Robert F. Wagner, Jr., Where Are You? A Panel Discussing New York's Forgotten, Postwar, Three-Term Mayor Thursday, April 21st 6:30- 8 PM The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue Room C198 While recent years have seen a revival of interest in the mayoralty of John V. Linsday and his administration's response to various crises in the […]
Riverside Park's Design Evolution: From Freight Yard to Boulevard of Heroes Mon, April 25, 6:30pm – 7:30pm A talk by Charles McKinney, Principal Urban Designer, NYC Parks. FREE Sponsoring Organization: Bloomingdale Neighborhood History
Yorkville: A Celebration of Home What was it like to live in Yorkville when 86th Street was known as German Broadway, when the smell of hops from the Ruppert and Ehret's breweries filled the air, and when a stop at Paprika Weiss on 82nd Street preceded daily exercise at Sokol Hall? FRIENDS and the Historic […]
In Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of its Sacred Sites program .... The New York Landmarks Conservancy cordially invites you to: AN ECUMENICAL PANEL DISCUSSION AND RECEPTION Reinventing Religious Landmarks for the 21st Century: Serving Communities in Beautiful Spaces, an Interfaith Discussion Program begins promptly at 6:15 followed by a reception at 7:15 *Please plan to arrive early […]
UPCOMING BOOK TALK PETER L. LAURENCE BOOK TALK Wednesday, May 4, 6:30-8:00 pm BECOMING JANE JACOBS Jane Jacobs was born on May 4, 1916. Forty-five years later, she published The Death and Life of Great American Cities, which she wrote between 1958 and 1961, and which stands today of the most influential books on urbanism […]
Join Franklin Vagnone, Principal of Twisted Preservation: Cultural Consulting and co-author with University of North Carolina Architecture & Urban Design professor Deborah Ryan as they discuss their renegade tactics that have yielded a sold-out book (in its third printing, and chosen as the #1 museum-education related book in 2015 by the Museum Educator Monitor!) and become a manifesto […]
It has been a long road but the BSA is expected to make a decision on the developer's application for variances to allow for a church to 34-condo conversion of 361 Central Park West, the former First Church of Christ, Scientist. Learn about BSA Hearings HERE.
Join LW! for a full day workshop: "Preservation 101" Ideal for Real Estate Professionals (Approved for 7.5 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education Credit) -- The more you know about historic buildings, the easier it is to sell them! -- Back by popular demand! This seminar is designed for brokers who buy and sell properties in historic […]
The Historic Districts Council, J.M. Kaplan Fund, and The New York Landmarks Conservancy cordially invite you to: A PRESENTATION AND RECEPTION Historic Preservation: At the Core of a Dynamic New York City Church of St. Jean Baptiste 76th Street and Lexington Avenue New York City Thursday, May 12, 2016 6:00 to 8:00 pm Program begins promptly at […]
