HDC’s Statement on the NYPL’s Central Library Plan
NYPL’s Central Library Plan The New York Public Library is an institution that embodies the altruistic principle that education is the great societal elevator. It was founded in the belief that...
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E-bulletin: Carnegie Library-Seward Park Branch, and the NYPL central Library...
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL April 2013, Volume 10, Number 1 PROTECT NEW YORK CITY’S LIBRARIES: There will be a public hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission (1 Centre...
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Committee to Save the New York Public Library: The Central Library Plan
The Truth About the Central Library Plan Executive Summary The Central Library Plan (CLP) would close and sell two major public libraries – the Mid-Manhattan branch and the Science, Industry, and...
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E-BULLETIN-South Street Seaport Updates
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL April 2013, Volume 10, Number 5 South Street Seaport Updates Last month City Council voted to approve the rezoning of South Street Seaport requested by...
View ArticleP.S. 199 (270 West 70th Street) Support Letter to Robert Tierney
P.S. 199 (270 West 70th Street) April 16, 2013 Honorable Robert Tierney Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Municipal Building 1 Center Street, 9th Floor New York City, New York 10007 Dear Chair...
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E-BULLETIN- Help Save the New York Public Library from Itself-Rally &...
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL May 2013, Volume 10, Number 1 Coffee Talk- Requests for Evaluations with Mary Beth Betts May 6 8:30 – 10:00 AM Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 East...
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E-BULLETIN- Celebrating Bialystoker’s designation as an Individual Landmark...
E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL May 2013, Volume 10, Number 8 Bialystoker has been Designated!!! Thanks to the hard work of the Friends of the Lower East Side, on Tuesday May 21, 2013 the...
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A Walking Tour of Historic Libraries in the Village—and One New One!
2014 Pre-Confernce Tour Friday, October 4, 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon The 1960s renovation of the Jefferson Market Library in the West Village remains a milestone in adaptive reuse, but this tour...
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HDC@LPC July 8, 2014
Item 3 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BOROUGH OF QUEENS 157412- Block 8020, lot 6- 10 Richmond Road – Douglaston Historic District A Colonial Revival style house built in 1966. Application is to...
View ArticleBreaking News: LPC Drops Plan to Reconsider Buildings
HDC is thrilled to announce that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission will not be holding a hearing to remove 96 sites from landmark consideration on Tuesday, December 9. We’ve said...
View ArticleA Lecture by Architect Dan Allen
Jion HDC’s Vice President, Dan Allen for a lecture on Restoring the Yiddish Art Theater; presented by GVSHP! When: Tuesday, November 8 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Where: Third Street Music School, 235 East 11th...
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Landmarks: NY iPhone update – version 1.9
Posted on November 21, 2011 by Steven Romalewski The latest version (1.9) of Landmarks: New York is now available for the iPhone. We’ve incorporated lots of new information and enhancements,...
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Help Save A Landmark From Demolition!
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...
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Yorkville Bank Building Gets Designation!
Yorkville Bank Building 1511 Third Avenue UPPER EAST SIDE—The Historic Districts Council support the designation of the Yorkville Bank Building at 1511 Third Avenue as an individual landmark. “The...
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Preservation Now!: Free February Talks and Panels
Historic Districts Council’s 19th Annual Preservation Conference: Preservation Now! Pre-Conference Panel Discussions: As part of Preservation Now!,HDC is pleased to present panel discussions on...
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