“Advisors to more than 1,200 funds in The Trust support a wide variety of nonprofits in the City and across the country. Most of their grants are for operating support, and many are to major New York organizations. This is good news for the City’s nonprofits, many of which are starved for unrestricted money to run […]
June 26, 2012 Statement of the Historic Districts Council Before the Landmarks Preservation Commission Regarding the Designation of the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods. HDC has long been an advocate for preserving the East Village and Lower East Side, and we […]
June 26, 2012 Statement of the Historic Districts Council Before the Landmarks Preservation Commission Regarding the Designation of the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods. HDC has long been an advocate for preserving the East Village and Lower East Side, and we […]
The owners of the individually designated City and Suburban Homes First Avenue Estate (the full-block complex from First to York Avenues between East 64th and East 65th Streets) have submitted an application for the demolition of 429 East 64th Street and 430 East 65th Street on the ground that they do not generate a sufficient […]
Wednesday, January 18, 20125:30pm-7:30pm Bowery Poetry Club308 Boweryat East First StreetManhattan $30 per person/ $20 Friends of HDC and Seniors http://hdc.org/6tocelebrate-12-party.htm
Fall Series Tour: Greenwich Village Tour with Justin Ferate Sunday, November 13, 2011, 10:30am $35/$25 for Friends of HDC photo:http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7GGLG_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=washington+square+park&fb=1&gl=us&hq=washington+square+park&hnear=washington+square+park&cid=1718913767674424455&ei=3Qy7Tt7uPKbg0QHsp8HeCQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=photo-link&cd=2&resnum=9&ved=0CBUQnwIoATAI
~November 2nd Panel on Landmarks of Labor Postponed~ We’re sorry to announce that our upcoming panel discussion: Remembering The Spatial History Of Labor: Where Are Our Landmarks? scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 6:30pm is being postponed. If you have pre-registered, we will be following up with you directly. The panel will […]
Bronx River Bike Tour Sunday November 6, Noon Bronx, NY Map of the Williamsbridge Reservoir 1893 (DavidRumsey.com) Did you know that New York City tapped the Bronx River to supply citizens with drinking water in 1889? The population of NYC grew so fast after the Croton Aqueduct began delivering fresh reliable water […]
Bronx River Bike Tour Sunday November 6, Noon Bronx, NY Map of the Williamsbridge Reservoir 1893 (DavidRumsey.com) Did you know that New York City tapped the Bronx River to supply citizens with drinking water in 1889? The population of NYC grew so fast after the Croton Aqueduct began delivering fresh reliable water […]
Preservation Industries: Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Artisan StudiosFriday, October 14, 2011, 3pm Join HDC for a special look at some of the local craftspeople who help preserve New York City’s historic buildings. We will visit these nodes of production, rarely seen by the general public, that create structural features and ornaments stylizing for New York’s historic […]
