E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL January 2014, Volume 11, Number 1 ONE WEEK UNTIL THE DEADLINE! HDC is seeking nominations for the 2014 Historic Districts Council Design Awards. Architects and owners may submit recently completed work, including alterations within historic districts and to historic buildings wherever in the city they may be. Entries […]
Please save the date of Tuesday, November 19, 2013 for the Landmarks Lion Award Ceremony & Dinner Honoring Hugh & Tiziana Hardy. To view pictures from the event click here The event will take place on November 19 at 6:30pm in a private space at the iconic Empire State Building with panoramic views of […]
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL June 2013, Volume 10, Number 5 The Domino Effect: A Walking Tour of Williamsburg Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:00pm (tour will take approximately 2 hours) As a follow-up to HDC’s recent screening of The Domino Effect, we offer a complementary tour that examines these real-life issues in […]
Historic Districts Council Honors Roberta Brandes Gratz as Landmarks Lion Monday, November 5, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Four Seasons Restaurant
Historic Districts Council Honors Roberta Brandes Gratz as Landmarks Lion Monday, November 5, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. The Historic Districts Council, the citywide organization dedicated to preserving New York’s historic neighborhoods, will present its annual Landmarks Lion Award to advocate, author, journalist and urban critic Roberta Brandes Gratz. Roberta is known for her deep knowledge […]
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL March 2012, Volume 9, Number 5 ~Annual Preservation Party and Grassroots Awards!~ Join us for HDC’s Annual Preservation Party and Grassroots Awards. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 5 from 6 to 8pm at the recently reopened, reinvigorated and expanded South Street Seaport Museum at 12 Fulton […]
Historic Districts Council Honors Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel as Landmarks Lion Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Four Seasons Restaurant All photos ©Patrick McMullan
Monday, October 17, 6:00pm Jackson Heights, Queens | Daniel Karatzas, Jackson Heights Beautification Group Jackson Heights is New York City’s first planned neighborhood of “garden apartments” and “garden homes”. These airy, light-filled residences, combined with commercial and institutional buildings, provided an attractive environment for middle-class families to live in when it was developed in […]
Six to Celebrate tour of The Bowery On September 17th we will tour The Bowery, one of Manhattan’s oldest thoroughfares, stretching from Cooper Square to Chatham Square. The area has a fascinatingly rich history, ranging from a fashionable shopping and residential neighborhood at the end of the 18th century, to a bustling center of dry […]
Historic Districts Council Honors Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel as Landmarks Lion Wednesday, October 26, 2011 The Historic Districts Council, a citywide organization dedicated to preserving New York’s historic neighborhoods, will present its Annual Landmarks Lion Award to Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel. Dr. Diamonstein-Spielvogel is a longtime preservation leader and champion of the arts, serving as the first Director of […]
