Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Friends of the Upper East Side ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://friends-ues.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Preserving Landmarks, Protecting Neighborhoods? Rethinking Transfer of Development Rights After City of Yes](https://friends-ues.org/preserving-landmarks-protecting-neighborhoods-rethinking-transfer-of-development-rights-after-city-of-yes/) - 116 East 80th Street 159 & 161 East 78th Street Two years after the City of Yes zoning changes were adopted, their impact is no longer theoretical—it is beginning to reshape the Upper East Side in ways that FRIENDS and many residents feared. FRIENDS opposed the Adams administration's sweeping rezoning proposal and warned that it - [116 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/116-east-80th-street/) - A Neo-Federal style building designed by Cross & Cross and constructed in 1922-1923. Application is to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a favorable report to the City Planning Commission regarding the continuing maintenance program for the landmark in connection with a transfer of development rights pursuant to Section 75-42 of the Zoning Resolution. - [Central Park- Kerbs Memorial Boathouse](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-kerbs-memorial-boathouse/) - A boathouse, designed by Aymar Embury II and built in 1954, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-58 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. - [169 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/169-east-71st-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1866. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions. - [11 East 76th Street](https://friends-ues.org/11-east-76th-street/) - A Neo-Renaissance building designed by Alexander M Welch and constructed in 1895-1896. - [Interview with Danny Sze of Sable's Smoked Fish](https://friends-ues.org/danny-sze-of-sables-smoked-fish/) - Danny Sze, Co-owner of Sable's Smoked Fish, 1330 3rd Avenue When I got to Sable’s Smoked Fish (1330 3rd Avenue) at 3pm on a recent Friday afternoon, the place was packed. I sat down to interview Sable’s co-owner Danny Sze just as a longtime regular customer was finishing his meal. “Mark,” Danny called out to - [The East River Esplanade Needs Maintenance, Access, and Action](https://friends-ues.org/the-east-river-esplanade-needs-maintenance-access-and-action/) - FRIENDS calls on NYC Parks Commissioner, the Mayor’s Office, and all relevant city agencies to prioritize a simple but essential goal: ensure continuous public access to the East River Esplanade and commit to the routine maintenance necessary to keep this public asset open, safe, and usable. - [168 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/168-east-75th-street/) - A rowhouse built in 1880-81, and altered as an Arts and Crafts style garage building by Edmund C. Stout in 1902. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, modify masonry openings, replace windows, and alter the rear façade and extension. - [680 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/680-madison-avenue-2/) - A neo-Georgian style apartment building designed by K. B. Norton and built in 1950-51. Application is to replace windows and spandrel panels at the 2nd and 3rd floors. - [125 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/125-east-64th-street/) - A Neo-Grec style building designed by John McCool and constructed in 1876 with alterations to the façade by William F. Dominick in 1924. Application is to for changing front windows on the ground floor and the upper 6 front windows to a 4 over 4 grid pattern windows. - [790 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/790-madison-avenue/) - Application is to change the finish of the storefront mullions and entry door from mirror-polished stainless steel to gold stainless steel. - [Central Park- Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-central-park/) - An English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-58 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to install signage. - [159-161 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/159-east-78th-street/) - Vernacular Italianate style rowhouses built in 1861. Application is to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a favorable report to the City Planning Commission regarding the continuing maintenance program for the landmark in connection with a transfer of development rights pursuant to Section 75-42 of the Zoning Resolution. - [1 East 75th Street - Edward S. Harkness House](https://friends-ues.org/1-east-75th-street-edward-s-harkness-house/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style club building designed by McKim, Mead & White Architects and built in 1892-94, with alterations in 1912 by Ogden Codman Jr. - [1 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/1-east-78th-street-2/) - A French Classical style mansion designed by Horace Trumbauer and built in 1909-1912. Application is to modify a masonry opening, construct a breezeway, and install a barrier-free access lift. - [31 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/31-east-63rd-street-2/) - A rowhouse built in 1877-79 and altered in 1938 by Treanor and Fatio. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [FRIENDS Congratulates Lisa Kersavage on LPC Chair Nomination!](https://friends-ues.org/friends-congratulates-lisa-kersavage-on-lpc-chair-nomination/) - Congratulations to Lisa Kersavage! - [2 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/2-east-78th-street/) - A vernacular neo-Federal style residence designed by Irving Margon and built in 1937. Application is to install windows and balconies in existing and modified openings, construct a rooftop bulkhead and pergola, and legalize and modify the rear façade. - [CPC Hearing: Affordable Housing Fast Track Rules](https://friends-ues.org/cpc-hearing-affordable-housing-fast-track-rules/) - On April 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) will hold a public hearing on proposed rules to implement the new Affordable Housing Fast Track program, one of the ballot proposals approved by voters in last November’s election. These rules will shape how neighborhoods are evaluated for housing production—and determine where major projects may move forward with significantly reduced public review. - [945 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/945-madison-avenue-4/) - A Modern style museum building designed by Marcel Breuer & Associates and built in 1964-1966. Application is to install signage. - [700 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/700-park-avenue-2/) - An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace a window assembly. - [Another Piece of Yorkville’s History Shattered: St. Elizabeth of Hungary to Be Replaced by Luxury Condos](https://friends-ues.org/another-piece-of-yorkvilles-history-shattered-st-elizabeth-of-hungary-to-be-replaced-by-luxury-condos/) - For more than 130 years, St. Elizabeth of Hungary at 213 East 83rd Street served as a spiritual home and cultural cornerstone for generations of German and Slovak immigrants in Yorkville. Built in 1893, the church stood at the heart of the neighborhood’s working-class community, sustaining faith, language, and tradition across decades of change. Despite a concerted effort by FRIENDS and a coalition of neighbors to secure landmark protection, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) declined to designate the church. As reported in recent days, demolition is now underway and with it, another living link to Yorkville’s past is being lost. - [48 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/48-east-73rd-street-2/) - A rowhouse built in 1885-86, altered in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage in 1916, and again in 1979. - [1185 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1185-park-avenue-3/) - A neo-Gothic style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29. - [10 East 82nd](https://friends-ues.org/10-east-82nd/) - A rowhouse built in 1888-89 and altered in the neo-Federal style by Bradley Delahanty in 1924. Application is to alter the front façade, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate beneath the cellar and rear yard. - [133 East 95th Street](https://friends-ues.org/133-east-95/) - A Neo-Federal style building designed by Frank Wennemer and constructed in 1189-90. - [831-837 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/831-837-madison-avenue/) - A no-style building remodeled in 1956 (no. 831), two neo-Grec style rowhouses designed by Charles Buek & Co. and built in 1885-1886 (nos. 833 and 835), and a Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1884 (no. 837). - [1 East 70th Street-The Frick Collection](https://friends-ues.org/1-east-70th-street-the-frick-collection/) - A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and built in 1899-1900. Application is to legalize the installation of signage without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [109-113 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/109-113-east-73rd-street/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance-style row house (no. 109) designed by Hunt & Hunt and built in 1911-12; a row house (no. 111) with Renaissance-style details, designed by Gurdon S. Parker and built in 1922; and a row house (no. 113) originally designed by George B. Post & Sons, built in 1906-08, and altered in 1962 by Brown, Lawford & Forbes. Application is to modify floor levels and combine no. 109 with nos. 111-113, replace an entry door and windows, and construct rooftop and rear additions. - [The Doelger Building Deserves Protection, Not a Wrecking Ball](https://friends-ues.org/the-doelger-building-deserves-protection/) - FRIENDS is deeply dismayed by reports that the Doelger Building will be demolished and replaced with a luxury condominium tower. Another irreplaceable piece of Yorkville’s architectural and cultural heritage now stands on the brink of erasure. The four-story Art Deco Doelger Building at Third Avenue and East 84th Street is slated to give way to a 37-story, 510-foot tower with 120 apartments, parking, and commercial space—an outcome that disregards the building’s profound significance to Yorkville and New York City’s immigrant history. - [Advocacy Alert: Write to state lawmakers about concerning provisions in Faith-Based bill](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-write-to-state-lawmakers-about-concerning-provisions-in-faith-based-bill/) - The misleadingly named “Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act” has once again moved to the forefront in Albany — and it poses a serious threat to historic preservation and the character of neighborhoods across New York City. - [779 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/779-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic style hotel building designed by Schultze & Weaver and Buchman & Kahn and built in 1926-27. Application is to paint a door surround. - [53 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/53-east-77th-street-2/) - A modified neo-Spanish Renaissance style residence altered by Pleasants Pennington in 1926-27, from what was originally a Beaux Arts style residence designed by Henry Rutgers Marshall and built in 1900-01. Application is to amend Certificate of Appropriateness 25-04569 to modify previously approved changes to the front façade and install rooftop mechanical equipment. - [870 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/870-fifth-avenue/) - A Modern style apartment house designed by William I. Hohauser and built in 1948-49. Application is to replace solariums and windows at the penthouse. - [950 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/950-park-avenue-2/) - A Renaissance Revival apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and constructed in 1919-1920. Application is to replace windows. - [12 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/12-east-69th-street/) - A neo-Gregorian style garage and house designed by Albro & Lindeberg and built in 1909, and later altered in 1954. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, modify masonry opening, replace windows and doors, and install balconies. - [1185 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1185-park-avenue-2/) - A neo-Gothic style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29. Application is to modify lightwells. - [The Vertical Shift: Supertalls Push Into the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/the-vertical-shift-supertalls-push-into-the-upper-east-side/) - A new generation of supertall towers — some soaring well beyond 1,000 feet — is pushing north from Midtown and reshaping the neighborhood’s identity. Even just beyond the UES line, projects like the proposed 1,240-foot tower at 625 Madison Avenue illustrate how supertalls are edging ever closer, pressing against the district’s boundaries. - [800 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/800-fifth-avenue-3/) - A postmodern style apartment building designed by Ulrich Franzen & Associates and built in 1978. Application is to demolish the existing building and landscape features and construct a new building, install new landscape features, and relocate a curb cut. - [710-712 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/710-712-madison-avenue/) - Two Italianate/neo-Grec style residential buildings designed by Gage Inslee, built in 1871 and altered in the early 20th century to accommodate storefronts at the first and second floors. Application is to modify and infill masonry openings, combine the buildings, reclad and reconfigure the commercial base, replace storefront infill and windows, replace a cornice and install signage and window film. - [43rd Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/43rd-annual-meeting-and-awards/) - The FRIENDS 43rd Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony was held on April 17th, 2025. - [42nd Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/42nd-annual-meeting-and-awards/) - On Thursday, March 28th, we gathered with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work and leadership on the Upper East Side. - [2026 Annual Awards Call for Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2026-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 2026 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [1000 Fifth Avenue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://friends-ues.org/1000-fifth-avenue-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-4/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building designed by Vaux and Mould, R.M. Hunt, McKim Mead and White, and others and built in 1864-1965; with designated interior spaces including an entrance vestibule, the Great Hall, a passageway, corridors, the Grand Staircase, halls, balconies, and all vaults and domes above these halls and balconies, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and Richard Howland Hunt, with consulting architect George B. Post, and built in 1895-1902. Application is to install exterior and interior signage. - [985 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/985-fifth-avenue-2/) - Application is to amend Certificate of Appropriateness 24-05651 for the demolition of the existing building and construction of a new building, including enlarging and redesigning certain aspects of the new building. - [75 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/75-east-77th-street/) - Two Italianate/neo-Grec style residential buildings designed by Gage Inslee, built in 1871 and altered in the early 20th century to accommodate storefronts at the first and second floors. Application is to modify and infill masonry openings, combine the buildings, reclad and reconfigure the commercial base, replace storefront infill and windows, replace a cornice and install signage and window film. - [985 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/985-fifth-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Wechsler & Schimenti and built in 1969-70. Application is to demolish the existing building and construct a new building. - [1143 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1143-park-avenue/) - A rowhouse designed by John Sullivan built in 1884-85 and altered by Emery Roth in 1924. Application is to modify the front façade, install a cornice, and construct rooftop and rear yard additions. - [News from FRIENDS - Fall 2025](https://friends-ues.org/news-from-friends-fall-2025/) - The Fall 2025 issue is here, delivering a powerful look at the most urgent preservation battles and victories shaping the Upper East Side. This issue dives into the crisis of affordable housing and development, featuring an Open Letter to Mayoral Candidates. You will also find an in-depth analysis of the Mayor’s Charter Revision proposals going to a November vote, with FRIENDS urging a NO vote on measures #2, 3, and 4 that threaten to weaken public oversight of land use. - [821 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/821-park-avenue/) - Application is to construct additions, modify and create window openings, and replace windows. - [1149 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1149-park-avenue/) - A rowhouse built in 1884-85 and altered in the Modern Classical style by Emery Roth in 1917. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions. - [News from FRIENDS - Fall 2025](https://friends-ues.org/news-from-friends-winter-2023/) - The Fall 2025 issue is here, delivering a powerful look at the most urgent preservation battles and victories shaping the Upper East Side. This issue dives into the crisis of affordable housing and development, featuring an Open Letter to Mayoral Candidates. You will also find an in-depth analysis of the Mayor’s Charter Revision proposals going to a November vote, with FRIENDS urging a NO vote on measures #2, 3, and 4 that threaten to weaken public oversight of land use. e: - [2025 Ambassador of the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/2025-ambassador-of-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner/) - On September 30, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side gathered for a special evening to present the 2025 Ambassador of the Upper East Side Award to Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin. Honored for their remarkable contributions to the arts, culture, and historic preservation in New York City, the event celebrated their enduring impact on the cultural vitality of our neighborhood. - [1 Grand Army Plaza](https://friends-ues.org/grand-army-plaza-2/) - A plaza originally established in the 1860s and expanded and redesigned by Carrere and Hastings in 1913-1916. Application to install light poles and related equipment. - [1 East 60th Street - Metropolitan Club Building](https://friends-ues.org/1-east-60th-street-metropolitan-club-building/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style club building designed by McKim, Mead & White Architects and built in 1892-94, with alterations in 1912 by Ogden Codman Jr. - [Mayor’s Charter Revision Push Goes to Voters This November](https://friends-ues.org/mayors-charter-revision-power-grab-heads-to-the-november-ballot/) - This November, New Yorkers will not only vote for elected officials—they will also decide on a series of ballot measures that could significantly expand mayoral authority and reshape longstanding mechanisms for community oversight in the city’s land use and development process. Behind the bureaucratic language of “streamlining” and “fast-tracking,” the Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission is advancing a dangerous agenda: weakening public input and consolidating control over land use decisions that shape every block, building, and future in this city. These proposals do not address the root causes of the housing crisis. Instead, they seek to limit and marginalize public participation—raising serious concerns about transparency, accountability, and democratic governance. - [Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary- 211 East 83rd St.](https://friends-ues.org/church-of-st-elizabeth-of-hungary-211-east-83rd-st/) - Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary 211 East 83rd St New York NY THEN Serving the ongoing growing community of Hungarians, the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary was built in 1894 by architect Henry F. Erhardt. The interior and stain glass of the building truly was one of a kind. As the Slovakian population - [Advocacy Update: Landmark Denied: A Missed Opportunity for St. Elizabeth's Church](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-update-landmark-denied-a-missed-opportunity-for-st-elizabeths-church/) - LPC decision to deny landmark status for the Church of St. Elizabeth is a missed opportunity to preserve a vital piece of Yorkville history. - [157 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/157-east-78th-st/) - A vernacular rowhouse with Italianate style influences built in 1861 and later altered. Application is to replace windows, alter the front facade, and construct a rear yard addition. - [1009 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1009-fifth-avenue/) - A Beaux Arts style mansion designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and built in 1899-1901. Application is to reconstruct bulkheads and modify balustrades. - [Metallic Lathers Union- 1322 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/metallic-lathers-union-1322-third-avenue/) - Metallic Lathers Union 1322 Third Avenue New York NY THEN Lathers play an important role in the building trades, erecting structural frameworks for plaster and other materials. This simple commercial structure by De Rose & Cavalieri was constructed in 1931-32. Two-stories tall, the ground floor contains small shops, while the upper story was planned as - [Harper Lee apartment - 433 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/harper-lee-apartment-433-east-82nd-street/) - Harper Lee apartment 433 East 82nd Street New York NY THEN Novelist Harper Lee moved from Alabama to the Upper East Side in 1949. Though the building where she wrote To Kill A Mockingbird on York Avenue was demolished, from 1967 to 2007 she leased a first floor apartment at 433 East 82nd Street. Lee - [Dali’s Moustache - 353 East 83rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/dalis-moustache-353-east-83rd-street/) - Dali’s Moustache 353 East 83rd Street New York NY THEN In the 1960s, free-standing apartment towers began to sprout on the corners of the Upper East Side, many with driveways and raised planting beds. Over time, some have added eye-catching sculptures of varying quality to dress up their front yards, such as the one in - [1120-1130 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1120-1130-lexington-avenue/) - 1120-1130 Lexington Avenue New York NY THEN Constructed in 1923, this two-story painted brick commercial structure was built five years after the opening of the Lexington Avenue subway station at 77th Street. Though the storefronts have been updated many times, the second story retains many of the original Adamesque details, including the neoclassical ornament and - [St. Monica School(now Caedmon School)- 416 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/st-monica-schoolnow-caedmon-school-416-east-80th-street/) - St. Monica School (now Caedmon School) 416 East 80th Street New York NY THEN St. Monica’s has served Yorkville’s Catholic community since 1879. Though the late Gothic Revival church on East 79th Street was not completed until 1907, the East 80th Street school opened its doors in 1888 – four years after the Third Plenary - [57 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/57east-73rd-street/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1881-82. