The Seaport Coalition Wins Lawsuit Against the Landmarks Preservation Commission

On Thursday, January 12th, the Seaport Coalition won its lawsuit against the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The Coalition took the Commission to court over LPC’s inappropriate approval of the Howard Hughes Corporation’s proposed development project at 250 Water Street in the South Street Seaport District.  HDC filed an amicus brief in support of the Seaport Coalition’s lawsuit against LPC, going on record to call out what we […]

Written by on Jan 30, 2023

HDC and Preservation Colleagues Question NYC’s Link5G Tower Roll Out in Joint Letter

On Thursday, January 12, 2023, HDC sent a joint letter to City Hall in conjunction with 8 preservation colleague organizations, pressing the City for information about its Link5G Tower roll out, and questioning both the tower design, and locations chosen, for the program’s initial phase. We support the City’s stated project goal of bridging the […]

Written by on Jan 20, 2023

Penn Station Advocacy Alert

 Send a Letter to Governor Hochul! There has been increased focus by the press recently on Governor Kathy Hochul and Empire State Development’s plan to transform the Penn Station Area. Many of these articles point out the lack of transparency and details in this plan. While the Historic Districts Council agrees that there need to […]

Written by on Jul 19, 2022

Statement of the Historic Districts Council – West Park Presbyterian Church Hardship Application

To Landmarks Preservation Commission June 14, 2022   I am Frampton Tolbert, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council. HDC is the advocate for New York City’s designated historic districts, individual landmarks and structures meriting preservation.   HDC opposes this hardship application on several points. First, while the case law does not envision a reasonable return […]

Written by on Jun 14, 2022

Send a letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission in Support of Designating Parkchester As a Historic District

Parkchester is the earliest example of the tower-in-the-park development in both New York City and the United States. The complex was also the first major housing development undertaken by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1938, and would later inspire the development of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. Parkchester is notable for the hundreds of terra cotta […]

Written by on Jun 1, 2022

Help Us Save West Park Presbyterian Church

Join the Historic Districts Council in telling the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission that Landmarks should stay as Landmarks!  Express your support for the preservation of the individually-landmarked West Park Presbyterian Church and tell them you are opposed to their hardship application to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission for its de-designation and […]

Written by on May 24, 2022

THE BUILDINGS NEW YORKERS LOVE

In December, we asked you to tell us what NYC buildings you feel need saving. Or just need a little love. The response was astounding. 100+ passionate New Yorkers joined in from every borough, telling us what their favorite threatened buildings are, and why these sites need protection.

Written by on Feb 15, 2022

Tell Us What Needs Saving In Town

Thank you to more than 70 people who participated in our Holiday Wish list!  The results will be announced in February and the buildings will be highlighted throughout 2022.

Written by on Dec 14, 2021

East 25th Street Historic District Marker Unveiling

HDC pleased to announce that Six to Celebrate neighborhood, the East 25th Street Historic District, will have an unveiling ceremony of historic district markers! This brief event will be next Wednesday, December 8th at 11:00 am. (In front of 336 East 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226)

Written by on Dec 2, 2021