HDC Fall Lecture Series
more details coming soon!
PAST EVENTS
HDC Summer Lecture Series
Make sure to join us for this informative series created
to keep
up-to-date on some of HDC’s current projects and recent
goings-on at LPC.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Our Latest Landmarks: Recent & Upcoming New York City Historic
Districts
Join us as we present an overview of recently
designated and calendared historic districts throughout New
York City, as well as what’s next in the pipeline. This
lecture will be augmented by a question and answer session featuring
hard-working preservation activists discussing neighborhoods
including Eberhard
Faber Pencil Company and DUMBO in Brooklyn; NoHo
in Manhattan; and Ridgewood in Queens.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Admiral’s Row:
Historic Properties and the Federal Government
Admiral’s Row, a collection of former
naval officer residences located within the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, is at risk of demolition thanks to the current plans
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Luckily,
the federal government has finally acknowledged their
ownership of these structures and a Section 106 Consulting
Parties Process has been established to oversee the transfer
of the property and proposed uses for the site. This lecture
will feature HDC executive director Simeon Bankoff as
he presents a brief overview of these historic buildings
and the ongoing campaign to preserve them.
Lectures are free of charge, but
reservations are required. Reception to follow.
All events take place at 6:00pm at the Neighborhood
Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan.
RSVP at 212-614-9107 or kmorith@hdc.org.
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SUMMER FRIENDS PARTY
at the Alice Austen House Museum
Please join the Historic Districts Council for an
exclusive party at the Alice Austen
House Museum,
a National Historic Landmark overlooking the Narrows on Staten
Island.
The party will feature visits to the nearby
McFarlane–Bredt House, the first home of the
New York Yacht Club, with Carl Rutberg,
Alice Austen House Museum Executive Director.
Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
6 - 9 p.m.
Alice Austen House Museum
2 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island
FREE for current Friends of HDC
in recognition of their continued support
Space is limited and reservations are required.
To renew your Friendship or RSVP, please email
kmorith@hdc.org or call 212-614-9107
no later than Monday, June 30.
Directions provided upon registration.
Transportation from the Staten Island Ferry
will be provided.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an exclusive
party for Friends only. To inquire about the status of
your friendship or to become a Friend, please call 212-614-9107
or email kmorith@hdc.org
New York City Council District 30 Special Election
League of Preservation Voters Candidate Forum
Please join us for a candidate forum featuring
the five candidates running for the empty City Council seat
in Queens's District 30: Anthony Como, Elizabeth Crowley, Charles
Ober, Tom Ognibene and Joseph Suraci. The candidates have also
filled out a questionnaire on preservation and development questions
created by this coalition; you may read
their responses by clicking here.
CANDIDATE FORUM
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
7:00pm
Public School 49
79-15 Penelope Avenue at 80th Street
Click
here for map.
The League of Preservation Votes is a coalition
of nine local community-based groups within the 30th District,
including Queens Civic Congress, Glendale Civic Association,
Glendale Property Owners Association, Juniper Park Civic Association,
LIberty Park Homeowners Association, Newtown Historical Society,
Richmond Hill Historical Society, Ridgewood Property Owerns/Residents
Association and Ridgewood Reservoir Preservation Group. These
groups have come together with HDC to voice their concerns about
pressing preservation and development issues within their neighborhoods.
Click here to read more
about the League.
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As part of our Neighborhood
Partners Program, HDC is pleased to announce our new Monday
Morning Coffee Talks, a free monthly discussion series
that examines some of the most common questions asked
by community preservationists. Join us on the first Monday
of every month as we sit down with professional practitioners
and community activists to discuss the tactics, techniques
and strategies for preserving our historic buildings and
neighborhoods. Bring your questions and prepare to engage
in this informal setting with some of the city’s
most respected preservation advocates. And of course,
coffee will be served.
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JUNE
Zoning 101
with Paul Graziano, HDC president
and planning consultant
Monday, June 2nd
Find the difference between floor area
ratio (FAR) and air rights confusing? Wonder what constitutes
a high-density as opposed to a low-density residential
district? Zoning is the dominant force that dictates
the shape and scale of the city’s neighborhoods,
and a basic understanding of it is essential when seeking
to preserve the unique characters of our communities.
Yet its nuances remain largely unfamiliar to many New
York City residents. HDC’s June Coffee Talk will
feature HDC President and professional planning consultant
Paul Graziano, who will present the ABCs of New York
City Zoning, from the basic definitions of common terms
to a discussion of the importance of contextual zoning
for your historic neighborhood. Click
to RSVP.
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Time: 8:30 - 10:00am
Place: Neighborhood Preservation Center
232 East 11th Street
between 2nd & 3rd Avenues
New York, NY 10003
This event is FREE to the
public, though reservations are required.
To register now or for more information on becoming a Neighborhood
Partner, please contact
Lauren Belfer, HDC’s Community Coordinator, at (212) 614-9107
or lbelfer@hdc.org.
The Historic Districts Council’s Monday Morning Coffee
Talks are supported in part by public funds from the New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Deutsche Bank Americas
Foundation, The New York Community Trust, and State Senators
LizKrueger and Andrew J. Lanza.
(pdf flyer here)
Featuring the 9th Annual Grassroots Preservation Awards
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:00PM
ST. MARK’S CHURCH IN-THE-BOWERY
GARDEN AND PARISH HALL
EAST 10th STREET & SECOND AVENUE
ST. MARK’S HISTORIC DISTRICT
MANHATTAN
Read more about this event
by clicking here.