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions and alter the front areaway. - [2-6 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/4-east-66th-street-2/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and built in 1919-20. Application is to create and modify window openings and install balconies. - [945 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/945-madison-avenue-3/) - A Modern style museum building designed by Marcel Breuer & Associates and built in 1964-1966. Application is to install signage. - [118 East 95th Street](https://friends-ues.org/118-east-95th-street/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by C. Abbott French & Co. and built in 1887-88. Application is to excavate the cellar. - [Schaller & Weber - 1654 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/schaller-weber-1654-second-avenue/) - Schaller & Weber 1654 Second Avenue New York NY 10028 NOW Schaller & Weber is New York’s best offering of authentic German meat and sausages. Founder Ferdinand Schaller began as an apprentice butcher and sausage maker in Stuttgart, Germany. Years later, in 1937, he emigrated to the Yorkville region of the Upper East Side and - [Papaya King - 179 East 86th Street](https://friends-ues.org/papaya-king-179-east-86th-street/) - Papaya King 179 East 86th Street 212-369-0648 Established 1932 NOW Papaya King began with a young Greek immigrant named Gus Poulos who made a living by first working in a deli and then owning it. After saving up enough money to go on vacation, he took a trip to Miami where he fell in love - [Heidelberg - 1648 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/heidelberg-1648-second-avenue/) - Heidelberg Restaurant 1648 Second Avenue 212-628-2332 Established 1939 NOW In what was once considered a German enclave, Heidelberg is now one of the last remaining German restaurants, not only in Yorkville, but in the country. Cabarets and a speakeasy resided in this same building since before the 1920s. Following them was Cafe Vaterland, which in - [William Poll - 1051 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/william-poll/) - William Poll Gourmet Foods 1051 Lexington Avenue 212-288-0502 Established 1921 NOW 2022 will be remembered for many important reasons, but can we add that this year William Poll will be officially marking their 100th anniversary? As a small, family-owned gourmet shop on Lexington Avenue between 74th and 75th Street established in 1921, this is - [Leonard's Market and Butcher Shop - 1437 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/leonards/) - Leonard's Market and Butcher Shop 1437 Second Avenue 212-744-2600 Established 1910 NOW In the early 1900s, Peter Leonard arrived in the US. As a young boy he began working in the fish market on the Upper East Side. Initially, his job was to open the doors of the wealthy lady's carriages who would come to - [M Rohrs- 310 East 86th St](https://friends-ues.org/m-rohrs-310-east-86th-st/) - M Rohrs 310 East 86th Street New York NY THEN M Rohrs was once where Upper East Siders could find expertise in coffee and tea. Opened in 1896 by Mary Rohrs the store covered in different coffee and tea that people could try. The store moved several times and even opened a café for a - [Piano Ferry](https://friends-ues.org/piano-ferry/) - Piano Ferry East 92nd Street New York NY THEN The NYC ferry has been a fan favorite to get around NYC, connecting different boroughs together. In 2020, the Upper East Side and Astoria launched a ferry route connecting the two. Which isn’t the first time the two neighborhoods were connected. In 1870, William Steinway opened - [Ottomanelli Brothers- 1549 York Ave](https://friends-ues.org/ottomanelli-brothers-1549-york-ave/) - Ottomanelli Brothers 1549 York Ave New York NY THEN Yorkville wasn’t just a German, Hungarian and Czech club! One prominent market, that has been a Yorkville staple is the Ottomanelli Brothers. The store opened in 1900 by the current owners Grandfather, as time progressed the store began to expand to other parts of Manhattan but - [Jeremy's/Schallers Stube- 1652 Second Ave](https://friends-ues.org/jeremys-schallers-stube-1652-second-ave/) - Jeremy's/Schallers Stube 1652 Second Ave New York NY THEN Schaller and Weber, a third generation run business has expanded its business in the fast casual dining and the finer dining. Schaller and Weber a lifelong butcher shop in the UES brings high quality meats and other groceries to people. So, when Jeremy Schaller, the grandson - [Hungarian Meat Market- 1560 Second Ave](https://friends-ues.org/hungarian-meat-market-1560-second-ave/) - Hungarian Meat Market 1560 Second Ave New York NY THEN Although there are still many butcher shops in Yorkville, one remains missing. Lazlo’s Hungarian Meat Market, opened in 1950 serving the Hungarian community there. From its opening to its closing, the meat market provided authentic Hungarian cuisine for all that came to it. The Hungarian - [First Hungarian Reformed Church- 344 East 69th St.](https://friends-ues.org/first-hungarian-reformed-church-344-east-69th-st/) - First Hungarian Reformed Church 344 East 69th St New York NY THEN The First Hungarian Reformed Church, built in 1916 by well-known Hungarian born architect Emery Roth was were protestant Hungarians came to worship. The church bought three mid block row houses and demolished two leaving one for other uses. The Church designed in Hungarian - [Bohemian National Hall- 321 East 73rd St.](https://friends-ues.org/bohemian-national-hall-321-east-73rd-st/) - Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd St New York NY THEN In 1896 the Bohemian National Hall was erected, designed by William C. Frohne the hall had its fair share of drama when constructed. The Hall was to become the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Society (BBLA) an umbrella building for many different Czech organizations, there - [Jan Hus Presbyterian Church- 351 East 74th St.](https://friends-ues.org/jan-hus-presbyterian-church-351-east-74th-st/) - Jan Hus Presbyterian Church 351 East 74th St New York NY THEN Before Yorkville was a prominent Czech community, the Lower East Side was once the prime spot. However, it started to get cramped and living conditions were very poor, this forced many people uptown. And as people move, so does its congregation, Jan Hus - [The Sokol- 420 East 71st St.](https://friends-ues.org/the-sokol-420-east-71st-st/) - The Sokol 420 East 71st St New York NY THEN The Sokol, built in 1896 by Julius Franke the 100+ year institution served the Czech community in Yorkville. The building is on a lot that was unusual size compared to the rest of the lots around it; 145 feet long compared to the rest of - [15 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-east-88th-street/) - A neo-Federal style townhouse designed by Delano and Aldrich and built in 1920-22. Application is to replace windows. - [23 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/23-e-92nd/) - A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse designed by A.B. Ogden & Son and built in 1889-1890. Application is to construct a rear yard addition and reconstruct the top floor of the rear façade. - [809 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/809-madison-avenue-2/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by F.B. and A. Ware and built in 1924- 25. Application is to construct additions, modify and create window openings, and replace windows. - [122 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/122-east-66th-street/) - A neo-Regency style club building designed by Thomas Harlen Ellett and built in 1931-32. Application is to install through-wall mechanical equipment. - [128 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/128-east-73rd-street/) - Two rowhouses built in 1879-80 and subsequently combined and altered in a neo-Georgian style, designed by A. Wallace McCrea and built in 1928. Application is to legalize cladding the rear façade and constructing a raised roof and parapet without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [1000 Park Avenue Receives the FRIENDS 2025 Exterior Restoration Award!](https://friends-ues.org/1000-park-avenue-received-the-friends-2025-exterior-restoration-award/) - Susan Tunick, artist and President of Friends of Terra Cotta, presented the FRIENDS Exterior Restoration Award to the team behind the restoration of the 1000 Park Avenue façade, completed in 2024. The three-year project involved extensive cleaning and the repair of deteriorated terra cotta elements on this Emery Roth-designed building. - [1060 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1060-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by J. E. R. Carpenter and built in 1927-28. Application is to alter masonry openings and install a new window. - [Central Park-Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-fifth-ave-and-103rd/) - An Italianate/Second Empire style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1869. Application is to reclad the facade. - [FRIENDS Publication Award Celebrates "Rosario Candela and the New York Apartment 1927–1937"](https://friends-ues.org/janet-ross-presents-friends-publication-award/) - At the Annual Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2025, Janet Ross presented the Publication Award to the authors of Rosario Candela and the New York Apartment 1927–1937. - [18 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/18-east-74th-street-2/) - A rowhouse built c. 1871, altered in the neo-Italian Renaissance style by A. Wallace McCrea in 1921, and altered again with a two-story streetwall addition constructed c. 1980. Application is to reclad the front façade of the streetwall addition. - [15-17 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-17-east-77th-street-2/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse (#15) designed by John G. Prague and built in 1878, and altered by Robert W. Gibson in 1895; and a neo-Grec style rowhouse (#17) designed by John G. Prague and built in 1878; and altered in 1952. Application is to modify the front areaways and install fencing, replace windows, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate the basements and rear yards. - [809 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/809-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by F.B. and A. Ware and built in 1924- 25. Application is to construct additions, modify and create window openings, and replace windows. - [210 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/210-east-62nd-street/) - A rowhouse designed by F. S. Barns and built in 1870, and altered in the 20th century. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, replace windows, and alter the façade and areaway. - [156 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/156-east-71st-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by W. O'Gorman and built in 1871. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and modify the areaway. - [54 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/54-east-66th-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by J. H. Valentine and built in 1877-78. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions, reconstruct the top floor at the rear façade, and raise the roof. A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by J. H. Valentine and built in 1877-78. - [2024 Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/2024-ambassador-to-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner/) - FRIENDS honored Philip K. Howard, a best-selling author and lawyer, at the annual benefit dinner. Howard was recognized for his longstanding civic commitment, which extended beyond his early years as an officer and Chair of the Municipal Art Society to his role as one of America's leading thinkers on governing frameworks. - [785 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/785-fifth-avenue-4/) - An apartment building designed by Emery Roth & Sons and built in 1962-63. Application is to enlarge storefront openings and install infill and canopies. - [1000 Fifth Avenue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://friends-ues.org/1000-fifth-avenue-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-3/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building designed by Vaux and Mould, R.M. Hunt, and McKim, Mead and White, and built in 1864-1965, with later additions built between 1975-1990 and designed by Roche-Dinkeloo. Application is to demolish the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing (Wing T) addition and construct a new addition. - [690 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/690-park-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield & Pliny Rogers and built in 1925. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [New Upper East Side Individual and Interior Landmark!](https://friends-ues.org/new-upper-east-side-individual-and-interior-landmark/) - The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) unanimously voted to designate the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art building at 945 Madison Avenue as both an Individual and Interior Landmark. - [LPC Calendars Breuer Building for Individual and Interior Landmark Consideration](https://friends-ues.org/landmark-the-breuer-building/) - The Landmarks Preservation Commission today took action to protect the Breuer building (the former Whitney Museum) on Madison Avenue, by voting to calendar it for consideration as both an individual and interior landmark. - [Ronda Wist on Colonial Dames](https://friends-ues.org/ronda-wist-on-colonial-dames/) - FRIENDS Board member Ronda Wist presented the FRIENDS Institutional Restoration Award to The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York (NSCDNY) for the restoration of their headquarters. President Marguerite Morrison accepted the Award on behalf of NSCDNY FRIENDS Board member Ronda Wist presented the FRIENDS Institutional Restoration Award to The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York (NSCDNY) for the restoration of their headquarters. President Marguerite Morrison accepted the Award on behalf of NSCDNY - [George M. Janes receives Ralph C. Menapace Award](https://friends-ues.org/george-janes-receives-menapace-award/) - Urban planner George M. Janes received the Ralph C. Menapace Award at the FRIENDS 2025 Annual Awards for his contributions to our advocacy work. FRIENDS rarely bestows the Menapace Award, named after Ralph Menapace, a seminal figure in New York City preservation. Click on the video above to listen to his acceptance remarks. - [140 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/140-east-74th-street-2/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75. Application is to construct a rooftop bulkhead and install railings. - [755 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/755-madison-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Anthony M. Pavia and built in 1959. Application is to alter storefront openings, install storefront infill, and reclad the ground floor. - [52 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/52-east-64th-street/) - A Classical style rowhouse built pre-1879 and altered by Frederick Sterner in 1916-17. Application is to modify the front façade, construct a rooftop addition, demolish a rear addition, and reconstruct and raise the rear facade. - [Opposition Mounts Against Proposed 5G Tower at 1150 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/friends-oppose-proposed-link-5g-tower/) - FRIENDS expressed strong opposition to the installation of a Link 5G tower at 1150 Madison Avenue. - [Watch It Again: 2025 Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum](https://friends-ues.org/watch-it-again-2025-manhattan-borough-president-forum/) - A recording is available of the Manhattan Borough President Candidates Forum that was held on April 16. This preservation-focused forum hosted BP candidates Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Keith Powers and focused on candidates' views on important preservation, planning, and development issues. - [1014 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1014-fifth-avenue-3/) - A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and built in 1906-1907. Application is to amend work approved under LPC-23-00224, to modify doors, install signage, alter the areaway, and replace sidewalk pavers. - [6 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/6-east-74th-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse built in c. 1871 and modified with eclectic style details in 1898 and 1928. Application is to enlarge rooftop and rear yard additions and modify windows at the rear façade. - [Watch It Again: 2025 Mayoral Candidates Forum with Preservation Organizations](https://friends-ues.org/watch-it-again-mayoral-candidates-forum/) - A recording is now available of the 2025 Mayoral Candidates Forum focused on preservation issues. The forum was organized by FRIENDS of the Upper East Side and fellow preservation organizations across the city and featured candidates Michael Blake, Corrine Fisher, Brad Lander, Jessica Ramos, Scott Stringer, and Jim Walden. - [FRIENDS Comments on Mayoral Charter Revision Commission](https://friends-ues.org/friends-comments-on-mayoral-charter-revision-commission/) - Mayor Adams has convened a new Charter Revision Commission (CRC) with the stated goal of addressing the city's housing crisis—but make no mistake: behind the headlines, this process could radically weaken public input and oversight over development in New York City. The NYC Charter is the foundational document that establishes the framework for city government and its processes, including how decisions about land use and development are made. - [Watch It Again: "Yorkville: Housing Laboratory" with Lucie Levine](https://friends-ues.org/watch-a-recording-of-our-illustrated-webinar-yorkville-housing-laboratory-exploring-yorkvilles-history-as-a-testing-ground-for-affordable-and-progressive-housing-schemes-by-historian-luc/) - Watch a recording of our illustrated webinar "Yorkville: Housing Laboratory" exploring Yorkville’s history as a testing ground for affordable and progressive housing schemes by historian Lucie Levine Lucie Levine held on February 18, 2025. - [828 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/828-madison-avenue-2/) - A Neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1925-26. Application is to install storefront infill and signage. - [828 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/828-madison-avenue/) - A Neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1925-26. Application is to modify a masonry opening, install new infill and replace windows. - [640 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/640-park-avenue/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by J. E. R. Carpenter and built in 1913-14. Application is to replace windows. - [21 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/21-east-74th-street/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1924-1925. Application is to replace a solarium. - [132-134 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/132-134-east-64th-street/) - A rowhouse built in 1879, and altered with classical details by Gurdon S. Parker in 1941. - [134-138 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/134-138-east-74th-street/) - A Modern style house originally built in 1871-1875 as two rowhouses, altered and combined by W. & W. F. Crockett, E. P. Mellon & W. L. Smith in 1930; and an Italianate style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871 - 1875 with a commercial extension added in 1928. Application is to demolish the commercial extension, reconstruct the lower two stories and construct a rooftop bulkhead at #134, and alter the entrances at #138. - [857 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/857-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield & Pliny Rogers and built in 1925. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [593 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/593-park-avenue/) - A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing. - [Doelger Building- 1491 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/doelgler-building-1491-third-avenue/) - Doelger Building 1491 Third Avenue New York NY THEN A multi-purpose commercial structure from 1931, the four-story Doelger Building originally contained stores, offices, and a third floor ballroom. The entrance to the ballroom was on 84th Street, next to stairs that led to the uptown platform of the Third Avenue El. Commissioned by Peter Doelger, - [829 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/829-park-avenue/) - A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing. - [1115 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1115-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and built in 1899-1900. Application is to legalize the installation of signage without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [650 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/650-park-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by John M. Kokkins and built in 1962-63. Application is to modify and create new window openings. - [945 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/945-madison-avenue-2/) - A Modern style museum building designed by Marcel Breuer & Associates and built in 1964-1966. Application is to install signage. - [1000 Fifth Avenue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://friends-ues.org/1000-fifth-avenue-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-2/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building built in 1864-1965 and designed by Vaux and Mould, R.M. Hunt, McKim Mead and White, and others; with designated interior spaces including an entrance vestibule, the Great Hall, a passageway, corridors, the Grand Staircase, halls, balconies, and all vaults and domes above these halls and balconies, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and Richard Howland Hunt, with consulting architect George B. Post, and built in 1895-1902. Application is to install interior digital display screens. - [7 East 81st Street](https://friends-ues.org/7-east-81st-street-2/) - A pair of vernacular rowhouses with Italianate style influences built in 1861 and later combined and enlarged. Application is to modify an entry, alter the penthouse, construct rear yard and rooftop additions, and excavate to lower the cellar floor. - [New 2023 Expansion Plans for Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital](https://friends-ues.org/new-2023-expansion-plans-for-northwell-health-lenox-hill-hospital/) - Proposed building massing as shown in Northwell Health's application filed with the Department of City Planning. The expansion would require unprecedented rezoning to allow for a tower the size of a midtown office building in a residential district, clashing with surrounding zoning controls. After shelving expansion plans during the pandemic, Lenox Hill Hospital has once - [FRIENDS Issues Joint Statement Opposing Lenox Hill Hospital Redevelopment Proposal](https://friends-ues.org/friends-issues-joint-statement-opposing-lenox-hill-hospital-redevelopment-proposal/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [Advocacy Alert: Save St. Elizabeth's Church](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-save-st-elizabeths-church/) - For the fifth time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development, displace existing affordable units, and threaten livability in neighborhoods across the City. - [Yorkville Special](https://friends-ues.org/yorkville-special/) - For the fifth time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development, displace existing affordable units, and threaten livability in neighborhoods across the City. - [823 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/823-madison-avenue/) - A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing. - [694-696 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/694-696-madison-avenue/) - Three neo-Grec style rowhouses designed by J.H. Valentine and built in 1878-79, and later altered with two-story storefronts. - [23-25 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/23-25-east-64th-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield & Pliny Rogers and built in 1925. