Restoration Underway with Record 15 Projects
Historic Properties FundWe’re working on a record 15 loan projects this summer. A number of the projects are holdovers from last construction…
With You in Spirit – Sacred Sites Open House
Sacred SitesWe’re in the final throes of preparation for our 11th Annual Sacred Sites Open House next month. We’re calling it…
On the Road Again (Or Subway)
Emergency Preservation GrantsHistoric Properties Fund
Sacred Sites
After months of Zoom meetings, our staff is again doing what we love to do–visiting buildings and meeting with loan…
Primary Election Day is Here
AdvocacyElection Day was a big deal when I was a child. My parents loved politics. My father left for work…
Our Urban Archive Debut
AdvocacyThe Conservancy debuted June 7 on Urban Archive, a technology non-profit focusing on the architecture, culture, and unique stories of…
Highlighting a Year
AdvocacyIt’s halfway through 2021 and I’m here touting our 2020 Annual Report. We publish our annual reports several months into…
Help Stop SoHo/NoHo Upzoning
AdvocacyThe City’s plan to drastically upzone SoHo and NoHo has begun the public approval process. The City says the goal…
Campaigning for Preservation
AdvocacyIt has been challenging to get mayoral candidates to attend preservation-themed public sessions sponsored by the Conservancy and colleague groups.…
Morris-Jumel Mansion Restoration: C’est Magnifique!
Preservation ServicesTwo important period rooms in the 1765 Morris-Jumel Mansion in Upper Manhattan have been restored thanks to the Versailles Foundation.…
Push for Upzonings Before Mayor Leaves Office
AdvocacyA series of upzonings is threatening some of New York’s most treasured neighborhoods. New Yorkers reinvented SoHo/NoHo, Gowanus, and Governors…
