Jan 31, 2012 | Historic Districts Council
First, the folks at Historic Districts Council (HDC) handed you the mic to voice your opinion on New York City’s open spaces. Now, they’re giving us all — that includes YOU! — one more chance to help inform their upcoming annual...
Jan 25, 2012 | Historic Districts Council, open space, Tours and Events
Courtesy of our friends and colleagues at the Historic Districts Council, you’re getting your turn at the mic! Be a part of the discussion TONIGHT …Open Spaces, Open VoicesWednesday, January 25th from 6:00 to 8:00pmJefferson Market Courthouse, New York...
Oct 5, 2011 | Historic District, Historic Districts Council, landmark, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side
Edith Wharton lives on!Today, the Historic Districts Council and the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center honored the memory of celebrated author and New Yorker Edith Wharton with the installation of a commemorative cultural medallion at 14 West 23rd Street,...
Aug 11, 2011 | Central Park, Central Park app alert, Central Park Conservancy, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, parks, preservation
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P. Cherry Hill Concourse, following the 1980s renovation. Thirty years ago, architect Gerald Allen, under the auspices of Peter Gluck & Associates, breathed fresh life into the Cherry Hill Concourse in Central...
May 5, 2011 | C of A, Central Park, Central Park app alert, Central Park Conservancy, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Scenic Landmark
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.In 1980, with the founding of the Central Park Conservancy, our City’s first Scenic Landmark–Central Park, designated in 1974–began a miraculous transformation. Decades of neglect were slowly and...
Mar 16, 2011 | City Council, Historic District, Historic Districts Council, Land Use Committee, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leroy Comrie, New York, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue
More work and less resources–so continues the saga of the LPC’s funding history. At public hearing of the City Council’s Land Use Committee, LPC leadership presented a preliminary budget for FY 2012. The jist: with less staff and...
