2012 1. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 2. Far Rockaway Beachside Bungalows, Queens 3. Morningside Heights, Manhattan 4. Port Morris Gantries, The Bronx 5. Van Cortlandt Village, The Bronx 6. Victorian Flatbush, Brooklyn Join us at the 2012 Six To Celebrate Launch Party
2012 1. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 2. Far Rockaway Beachside Bungalows, Queens 3. Morningside Heights, Manhattan 4. Port Morris Gantries, The Bronx 5. Van Cortlandt Village, The Bronx 6. Victorian Flatbush, Brooklyn Join us at the 2012 Six To Celebrate Launch Party
Located in the heart of Brooklyn, Victorian Flatbush is known for being the largest concentration of Victorian-era homes in the country. The area presently has five New York City Historic Districts, but the blocks in between them remain undesignated and unprotected despite architecture of the same vintage and style. Six local groups representing […]
Located in the heart of Brooklyn, Victorian Flatbush is known for being the largest concentration of Victorian-era homes in the country. The area presently has five New York City Historic Districts, but the blocks in between them remain undesignated and unprotected despite architecture of the same vintage and style. Six local groups representing […]
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
http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2011/10/30/delving-into-isham-parks-rocky-past-with-sidney-horenstein Isham Park Tour with Geologist Sid Horenstein Sunday October 30th 10 am- 12 noon Meet at the northeast corner of Seaman Avenue and Isham Street. Join Sidney Horenstein, geologist and Educator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History, as he leads his first geology, history and natural history walk through Isham Park. Stroll through […]
For all you Bowery lovers we are doing another Bowery Tour on Oct. 22nd this will be the last one so be sure to RSVP today before it sells out again!! http://hdc.org/6tocelebrate-tour-bowery.htm
On Wednesday, the City Council voted to deny the landmark designation of the Hardenbrook Somarindyck House at 135 Bowery an 1817 Federal-style rowhouse in Lower Manhattan. At the request of local Council member Margaret Chin, the Council exercised its authority to overturn the actions of the Landmarks Commission for the second time in two […]
HDC needs your help. On Thursday, the City Council is going to vote on the landmark designation of an 1817 Federal-style rowhouse in Lower Manhattan and we have reason to fear that they will overturn its landmark status so that a commercial tower can be developed on its site. We need you to contact the […]
Statement of the Historic Districts Council Before the Landmarks Preservation Commission Regarding the proposed designation of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District August 2, 2011 The Historic Districts Council is the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods and buildings. HDC is thrilled to have the opportunity to speak in support of the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant […]
