On Feburary 16 LPC’s Executive Director Kate Daly announced and a Community Board 3 Landmarking forum that LPC plans to move foward with the designation of the Stuyvesant Heights Expanded District. The proposed expansion was calendared in 1993 but, was not designated. LPC plans to host a meeting for property owners in the proposed and calendared district in the spring with a public hearing to follow. LPC will send a formal notification to all property owners once the meeting date has been set.
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Landmarks Preservation Commission sets Public Hearing Date for the proposed Stuyvesant Height Historic District Extension
The Public Hearing for the Stuyvesant Heights Historic Distict Extension will be held on August 2nd at 2:00PM in the 9th Floor Conference Room at 1 Center Street in the Borough of Manhattan. We encourage all Bedford-Stuyvesant residents to show their support of this designation by either: testifying in person, sending an electronic postcard or writing a letter. Click here for instructions on testifying in person, the link to the electronic postcard and a downloadable sample letter in word format.
Walking Tour – October 7th, 2pm to 4pm.
A guided tour of Bedford-Stuyvesant magnificent architecture.
Cost: Free
For reservations email info@bedfordstuyvesantsocietyforhistoricpreservation.org or sent us an email from our contact us page.
GREENPOINT PUB CRAWL
Come raise a toast to the founding of Preservation Greenpoint and to Greenpoint’s selection as one of the Historic District Council’s Six to Celebrate in 2013! The evening will kick off around 6:30pm, visiting a bar that was once a longshoremen’s hangout during the neighborhood’s shipbuilding heyday, and continue crawling through the historic hot spots of the district.
FADING ADS OF GREENPOINT WALKING TOUR
Join Preservation Greenpoint and author/photographer Frank Jump on a walking tour of the fading ads of Greenpoint. For nearly 20 years, Jump has been documenting the painted ads of New York City as they rapidly disappear.
ALEC CUMMING AND NYC RADIO
Historian Alec Cumming discusses Brooklyn’s contribution to the city’s radio history, from the many Yiddish stations of the ’30s and ’40s to Radio Soleil’s work in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, followed by a guided trip over to the historic radio site at Transmitter Park. Cosponsored by Word Bookstore.
SIX TO CELEBRATE WALKING TOUR: GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN
Greenpoint’s historic factory buildings and modest workers’ housing are strong reminders of Brooklyn’s role as a powerful industrial center during the last half of the 19th century.
Walking Tour of Sunset Park
Tour the heart of Sunset Park, starting at the landmarked courthouse (43rd St and 4th Ave) and ending in NYC’s third Chinatown on 60th St. and Eighth Ave. Hear about the history, architecture, development, ethnic diversity, and the potential to become a New York City landmarked historice district, which would protect the historic streetscapes.
Annual Pot Luck
Mudlane Society provides roasted turkeys and baked ham, wine and soft drinks.
Everybody else is required to bring a side dish or desert enough for 5-6 people.
Also, membership renewals and new memberships will be taken upon arrival.
None members will be charged $15.00 pp