The Empire Station Coalition Members are working to educate the public about the proposed Empire Station Complex. The Empire Station Complex is a proposed redevelopment of the area around Penn Station. The proposal was presented in Governor Cuomo’s January 2020 State of the State address. The proposal will create more problems than it solves. It […]
One of the most important lessons of recent times has been the widespread awakening to the ubiquity of different life experiences and world perceptions. The same street can be viewed a multitude of ways depending on who is looking down it and one building can have a multitude of meanings based on different associations. As […]
The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic buildings and neighborhoods. Although not every property can or should be protected under strict preservation ordinances, such New York City’s Landmarks Law, rational planning and zoning practices should ensure that development complements the city’s existing historic physical character, especially where it is most […]
Help us save the historic buildings around Penn Station! This is the launch of the Coalition to Save the Penn Station Powerhouse, led by Untapped New York, the Historic Districts Council, and the City Club of New York, with additional founding partners: 29th Street Neighborhood Association, Human-scale NYC, Landmark West!, and the Victorian Society of […]
Ada Louise Huxtable Ella Fitzgerald Lady Deborah Moody Walentyna Janta-Połczyński (née Stocker) Audre Lorde Emma Goldman Odetta Margaret Sanger Alice Austen Jane Jacobs Margaret Cochran Corbin Billie Jean King Edith Wharton Ada Louise Huxtable Ada Louise Huxtable (1921-2013), a native New Yorker, was a pioneer in architectural criticism, and a champion of livable cities. As […]
On Tuesday, February 23rd, the City Council will be holding a public hearing on Intro 2186, which proposes a requirement for the City of New York to undertake periodic comprehensive planning for all areas of the city and details a completely new process for the city to accomplish this new task. The new comprehensive plan […]
The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic buildings and neighborhoods. HDC is commenting on the proposed bill, Int. 1146-B (called “the Sprinkler Bill”) as the vast majority of properties that this bill will affect lie within New York City’s historic neighborhoods The NYC Department of Buildings estimates that this bill, […]
The main building (left) was designated, but the Mercy building (right) was carved out of the landmark boundary. The 12th Avenue buildings of the Angel Guardian Home were designated this week, while the equally exquisite Mercy Building on 63rd Street was left out of the landmark site. The developer has publicly stated that this building will soon be […]
This year, HDC selected East Flatbush as one of our Six to Celebrate neighborhoods, with a special emphasis on the block of East 25th Street (between Clarendon Road and Avenue D). We are proud to work with this special block from the first phone call to our office to its LPC public hearing next week. […]
Request for Evaluation: Bay Ridge Parkway Statement of Significance Bay Ridge Parkway, known as “Doctors’ Row,” serves as an unofficial gateway to Bay Ridge, as it is a major thoroughfare within the neighborhood. The proposed historic district includes a total of 53 properties located between 4th and 5th Avenues in Brooklyn. The 400 block of […]
