Join author Marilyn Appelberg and contributing photographers for a lively talk on the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative’s East Village: Lens on the Lower East Side. Watch the replay of this wonderful program presented on DEC 29, 2020 and co-sponsored by LESPI. […]
Category: Preservation
Jane’s Walk From Home
Join EVCC on our Jane’s Walk From Home! Saving History: Community Advocacy in the East Village Touring the streets surrounding Tompkins Square Park through historic photos from Urban Archives, we look at moments in time where the actions of neighbors, activists and local organizations helped change the course of history. Learn how constant advocacy through […]
Please Comment On LPC Rules Changes, Update On Keep The Cap
Please comment on LPC Rules Changes! There is still time to comment on LPC rules changes. Public notice and the opportunity to comment are essential to good government. Sign on to GVSHP’s letter today! Neighbors, elected officials, Community Boards and preservationists turned out in force to voice concerns about the proposed set of changes to Landmarks Preservation Commission […]
Celebration Rally for CHARAS / El Bohio / Former P.S. 64
Rally 12pm Monday NOV 6 CITY HALL STEPS Join Us As We Mark the Anniversary of the late Community Leader and CHARAS Co-Founder Armando Perez’s Birthday and Celebrate the Mayor’s Announcement of His Intent to Reacquire CHARAS / EL BOHIO / FORMER P.S. 64! RALLY & PRESS CONFERENCE With speakers Councilmember Rosie Mendez, Carlos ‘Chino’ Garcia, […]
Old P.S. 64 CHARAS / El Bohio News
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Town Hall, October 12, 2017: I understand now that there’s been, for over a decade-and-a-half, a controversy and a problem over the CHARAS building, and that the decision made a long time ago by the Giuliani administration was a mistake. For the Giuliani administration to put that building into private hands […]
Old P.S. 64 CHARAS / El Bohio News
Mayor Bill DeBlasio, Town Hall, October 12, 2017: I understand now that there’s been, for over a decade-and-a-half, a controversy and a problem over the CHARAS building, and that the decision made a long time ago by the Giuliani administration was a mistake. For the Giuliani administration to put that building into private hands failed […]
Old P.S. 64/CHARAS – Time for a Change – Sign THIS Petition
For two decades, Old P.S. 64 has lain fallow and allowed to deteriorate, when it could have been serving our community. We all agree it’s time for change! So let’s get serious and ask the Mayor again to restore our treasure and return it to community use. Start by signing THIS petition. Read carefully when asked […]
Old PS 64 💌 Rally & Press Conference – Tuesday, 2/14, 2pm
Join elected officials, community organizations and activists to ask Mayor de Blasio to be our Valentine and give us back our Community Center former CHARAS El Bohio, P.S. 64 at 605 East 9th Street! Artists, dancers, actors, musicians, residents, community not-for-profit orgs. & service providers. Come as your favorite cultural or community resource, or come as […]
432 E. 14th St. TOWER – 1/24 OPPOSE Variance Application!
NO Taller than Zoning Allows! Tuesday Jan. 24th at 1pm – Testify at the BSA Hearing! The developers of 432 E.14th Street have applied to The Board of Standards and Appeals for variance to build higher than our zoning allows — 50% (four floors) higher! Left: Former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office. Center: Height allowed (8 stories). Right: Height requested 12 stories). […]
Old P.S. 64/CHARAS Community Meeting – Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017
Join neighbors, community organizations and elected officials for an update on recent developments at Old P.S. 64/CHARAS. A Community Meeting will be held at Loisaida, Inc, 710 East 9th Street on Wednesday, January 18th at 6:30pm. You cans also help by emailing the mayor and inviting others! See links below. Stand with your neighbors and community partners, […]
