Happy 100th birthday Isham Park!

Isham Park, Inwood Celebrates its Centennial~  Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 PM  Volunteers for Isham Park kicks off the 100th birthday of the park with historic readings and cake!  May 25th is the centennial anniversary of Julia Isham Taylor’s letter offering family’s land for the creation of Isham Park around which the neighborhood of Inwood would […]

Walking tour of Mount Morris Park–TOMORROW!!

Walking tour of Mount Morris Park http://hdc.org/6tocelebrate-tour-mount-morris.htm Come join us for a series of tours throughout 2011, highlighting our Six to Celebrate neighborhoods. The residential area surrounding Mount Morris Park in Harlem includes elegant rowhouses and larger apartment buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Romanesque Revival, Neo-Grec and Queen Anne styles. […]

The History and Future of the Bowery

The History and Future of the Bowery Sponsored by the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors & Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, in conjunction with the New Museum’s “Festival of Ideas”, it will feature film, history, vintage Bowery songs and poetry, and a forum on current efforts to preserve and protect this remarkable street.   The city’s oldest thoroughfare, the Bowery has […]

Inwood-City Council Approves Columbia's Baker Field Plan

INWOOD — Columbia University’s plan to create a new development on its Baker Field property in Inwood cleared a hurdle Tuesday when it was approved by a City Council committee. The plan now heads to the full Council for a vote expected Wednesday. City Councilman Robert Jackson, who represents the neighborhood and has neld community […]

Inwood-City Council Approves Columbia's Baker Field Plan

INWOOD — Columbia University’s plan to create a new development on its Baker Field property in Inwood cleared a hurdle Tuesday when it was approved by a City Council committee. The plan now heads to the full Council for a vote expected Wednesday. City Councilman Robert Jackson, who represents the neighborhood and has neld community […]

"HISTORIC INWOOD FILMS": Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:30pm

 “HISTORIC INWOOD FILMS” TUESDAY APRIL 5th at 7:30 PM.    “[I’m] trying to picture the way it was. Just the trees and the river, before people came along and fouled it all up.” – Clint Eastwood, looking down at Inwood from Fort Tryon in the film “Coogan’s Bluff” (1968). This month Lost Inwood presents our […]

"HISTORIC INWOOD FILMS": Tuesday, April 5 @ 7:30pm

 “HISTORIC INWOOD FILMS” TUESDAY APRIL 5th at 7:30 PM.    “[I’m] trying to picture the way it was. Just the trees and the river, before people came along and fouled it all up.” – Clint Eastwood, looking down at Inwood from Fort Tryon in the film “Coogan’s Bluff” (1968). This month Lost Inwood presents our […]

HDC Maps

http://www.communitywalk.com/historic_districts_council/historic_districts_council/map/1007962 View HDC’s new maps with our Six to Celebrate neighborhoods, Neighborhoods at risk, and recently designated districts. HDC is proud to work with so many diverse neighborhoods throughout New York City. View our website for information on these and other neighborhoods HDC is working with. http://hdc.org/  http://hdc.org/neighborhoodatrisk.htm