Happy New Year! Here at the Historic Districts Council, we are taking a moment to look back on an eventful year in preservation. Below, we’ve shared some of the moments that have meant the most to us, from longtime preservation campaigns to swift advocacy action. If you would like to support activities like these, as […]
Watch HDC’s virtual tour of some of New York City’s Cultual Landmarks, from the home of music publishing in Manhattan to a Staten Island Shrine that has been under construction since 1937.
SAVED BUT STILL NOT PROTECTED Yesterday, the Daily News broke that the Louis J. Lefkowitz Building (80 Centre Street) would be spared by the City as a potential new jail site, and now the Mayor is eyeing an enlargement of the Tombs, instead. The City determined that it would be too complicated and costly to […]
HDC’s Spanish Language Fellow, Diego Robayo, documents life throughout the city’s boroughs with photographs and interviews of significant Latino cultural heritage. Research on Casa Latina and other Latino landmarks across the city was made possible by the support of the New York Community Trust. This article was also published in the Manhattan Times and in This is The Bronx […]
More about the Frick Expansion Last week, HDC issued a statement opposing the proposed expansion to The Frick Collection based on our concerns that the proposal would destroy the design intent of Thomas Hastings’ residential composition and John Russell Pope’s graceful museum transformation and create an institutional environment at the museum, which would be antithetical […]
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL September 2014, Volume 11, Number 4 MADISON SQUARE NORTH, MANHATTAN The area immediately north of Madison Square Park has experienced many waves of development since the park opened in 1847. This layered history is still clearly seen when surveying the area’s historic architecture, which mostly dates to between […]
The Historic Districts Council, the advocate for New York City’s historic neighborhoods, is pleased to announce the election of Leo J. Blackman as the new board president. Mr. Blackman has a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University with an emphasis on Historic Preservation and has over twenty-five years of experience in architectural design and […]
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL August 2014, Volume 11, Number 2 LPC Approves Apthorp Rooftop Additions A revised proposal for rooftop additions to the Apthorp was approved unanimously on August 12, 2014, by the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The Apthorp is a NYC Individual Landmark, designed by architects Clinton & Russell and completed in […]
City Land Commentary • Anthony C. Wood Over 50 years ago New York City was losing its beloved landmarks (Pennsylvania Station, the Brokaw Mansion, the Savoy-Plaza being only a few on that long list) and facing the bleak prospect of losing even more. Finally after decades of civic advocacy, creative thinking, and painful losses, there was enough […]
Press Articles on the Proposed Landmarks Reforms My Rules for Thee, But Not for Me: The City Destroys a City-Owned Landmark: by Jeffrey A. Kroessler,April 16, 2015 Historic preservation saved New York City: 50 years after the passages of a landmark law, celebrate its legacy: by Jeffrey A. Kroessler, April 19, 2015 Demolition freeze may cover 80% of the city: […]
