Wednesday, December 6, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom Steinway Village, developed by William Steinway in c. 1870, was intended to be a kind of “Socialist Utopia” where his employees could simultaneously live in a rural, bucolic neighborhood and next to the Steinway & Sons factory. The employees lived in quality-built houses designed […]
Saturday, November 4, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. This year, after decades of community advocacy, Bushwick, Brooklyn won the designation of the Linden Street Historic District, the first historic district in the neighborhood. But the 32 brick and brownstone row houses on Linden St. are just a few of Bushwick’s architectural treasures. Other gems […]
Saturday, October 28, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. We invite you to embark on a captivating walking tour of Kew Gardens in Queens. Prepare to be swept away by the beauty and rich history of this neighborhood. The Historic Districts Council is working with The Kew Gardens Improvement Association and the Kew Gardens Preservation […]
Saturday, October 21, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Join HDC for a walk along Queens Boulevard, as we explore the neighborhood of Rego Park, a 2020 Six to Celebrate. Founded in 1923 by the Real Good Construction Company, construction began in 1925. This walk will focus on the 1920s and 30s apartment buildings and […]
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 6:00 – 7:00 pm The General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street This is both an Online and In-Person Program The lecture will be followed by a Book-Signing Architect and architectural historian Françoise Bollack will present a talk based on her new book Old Building New Ideas: An Alternative History of Additions, Adaptations, Reuse and […]
Sunday, September 24, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 P.M. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we invite you to join us on a walking tour celebrating the rich heritage and vibrant culture of Hispanic communities in East Harlem. New York City is home to a diverse tapestry of cultures, with Latinos constituting the second-largest ethnic […]
Saturday, September 30, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Around the middle of the 20th century, the area east of Third Avenue between Houston and 14th Streets began a transformation from what it had long been — a working-class immigrant neighborhood — to a unique, exhilarating, and sometimes dangerous one teeming with artists, oddballs, provocateurs, […]
A Conversation on the Future of Vulnerable Historic Buildings in New York City Tuesday, September 5, 2023 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM Sixth Street Community Center, 638 E 6th Street What’s the Stitch? When a demolition permit was filed for the landmarked house at 14 Gay Street in late 2022, it made local news and […]
September 9, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The Happy Land Memorial is dedicated to the 87 men and women who lost their lives in the Happy Land Social Club Fire at 1959 Southern Boulevard, on March 25, 1990. It is the deadliest fire in New York City since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which […]
Thursday, August 10, 2023 6:00 PM Via Zoom Since the groundbreaking NYC Landmarks Law was passed in 1965, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated 157 landmarked historic districts throughout the city. Some are quite large, encompassing a neighborhood, others are made up of only several buildings. Some have had extensions added over the years, protecting […]