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [817 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/817-fifth-avenue/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building built in 1864-1965 and designed by Vaux and Mould, R.M. Hunt, McKim Mead and White, and others; with designated interior spaces including an entrance vestibule, the Great Hall, a passageway, corridors, the Grand Staircase, halls, balconies, and all vaults and domes above these halls and balconies, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and Richard Howland Hunt, with consulting architect George B. Post, and built in 1895-1902. Application is to install interior digital display screens. - [43 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/43-east-70th-street/) - A French Classical style mansion designed by Horace Trumbauer and built in 1909-1912. Application is to modify a masonry opening, construct a breezeway, and install a barrier-free access lift. - [1088 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1088-park-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment building, designed by Mott B. Schmidt and built in 1924-1925. Application is to modify the entrance. - [20 East 76th Street (The Surrey Hotel)](https://friends-ues.org/20-east-76th-street/) - 20 East 76th Street is a neo-Classical style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1925-26. Application is to modify openings, replace an entrance canopy, replace windows and doors, and alter the rooftop addition. - [Helen Frankenthaler studios- 173 East 83rd Street- 117 1/2 East 83rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/helen-frankenthaler-studios-173-east-83rd-street/) - Helen Frankenthaler studios 173 East 83rd Street & 117 1/2 East 83rd Street New York NY THEN During the 1960s, “Color Field” painter Frankenthaler had a second floor studio in the Vondel, a circa 1900 apartment house at 173 East 83rd Street, corner of Third Avenue. A life-long resident of the Upper East Side, in - [Spence School Athletics and Education Center- 412 East 90th Street](https://friends-ues.org/spence-school-athletics-and-education-center-412-east-90th-street/) - Spence School Athletics and Education Center 412 East 90th Street New York NY THEN Founded by educator and civil rights advocate Clara Spence on East 48th Street in 1892, the Spence School moved to East 91st Street in 1929. This private girls school has three locations on the Upper East Side, including this striking six-story - [49 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/49-e-68/) - A neo-Federal style townhouse designed by Trowbridge & Livingston and built in 1913-14. Application is to construct a stair and elevator bulkhead, and modify window openings at the rear façade. - [965 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/965-fifth-avenue/) - A Classicizing Modern style apartment building designed by Irving Margon and built in 1937. Application is to alter window openings. - [Affordable Housing Loss in Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/affordable-housing-loss-in-yorkville/) - For the fifth time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development, displace existing affordable units, and threaten livability in neighborhoods across the City. - [Musical Mutual Protective Union- 215 East 85th Street](https://friends-ues.org/musical-mutual-protective-union-215-east-85th-street/) - Musical Mutual Protective Union 215 East 85th Street New York NY THEN The Musical Mutual Protective Union was founded by theater and ballroom musicians in 1863. Formed to pursue better wages and working conditions, this powerful labor organization had more than five thousand members by 1904. When the 85th Street annex was constructed by Trowbridge - [Agora Building- 1538-1547 Third Ave.](https://friends-ues.org/agora-building-1538-1547-third-ave/) - Agora Building 1538-1547 Third Avenue New York NY THEN This large store and loft building was constructed in at least two phases. While the five-story section at the corner of East 87th Street dates to the 1880s, the six-story addition dates to 1910. The latter structure, designed by William Tuthill, architect of Carnegie Hall, displays - [16 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/16-east-79th-street-2/) - A pair of vernacular rowhouses with Italianate style influences built in 1861 and later combined and enlarged. Application is to modify an entry, alter the penthouse, construct rear yard and rooftop additions, and excavate to lower the cellar floor. - [60 East 93rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/60-east-93rd-street-2/) - A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and built in 1899-1900. Application is to legalize the installation of signage without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [Lexington Candy Shop- 1226 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/lexington-candy-shop-1226-lexington-avenue-2/) - Lexington Candy Shop 1226 Lexington Avenue New York NY THEN This venerated luncheonette opened in 1925. Housed in a two-story brick structure designed by Silvio Minoli, it displays the original enameled signs advertising soda and candy above the angled entrance. The interior, which features a soda fountain with spinning stools and a zig zag terrazzo - [Yorkville Clock- 1501 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/yorkville-clock-1501-third-avenue/) - Yorkville Clock 1501 Third Avenue New York NY THEN When watches were expensive to own, sidewalk clocks performed an important public service for working class New Yorkers. This two-faced black and gold gem, a New York City Landmark, dates to 1898, when jeweler Adolph Stern opened a shop at 1508 Third Avenue, near 85th Street. - [157 and 163 East 86th Street](https://friends-ues.org/157-and-163-east-86th-street/) - 157 and 163 East 86th Street New York NY THEN Transformed by waves of construction and demolition, two low-rise commercial buildings on the northside of 86th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues, recall the lively entertainment district that once flourished here. The latter of the two, a four-story amber brick structure at 157 East 86th - [Catholic Kolping Society- 165 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/catholic-kolping-society-165-east-88th-street/) - Catholic Kolping Society 165 East 88th Street New York NY THEN Kolping House was built as part of an international network of Catholic Worker’s Clubs, offering skilled journeymen temporary housing.The Society was founded in Germany by Adolph Kolping in the 1840s and a New York branch was established in 1888. This vaguely medieval building was - [J. Braun Liquors- 1361 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/j-braun-liquors-1361-lexington-avenue/) - J. Braun Liquors 1361 Lexington Avenue New York NY THEN With prohibition’s end in December 1933, wine and liquor stores began to open throughout the Upper East Side. There has been a liquor store in this 1880s building since 1934, when Kues & Strasburger opened. Julius Braun, a Polish immigrant, took over the business in - [Glockenspiel - 455 East 83rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/glockenspiel-455-east-83rd-street/) - Glockenspiel 455 East 83rd Street New York NY THEN Richard Haas painted this marvelous but now fading mural in 2006. Financed by the developer of The Cielo apartments, which it faces on 83rd Street, the mural depicts a mechanical clock, with images of mounted New York police officers rather than medieval soldiers. It recalls the - [Andy Warhol studio- 159 East 87th Street](https://friends-ues.org/andy-warhol-studio-159-east-87th-street/) - Andy Warhol studio 159 East 87th Street New York NY THEN Warhol leased former Suburban Hook & Ladder Company No. 13 as his studio during 1963. Built by New York City’s newly-formed fire department in 1868 and decommissioned in the early 1960s, it was here that the artist produced his so-called Death and Disaster series, - [Truman Capote apartment- 1060 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/truman-capote-apartment-1060-park-avenue/) - Truman Capote apartment 1060 Park Avenue New York NY THEN Author Truman Capote lived at 1060 Park Avenue, northwest corner of 87th Street, with his mother and stepfather in the 1940s and possibly again in the early 1950s. During this period, he published many short stories in journals and magazines, as well as his first - [Marx Brothers apartment house- 179 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/marx-brothers-apartment-house-179-east-92nd-street/) - Marx Brothers apartment house 179 East 92nd Street New York NY THEN The legendary Marx Brothers moved to this four-story tenement in 1895. Built for eight families in 1882, the facade originally had a pedimented cornice and modest classical details. At the time, Chico was about eight, Harpo was seven, and Groucho was five. Fondly - [Robert Mothewell - Helen Frankenthaler residence- 173 East 94th Street](https://friends-ues.org/robert-mothewell-helen-frankenthaler-residence-173-east-94th-street/) - Robert Mothewell - Helen Frankenthaler residence 173 East 94th Street New York NY THEN This row house was home to the abstract painters Robert Motherwell and Helen Frankenthaler for about a dozen years. Motherwell purchased this late 1870s structure in 1953. During this period he taught at Hunter College and produced some of his best-known - [Al Hirshfeld residence - 122 East 95th Street](https://friends-ues.org/al-hirshfeld-residence-122-east-95th-street/) - Al Hirshfeld residence 122 East 95th Street New York NY THEN It seems fitting that one of New York’s most celebrated theater caricaturists would live on a block where many of the row houses incorporate architectural elements with human faces. Known for his swirling linear style, Hirshfeld was a contributor to The New York Times - [Mark Rothko residence - 118 East 95th Street](https://friends-ues.org/mark-rothko-residence-118-east-95th-street/) - Mark Rothko residence 118 East 95th Street New York NY THEN East 95th Street, part of the Carnegie Hill Historic District, has many fine late 19th century row houses, including the former home of abstract painter Mark Rothko. Born in Russia, now Latvia, he purchased this 1888 Queen Anne style residence in 1960, at the height - [School of Our Lady of Good Counsel (now PS 527)- 323 East 91st Street](https://friends-ues.org/school-of-our-lady-of-good-counsel-now-ps-527-323-east-91st-street/) - School of Our Lady of Good Counsel (now PS 527) 323 East 91st Street New York NY THEN This French Renaissance Revival structure was built in 1903-04 as the school of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Standing less than two blocks from the parish church on East 90th Street, it was designed by F. A. - [Public School 66 (now Yorkville Community School)- 421 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/public-school-66-now-yorkville-community-school-421-east-88th-street/) - Public School 66 (now Yorkville Community School) 421 East 88th Street New York NY THEN This elementary school was erected in 1906-08. With decorative features inspired by buildings constructed during the Georgian, Colonial, and Federal periods, it once dominated the block, rising above groups of row houses and neighboring tenements. Open to all, rather than - [Fire Patrol 4- 113 East 90th Street](https://friends-ues.org/fire-patrol-4-113-east-90th-street/) - Fire Patrol 4 113 East 90th Street New York NY THEN Fire Patrol 4 was constructed in 1877. Commissioned by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, a private organization that worked in tandem with New York City’s fire department to protect insured properties from water and smoke damage. Designed with Neo-Grec features, including an - [Yorkville Bank- 1511 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/yorkville-bank-1511-third-avenue/) - Yorkville Bank 1511 Third Avenue New York NY THEN Founded in 1893 by Randolph Guggenheimer and Oswald Ottendorfer, among others, this four-story bank building was designed by Robert Maynicke in 1905. Of particular note are the cast bronze entrance doors fabricated by the John Polachek Bronze Company in Long Island City. Added as part of - [J. Leon Lascoff & Son Apothecary- 1209 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/j-leon-lascoff-son-apothecary-1209-lexington-avenue/) - J. Leon Lascoff & Son Apothecary 1209 Lexington Avenue New York NY THEN Born in Vilna, now Lithuania, J. Leon Lascoff immigrated to New York in 1892. He opened a pharmacy in 1899, moving his business to this former tenement building at the southeast corner of 82nd Street in 1931. Known as a leader in - [Automobile Realty Company Garage- 177 East 73d Street](https://friends-ues.org/automobile-realty-company-garage-177-east-73d-street/) - Automobile Realty Company Garage 177 East 73d Street New York NY THEN This five-story Beaux Art structure is possibly the earliest surviving parking garage in New York City. Built for the Automobile Realty Company in 1905-06, it signaled the decline of privately-owned stables, where horses were fed and groomed, and carriages maintained. This unique block - [Yorkville Branch of New York Public Library- 229 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/yorkville-branch-of-new-york-public-library-229-east-79th-street/) - Yorkville Branch of New York Public Library 229 East 79th Street New York NY THEN Andrew Carnegie, the Scotland-born steel magnate who lived on East 91st Street, financed the construction of 67 public libraries in New York City between 1901 and 1929. The first to open was the Yorkville branch in December 1902. It was - [116 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/116-east-78th-street-2/) - An Italian Renaissance Revival style bank building designed by Robert Maynicke and built in 1905; and expanded by P. Gregory Stadler in 1923-24. Application is to install a barrier-free access ramp. - [1312 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1312-madison-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment hotel designed by George W. Spitzer and built in 1897. Application is to legalize the installation of an awning and HVAC units. - [St. Joseph’s School- 420 East 87th Street](https://friends-ues.org/st-josephs-school-420-east-87th-street/) - St. Joseph’s School 420 East 87th Street New York NY THEN St. Joseph’s Church was established in 1873 to “minister to German speakers.” When this Catholic parish’s school on Avenue A (now York Avenue) became “unserviceable,” a new facility on East 87th Street was commissioned, designed by Burkhard & McGovern. Architect Frank Burkhard lived in - [Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola Day Nursery- 240 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/church-of-saint-ignatius-loyola-day-nursery-240-east-84th-street/) - Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola Day Nursery 240 East 84th Street New York NY THEN This handsome “Day Nursery” was financed by Nicholas Frederick Brady, a leading Catholic philanthropist. It was designed in the Neo-Gothic style by William Weissenberger Jr., an architect who frequently worked for New York Edison, the electric company where Brady was - [Public School 190 (now 290)- 311 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/public-school-190-now-290-311-east-82nd-street/) - Public School 190 (now 290) 311 East 82nd Street New York NY THEN Following passage of the Compulsory Education Law in 1894, at least 14 public schools opened in Yorkville. Most were designed under architect and engineer C. B. J. Snyder who acted as Superintendent of School Buildings for more than three decades, from 1891 - [New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute- 245-247 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/new-york-psychoanalytic-society-institute-245-247-east-82nd-street/) - New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute 245-247 East 82nd Street New York NY THEN Built by architect Adolph Mertin for the Singing Society of the Austrians in 1927-29 and often called Austrian Hall, it seems apt that for most of its history the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, the oldest psychoanalytic organization in the - [Rhinelander Industrial School- 350 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/rhinelander-industrial-school-350-east-88th-street/) - Rhinelander Industrial School 350 East 88th Street New York NY THEN Following the death of William C. Rhinelander in 1878, the family’s 48-acre estate in Yorkville was divided and sold, financing the creation of such local institutions as the Children’s Aid Society’s Rhinelander Industrial School on East 88th Street. Identified by a square terracotta panel - [American Female Guardian Society Industrial School 7 (now First Hungarian Baptist Church)- 225 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/american-female-guardian-society-industrial-school-7-now-first-hungarian-baptist-church-225-east-80th-street/) - American Female Guardian Society Industrial School 7 (now First Hungarian Baptist Church) 225 East 80th Street New York NY THEN This beautiful three-story striped brick structure was built in 1893. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Fowler & Hough, the colorful exterior has distinctive terracotta elements, including an elaborate arched door hood. Social reformer - [92NY- 1395 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/92ny-1395-lexington-avenue/) - 92NY 1395 Lexington Avenue New York NY THEN Founded in 1874, the Young Men’s Hebrew Association moved to the corner of 92nd Street in 1900. The current structure dates to 1929-30, a 10-story Art Deco tower designed by Gehron, Ross & Alley, architect of Jewish Theological Seminary in Washington Heights. Planned with a dormitory, gyms, - [Andy Warhol residence- 1342 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/andy-warhol-residence-1342-lexington-avenue/) - Andy Warhol residence 1342 Lexington Avenue New York NY THEN Andy Warhol moved to this slender townhouse (second from the corner of 89th street) in 1960. The fourteen years he lived here were certainly the most significant of his career, when he transitioned from being a successful illustrator to a leading American artist. He used - [Emanuel Sisterhood of Personal Service (now apartments)- 318 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/emanuel-sisterhood-of-personal-service-now-apartments-318-east-82nd-street/) - Emanuel Sisterhood of Personal Service (now apartments) 318 East 82nd Street New York NY THEN The Emanuel Sisterhood of Personal Service was founded in 1888. It was one of the first Jewish institutions to open a “day nursery” on the Upper East Side. This elegant brick Neo-Georgian structure was designed in 1899 by Janes & - [Central Park - Harlem Meer](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-harlem-meer/) - A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing. - [49 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/823-madison-avenue-2/) - A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing. - [5 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/5-east-63rd-street/) - A French Classical style mansion designed by Horace Trumbauer and built in 1909-1912. Application is to modify a masonry opening, construct a breezeway, and install a barrier-free access lift. - [1000 Fifth Avenue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://friends-ues.org/1000-fifth-avenue-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building built in 1864-1965 and designed by Vaux and Mould, R.M. Hunt, McKim Mead and White, and others; with designated interior spaces including an entrance vestibule, the Great Hall, a passageway, corridors, the Grand Staircase, halls, balconies, and all vaults and domes above these halls and balconies, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and Richard Howland Hunt, with consulting architect George B. Post, and built in 1895-1902. Application is to install interior digital display screens. - [2025 Annual Awards: Call for Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2025-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 2024 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [944 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/944-park-avenue-2/) - An Art Deco style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1929-1930. Application is for the installation of HVAC equipment. - [990 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/990-park-avenue-2/) - A Second Empire and Gothic Revival style rectory building designed by Patrick C. Keely and built in 1881-1883. Application is to modify the front areaway and construct a barrier-free access ramp. - [41 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/41-east-74th-street/) - A neo-Georgian style town house designed by Aymar Embury II and built in 1928-29. Application is to alter the front façade at the ground floor, and to modify fenestration on secondary facades. - [53 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/53-east-77th-street/) - A Beaux Arts style garage building designed by Charles F. Hoppe and built in 1906. Application is to amend work approved under Certificate of Appropriateness 19-28148 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 19-34214, to reconstruct a secondary facade. - [910 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/910-fifth-avenue-2/) - A Beaux Arts style garage building designed by Charles F. Hoppe and built in 1906. Application is to amend work approved under Certificate of Appropriateness 19-28148 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 19-34214, to reconstruct a secondary facade. - [City Council Advances City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Zoning Amendments](https://friends-ues.org/city-council-advances-city-of-yes-for-housing-opportunity-zoning-amendments/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [City Council set to vote on "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity"](https://friends-ues.org/city-council-votes-tomorrow-on-city-of-yes-for-housing-opportunity/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [753 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/753-madison-avenue-3/) - An apartment building designed by Anthony M. Pavia and built in 1959. Application is to install signage and film at display windows. - [854 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/854-fifth-avenue/) - A French Beaux Arts style house designed by Warren & Wetmore and built in 1903-05. Application is to modify the stoop and install a barrier-free access lift, modify the areaway, install ironwork, replace a door, remove special windows, enclose a courtyard and construct and modify bulkheads. - [1020 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1020-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by Warren and Wetmore and built in 1924-25. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [163 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/163-east-70th-street/) - A Neo-Italian Renaissance style stable and residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1902. