Six to Celebrate – Stories of Pioneering Women Artists in the Lower East Side – Aug. 26

Join the Historic Districts Council and On This Spot for a virtual tour of Six to Celebrate neighborhood the Lower East Side that explores the rich cultural and artistic history of this storied neighborhood. This special webinar will feature a screening of select short videos from On This Spot NYC: Stories of Pioneering Women Artists, spotlighting sites tied to feminist art, activism, and the immigrant experience.

Written by on Jul 23, 2025

The Restoration of the Harlem River Houses – July 10

1 CE AIA Credit

Join HDC for an in-depth look at the ongoing rehabilitation and restoration of the individually landmarked Harlem River Houses. Built in 1937, Harlem River Houses was the first federally funded public housing development created for working-class African Americans in the United States under the New Deal’s Public Works Administration. Designed by architect Archibald Manning Brown with John Louis Wilson Jr, the 8-acre campus encompasses 7 buildings and 577 apartments.

Written by on Jul 6, 2025

Explore Fort Washington – July 21

Fort Washington is a neighborhood of exceptionally fine apartment buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. This tour will not only explore the architecture of the neighborhood but will also look at the area’s social history as immigrants, especially holocaust survivors, settled there.

Written by on Jun 23, 2025

Six to Celebrate Boat Tour – Aug. 3

HDC is co-sponsoring two lighthouse boat tours with our Six to Celebrate partner, the National Lighthouse Museum. The East River and Long Island Sound on July 13, 2025, and Sandy Hook & Twin Lights on August 3, 2025.

Written by on Jun 5, 2025

The Forgotten Avenue – Manhattan Avenue Tour – July 1

This walking tour, from 100th to 106th Streets, will highlight a variety of architectural styles from Renaissance Revival and Queen Anne rowhouses to New Law tenements, and discuss the legacy of Robert Moses’ Urban Renewal with such sites as Park West Village and Frederick Douglass Houses.

Written by on Jun 5, 2025

Yorkville’s Historic Affordable Housing – June 30

Join HDC and FRIENDS of the Upper East Side for a walking tour focused on Yorkville’s history as an affordable and progressive housing laboratory.

Yorkville’s immigrant history made the neighborhood a laboratory for “Model Tenements,” “French Flats,” and “Light Court Tenements.” These experimental structures helped create standards that proliferated throughout the city.

Written by on Jun 3, 2025

T Building Tour – June 12

Thursday, June 12, 2025 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 1 LU AIA Credit Please join HDC for a tour of the “T Building,” an award-winning adaptive reuse that transformed the former Triboro Hospital For Tuberculosis at 82-41 Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens, into a residential building that holds 200 units of affordable and supportive housing […]

Written by on Jun 2, 2025

Six to Celebrate Tour – Little Syria – May 3

Saturday, May 3, 2025 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. If you walk through Washington Street in Manhattan’s Financial District today, you would never know that once upon a time, the area was home to the first Arabic-speaking community in the United States. In the late 19th century, it was known as the “Syrian Quarter,” which […]

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Six to Celebrate – Happy Land Memorial Walking Tour – April 12

Saturday, April 12, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Join the Historic Districts Council (HDC) and Garifuna Coalition USA for a poignant and insightful walking tour commemorating the Happy Land Social Club fire. This 90-minute, half-mile tour delves into the historical and cultural significance of West Farms, highlighting the devastating 1990 Happy Land Social Club […]

Written by on Mar 29, 2025

Curator-led tour of “Thank You, Herman Jessor” – March 25

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Join HDC at Cooper Union for an exclusive curator-led tour of the exhibit “Thank You, Herman Jessor.” This exhibit, created and curated by photographer Zara Pfeifer and author Daniel Jonas Roche, showcases the work of prolific architect Herman Jessor, who designed more than 40,000 units of cooperative […]

Written by on Mar 12, 2025