The Conservancy Celebrates the Life of an Extraordinary Preservationist and New Yorker
AdvocacyNew York lost a remarkable woman and an extraordinary citizen with the death of Joan Kaplan Davidson this past Friday.…
Governor Hochul Answered a Question About Penn Station. What Did She Say?
AdvocacyGovernor Hochul was on NY1’s “Inside City Hall” last night. As a final question, host Errol Lewis brought up Penn…
“Golden Opportunity” at Penn to “Fix The Damn Thing Once and For All.”
AdvocacyThere has been a fair amount of news and opinion pieces about Penn Station over the last several weeks. But,…
State Can’t Keep “Zombie” Plan
AdvocacyGovernor Hochul’s recent announcement “decoupling” the plan for giant office towers around Penn Station from the funding of Station improvements…
5G Towers Paused
AdvocacyThe Company placing giant 5G towers throughout the City has “paused all new submissions” in response to a letter from…
Conservancy Testifies in Support of 277 Canal Street
AdvocacyThe Conservancy was pleased to testify in support of the proposal for a major addition at 277 Canal Street, at…
Conditions Survey Underway for Historic Bed-Stuy Building
Preservation ServicesThe Conservancy is pleased to share progress now that a conditions survey is well underway at the United Order of…
Welcome Back Newly Graduated Colleen Heemeyer
Sacred SitesWe are delighted to welcome Colleen Heemeyer back with us full-time after completing her master’s degree in Historic Preservation at…
Summer Interns Reactivate Religious Property Survey
Sacred SitesThis summer, the Conservancy’s religious property survey has been reactivated with the generous support of a three-year grant from the…
New Penn Plan – Same Old Threat of Eminent Domain
AdvocacyGovernor Hochul’s announcement yesterday of plans for a “world-class” Penn Station no longer relies on any future payments from massive…