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [1312 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1312-madison-avenue-aka-1306-1312-madison-avenue-26-28-east-93rd-street/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment hotel designed by George W. Spitzer and built in 1897. Application is to legalize the installation of an awning and HVAC units. - [163-165 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/163-165-east-78th-street/) - A pair of vernacular rowhouses with Italianate style influences built in 1861 and later combined and enlarged. Application is to modify an entry, alter the penthouse, construct rear yard and rooftop additions, and excavate to lower the cellar floor. - [10 East 76th Street](https://friends-ues.org/10-east-76th-street/) - A rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1881-82 and altered in the Beaux-Arts style by Schwartz & Gross in 1907-08. Application is to replace areaway ironwork installed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s), replace windows, alter the rear facade, and construct a rear yard addition and rooftop bulkheads. - [51-53 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/51-53-east-73rd-street/) - A pair of Queen Anne style rowhouses designed by John G. Prague and built in 1885-86. Application is to construct a stoop and alter the front façade and areaway, replace windows and doors, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate the rear yard. - [1014 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1014-fifth-avenue-2/) - A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and built in 1906-1907. Application is to amend work approved under LPC-23-00224, to modify doors, install signage, alter the areaway, and replace sidewalk pavers. - [1209 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1209-park-avenue/) - A converted 19th century rowhouse with a Modern style facade designed by Lucien David and altered in 1960. Application is to reclad the front facade, replace the rear facade, and construct rooftop and rear yard additions. - [972 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/972-fifth-avenue-2/) - A high Italian Renaissance style house designed by McKim, Mead, and White and built in 1902-1906. Application is to install light fixtures. - [177-179 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/177-179-east-73rd-street/) - A Beaux Arts style garage building designed by Charles F. Hoppe and built in 1906. Application is to amend work approved under Certificate of Appropriateness 19-28148 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 19-34214, to reconstruct a secondary facade. - [130 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/130-east-67th-street/) - An Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by Charles A. Platt and built in 1907. Application is to amend Permit for Minor Work 04-2679 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 06-5330, which established a Master Plan governing the future installation of windows. - [40 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/40-east-72nd-street/) - A neo-Classical style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928. Application is to install a canopy. - [785 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/785-fifth-avenue-3/) - An apartment building designed by Emery Roth & Sons and built in 1962-63. Application is to enlarge storefront openings and install infill and canopies. - [972 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/972-fifth-avenue/) - A high Italian Renaissance style house designed by McKim, Mead, and White and built in 1902-1906. Application is to install light fixtures. - [63 East 93rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/63-east-93rd-street/) - A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse designed by A.B. Ogden & Son and built in 1891. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions. - [167 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/167-east-73rd-street/) - A Beaux Arts style carriage house designed by George L. Amoroux and built in 1903-4. Application is to install flagpoles and signage. - [234 East 61st Street](https://friends-ues.org/234-east-61st-street/) - A rowhouse designed by F.S. Barnes and built in 1873. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [101 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/101-east-63rd-street/) - A Modern style residence and garage designed by Paul Rudolph and built in 1966. Application is to modify the entrance. - [60 East 93rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/60-east-93rd-street/) - 20 East 76th Street is a neo-Classical style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1925-26. Application is to modify openings, replace an entrance canopy, replace windows and doors, and alter the rooftop addition. - [1045 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1045-park-avenue/) - 829 Madison Avenue is an altered Queen Anne style residence designed by Charles Buek & Company constructed in 1885-86. Application is for modifications to the façade, install storefront infill, and replace roofing. - [16 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/16-east-79th-street/) - 16 East 79th Street is a neo-Georgian style townhouse designed by Warren & Wetmore and built in 1901-03. Application is to establish a Master Plan governing the future installation of windows. - [895 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/895-park-avenue-2/) - A Classicizing Art-Deco style apartment building designed by Sloan & Robertson and built in 1929. Application is to construct a rooftop pergola and replace windows. - [News from FRIENDS - Fall 2024](https://friends-ues.org/news-from-friends-fall-2024/) - This past Tuesday, March 27th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a new set of rules the agency has proposed to streamline the process of making changes to designated historic buildings. - [726 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/726-madison-avenue/) - A Beaux Arts style garage building designed by Charles F. Hoppe and built in 1906. Application is to amend work approved under Certificate of Appropriateness 19-28148 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 19-34214, to reconstruct a secondary facade. - [992 Madison Avenue - 25 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/992-madison-avenue-25-east-77th-street/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment hotel building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1926. Application is to extend a permit for the temporary installation of an artwork. - [980 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/980-fifth-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Paul Resnick and Harry F. Green and built in 1965-68. Application is to construct a rear addition. - [117 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/117-east-72nd-street-2/) - A Colonial Revival style apartment building designed by Kenneth M. Murchison and built in 1927-28. Application is to enlarge a penthouse. - [Central Park - Swedish Cottage](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-swedish-cottage/) - A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing. - [CPC approves "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity"](https://friends-ues.org/city-of-yes-for-housing-opportunity-approved-by-city-planning-commission/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) approves 2 Link5G towers on UES](https://friends-ues.org/state-historic-preservation-office-shpo-approves-2-link5g-towers-on-ues/) - FRIENDS has sent a letter to public officials raising our serious concerns about the planned installation of 32-foot Link5G towers and kiosks at 18 sites throughout the Upper East Side. - [Council Approves Towering MSK Pavilion Despite Community Pushback](https://friends-ues.org/council-approves-towering-msk-pavilion-despite-community-pushback/) - The City Council has approved the land use application for the massive 594-foot-tall Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Pavilion on York Avenue, between 66th and 67th Streets. Despite strong objections from FRIENDS, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, Civitas, and many local residents, MSK refused to budge on the building's towering height. - [19 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/19-east-70th-street-2/) - An Italian Renaissance style residence designed by Thornton Chard and built in 1909-1910. - [FRIENDS testifies on MSK Pavilion at the City Council hearing](https://friends-ues.org/friends-testifies-on-msk-pavilion-at-city-council-hearing/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [FRIENDS comments on recently proposed Link5G towers](https://friends-ues.org/friends-comments-on-recently-proposed-link5g-towers/) - FRIENDS has sent a letter to public officials raising our serious concerns about the planned installation of 32-foot Link5G towers and kiosks at 18 sites throughout the Upper East Side. - [Wa Jeal Sichuan Cuisine, formerly Mocca Restaurant - 1588 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/wa-jeal-sichuan-cuisine-formally-mocca-restaurant-1588-second-avenue/) - Wa Jeal Sichuan Cuisine 1588 Second Avenue New York NY 10028 NOW Upon its closure in 2004, Matthew von Unwerth wrote a tribute to Mocca Restaurant, which had spent 40 years on Second Avenue near 82nd Street. The following is an excerpt from “The Rise and Decline of a Hapsburg Empire,” which was published in - [Using Historic Hotels and Preservation to Create New Housing](https://friends-ues.org/using-historic-hotels-and-preservation-to-create-new-housing/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [FRIENDS Board Member testifies on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity at City Planning Commission hearing](https://friends-ues.org/friends-board-member-testifies-on-city-of-yes-for-housing-opportunity-at-city-planning-commission-hearing/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [28 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/28-east-70th-street/) - A neo-Gothic style apartment hotel built in 1926-27 and designed by Emery Roth. Application is to enlarge a window opening. - [Send in your comments on "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity"](https://friends-ues.org/send-in-your-comments-on-city-of-yes-for-housing-opportunity/) - FRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public Hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the New York City Department of City Planning's suite of zoning text amendments meant to encourage and incentivize housing creation and address the affordability crisis in the city. Friends was among some 200 New Yorkers--both advocates and concerned individuals--who came together to make their voices heard at the marathon hearing that lasted just under 15 hours. - [Watch It Again: "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: Impacts on Upper East & West Sides" with George Janes](https://friends-ues.org/watch-it-again-city-of-yes-for-housing-opportunity-impacts-on-upper-east-west-sides-with-george-janes/) - Watch a recording of our online talk "City of Yes Explained" by urban planner and zoning expert George Janes held on January 18th and co-sponsored by FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and Landmark West! - [What you need to know: "Faith Based Affordable Housing Act"](https://friends-ues.org/friends-opposes-the-new-faith-based-affordable-housing-act/) - FRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City Planning about the CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY proposal to overhaul the 1961 Zoning Resolution. While we believe updating and modernizing the city’s zoning is certainly important and overdue, we think the zoning text amendments are just a series of bandaids upon bandaids, a voluminous series of tweaks, many of which will have unintended consequences. - [FRIENDS testifies at City Hall Subcommittee Hearing](https://friends-ues.org/friends-testifies-at-city-hall-subcommittee-hearing/) - FRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City Planning about the CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY proposal to overhaul the 1961 Zoning Resolution. While we believe updating and modernizing the city’s zoning is certainly important and overdue, we think the zoning text amendments are just a series of bandaids upon bandaids, a voluminous series of tweaks, many of which will have unintended consequences. - [Advocacy Alert: Say NO to Lifting the FAR Cap](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-state-still-pushing-to-lift-the-lid-on-nyc-residential-development-2/) - For the fifth time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development, displace existing affordable units, and threaten livability in neighborhoods across the City. - [Advocacy Win: City's Tech Office Explores Alternative Designs for Link5G Towers After Community Pushback](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-win-citys-tech-office-explores-alternative-designs-for-link5g-towers-after-community-pushback/) - FRIENDS has learned that the city's proposed 32-foot tall Link5G towers will be subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. - [Watch It Again: Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/watch-it-again-jacob-wrey-mould-and-the-artful-beauty-of-central-park/) - Watch a recording of an illustrated talk, "Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park" by architectural historian Francis R. Kowsky. - [Hey Joe; There's a nail salon in Apartment 5C!](https://friends-ues.org/hey-joe-theres-a-nail-salon-in-apartment-5c/) - FRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City Planning about the CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY proposal to overhaul the 1961 Zoning Resolution. While we believe updating and modernizing the city’s zoning is certainly important and overdue, we think the zoning text amendments are just a series of bandaids upon bandaids, a voluminous series of tweaks, many of which will have unintended consequences. - [1295 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1295-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and built in 1899-1900. Application is to legalize the installation of signage without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [128 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/128-east-64th-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse with classical details, designed by James E. Ware and built in 1878. Application is to modify a masonry opening. - [Advocacy Win vs. Link 5G towers](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-win-state-historic-preservation-review-finds-against-proposed-ues-link5g-towers/) - FRIENDS has learned that the city's proposed 32-foot tall Link5G towers will be subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. - [19 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/19-east-74th-street-2/) - An Italianate style residence built c. 1869 and altered by Schwartz & Gross in 1930. Application is to modify window openings at the rear façade. - [Watch It Again: "City of Yes" with George Janes](https://friends-ues.org/watch-it-again-city-of-yes-with-george-janes/) - Watch a recording of our online talk "City of Yes Explained" by urban planner and zoning expert George Janes held on January 18th and co-sponsored by FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and Landmark West! - [935 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/935-park-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Sugarman, Hess & Berger and built in 1923-24. Application is to install a rooftop pergola, stairs, and railings. - [Central Park - West 85th Street Playground](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-west-85th-street-playground/) - A playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify the playground footprint and pathways, and replace fencing. - [2024 Annual Awards: Call for Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2024-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 2024 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [Remembering Joan K. Davidson: The Godmother of New York Preservation](https://friends-ues.org/remembering-joan-k-davidson-the-godmother-of-new-york-preservation/) - This past Tuesday, March 27th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a new set of rules the agency has proposed to streamline the process of making changes to designated historic buildings. - [Central Park - Mineral Springs building](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-mineral-springs-building/) - A concession and restroom building, built in 1959, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1857-1858 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to construct a partially enclosed pergola assembly and modify walls and paving. - [1000 Fifth Avenue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://friends-ues.org/1000-fifth-avenue-metropolitan-museum-of-art/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building built in 1864-1965 and designed by Vaux and Mould, R.M. Hunt, McKim Mead and White, and others; with designated interior spaces including an entrance vestibule, the Great Hall, a passageway, corridors, the Grand Staircase, halls, balconies, and all vaults and domes above these halls and balconies, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and Richard Howland Hunt, with consulting architect George B. Post, and built in 1895-1902. Application is to install interior digital display screens. - [Installation of Link5G towers to be halted until completion of Section 106 Review](https://friends-ues.org/installation-of-link5g-towers-to-be-stalled-until-completion-of-section-106-review/) - FRIENDS has learned that the city's proposed 32-foot tall Link5G towers will be subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. - [FRIENDS weighs in on City’s Link5G towers](https://friends-ues.org/friends-takes-action-on-city-plans-to-install-18-link5g-towers-on-upper-east-side/) - FRIENDS has sent a letter to public officials raising our serious concerns about the planned installation of 32-foot Link5G towers and kiosks at 18 sites throughout the Upper East Side. - [Community Alert: 3-story 5G towers coming to the UES?](https://friends-ues.org/community-alert-3-story-5g-towers-coming-to-the-ues/) - Tonight at 6:30 pm the City’s Office of Technology and Innovation (NYC OTI) will present a plan to install 32-foot LinkNYC kiosks at 18 sites throughout the Upper East Side, including 13 in Historic Districts, at the Community Board 8 Transportation Committee’s virtual meeting on Zoom. - [2022 Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/2022-ambassador-to-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner-testing/) - Kent Barwick is the quintessential civic agitator, preservationist, public servant, and New Yorker. The impact of his civic work is undeniable. His advocacy on behalf of parks, trails and waterways, and myriad preservation efforts extends throughout New York State. - [Sacred Sites Open House: Talk on Stained Glass Windows at The Church of the Holy Trinity](https://friends-ues.org/sacred-sites-open-house-talk-on-stained-glass-windows-at-the-church-of-the-holy-trinity/) - Join us on Sunday, May 21st at 3:00 pm at The Church of the Holy Trinity for a special presentation by historian and author George Bryant of his newly published book, Henry Holiday: His Stained Glass Windows for Gilded Age New York. The talk will be illustrated with photographs of Henry Holiday’s work from the - [Beyond the Bricks Featured on CUNY TV](https://friends-ues.org/beyond-the-bricks-featured-on-cuny-tv/) - FRIENDS' cultural immigrant initiative, ‘Beyond the Bricks’ was featured on CUNY TV's, DiverseCITY a program celebrating the kaleidoscope of cultures that underpin the identity of New York City. This episode dives into Yorkville’s German history and features former executive director Rachel Levy highlighting FRIENDS' efforts to keep the history of the community alive. Finishing in - [Jane's Walk 2023, Explore the City!](https://friends-ues.org/janes-walk-2023/) - This weekend take the opportunity to learn more about your neighborhood by joining one of over 165 volunteer led walks taking place across New York City. Part of a global festival spanning some 500 cities, Jane's Walk NYC, is organized by The Municipal Art Society of New York and is the largest concentration of Janes - [FRIENDS Submits Testimony at Scoping Meeting for Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Plans](https://friends-ues.org/friends-testifies-at-scoping-meeting-for-lenox-hill-hospital-expansion-plans/) - Google Earth image showing projected scale of the proposed tower. Last month, on March 2, 2023, the Department of City Planning (DCP) held a Scoping Meeting to give the public an opportunity to make their voices heard about what should be included in the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposal. FRIENDS' public testimony at the - [41st Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/41st-annual-meeting-and-awards/) - Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. We were delighted to celebrate our 41st Annual Meeting and Awards in person on Wednesday, April 12. - [Watch It Again: "Fact and Fiction about the 12FAR Cap" with George Janes](https://friends-ues.org/watch-it-again-fact-and-fiction-about-the-12far-cap-with-george-janes/) - Watch a recording of our online talk "Fact and Fiction about the 12FAR Cap" by urban planner and zoning expert George Janes held on March 21st and co-sponsored by FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and Landmark West! - [Advocacy Alert: State Still Pushing to Lift the Lid on NYC Residential Development](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-state-still-pushing-to-lift-the-lid-on-nyc-residential-development/) - For the third time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development, displace existing affordable units, and threaten livability in neighborhoods across the City. - [Proposed Assembly Districts: Deja Vu All Over Again?](https://friends-ues.org/proposed-assembly-districts-deja-vu-all-over-again/) - New district lines for New York State Assembly districts are now being considered for adoption, and as proposed, big changes are coming to representation in local government for the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island. - [Beyond the Bricks on Fox5 New York](https://friends-ues.org/beyond-the-bricks-on-fox5-new-york/) - FRIENDS' gallery walks to showcase our exhibition BEYOND THE BRICKS were recently featured on Fox5 New York. Organized in collaboration with Art on the Ave and Manhattan Sideways, the exhibition features the stories of small business owners and the historic buildings in which they are located. Paired with work by local artists, these elements come - [Beyond the Bricks -- December 2022 neighborhood walks](https://friends-ues.org/beyond-the-bricks-december-2022-neighborhood-walks/) - In December and early January, FRIENDS partnered with Art on the Ave and Manhattan Sideways to lead a series of free, guided neighborhood walks to explore some of the sites and artworks featured in our current exhibition, BEYOND THE BRICKS. The project documents the history and stories of small businesses and the historic buildings in - [Living With Green & Dashnor Tailoring - 320-324 East 81st Street](https://friends-ues.org/living-with-green-dashnor-tailoring-320-324-east-81st-street/) - Dashnor Tailoring 320 East 81st Street 212-861-1157 Established 1979 Living With Green 324 East 81st Street 646-559-2803 Established 2020 NOW (Dashnor Tailoring) Growing up in the small Albanian town of Hekal, Dashnor Begaj had an early fondness for tailoring. Inspired by his mother, a skilled dressmaker, Dashnor followed his passion and was put in charge - [38 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/38-east-75th-street/) - A rowhouse designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1881-82, and altered by John Ingle in 1926. Application is to alter and redesign the front façade and construct rooftop and rear yard additions. - [895 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/895-park-avenue/) - A Classicizing Art-Deco style apartment building designed by Sloan & Robertson and built in 1929. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future replacement of terra cotta units. - [18 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/18-east-74th-street/) - A rowhouse built c. 1871 and altered in the neo-Italian Renaissance style by A. Wallace McCrea in 1921. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions and excavate the rear yard. - [1002 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1002-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Federal style bank building built in 1930. Application is to replace entrance infill and screen the windows. - [North Meadow Center - Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/north-meadow-center-central-park/) - A building constructed c. 1910, within an English Romantic style public park, designed in 1857 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify masonry openings, replace infill, and install retaining walls, storage enclosures, paving and fencing. - [105 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/105-east-64th-street/) - A rowhouse designed by W. P. & A. M. Parsons built in 1881-1882, and later altered c. 1941. Application is to construct a new building. - [1014 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1014-fifth-avenue/) - A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and built in 1906-1907. Application is to alter the areaway, modify windows and doors, and enlarge a rear yard addition. - [53 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/53-east-79th-street/) - An Italian Renaissance style townhouse designed by Trowbridge & Livingston and built in 1916-17. