The Historic Districts Council recently released A Proven Success: How the New York City Landmarks Law and Process Benefit the City. This report shows how 49 years of activities by the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) have affected New York City in a variety of positive ways. The report examines the correlation between urban planning, affordable […]
Category: Preservation
City Raises Objections to “Dorm” Plan for PS64
The Department of Buildings has issued a Stop Work Order and moved to revoke a partial permit for the dorm conversion planned for former PS64/ CHARAS – El Bohio. In response to Councilmember Rosie Mendez’s letter dated September 3rd, the DOB raised objections to the approved conversion plan, which had earned agency support based on misinformation. The plan violates the zoning code and the “dorm […]
9/24: Save Our Parks/ Save Our Village Rally and Press Conference ft. STOMP
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Accidental Skyline: A Map of Underbuilt Manhattan
The Municipal Art Society released a new tool for identifying parcels with air space that can be developed under existing zoning. Much of the East Village is already near or at its height limit as a result of the 2008 contextual rezoning advanced by the EVCC and the East Village/ Lower East Side community. Some […]
Chalk LES
May 2, 2014 Share your memories and images of the Lower East Side on the city’s pavements. EVCC will be scribbling on East 9th Street near Avenue B from 12pm – 3pm. [print_gllr id=984] First Tuesdays and Chalk LES are organized in celebration of Lower East Side History Month See the full schedule of events […]
5/4: LES History Month Opening Picnic at Pier 42
Lower East Side History Month is an annual celebration of the rich and diverse history of the Lower East Side, taking place throughout the month of May. Conceived and launched by LES-based cultural and community groups, LES History Month aims to connect our present to our past, exploring how our history can inform and […]
Help St. Mark’s Bookshop move to new location in the East Village
The Friends of St. Mark’s Bookshop is sponsoring an Indiegogo campaign to move the Bookshop into a new space in the East Village. But the Bookshop needs another financial push to build out the space and pay for moving costs, as well as maintaining its inventory for the remaining months at 31 Third Avenue. Once […]
Support the Landmarks Proposal for Tifereth Israel, 334 East 14th Street
Fifty years after it first got the attention of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Tifereth Israel Town and Village synagogue is under consideration for landmarks designation. The 1866 German Romanesque building at 334 East 14th Street needs your support to receive this overdue, official recognition. Designed originally as a church and converted in the 1960s to […]
March 15th: Parks Preservation Victory Party/Save Our Parks Week Kick-off
We’re Celebrating and You’re Invited… Parks Preservation Victory Party/Save Our Parks Week Kick-off Saturday, March 15th from 1pm – 3pm @ LaGuardia Park (LaGuardia Place between W3rd and Bleecker Sts.) Click for details: […]
Sign the petition to preserve the former H. Nieberg Funeral Home at 139 Ludlow
The East Village Coalition in partnership with Friends of the Lower East Side have launched a campaign to designate 139-141 Ludlow Street a New York City landmark. The unique Gothic structure was home to the H. Nieberg funeral home for more than fifty years. This commercial building with decorated terra cotta facade and preserved ground-floor […]
