districts Council Designation Hearing February 1, 2017 Item 22 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN LOEW’S 175th STREET THEATER   The Historic Districts Council is the advocate for New York City’s designated historic districts and neighborhoods meriting preservation. The Historic Districts Council is pleased to support the designation of the Loew’s 175th Street theater, […]