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [1071 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1071-fifth-avenue/) - A Modern-style museum building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1956-59, and subsequently enlarged by an addition designed by Gwathmy Siegel and Associates and built in 1988-92. Application is to modify designated interior spaces. - [3 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/3-east-78th-street-2/) - A neo-French Renaissance style town house designed by C. P. H. Gilbert and built in 1897-99. Application is to modify a window opening. - [630 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/630-park-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by J. E. R. Carpenter and built in 1916. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [Advocacy Update: FRIENDS joins Preservation Groups and Elected Officials Protest Demolitions of Landmarked Buildings](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-update-friends-joins-preservation-groups-and-elected-officials-protest-demolitions-of-landmarked-buildings/) - Please join us tomorrow, December 15th at 2pm on the steps of City Hall to bring attention to the recent demolitions of landmarked and soon-to-be-landmarked buildings across the city, and to demand action from the city to do more to protect historic buildings. - [800 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/800-park-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield & Pliny Rogers and built in 1925. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [714 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/714-madison-avenue/) - An Italianate/neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Gage Inslee and built in 1874, with a storefront addition built in 1926. Application is to install signage, awnings and light fixtures. - [140 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/140-east-74th-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75. Application is to alter a one-story commercial extension and replace a sidewalk canopy. - [22 East 81st Street](https://friends-ues.org/22-east-81st-street/) - A rowhouse, originally designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1883-84, and remodeled c. 1977 with a new stucco façade. Application is to reclad the façade, replace windows and modify openings. - [21 East 90th Street](https://friends-ues.org/21-east-90-st/) - An Art Deco style apartment building with Medieval elements designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1927. Application is to alter the penthouse. - [7 East 81st Street](https://friends-ues.org/7-east-81-street/) - A four-story rowhouse designed by Griffith Thomas and built in 1878-79. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and excavate the rear yard. - [829 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/829-madison-avenue/) - 829 Madison Avenue is an altered Queen Anne style residence designed by Charles Buek & Company constructed in 1885-86. Application is for modifications to the façade, install storefront infill, and replace roofing. - [1045 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1045-fifth-avenue/) - An apartment building constructed in 1965-67 and designed by Starrett Brothers & Eken. Application is to enclose a portion of the 15th floor terrace, construct a rooftop addition and alter fenestration. - [2023 Annual Awards: Call for Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2023-annual-awards/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will once again celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 40th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [Finnegans Wake - 1361 First Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/finnegans-wake-1361-first-avenue/) - Finnegans Wake 1361 First Avenue New York NY THEN Commissioned by William A. Juch and built in 1874, this building and East 73rd bears little resemblance to the building designed by L. Biela. Despite not being part of the same row, the building to the north, at 1363 First Avenue, will give you a good - [Comic Strip Live - 1568 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/comic-strip-live-1568-second-avenue/) - Comic Strip Live 1568 Second Avenue New York NY 10028 THEN Despite the significant alterations at the street-level storefronts and the addition of fire escapes, the upper stories of this Connecticut stone tenement retain all their architectural details. Built in 1880-81 and designed by New York born architect John McIntyre, this four-story building was part - [Tokuyama Salon - 230 East 83rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/tokuyama-salon-230-east-83rd-street/) - Tokuyama Salon 230 East 83rd Street New York NY 10028 NOW Taka Tokuyama came to the US from Tokyo in 2004. He began his career in New York working not only in salons, but also as a hair stylist for fashion shows and some leading magazines. In 2011, he decided that it was time to - [Brady's Bar - 1583 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/bradys-bar-1583-second-avenue/) - Brady's Bar 1583 Second Avenue New York NY NOW Since the early 1900s, a bar has stood on 82nd and Second Avenue. Originally, it was called McGrath’s, which was allegedly “open” during Prohibition. This changed when an Irishman named Dan Brady bought it in 1961— thus creating Brady’s Bar. In 1991, Mr. Brady signed it - [2nd Avenue Deli - 1442 First Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/2nd-avenue-deli-1442-first-avenue/) - 2nd Avenue Deli 1442 First Avenue New York NY NOW Abe Lebewohl always knew what work meant. His first experience was in Eastern Europe doing hard labor during WWII, and then after being miraculously reunited with his family in a displaced persons camp in Italy, he moved to New York with his mother, father and - [Creative Cakes - 400 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/creative-cakes-400-east-74th-street/) - Creative Cakes 400 East 74th Street New York NY NOW Bill Schutz, owner of Creative Cakes, never realized that he would make a living baking cakes. Back in high school, he would create cakes for girls’ birthdays in his youth group. “I was doing it for the fun of it out of mom’s kitchen,” he - [Beloosesky Gallery - 415 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/beloosesky-gallery-415-east-72nd-street/) - Beloosesky Gallery 415 East 72nd Street New York NY 10021 NOW Over the years, Eyal Beloosesky has cleverly shifted his gallery’s location. He started on 87th Street, next door to Doyle. In 2014, he moved to 72nd Street, within spitting distance of Sotheby’s. With each relocation, the gallery has been able to feed off the - [Rustie's Bookbinding - 323 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/rusties-bookbinding-323-east-75th-street/) - Rustie's Bookbinding 323 East 75th Street New York NY 10021 NOW Rustem “Rustie” Gungor, who arrived in the United States from Turkey several decades ago, is one of the last of his kind. As a bookbinder, Rustie has been providing an invaluable asset to collectors since the 1960s. His tiny shop is like a museum - [Knitting 321- 321 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/knitting-321-321-east-75th-street/) - Knitting 321 321 East 75th Street New York NY 10021 NOW Owner Valeria Kardos emigrated from Budapest with her mother in order to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology on a scholarship. Her grandmother had taught her how to knit and crochet as a child, and she decided to take it up again while at - [Toby Clarity Lighting - 244 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/toby-clarity-lighting-244-east-77th-street/) - Toby Clarity Lighting 244 East 77th Street New York NY 10075 NOW Toby Chancey, owner of Toby Clarity Lighting, is proud of what he does and passionate about his work: “I love people, I am a man of service, whatever I can do to make their lives better, that is what I do.” He’s been - [EJ's Luncheonette - 1271 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/ejs-luncheonette-1271-third-avenue/) - EJ's Luncheonette 1271 Third Avenue New York NY 10021 Established 1992 NOW The 1950’s style eatery churns out perfectly toasted bagels, pancakes, and homefries, as well as greasy hamburgers and milkshakes. The restaurant’s name is a combination of Eric J. Levine and business partner Jay Silver. Eric followed in his father's footsteps in the restaurant - [JG Melon - 1291 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/jg-melon-1291-third-avenue/) - JG Melon 1291 Third Avenue New York NY 10021 Established 1972 NOW Come for a hamburger, but stay for the nostalgia, as JG Melon has been a tavern on the corner of East 74th Street and Third Avenue since the 1920s. Jack O'Neil and George Mourges (J.G.) took it over in 1972 decorating the restaurant - [Metallic Lathers Union & NYC Frames - 1322 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/metallic-lathers-union-nyc-frames-1322-third-avenue/) - Metallic Lathers Union & NYC Frames 1322 Third Avenue New York NY 10021 NOW Joe Asmael, the owner of NYC Frames, is an artist as well as a fine frame craftsman. Art has always been a part of his life, as he gained an early exposure to it by observing his father, who got into - [A Plus Shoe Repair - 353 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/a-plus-shoe-repair-353-east-77th-street/) - A Plus Shoe Repair 353 East 77th Street New York NY 10075 NOW Javier Lopez never imagined that four decades after coming to America from Columbia, at age 23 speaking no English, that he would have his own shoe repair shop in the UES. Upon his arrival in New York, his uncle was able to - [The Stumble Inn & Iggy's - 1454 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/the-stumble-inn-iggys-1454-second-avenue/) - The Stumble Inn & Iggy's 1454 Second Avenue New York NY 10021 NOW The Stumble Inn Veteran Greenwich Village bar owner Mitchell Banchik is the man behind Stumble Inn. Started in the 1990s, Banchik has since opened a dozen more bars in three states. Today, the dive bar is filled with multiple televisions where locals - [Calexico - 1491 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/calexico-1491-second-avenue/) - Calexico 1491 Second Avenue New York NY 10075 NOW Calexico began as a food truck run by three brothers. Jesse, Brian, and David Vendley grew up near Calexico, a real place located on the border between Mexico and California. Missing the food from their hometown, the three began cooking and serving their grandmother’s recipes out - [Budapest Café - 1631 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/budapest-cafe-1631-second-avenue/) - Budapest Café 1631 Second Avenue New York NY 10028 Established 2004 NOW Rose Heimann’s reputation for outstanding traditional Hungarian strudel - including poppyseed, cherry, cheese, and apple - dates back to Queens in 1976 where she opened up a bakery named for her son, Andre. She worked behind the counter until she turned eighty-nine in - [Orsay - 1057 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/orsay-1057-lexington-avenue/) - Orsay Restaurant 1057 Lexington Avenue New York NY NOW THEN Originally a row of five brownstone tenements, this building was built in 1884-85, designed by prominent architectural firm A.B. Ogden & Son. Commissioned by Bernard Wilson, the corner building was the only one constructed with a store, likely at the rear, facing East 75th Street. - [Advocacy Alert: Press Conference to Protest Demolitions of Landmarked Buildings](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-press-conference-to-protest-demolitions-of-landmarked-buildings/) - Please join us tomorrow, December 15th at 2pm on the steps of City Hall to bring attention to the recent demolitions of landmarked and soon-to-be-landmarked buildings across the city, and to demand action from the city to do more to protect historic buildings. - [Help support FRIENDS in 2022 and beyond](https://friends-ues.org/help-support-friends-in-2022-and-beyond/) - Your support enables FRIENDS to sustain and enhance the character and core urban values of the Upper East Side. Please support FRIENDS today with a year end contribution. - [Call for Art: Beyond the Bricks](https://friends-ues.org/call-for-art-beyond-the-bricks/) - FRIENDS is joining forces with Art on the Ave and Manhattan Sideways to showcase the breadth and diversity of local businesses in the Yorkville neighborhood and highlight immigrant connections of both current and past retail and residential tenants. One element of this project is to spotlight local retail spaces themselves, including vacant ones, by bringing them to life with original art by local artists that is both hopeful and relevant. If you, or anyone you know would like to submit artwork to be showcased on our exhibition, please do so here by October 20th. - [Lady Fleur - 236 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/lady-fleur-236-east-80th-street/) - Lady Fleur 236 East 80th Street 917-847-1522 Established 2022 NOW Originally from Turkey, owner Sibel Mermelstein moved to the United States in 1979 at the age of ten, and has remained in Manhattan ever since. She began working in the floral industry as an employee of distinguished French florist, Olivier Giugni. After being told she - [Pinpoint Bridal & Trinity Pub - 229 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/pinpoint-bridal-trinity-pub-229-east-84th-street/) - Pinpoint Bridal 229 East 84th Street 212-535-7185 Established 1995 Trinity Pub 229 East 84th Street 212-327-4450 Established 1996 NOW (Pinpoint Bridal) Pinpoint Bridal, above all else, is a family-run business. The boutique’s main designer, Remziye Perkin, works with her son and niece, Erol and Fatima, respectively. Originally from Turkey, Remziye trained in design at the - [Maz Mezcal - 316 East 86th Street](https://friends-ues.org/maz-mezcal-316-east-86th-street/) - Maz Mezcal Restaurant 316 East 86th Street 212-472-1599 Established 1979 NOW At the heart of Maz Mezcal lies a love story. Mary, affectionately called “Mama,” met Eduardo Silva when they were sixteen and eighteen, respectively. He had been stationed in Indiana with the army when his car ran out of gas, leading Mary and her - [Dulce Vida Latin Bistro - 309 East 83rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/dulce-vida-latin-bistro-309-east-83rd-street/) - Dulce Vida Latin Bistro 309 East 83rd Street 212-535-2424 Established 2011 NOW Maria Marquez-Hass convinced her entire family to emigrate from Colombia to the United States in 1985. Growing up, Maria had the experience of helping her mother run a women’s clothing store, and eventually went on to obtain a degree in hotel management. From - [Little Wolf Cabinet Shop - 1583 First Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/little-wolf-cabinet-shop-1583-first-avenue/) - Little Wolf Cabinet Shop 1583 First Avenue 212-734-2120 Established 1956 NOW John Wolf was told from an early age that the business is called “Little Wolf'' after friends of John’s father said, “Here comes another Little Wolf,” when his mother was pregnant with him. In turn, John always knew that he would be the one - [Tiny Doll House and Orwasher's - 308-314 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/tiny-doll-house-and-orwashers-308-314-east-78th-street/) - Tiny Doll House 314 East 78th Street 212-744-3719 Established 1984 Orwasher's Bakery 308 East 78th Street 212-288-6569 Established 1916 NOW (Tiny Doll House) Before he discovered the intriguing land of miniatures, Leslie Edelman practiced as an attorney. This all changed, however, when he befriended the couple that owned a doll house shop on Lexington Avenue - [Rita's Needlepoint & Art for Eternity - 303 East 81st Street](https://friends-ues.org/ritas-needlepoint-art-for-eternity-303-east-81st-street/) - Rita's Needlepoint 303 East 81st Street 212-737-8613 Established 1973 Art for Eternity 303 East 81st Street 212-472-5171 Established 1992 NOW (Rita's Needlepoint) This long standing Upper East Side shop is filled with spools of every color thread imaginable, and hand-painted needlepoint designs for a variety of items, including belts, eyeglass covers, and handbags. Rita’s is - [King's Carriage House - 251 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/kings-carriage-house-251-east-82nd-street/) - King's Carriage House 251 East 82nd Street 212-734-5490 Established 1994 NOW Elizabeth graduated college with a fine arts degree, but her passion was always cooking and entertaining. "I always had a food bug, a true love of anything culinary." Her first venture was catering, where she immediately had a "robust stream of business," so she - [Monogram Cottage - 346 East 76th Street](https://friends-ues.org/monogramcottage/) - Monogram Cottage 346 East 76th Street 212-288-4808 Established 2006 NOW There are very few items that husband and wife team, Carlisle and Daphne, have not monogrammed at some point since opening their shop in 2006. Filled to the brim with hats, robes, sweaters, lunch boxes, and even stuffed animals and piggy banks, Monogram Cottage has - [Butterfield Market - 1114 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/butterfield-market-1114-lexington-avenue/) - Butterfield Market 1114 Lexington Avenue 212-288-7800 Established 1915 NOW Originally an Italian grocer, Butterfield became family-owned when Theodore “Teddy” Appelbaum started working as a manager in the 50s and purchased it with his son-in-law, Alan Obsatz, in 1974. Joelle, Alan’s daughter, has fond memories of growing up at the market. She is, in her words, - [A La Turka - 1417 Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/alaturka/) - A La Turka 1417 Second Avenue 212-744-2424 Established 1995 NOW A La Turka’s owner, Suleyman Secer, always dreamed of owning a restaurant. He emigrated from Turkey to the United States in 1987, and quickly entered the restaurant business in Brooklyn. There, he worked with his in-laws until he felt confident enough to go out on - [Eneslow Shoes & Orthotics - 1319 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/eneslowshoes/) - Eneslow Shoes & Orthotics 1319 Third Avenue 212-477-2300 Established 1909 NOW A historic brand in New York City, Eneslow has been making orthotics and modifying footwear since 1909. It was a small business, initially, opening on Avenue A where Edward and Nellie Stone Low sold surgical products and shoes. They quickly became known for their - [B. Cafe - 240 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/bcafe/) - B. Café 240 East 75th Street 212-249-3300 Established 2006 NOW Hidden on the Upper East Side is a little piece of Belgium. B Café is an elegant bistro with European flair, offering dishes that evoke a sense of nostalgia for both expats and well-traveled locals. Those craving Belgian cuisine come for the waffles, Steak - [Miss Madeleine - 400 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/miss-madeleine-400-east-82nd-street/) - Miss Madeleine 400 East 82nd Street 646-255-4275 Established 2017 NOW Gerald and Peggy Hudeau left Guadeloupe in 2012 to come to the US and begin a new life by opening their own company. With 5 children in tow, they were forced to stop in Paris to obtain their visas. It took over a year to - [Ryan's Daughter - 350 East 85th Street](https://friends-ues.org/ryans-daughter-350-east-85th-street/) - Ryan's Daughter 350 East 85th Street 212-628-2613 Established 1979 NOW A bar has been in this space since the Prohibition era when it was a German club. Although it changed hands over the years, it was Stoney McGurrin who bought the space in 1979, and renamed it Ryan’s Daughter, as a reference to the David - [Brandy's Piano Bar - 235 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/brandys-piano-bar-235-east-84th-street/) - Brandy's Piano Bar 235 East 84th Street 212-744-4949 Established 1979 NOW In 2019, Brandy’s Piano Bar celebrated its 40th anniversary, but, according to owner, Jim Luzar, “This was a bar for many decades prior to us.” Its prehistory was discovered during renovations, when paintings of the previous bar were found within a plywood partition. Legend - [Sutton Clocks - 218 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/sutton-clocks-218-east-82nd-street/) - Sutton Clocks 218 East 82nd Street 212-758-2260 Established 1949 NOW Walking through Sutton Clocks is akin to walking through history. Down a few steps, this hidden gem is lined on both sides with thousands of clocks, from a variety of sources, dating back to the eighteenth century. The minute space also features a worktable in - [Lexington Candy Shop - 1226 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/lexington-candy-shop-1226-lexington-avenue/) - Lexington Candy Shop 1226 Lexington Avenue 212-288-0057 Established 1925 NOW Lexington Candy Shop is one of the few remaining old-school luncheonettes, serving classic American comfort food. John Philis’ grandfather came to the US from Greece in 1925, and opened the candy store in 1930. Five years after that John’s dad joined his grandfather and they - [Charles Locksmith - 185 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/charles-locksmith-185-east-80th-street/) - Charles Locksmith 185 East 80th Street 212-879-2740 Established 1964 NOW On East 80th street lies a long, narrow shop lettered with dangling keys, old telephones, and antique doorknobs. The owner of the shop, Mr. Charlie, was born in Iraq and raised in Israel, before moving to New York as a young man. He fell into - [The Sweet Shop - 404 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/the-sweet-shop-404-east-73rd-street/) - The Sweet Shop 404 East 73rd Street 212-960-9685 Established 2012 NOW “Like a kid in a candy shop” is not an adequate description for the experience that an adult can have when walking into The Sweet Shop. It not only dazzles you with the color and array of decadent desserts, but it also gives one - ["Beyond the Bricks" Launch Event November 16th](https://friends-ues.org/beyond-the-bricks-launch-event-november-16th/) - Join us on November 16th for light refreshments and a complimentary cocktail to celebrate the launch of BEYOND THE BRICKS - a project that highlights the Upper East Side's vibrant small business culture, neighborhood history, and talented local artists. - [2022 Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/2022-ambassador-to-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner/) - Kent Barwick is the quintessential civic agitator, preservationist, public servant, and New Yorker. The impact of his civic work is undeniable. His advocacy on behalf of parks, trails and waterways, and myriad preservation efforts extends throughout New York State. - [Mary Arnold Toys - 1178 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/mary-arnold-toys/) - NOW As New York’s Oldest Toy Store, Mary Arnold Toys has something for everyone— from board games and legos to scooters for adults. Mary Arnold opened the store in 1931 between 69th and 70th on Lexington. An exceptional businesswoman, she was an expert in her craft and guided the shop towards success during her time. - [2 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/2-east-88th-street/) - An Art Moderne style apartment building designed by Pennington and Lewis and built in 1929-30. Application is to alter the penthouse. - [It's a Wrap: Replacement for Jetson-esque Building Tops Out on Second Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/its-a-wrap-replacement-for-jetson-esque-building-tops-out-on-second-avenue/) - Earlier this year, four historic tenement buildings on the southeast corner of East 75th Street and Third Avenue were demolished to pave way for a new 214 foot tall building, developed by the EJS Group and designed by Beyer Blinder Belle. - [Belvedere Castle & Paths](https://friends-ues.org/belvedere-castle/) - A Gothic style observation tower designed by Calvert Vaux and built in 1867, and adjacent pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1856 by Olmsted and Vaux. Application is to replace windows and doors. An additional application is to construct a pathway and walls for barrier free access. - [909 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/909-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Federal