Each year HDC’s friends gather at our annual Grassroots Preservation Awards and Preservation Party to honor and celebrate the activists and groups who work to preserve New York City’s historic neighborhoods. June 13, 2023 June 28, 2022 May 12 – 26, 2021 June 30, July 1, July 9, 2020 April 30, 2019 April 24, 2018 May […]
Saturday, November 12, 2022 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Sharon Pandolfo of The Parkchester Project will lead an in-person walking tour through the beautiful Parkchester area of the Bronx. This walk will cover the nine artists featured in Parkchester, their careers and body of work, as well as their art on the Parkchester campus. We will also delve […]
Throughout the year, the Historic Districts Council presents a series of classes that help New Yorkers understand the many aspects of historic preservation in New York City. These lively and informative sessions are available to watch on our website.
The 2022-2023 Preservation School series will feature classes with representatives from New York City agencies. Come learn about these agencies’ missions and how they engage with historical neighborhoods, buildings, and sites. Ask questions directly of representatives from different agencies about the work they do. New York City Department of Records and Information Services/Municipal Archives: Wednesday, […]
Saturday, November 5, 2022 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. visitors are welcomed to an immersive cultural experience including samples of jerk chicken with festival, savory meat or vegetable patties, curries, salted fish cakes with spicy tamarind sauce, sweet pastries, …
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom Join HDC and Michael Pelczar the Assistant Executive Director of Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries for a video tour of Staten Island’s hidden & closed cemeteries from the comfort of your own home. Hear tales about the lives & deaths of those buried within. See fascinating monuments, […]
Michael Sandler, HPD Assistant Commissioner for Neighborhood Development and Stabilization will give background on the city’s affordable housing crises and HPD’s role in creating and preserving affordable housing and maintaining the quality of the city’s housing stock.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom On September 27th at 6:00 PM via Zoom, join us for a presentation about cultural landmarks and places of significance in the Garifuna community in New York City. Garifunas are primarily from Honduras and their history and presence in New York City can be particularly […]
Saturday, October 15, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 PM Join HDC and Woodlawn Conservancy for an in-person tour of the art and architectural wonders of Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. The Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark and is the final resting place of notables as varied as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Madame C.J. Walker, and Nellie […]
Join Save Chelsea’s David Holowka on this walk through the proposed redevelopment area to visit some of the threatened sites
