Rally for Community Input for DoB Reform, Thursday, June 12

Dear Fellow New Yorker, Bloomberg acted fast after the most recent crane disaster: He held a closed-door meeting with construction industry insiders. He came out with a proposal that is a watered-down version of Jim Brennan’s proposals from 2007 and 2008. Yet nobody is standing up for the community groups who have been following DOB […]

Rally for Community Input for DoB Reform, Thursday, June 12

Dear Fellow New Yorker, Bloomberg acted fast after the most recent crane disaster: He held a closed-door meeting with construction industry insiders. He came out with a proposal that is a watered-down version of Jim Brennan’s proposals from 2007 and 2008. Yet nobody is standing up for the community groups who have been following DOB […]

HDC Announces Free Summer Lecture Series

Make sure to join us for this informative series created to keep up up-to-date on some of HDC’s current projects and recent goings-on at LPC. Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Our Latest Landmarks: Recent & Upcoming New York City Historic Districts Join us as we present an overview of recently designated and calendared historic districts throughout […]

Upcoming Event: 19th Annual Mount Morris Park Home Tour

The kitchen is the heart of the home and we’re opening ours to you… …along with our parlours, living rooms, dining rooms, decks– and even some spots in between. Don’t miss this once-a-year chance to step inside the much sought-after townhouses and brownstones of Historic Central Harlem. Sunday, June 8, 2008 11 AM – 4 […]

PLSI Award Ceremony May 3rd

The Preservation League of Staten Island invites you to attend: The 2008 Historic Preservation Awards LuncheonChrist Church, 76 Franklin Avenue, New BrightonSaturday, May 3, 2008, 1:00 PMCost: $35 includes Awards Program and Lunch___________________ For 23 years the Preservation League of Staten Island has been recognizing the outstanding work of building owners and others, who value […]

PLSI Award Ceremony May 3rd

The Preservation League of Staten Island invites you to attend: The 2008 Historic Preservation Awards LuncheonChrist Church, 76 Franklin Avenue, New BrightonSaturday, May 3, 2008, 1:00 PMCost: $35 includes Awards Program and Lunch___________________ For 23 years the Preservation League of Staten Island has been recognizing the outstanding work of building owners and others, who value […]

Walking Tour of Queens' Newest Historic District

The Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance Announces a Spring Walking Tour Sunnyside Gardens:Queens’ Newest Landmark District,New York’s most famous Planned CommunitySaturday, May 17, 1:00–3:30 PM Just 20 minutes from Manhattan, Sunnyside Gardens was designed by noted architects Clarence Stein and Henry Wright from 1924-28 as a “garden city” for working families. Linked by common walkways, its […]

Walking Tour of Queens' Newest Historic District

The Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance Announces a Spring Walking Tour Sunnyside Gardens:Queens’ Newest Landmark District,New York’s most famous Planned CommunitySaturday, May 17, 1:00–3:30 PM Just 20 minutes from Manhattan, Sunnyside Gardens was designed by noted architects Clarence Stein and Henry Wright from 1924-28 as a “garden city” for working families. Linked by common walkways, its […]

Contextual Planning Zones To Be Amended – Informational Meeting on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm

WHAT: Informational Community Meeting on Proposal to Amend Zoning Text for Contextual Zoning Districts WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 6:30 PM WHERE: General Society for Mechanics & Tradesmen, 20 W. 44th Street. (Located in third floor classrooms of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America) Contextual zones have been embraced across New York City as […]

Contextual Planning Zones To Be Amended – Informational Meeting on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm

WHAT: Informational Community Meeting on Proposal to Amend Zoning Text for Contextual Zoning Districts WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 6:30 PM WHERE: General Society for Mechanics & Tradesmen, 20 W. 44th Street. (Located in third floor classrooms of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America) Contextual zones have been embraced across New York City as […]