style bank building designed by Schultze and Weaver and constructed in 1931. Application is create a new entrance, install a barrier free access ramp, light-boxes at windows, and mechanical equipment at the roof. - [740 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/740-madison-avenue/) - An Italianate style residence designed by John G. Prague and built in 1879-1880. Application is to legalize the installation of rooftop mechanical equipment without Landmarks Preservation Commission Permit(s). - [737 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/737-park-avenue/) - Classicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed in 1940. Application to remove ground floor window grilles. - [18 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/18-east-68th-street-2/) - A Beaux-Arts style residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1904-05. Application is to install a gate at the entrance stairs. - [Proposed Council Districts: Your Interests are About to Take a Backseat](https://friends-ues.org/manhattan-or-queens/) - New district lines for New York City’s 51 Council Districts are now being considered for adoption, and as proposed, big changes are coming to representation in local government for the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island. - [More Buildings ≠ More Housing, and More Housing ≠ Affordable Housing](https://friends-ues.org/more-buildings-≠-more-housing-and-more-housing-≠-affordable-housing/) - Earlier this year, four historic tenement buildings on the southeast corner of East 75th Street and Third Avenue were demolished to pave way for a new 214 foot tall building, developed by the EJS Group and designed by Beyer Blinder Belle. - [926 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/926-madison-ave-2/) - A Modern style brick apartment building built in 1945-47 and designed by Sylvan Bien. Application is to modify the design of previously approved storefront infill. - [116 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/116-east-78th-street/) - An Italian Renaissance Revival style bank building designed by Robert Maynicke and built in 1905; and expanded by P. Gregory Stadler in 1923-24. Application is to install a barrier-free access ramp. - [32 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/32-east-74th-street/) - A building built in 1870-71 and altered in 1923 by Murgatroyd and Ogden, and subsequently stripped of ornament at the upper floors. Application is to demolish most of the building and construct a new building. - [110th Street and Lenox Avenue, Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/harlem-meer/) - An Italianate/Second Empire style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1869. Application is to reclad the facade. - [737 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/737-park-avenue-4/) - Classicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed in 1940. Application to remove ground floor window grilles. - [737 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/737-park-avenue-2/) - Classicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed in 1940. Application to remove ground floor window grilles. - [737 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/737-park-avenue-3/) - Classicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed in 1940. Application to remove ground floor window grilles. - [737 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/737-park-avenue-5/) - Classicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed in 1940. Application to remove ground floor window grilles. - [132 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/132-east-78th-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [Tavern on the Green](https://friends-ues.org/tavern-on-the-green/) - A building constructed c. 1910, within an English Romantic style public park, designed in 1857 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify masonry openings, replace infill, and install retaining walls, storage enclosures, paving and fencing. - [Mineral Spring Building and Central Park Zoo](https://friends-ues.org/mineral-spring-building-and-central-park-zoo/) - A building constructed c. 1910, within an English Romantic style public park, designed in 1857 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Application is to modify masonry openings, replace infill, and install retaining walls, storage enclosures, paving and fencing. - [50 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/50-east-77th-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1871. - [63 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/63-east-92nd-street/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum, built in 1864-1965 and designed by Vaux and Mould; R.M. Hunt, and McKim, Mead, and White, with later additions built between 1975-1990 and designed by Roche-Dinkeloo. Application is to replace a curtain wall facade. - [121 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/121-east-64th-street/) - A French neo-Classical style house designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1912. Application is to install signage. - [11 east 75th street](https://friends-ues.org/11-east-75th-street/) - Two Queen Anne style rowhouses designed by William E. Mowbray and built in 1887-89; and one rowhouse originally built in the Queene Anne style in 1887-89 and redesigned in the neo-Federal style by Henry Polhemus in 1923. - [21 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/21-east-69th-street/) - A neo-Gregorian style garage and house designed by Albro & Lindeberg and built in 1909, and later altered in 1954. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, modify masonry opening, replace windows and doors, and install balconies. - [968 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/968-lexington-avenue/) - An Italianate style row house designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75, and altered in 1927 by Harry A. Jacobs. Application is to install storefront infill and paint the facade. - [860 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/860-fifth-avenue/) - An Italianate style row house designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75, and altered in 1927 by Harry A. Jacobs. Application is to install storefront infill and paint the facade. - [834 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/834-fifth-avenue/) - An Italianate style row house designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75, and altered in 1927 by Harry A. Jacobs. Application is to install storefront infill and paint the facade. - [825 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/825-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Classical style apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and built in 1926. - [825 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/825-fifth-avenue-2/) - A neo-Classical style apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and built in 1926. - [1000 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1000-fifth-avenue-2/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum, built in 1864-1965 and designed by Vaux and Mould; R.M. Hunt, and McKim, Mead, and White, with later additions built between 1975-1990 and designed by Roche-Dinkeloo. Application is to replace a curtain wall facade. - [Adventure Playground, Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/adventure-playground/) - A neo-Federal style bank building designed by Schultze and Weaver and constructed in 1931. Application is create a new entrance, install a barrier free access ramp, light-boxes at windows, and mechanical equipment at the roof. - [62 East 91st Street](https://friends-ues.org/62-east-91st-street/) - A rowhouse originally built in 1884-84 and altered in the neo-Georgian style by C. Dale Bradgeley in 1950-51. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [40 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/40-east-62nd-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1871. - [4 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/4-east-75th-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by R.W. Buckley and built in 1879. Application is to reconstruct the facade. - [34 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/34-east-68th-street-2/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by R.W. Buckley and built in 1879. Application is to reconstruct the facade. - [34 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/34-east-68th-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by R.W. Buckley and built in 1879. Application is to reconstruct the facade. - [31 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/31-east-63rd-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style rowhouse built in 1900 and designed by Buchman and Fox and altered in 1980. Application is to remove the stoop, alter the ground floor and modify the areaway walls and ironwork. - [222 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/222-east-62nd-street/) - A neo-Gregorian style garage and house designed by Albro & Lindeberg and built in 1909, and later altered in 1954. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, modify masonry opening, replace windows and doors, and install balconies. - [19 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/19-east-71st-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [171 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/171-east-73rd-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [150 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/150-east-72nd-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [150 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/150-east-72nd-street-2/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [149 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/149-east-73rd-street/) - A modern style building designed by Brown, Lawford & Forbes and built in 1962. Application is to alter the front facade of 113 East 73rd Street. - [127 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/127-east-69th-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [126 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/126-east-62nd-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [123 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/123-east-71st-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c.1865, and heavily altered in 1904 by Thomas Nash. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [122 East 95th Street](https://friends-ues.org/122-east-95th-street/) - A French neo-Classical style house designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1912. Application is to install signage. - [120 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/120-east-64th-street/) - A French neo-Classical style house designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1912. Application is to install signage. - [12 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/12-east-79th-street/) - A French neo-Classical style house designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1912. Application is to install signage. - [117 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/117-east-72nd-street/) - A neo-French Classical style dwelling designed by Foster & Gade and built in 1913 and an English neo-Classical style dwelling designed by Harry Allan Jacobs and built in 1920-21. - [11 east 77th street](https://friends-ues.org/11-east-77th-street/) - Two Queen Anne style rowhouses designed by William E. Mowbray and built in 1887-89; and one rowhouse originally built in the Queene Anne style in 1887-89 and redesigned in the neo-Federal style by Henry Polhemus in 1923. - [1067-1071 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1067-1071-lexington-avenue/) - An Italianate style row house designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75, and altered in 1927 by Harry A. Jacobs. Application is to install storefront infill and paint the facade. - [1050 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1050-fifth-avenue/) - An Italianate style row house designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75, and altered in 1927 by Harry A. Jacobs. Application is to install storefront infill and paint the facade. - [1000 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1000-fifth-avenue/) - A Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum, built in 1864-1965 and designed by Vaux and Mould; R.M. Hunt, and McKim, Mead, and White, with later additions built between 1975-1990 and designed by Roche-Dinkeloo. Application is to replace a curtain wall facade. - [1030 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1030-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse altered for mixed use, designed by Thom & Wilson, and built in 1880-81. Application is to replace storefront infill and install an awning. - [1016 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1016-lexington-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse altered for mixed use, designed by Thom & Wilson, and built in 1880-81. Application is to replace storefront infill and install an awning. - [1016 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1016-lexington-avenue-2/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse altered for mixed use, designed by Thom & Wilson, and built in 1880-81. Application is to replace storefront infill and install an awning. - [827 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/827-madison-avenue-2/) - A residence built in 1880 and modified in 1923 by James Casale. Application is to re-clad the commercial ground floor and modify masonry openings. - [827 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/827-madison-avenue/) - A residence built in 1880 and modified in 1923 by James Casale. Application is to re-clad the commercial ground floor and modify masonry openings. - [785 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/785-fifth-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Emery Roth and Sons and built in 1962-63. Application is to alter window openings, replace terrace guardrails, and construct a rooftop addition. - [785 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/785-fifth-avenue-2/) - An apartment building designed by Emery Roth and Sons and built in 1962-63. Application is to alter window openings, replace terrace guardrails, and construct a rooftop addition. - [730 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/730-park-avenue-2/) - A neo-Renaissance/neo-Jacobean style apartment building designed by Lafayette A. Goldstone and built in 1929. - [730 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/730-park-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance/neo-Jacobean style apartment building designed by Lafayette A. Goldstone and built in 1929. - [15 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-east-70th-street-2/) - A Beaux-Arts style residence designed by Charles I. Berg, and built in 1909-10. Application is to alter ironwork. - [15 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-east-70th-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style residence designed by Charles I. Berg, and built in 1909-10. Application is to alter ironwork. - [131 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/131-east-70th-street/) - A row house designed by Robert Mook, built ca. 1871, and altered in the Anglo-Italianate style by Grosvenor Atterbury in 1909-11. Application is to replace an existing rear addition. - [740 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/740-madison-avenue-2/) - An Italianate style residence designed by John G. Prague and built in 1879-1880. Application is to legalize the installation of rooftop mechanical equipment without Landmarks Preservation Commission Permit(s). - [605 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/605-park-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1953-1954. Application is to replace railings and install a canopy. An additional application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of replacement windows, balcony enclosures, and through-wall HVAC units. - [45 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/45-east-65th-street/) - A neo-Georgian style rowhouse designed by Hoppin and Koen and built in 1909-10. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, and to alter the rear facade. - [44 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/44-east-74th-street/) - A Beaux Arts style residence designed by the George F. Pelham and built in 1904-1905. Application is to remove a metal railing and construct a low wall at the roof. - [129 East 94th Street](https://friends-ues.org/129-east-94th-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by F.S. Barus and built in 1878-79. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [105 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/105-east-73rd-street/) - A rowhouse designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1881-82, and altered in the neo-Georgian style by Grosvenor Atterbury in 1903. Application is to replace windows, construct rooftop and side additions, and alter the rear facade. - [1120 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1120-park-avenue/) - A Colonial Revival style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1929-30. Application is to modify window openings. - [10 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/10-east-63rd-street-2/) - A house designed by James E. Ware in 1878-1879 and later altered in the neo-Classical style by A. Wallace McCrea in 1922. Application is to enlarge the areaway, alter the base of the building, replace windows, reconstruct the rear façade, modify the rooftop penthouse, install rooftop bulkheads and railing, and raise chimneys. - [781 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/781-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic style hotel building designed by Schultze & Weaver and Buchman & Kahn and built in 1926-27. Application is to install window display vitrines. - [133-137 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/133-137-e-73/) - A neo-Georgian style residence designed by William H. Birkmire and built in 1899-1900 and a neo-Italian Renaissance style building designed by Charles Stegmayer and built in 1898-1899. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, alter the rear façade, and alter the stoop. - [122 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/122-e-66-2/) - A neo-Regency style club building designed by Thomas Harlen Ellett and built in 1931-32. Application is to install mechanical equipment at the roof. - [40 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/44-east-66/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building with commercial ground floor designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1928-29. Application is to construct stair bulkheads and alter penthouse window openings. - [11 East 89th Street](https://friends-ues.org/11-east-89th-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style townhouse designed by Arthur C. Jackson and built in 1912-1913. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, install fencing, replace windows, alter the entry and install security doors. - [160 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/160-east-70th-street-2/) - Italianate style residence with some Neo-Classical elements, designed by William McNamara and constructed in 1872-1874, present facade designed by Thomas Lehreche and constructed in 1961. - [240 East 61st Street](https://friends-ues.org/240-east-61/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1868-1869. Application is to legalize the painting of the façade without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [954 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/954-madison/) - A neo-Classical style commercial building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1925. Application isto modify the ground floor, replace windows, and install awnings and planters. - [7 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/7-east-84/) - A rowhouse built in 1884-85 and redesigned as a neo-Regency style residence by Augustus N. Allen in 1906, and further modified with a garage at the ground floor installed prior to designation. Application is to alter the front and rear facades. - [605 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/605-park-avenue-2/) - An apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1953-1954. Application is to replace railings and install a canopy. An additional application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of replacement windows, balcony enclosures, and through-wall HVAC units. - [605 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/605-park-ave-2/) - An apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1953-1954. Application is to replace railings and install a canopy. An additional application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of replacement windows, balcony enclosures, and through-wall HVAC units. - [25 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/25-east-64th-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague, built in 1879-80 and altered in 1919 and 1926. Application is to construct a rooftop elevator bulkhead. - [25 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/25-e-64/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague, built in 1879-80 and altered in 1919 and 1926. Application is to construct a rooftop elevator bulkhead. - [20 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-east-68-street/) - An apartment building designed by Boak & Raad and built in 1955. