Earlier this week, we hopped on the F Train to Brooklyn Heights to celebrate the Historic District Council's Grassroots Preservation Awards at the newly restored Grace Church. The Lo-Down was honored to receive the organization's "Friend From the Media...
Every year the Historic Districts Council, a leading preservation organization, chooses "Six to Celebrate," New York neighborhoods worthy of protection. In 2013, the East Village/Lower East Side has made the cut. Here's the blurb from the HDC's web site:
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It's been a tough few weeks for Bowery preservation activists. Here's a bit of heartening news. Next week, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will hear testimony in support of protecting one of Chinatown's most distinctive buildings, the old Citizens Savings...