On June 18, 2026, we honored our 2026 Grassroots Preservation Awardees at the historic St. Bartholomew’s Community House and we’re so thankful for all who attended to celebrate their historic preservation efforts and accomplishments with us! Since 2000, the Historic Districts Council has honored more than 150 individuals, community groups, coalitions, elected […]
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 6:00 – 7:00 PM Via Zoom First Houses, the first public housing project in New York City, celebrated the 90th anniversary of its completion in December 2025. Brad Greenberg, Executive Director, and Isabel Kirsch, Junior Research and Policy Fellow at the Furman Center will give an illustrated talk on the history […]
Monday, June 29, 2026
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
St. Bartholomew’s Community House | 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Individual Tickets and Co-Sponsor Packages Available!
Saturday, June 6, 2026 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Stuyvesant North is a part of the larger Bedford-Stuyvesant, with a collection of rare Queen Anne, Neo-Grec and Romanesque Revival brownstones built between 1860 and 1902, as well as important apartment buildings, houses of worship, and commercial structures. Many of the builders were designed by […]
May 19, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Via Zoom Join Charu Chaudhry, HDC Board Member and Associate Principal at Thornton Tomasetti, for this class about the restoration and adaptive reuse of Terminal Warehouse. Terminal Warehouse, one of New York City’s most significant early 20th-century industrial buildings, was originally constructed in the 1890s and expanded […]
On this two-hour walking tour, we will explore the Yard’s rich naval and labor history through examining historical documents, listening to oral histories from workers and sailors, and visiting historic buildings, including Civil War-era machine shops, the Yard’s museum and visitor center at BLDG 92, and a working dry dock still used today for ship repair.
Join HDC as we officially welcome the 2026 Six to Celebrate groups! 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sanger Hall, Sunnyside, Queens
Built to supply American forces in World War I, this enormous Cass Gilbert-designed complex served as a supply base for the American military for nearly 50 years. Today, this thriving industrial park is home to over 100 companies in a wide array of industries, from precision manufacturers to biotech researchers, online retailers to chocolatiers.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Most New Yorkers can tell stories about the labor history and social history of the garment industry, but few have ever looked at the buildings that were the stage for the rich history. This tour will examine the loft buildings where most of the clothing worn […]