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [140 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/140-e-63/) - An Italian Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance ornament style building originally designed by Murgatroyd & Ogden and constructed in 1927-28. Application is to replace the existing glass door with sidelight, block wall and overhead molding with new storefront glazing infill to match existing ground floor storefront, and new molding and curb to match existing conditions. - [405-415 East 59th Street](https://friends-ues.org/405-415-east-59/) - A Beaux Arts style “through-type” cantilever bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Queens over Roosevelt Island, designed by Henry Hornbostel and built in 1901-1908. Application is to install signs and to alter the area below the bridge - [405-415 East 59th Street](https://friends-ues.org/405-415-east-59th-2/) - A Beaux Arts style “through-type” cantilever bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Queens over Roosevelt Island, designed by Henry Hornbostel and built in 1901-1908. Application is to install signs and to alter the area below the bridge - [Roosevelt Island Lighthouse](https://friends-ues.org/roosevelt-island-lighthouse/) - A Modern/neo-Classical style apartment building designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1936-37. Application is to replace windows and install signage. - [900 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/900-madison-avenue/) - An apartment building with classical details designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1939. Application is to modify the base of the building and install illuminated signage. - [793 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/793-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style residence with stores at the first two floors, designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1881. Application is to modify storefronts and construct a rear yard addition. - [45 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/45-east-70th-street/) - A neo-French Classic style mansion designed by Aymar Embury II and built in 1928-29. Application is to replace decorative metal balconies, stairs and railings, and alter the perimeter fence at the rear yard. - [1109 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1109-fifth-avenue/) - A rowhouse designed by W.P. & A.M. Parsons, originally built in 1881-1882, and later altered c. 1939 by George B. Post & Sons. Application is to construct rooftop additions. - [132 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/132-east-62nd-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1871. - [1083 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1083-fifth-avenue/) - A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Turner & Kilian and built in 1901-02, with significant alterations by Ogden Codman in 1913-15. Application is to enlarge a rooftop bulkhead. - [106 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/106-east-78th-street/) - A rowhouse designed by W. P. & A. M. Parsons built in 1881-1882, and later altered c. 1941. Application is to construct a new building. - [1022 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1022-lexington-avenue-2/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse built in 1880-1881 and designed by Thom and Wilson. Application is to replace storefront and entrance infill and modify openings. - [1022 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1022-lexington-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse built in 1880-1881 and designed by Thom and Wilson. Application is to replace storefront and entrance infill and modify openings. - [980 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/980-park/) - A Second Empire and Gothic Revival style rectory building designed by Patrick C. Keely and built in 1881-1883. Application is to modify the front areaway and construct a barrier-free access ramp. - [980 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/980-park-avenue/) - A Second Empire/Gothic Revival style church parish hall and rectory designed by Patrick Charles Keely and built in 1881-1883. Application is to install a canopy. - [950 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/950-park-ave-3/) - A Renaissance Revival apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and constructed in 1919-1920. Application is for a Master Plan for window replacement. - [706 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/706-madison-avenue/) - A neo‐Federal style bank building designed by Frank Easton Newman and built in 1921; and a commercial and retail building designed by Paige Ayres Cowley and built in 2016. Application is to replace windows, doors, and railings, and install a statue, awnings, signage, and rooftop HVAC equipment. - [702-708 Madison Avenue & 22-24 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/702-708-madison-avenue-22-24-east-63rd-street/) - A two-story neo-Federal style building designed by Merwin Shrady and built in 1940, a three-story neo-Federal style bank building designed by Frank Easton Newman and built in 1921, and an empty lot with a brick wall. - [706 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/706-madison-ave/) - A neo-Federal style bank building designed by Frank Easton Newman and built in 1921. Application is to replace the sidewalk. - [2 East 91st Street](https://friends-ues.org/2-east-91st-street-2/) - A neo-Georgian style mansion with Beaux-Arts elements designed by Babb, Cook & Willard, and built in 1899-1903. - [2 East 91st Street](https://friends-ues.org/2-east-91st-street/) - A neo-Georgian style mansion with Beaux-Arts elements designed by Babb, Cook & Willard, and built in 1899-1903. Application is to install a canopy and lighting. - [950 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/950-park-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and constructed in 1919-1920. Application is for a Master Plan for window replacement. - [944 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/944-park-avenue/) - An Art Deco style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1929-1930. Application is for the installation of HVAC equipment. - [944 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/944-park-ave-2/) - An Art Deco style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1929-1930. Application is for the installation of HVAC equipment. - [163 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/163-east-67th-street/) - A Moorish Revival style synagogue designed by Schneider and Herter and built in1889-1890. Application is to install LED signage. - [28-30 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/28-30-east-92nd-street/) - Two Renaissance Revival style row houses designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh and built in 1892-95. Application is to combine the buildings, alter the areaways, and construct rooftop and rear yard additions - [923 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/923-fifth-avenue-2/) - An apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1949-1951. Application is to modify masonry openings; and amend the Master Plan governing the future installation of windows. - [923 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/923-fifth-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1949-1951. Application is to modify masonry openings; and amend the Master Plan governing the future installation of windows. - [910 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/910-fifth-avenue/) - Building Name 910 Fifth Avenue Architect Fred F. French Year(s) Built 1919 Alterations Sylvan Bien, 1958-59 Designation Upper East Side Historic District Project Information: An apartment building designed by Fred F. French, built in 1919, and altered by Sylvan Bien in 1958-59. Application is to replace windows. CB8 Hearing: 05/13/2019 (Approved) LPC Hearing: 06/11/2019 (Approved) - [910 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/910-fifth-ave/) - Building Name 910 Fifth Avenue Architect Fred F. French Year(s) Built 1919 Alterations Sylvan Bien, 1958-59 Designation Upper East Side Historic District Project Information: An apartment building originally designed by Fred F. French, built in 1919, and altered by Sylvan Bien in 1958-59. Application is to amend Certificate of Appropriateness 97-2301 and Miscellaneous/ Amendment 98-3385 - [828-850 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/828-850-madison/) - A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by George B. Pelham and built in 1925-26. Application is to modify the façade and install new storefronts. - [828-850 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/828-850-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by George B. Pelham and built in 1925-26. Application is to modify the façade and install new storefronts. - [781 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/781-fifth-ave-3/) - A neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic style hotel building designed by Schultze & Weaver and Buchman & Kahn and built in 1926-27. Application is to install window display vitrines. - [781 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/781-fifth-avenue-2/) - A neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic style hotel building designed by Schultze & Weaver and Buchman & Kahn and built in 1926-27. Application is to install window display vitrines. - [753 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/753-madison-avenue-2/) - An apartment building designed by Anthony M. Pavia and built in 1959. Application is to legalize work at the corner storefront in non-compliance with Certificate of Appropriateness 19-15330 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 19-17653. - [753 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/753-madison-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Anthony M. Pavia and built in 1959. Application is to legalize work at the corner storefront in non-compliance with Certificate of Appropriateness 19-15330 and Miscellaneous/Amendment 19-17653. - [700 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/700-park-ave-2/) - An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace doors and alter planters. - [700 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/700-park-avenue/) - An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace doors and alter planters. - [50 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/50-e-69-street/) - A neo-French Classic residential building designed by Henry C. Pelton built in 1917-18. Application is to modify and remove stained glass windows at the rear façade. - [50 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/50-east-69th-street/) - A neo-French Classic residential building designed by Henry C. Pelton built in 1917-18. Application is to modify and remove stained glass windows at the rear façade. - [5‐7 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/5‐7-east-62nd-street/) - A Modern style synagogue building designed by Percival Goodman and built in 1956. - [5‐7 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/5‐7-east-62nd-street-2/) - A Modern style synagogue building designed by Percival Goodman and built in 1956. - [39 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/39-east-67th-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style building designed by D. & J. Jardine and constructed in 1876-1877 (present façade designed by Ernest Flagg and constructed in 1903-04). Application is to replace dormers, modify the rear facade and el, and construct a rooftop addition. - [39 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/39-east-67/) - A Beaux-Arts style building designed by D. & J. Jardine and constructed in 1876-1877 (present façade designed by Ernest Flagg and constructed in 1903-04). Application is to replace dormers, modify the rear facade and el, and construct a rooftop addition. - [990 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/990-park-avenue/) - A Second Empire and Gothic Revival style rectory building designed by Patrick C. Keely and built in 1881-1883. Application is to modify the front areaway and construct a barrier-free access ramp. - [Wild West Playground](https://friends-ues.org/wild-west-playground/) - Wild West Playground -- Central Park Scenic Landmark. - [Grand Army Plaza](https://friends-ues.org/grand-army-plaza/) - A plaza originally established in the 1860s and expanded and redesigned by Carrere and Hastings in 1913-1916. Application is to regrade and reset paving. - [Central Park, Fort Clinton and Nutter’s Battery Overlooks](https://friends-ues.org/central-park-fort-clinton-and-nutters-battery-overlooks/) - Two overlooks, one designed in the 1940s and the other redesigned in the 1940s, at the sites of early 19th century fortifications within and English Romantic style public park designed in 1856 by Olmsted and Vaux. - [990 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/990-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Classical style apartment house designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1925-27. Application is to alter window openings and replace windows. - [980 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/980-madison-avenue/) - A modern style gallery building designed by Walker & Poor and built in 1948-50. Application is to alter a bank depository and install signage. - [973 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/973-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance Revival style town house designed by McKim, Mead, and White, and built in 1902-05. Application is to construct rooftop additions. - [971 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/971-lex-2/) - An altered rowhouse designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1887-1888. Application is to install awnings and signage, and to legalize the painting of the façade at the 1st floor without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [969 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/969-park-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Pickering & Walker and built in 1911-1912. Application is to establish a Master Plan governing the future installation of windows. - [955-967 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/955-967-madison-avenue/) - A white brick apartment building designed by Paul Resnick and built in 1958. Application is to alter storefronts and install a new storefront opening. - [953 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/953-park-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by I.N. Phelps Stokes and built in 1924-25. Application is to replace windows. - [945 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/945-madison-avenue/) - A Modern style museum building designed by Marcel Breuer & Associates and built in 1964-1966. Application is to install signage. - [935 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/935-park-ave/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Sugarman, Hess & Burger and built in 1923-24. Application is to modify the existing rooftop addition. - [925 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/925-park-avenue/) - Building Name 925 Park Avenue Architect Delano & Aldrich Year(s) Built 1907-08 Designation Park Avenue Historic District Project Information: A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Delano & Aldrich and built in 1907-08. Application to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. CB8 Hearing: 07/13/15 (Disapproved) LPC Hearing: 07/21/15 (Approved) FRIENDS' - [911 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/911-park-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1925-26. Application is to establish master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [9-13 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/9-13-e-75/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by William E. Mobray and built in 1887-89; a rowhouse built in 1887-89 and redesigned in the neo-Federal style by Henry Polhemus in 1923; and a rowhouse built in 1887-89 and redesigned by Elias K. Herzog in 1951. - [9-11 East 96th Street](https://friends-ues.org/9-11-east-96th-street/) - A neo-Medieval style apartment building designed by Gronenberg & Leuchtag and built in 1926. Application is to install a rooftop railing and a pergola. - [9 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/9-e-67/) - A neo-French Renaissance style townhouse designed by Thom & Wilson built c. 1881-1882, and altered by Hiss and Weekes in 1912. Application is to replace windows. - [895 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/895-madison/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by W.L. Rouse and L.A. Goldstone and built in 1916. Application is to legalize the installation of awnings and planters without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [890 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/890-park-avenue/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by James E. Ware and built in 1884-85. Application is to alter the front and side façades, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate the cellar. - [875 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/875-fifth/) - A simplified Art Deco style apartment building designed by Emery Roth & Sons and built in 1939-40. Application is to modify masonry openings, install an awning and HVAC units, and replace a solarium and a railing. - [870 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/870-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style residence designed by Albert Joseph Bodker, built in 1910-11, and altered in 1929. Application is to replace windows. - [860 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/860-madison-avenue/) - A commercial building designed by Francis Y. Joannes and built in 1924. Application is to replace storefronts, install signage and rooftop mechanical equipment. - [851 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/851-lexington-avenue/) - An altered neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Robert H. Coburn and built in 1880- 81. Application is to install new storefront infill. - [841 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/841-lexington-avenue/) - A simplified Colonial Revival style store and apartment building designed by Thomas W. Lamb Inc. and built in 1929. - [823-825 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/823-825-madison-avenue/) - An apartment building built in 1880 and altered in 1926 in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage. Application is to alter the facade and install storefront infill and signage. - [822 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/822-madison-ave/) - A four-story and basement neo-Grec residence built in 1881-82 by Charles Buek & Co., since converted for commercial use. Application is for the installation of new glass at the storefront display window. - [820 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/820-park-avenue/) - A neo-Medieval style apartment building designed by Henry Allen Jacobs and built in 1926-27. Application is to replace windows. - [817-819 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/817-819-madison-avenue/) - A Beaux-Arts style mansion designed by Carrere & Hastings and built in 1892. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [815 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/815-park-avenue/) - A neo-Georgian style apartment building designed by W. L. Rouse and L. A. Goldstone and built in 1917. - [815 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/815-fifth-avenue/) - A building built in 1870-71 and altered in 1923 by Murgatroyd and Ogden, and subsequently stripped of ornament at the upper floors. Application is to demolish most of the building and construct a new building. - [813 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/813-madison/) - A brownstone neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Charles Buek and built in 1881-1882. Application is to replace storefront infill and install lighting. - [807 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/807-park-avenue/) - An altered apartment, originally built as a Romanesque Revival/neo-Renaissance style residence designed by Neville & Bagge in 1898-99, and enlarged in the 1980s. Application is to demolish the building and construct a new building. - [801 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/801-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Thom & Wilson, built in 1881 and altered in a modern style by Carl Schwartz in 1970. - [800 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/800-fifth-avenue-2/) - A Postmodern style apartment building designed by Ulrich Franzen & Assoc. and built in 1978. Application is to alter the garden and plaza. - [8 East 93rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/8-east-93/) - A Neo-Classical style townhouse designed by Harvey Stevenson and constructed in 1940. Application for a reconfiguration of the existing front yard and lowering the sill heights of three existing windows. - [791 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/791-madison-avenue/) - An Italianate/neo-Grec style row house designed by F.S. Barus and built in 1871. Application is to alter the facades. - [789 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/789-madison-avenue/) - An Italianate/neo-Grec style row house designed by F.S. Barus, and altered in 1909 by Albro and Lindeberg to accommodate a two-story commercial storefront extension. Application is to install new storefront infill and awnings at the upper floors. - [785 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/785-park-avenue/) - A modern style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham, Jr. and built in 1939-1940. Application is to reclad and alter the base of the building. - [760 Madison Avenue (Between East 65th and East 66th Streets)](https://friends-ues.org/760-madison/) - Application is to demolish a non-historic four-story building at 760 Madison Avenue and construct a new building on the site. - [755 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/755-madison-ave/) - An apartment building designed by Anthony M. Pavia and built in 1959. Application is to modify storefront infill. - [744 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/744-madison/) - A commercial building originally designed by Rouse & Goldstone in 1917; altered by Kenneth B. Norton in 1938; and altered and enlarged pursuant to Certificate of Appropriateness 10- 3979 by Page Ayres Cowley Architects. Application is to install an awning. - [740 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/740-park-avenue/) - An Art Deco style apartment building designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1929-30. Application is to install through-the-wall air conditioning units. - [715 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/715-park/) - An apartment building designed by Emery Roth & Sons and built in 1948-49. Application is to replace cladding, infill and a canopy. - [713 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/713-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Charles Baxter, built in 1877 and altered in 1915. Application is to install signage. - [711 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/711-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style row house designed by Charles Baxter, built in 1877, and altered in the 20th century. Application is to replace windows. - [7 East 81st Street](https://friends-ues.org/7-east-81st-street/) - A rowhouse designed by Griffith Thomas and built in 1878-79. Application is to reconstruct and redesign the façade. - [696 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/696-madison-avenu/) - A neo-Grec style residence designed by J.H. Valentine and built in 1878-79. Application is to legalize the installation of a storefront and awning without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s) , and to install heat lamps at the storefront. - [695 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/695-park-avenue/) - An International Modern college building designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed in 1938-1941. Application is for limited exterior renovations and door modifications. - [692-696 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/692-696-madison-avenue/) - Three neo-Grec style rowhouses designed by J.H. Valentine and built in 1878-79, and later altered with two-story storefronts. - [680 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/680-madison-avenue/) - A neo-Georgian style apartment building designed by K. B. Norton and built in 1950-51. Application is to replace windows and spandrel panels at the 2nd and 3rd floors. - [66 East 91st Street](https://friends-ues.org/66-east-91st-street/) - A Romanesque Revival style rowhouse designed by James Henderson and built in 1887-89, altered in 1909 with the addition of neo-Classical style elements by Snelling & Potter, and altered by William H. Boring in 1910. Application is to modify the areaway, demolish an existing rear yard addition, construct a new rear yard addition, and install rooftop mechanical equipment. - [655 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/655-park-avenue/) - A Georgian style apartment building, designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and Mott B. Schmidt and constructed in 1923. Application is to make alterations to roof, involving removal of non-original bulkheads and adding rooftop penthouse additions. - [650 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/650-park-avenuev/) - An apartment building designed by John M. Kokkins and built in 1962-63. Application is to modify and create new window openings. - [65 East 83rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/65-east-83rd-street/) - A Renaissance Revival style school building designed by Schickel & Ditmars and built in 1899‐1900. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [61 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/61-east-77th-street/) - A neo-Federal style school building with Beaux-Art style features designed by Harde and Hasselman built in 1916. Application is to reconstruct the stoop and construct a barrier-free access ramp. - [6 Henderson Place](https://friends-ues.org/6-henderson-place/) - A Queen Anne style row house designed by Lamb and Rich and built in 1882. Application is to reconstruct the façade. - [575 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/575-park-avenue/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1926-27. Application is to replace entrance infill, a canopy, an awning, menu boxes, and light fixtures. - [563 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/563-park-ave/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building built in 1909-10. Application is to modify a fence and gate, and install a barrier-free access lift. - [56 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/56-east-66th-street/) - A building built in 1877-1878 and altered by Henry T. Child in 1935. Application is to alter the front facade and areaway; demolish a rear ell; construct a rear addition and rooftop bulkheads; modify and create masonry openings; replace windows; and install railings. - [55 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/55-east-92nd-street/) - Two Romanesque Revival style rowhouses designed by Louis Entzer, Jr. and built in 1893-94 and altered in 1946-47 by James E. Casale. