Did you know that First Houses in the East Village was the first public housing project in New York City? Join us at this illustrated virtual talk on the history and significance of First Houses on its 90th Anniversary, part of Historic District Council’s Preservation School series. Following their presentation, the panelists will have a […]
Join the EVCC, LESPI and Village Preservation for Still Unprotected: The Unrecognized LGBTQ+ Landmarks of Greenwich Village and the East Village. Narrated by Andrew Berman, this virtual Pride Month program celebrates the incredibly rich and oft-forgotten LGBTQ+ history in the crossroads where Greenwich Village meets the East Village. 6pm Tue Jun 16 Register now! […]
Join our friends at the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative (LESPI) for the opening of the outdoor banner exhibition Brick and Stone: Landmarking Our LES Heritage. The exhibition features Lower East Side buildings for which LESPI has submitted Requests for Evaluation for landmarking, and runs through June 30 on the fence outside the Clemente. Opening […]
Lower East Side History Month is an annual celebration of the stories and people of the LES, organized by our friends at FABnyc! This year, over 70 organizations — including museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, small businesses, and gardens– will host learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events! Check back for updates to the calendar […]
Join us for a virtual program on the bicentennial of the birth of Oswald Ottendorfer (1826-1900), the visionary publisher and philanthropist who raised the profile of New York City’s Little Germany, advocated for reforms in the treatment of New York City’s German immigrants, and donated funds to build the landmark Ottendorfer Library! 6pm Thu Feb 26 Register […]
Join parishioners, EVCC, the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative (LESPI), and Village Preservation to call for the church to be reopened. 2pm Sun Dec 7, 173 E.3rd Street (btwn Avenues A & B) […]
Discover the story behind Tompkins Square Park’s namesake! Join journalist Robin McMillan and archivist Roger Jack Walters for a conversation about Daniel D. Tompkins, the farmer’s boy who helped shape New York City, moderated by the EVCC’s Laura Sewell. 5:30-7:00pm Thu Nov 13 Tompkins Square Library 331 E 10th Street. Registration is recommended! […]
Join the EVCC, LESPI, Village Preservation and Goethe Institut New York for a discussion on the history, architecture, and preservation challenges faced by this spectacular Catholic church and crypt on East 3rd Street. FREE virtual program: Kleindeutschland and the Church of Most Holy Redeemer 6:30pm Mon Oct 20 Registration is required to receive the zoom link! […]
Celebrate the publication of Eve Kahn’s biography of Zoe Anderson Norris, an extraordinary woman who lived and worked on the Lower East Side in the early 1900’s! Join La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio & Loisaida, Inc. for cocktails, mocktails, and conversations with the author and local activists. At the Francis Kite Club 4-6pm […]
Village Preservation, LESPI, and the EVCC are working with parishioners to preserve the Most Holy Redeemer Church, located at 173 E 3rd Street. Built for German immigrants in the 1840s, the church was once the largest in the city and one of its tallest structures. We have called on the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission to landmark […]
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