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, excavate the cellar and rear yard, and alter the front façade. - [55 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/55-e-84/) - A Classical style building designed by Magginnis & Walsh, and built between 1913 and 1917. Application is to install flagpoles and banners - [53 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/53-east-67/) - A neo-Grec style dwelling designed by D. & J. Jardine and built 1878-1879. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions; excavate the rear yard; install a stoop; and modify the front entrance and areaway. - [50 East 96th Street](https://friends-ues.org/50-e-96/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1905-06. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [5 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/5-east-88th-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Turner & Kilian and built in 1902-1903. Application is to replace windows. - [48 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/48-east-73rd-street/) - A rowhouse built in 1885-86, altered in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage in 1916, and again in 1979. Application is to modify the dormer, reconstruct the rooftop addition, demolish rear facade and extension, construct new rear facade, create a lightwell, and excavate the cellar and rear yard.e - [48 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/48-east-64th-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse, designed by John G. Prague, and built in 1883-84. Application is to construct rear yard additions and a rooftop bulkhead, and excavate the basement and rear yard. - [46 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/46-east-66th-street/) - A rowhouse originally built in 1877-1878 and altered in the neo-Georgian style by Mott B. Schmidt in 1919. - [46 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/46-east-65/) - A five-story residence built in 1876-77 and redesigned in the neo-Federal style by Ogden Codman in 1906-07. Application is for window replacement at the front facade, front door replacement, stair and bulkhead enlargments, and other work throughout the building. - [45 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/45-east-66th-street/) - A neo-French Renaissance style apartment building with Gothic style elements designed by Harde and Short and built in 1908. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [44 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/44-e-67/) - An Art Deco style apartment building designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1940-41. Application is to construct a pergola and raise a chimney. - [42 East 76th Street](https://friends-ues.org/42-east-76th-street/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1881-82. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions and alter the front areaway. - [42 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/42-east-69th-street/) - A neo-French Renaissance style residence built in 1919-21 and designed by C.P.H. Gilbert. Application is to construct an addition, modify window openings, and replace doors. - [41 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/41-e-70/) - A neo-Georgian style town house designed by Aymar Embury II and built in 1928-29. Application is to alter the front façade at the ground floor, and to modify fenestration on secondary facades. - [401-409 East 64th Street (also 1192-1194 First Avenue, 402-408 East 65th Street)](https://friends-ues.org/401-409-e-64/) - A group of model tenement buildings designed by James E. Ware & Sons and built in 1898-1915. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future replacement of windows. - [4 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/4-east-88/) - A neo-Georgian style apartment building, designed by Electus Litchfield & Rogers, and built in 1921-22. Application is to install a sidewalk canopy. - [4 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/4-east-79/) - A Beaux-Arts style building originally designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and constructed in 1899-1900. Application is to install a fence. - [4 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/4-east-66th-street/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and built in 1919-20. Application is to create and modify window openings and install balconies. - [4 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/4-east-62nd-street/) - A row house built in 1879-1880 and redesigned in the neo-Renaissance style in 1898 by Clinton and Russell. - [39 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/39-east-72nd-street/) - A rowhouse with neo-Grec style elements designed by Robert B. Lynd and built in 1881-1882, and subsequently altered in 1905 by William Strom. Application is to alter the facade and areaway and to construct a rooftop addition. - [38-40 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/38-40-east-75th-street/) - A row house built in 1881-82 and highly altered in 1926 by John W. Ingle; and a neo-Grec style row house designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1881-82, with Beaux-Arts style additions designed by Herts & Tallant in 1910. Application is to combine the buildings, construct a rooftop addition, and alter the facades. - [38 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/38-east-73rd-street/) - A neo-Grec/Queen Anne style house designed by Charles Buek & Co. and built in 1886-87. Application is to legalize the construction of a rear yard addition without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [375 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/375-park-avenue/) - An International style restaurant interior designed by Philip Johnson and built in 1958-59, within the Seagram Building, an International style office tower, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson, and Kahn & Jacobs, and built in 1956- 58. Application is to alter portions of designated interiors and alter the sidewalk canopies. - [36-38 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/36-38-east-62/) - A neo-Georgian style club building designed by Trowbridge & Livingston, built in 1902, and altered by Cross & Cross in 1916. Application is to raise parapet walls. - [36 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/36-east-68th-street/) - A rowhouse designed by R.W. Buckley, built in 1879, and modified in the neo-Classical style by Morris & O’Connor in 1932. Application is to reconstruct the front facade, modify the roof and rear facade, and excavate the cellar. - [35 East 76th Street](https://friends-ues.org/35-east-76th-street/) - An Art Deco style hotel building designed by Sylvan Bien and built in 1929-30. - [34 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/34-east-70th-street/) - A neo-Medieval style residence, originally built as two row houses in 1884-85, altered and combined by William Lawrence Bottomley in 1924-29. Application is to alter facade, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, excavate the areaway and modify masonry openings. - [34 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/34-e-62/) - A vacant lot. Application is to construct a new building. - [332 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/332-e-88/) - A French Renaissance style Parsonage building in an ecclesiastical complex designed by Barney & Chapman and built in 1897. Application is to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a report to the City Planning Commission relating to an application for a Modification of Use and Bulk pursuant to Section 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution. - [33 East 93rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/33-e-93/) - A Renaissance Revival style building designed by Gilbert A. Schellenger and constructed in 1889-1890. Application for a new, retractable canvas awning above the entrance door. - [32 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/32-e-68/) - A neo-Grec style residence built by R.W. Buckley in 1879, with façade alterations by Prescott and Scott in 1927. Application is to install an awning. - [31 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/31-east-72/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by W.L. Rouse & L.A. Goldstone and built in 1916. Application is to alter the penthouse. - [30 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/30-3-68/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by F.B. and A. Ware and built in 1924- 25. Application is to create and enlarge masonry openings. - [30 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/30-east-65th-street/) - An apartment house designed by Kikkins & Lyras and built in 1959. Application is to modify the vestibule and replace the canopy. - [3 East 89th Street](https://friends-ues.org/3-east-89th-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style townhouse designed by Ogden Codman and built in 1913-15. - [3 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/3-east-84/) - An Art Deco style apartment building designed by Raymond Hood and John M. Howells and built in 1928. Application is to legalize the installation of a painted wall mural installed without Landmark Preservation Commission permit(s). - [3 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/3-east-78th-street/) - A Francois I style town house designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1897-99. Application is to modify a masonry opening, construct a breezeway, and replace windows. - [29 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/29-east-73/) - An Italianate/neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by J.W. Marshall and built in 1871. Application is to legalize and modify signage installed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [27 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/27-e-92/) - A Romanesque Revival/Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by A.B. Ogden & Son and built in 1889, and altered by Glick & Gelbman in 1954-55. Application is to install storefront infill, awning, signage, lighting and a through-wall louver. - [27 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/27-east-62nd-street/) - An apartment building with neo-Renaissance style details designed by Lawlor and Haase and built in 1912-1913. Application is to construct additions. - [26 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/26-east-80th-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style rowhouse designed by Charles Graham & Sons and built in 1887-88. Application is to construct a rooftop bulkhead. - [26 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/26-east-78th-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by Silas M. Styles and built in 1871. Application is to demolish an existing rear yard addition, and construct rear yard and rooftop additions. - [22 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/22-east-80/) - A neo-Renaissance style rowhouse designed by Charles Graham & Sons and built in 1889, altered by Isaac Newton Phelps-Stokes in 1922. Application is to replace windows and install a guardrail. - [22 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/22-east-72nd-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style row house designed by Rose & Stone and built in 1893-94. Application is to legalize the installation of rooftop mechanical equipment installed in non-compliance with Landmarks Preservation Commission permits. - [215 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/215-east-71-street/) - Colonial Revival style townhouse designed by Richard Henry Dana, Jr and constructed in 1930. Application for Landmark designation. - [215 East 61st Street](https://friends-ues.org/251-61-street/) - A rowhouse designed by A. & S. Bussell and built in 1875, and later altered. Application is to install a door enframement. - [212 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/212-east-62/) - A rowhouse designed by F.S. Barnes and built in 1870, and altered in the early 20th century. Application is to construct a rear yard addition, repaint the façade and install security cameras. - [210 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/210-e-62/) - A rowhouse designed by F. S. Barns and built in 1870, and altered in the 20th century. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, replace windows, and alter the façade and areaway. - [21 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/21-east-73rd-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by J.W. Marshall, built in 1871 and altered in 1903 and 1906 with modifications to the first two floors. - [21 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/21-east-70th-street/) - A neo-French Classic style row house designed by William G. Rogers and built in 1918-19. Application is to alter the ground floor and the rear facade, install balconies and new lot-line windows, and construct a rooftop addition. - [21 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/21-east-63rd-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style rowhouse built in 1900 and designed by Buchman and Fox and altered in 1980. Application is to remove the stoop, alter the ground floor and modify the areaway walls and ironwork. - [201 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/201-east-65th-street/) - A modern-style mixed-use complex, consisting of an apartment house, underground garage and stores, designed by Mayer & Whittlesey and Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, and built between 1947 and 1951. Application is to install a canopy and signage. - [20 East 95th Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-e-95/) - A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse designed by Henry Andersen and built in 1899. Application is to alter window openings. - [20 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-east-79th-street/) - A French neo-Classical style house designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1912. Application is to install signage. - [20 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-east-74/) - A Modern style apartment building designed by Sylvan Bien and built 1945-1947. Application is to remove a window. - [20 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-east-71st-street/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1922-23. Application is to install a guardrail at the rear facade, and to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a report to the City Planning Commission relating to an application for Special Permit pursuant to Section 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution for a Modification of Use. - [20 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-east-64th-street/) - A residence built in 1878-79 and altered in the neo-French Renaissance style by Frederick W. White in 1920-21. Application is to construct rooftop bulkheads, alter the rear facade and extension, and excavate a sub-cellar. - [20 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-e-64/) - A residence built in 1878-79 and altered in the neo-French Renaissance style by Frederick W. White in 1920-21. Application is to replace windows. - [20 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/20-east-63rd-street/) - A rowhouse originally designed by Gage Inslee and built in 1876, and altered by J.M. Beringer in 1954. Application is to install storefront infill and awnings, replace windows, alter the front facade, and install areaway fences. - [2-6 East 61st Street](https://friends-ues.org/2-6-east-61st-street/) - A neo-Classical style hotel designed by Schultze and Weaver and built in 1929-30. Application is to replace an existing addition. - [2 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/2-east-67/) - Apartment building designed by Rosario Candela, and built in 1928. Application is to install a balcony and lighting. - [19 East 79th Street](https://friends-ues.org/19-east-79th-street/) - A row house designed in the neo-Grec style by D. & J. Jardine, built in 1880, and altered at the first two floors in the neo-Classical style by Herts and Tallant in 1902. Application is to reconstruct the existing rooftop addition. - [19 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/19-east-74th-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c. 1869 and altered in a simplified neo-Federal style by Schwartz & Gross in 1930. Application is to replace windows and modify an opening. - [19 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/19-east-72nd-street-new/) - A Modern/neo-Classical style apartment building designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1936-37. Application is to replace windows and install signage. - [19 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/19-east-70th-street/) - An Italian Renaissance style residence designed by Thornton Chard and built in 1909-1910. - [18 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/18-east-73rd-street/) - A townhouse built c. 1866, and altered in the neo-Georgian style by William Lawrence Bottomley in 1922-23. - [18 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/18-east-69th-street/) - A neo-Grec style row house designed by Charles Buek & Co., and built in 1881-82. Application is to create window openings, raise a parapet wall, install railings and a bulkhead. - [18 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/18-east-68th-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1904-05. Application is to install sculptural figures and a gate at the stoop. - [18 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/18-east-63rd-street/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Gage Inslee and built in 1876. Application is to alter the windows and window surrounds. - [177-179 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/177-179-e/) - A Beaux-Arts style garage building designed by Charles F. Hoppe and constructed in 1906. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and replace a garage door with new glass and metal infill. - [175 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/175-east-73/) - An Italianate style rowhouse built in 1860. Application is to modify the existing rooftop addition, install mechanical equipment, and replace windows. - [173 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/173-east-75th-street/) - A Renaissance Revival style school building designed by Robert J. Reiley and built in 1925-26. Application is to install an awning. - [172-174 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/172-174-e-73/) - A neo-Grec style carriage house designed by Frank Wennemer and built in 1889. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and excavate the rear yard. - [170 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/170-east-75th-street/) - An Arts and Crafts style row house designed by Hill and Stout and built in 1880-81, and converted into an automobile stable in 1902. - [17 East 89th Street](https://friends-ues.org/17-east-89th-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building, designed by Gaetan Ajello and built in 1924-25. Application is to replace storefront infill. - [17 East 80th Street](https://friends-ues.org/17-east-80-street/) - A French-classic style mansion designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1906-08. Application is to replace windows. - [17 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/17-e-71/) - A house originally designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1889, and altered in the neo-Federal style by Harry Allan Jacobs in 1918. Application is to install awnings and a plaque. - [169 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/169-e-71/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1866. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop additions. - [163 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/163-east-69th-street/) - A neo-Gregorian style garage and house designed by Albro & Lindeberg and built in 1909, and later altered in 1954. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, modify masonry opening, replace windows and doors, and install balconies. - [160 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/160-east-70th-street/) - Italianate style residence with some Neo-Classical elements, designed by William McNamara and constructed in 1872-1874, present facade designed by Thomas Lehreche and constructed in 1961. - [160 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/160-east-70-2/) - Italianate style residence with some Neo-Classical elements, designed by William McNamara and constructed in 1872-1874, present facade designed by Thomas Lehreche and constructed in 1961. Application is for a full redesign of the buildings’ facade. - [16 East 94th Street](https://friends-ues.org/16-e-94/) - A rowhouse built in 1891-92 and altered in the neo-Federal style c. 1925. Application is to alter the neo-Federal style front façade, and construct rear yard additions. - [16 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/16-east-84th-street-2/) - An altered neo-Georgian style rowhouse designed by Clinton & Russell and built in 1899-1900. - [16 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/16-east-84th-street/) - An altered neo-Georgian style rowhouse designed by Clinton & Russell and built in 1899-1900. Application is to replace windows. - [157 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/157-e-78/) - A vernacular house with Italianate style influences built in 1861. Application is to install rooftop mechanical equipment. - [157 East 72nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/157-east-72nd-street-2/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Rouse & Goldstone and built in 1924. Application is to establish a Master Plan governing the future replacement of windows. - [157 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/157-e-70/) - An altered rowhouse originally built c. 1879, with the current façade built pursuant to Certificate of Appropriateness 95-0132. Application is to alter the façade, ironwork and areaway. - [156 East 89th Street](https://friends-ues.org/156-east-89th-street/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by Hubert, Pirsson & Co. and built in 1886-87. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and alter the rear façade. - [152 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/152-east-71st-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by W. O’Gorman and built in 1871. Application is to remove a bay window at the rear façade and construct a rear yard addition. - [1511 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1511-third-ave/) - An Italian Renaissance Revival style bank building designed by Robert Maynicke and built in 1905; and expanded by P. Gregory Stadler in 1923-24. Application is to install a barrier-free access ramp. - [151 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/151-east-71st-street/) - An Italianate style residence built c. 1870, with a two-story commercial extension. Application is to legalize window installed without a Landmarks Preservation Commission permit. - [150 East End Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/150-east-end-avenue/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse, designed by Lamb & Rich and built in 1882. Application is to replace windows. - [150 East 73rd Street (aka 1009-1017 Lexington Avenue)](https://friends-ues.org/150-east-73rd-street/) - A Colonial Revival style apartment building designed by Cross & Cross and built in 1922-23. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future replacement of windows. - [15-17 East 77th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-17-east-77th-street/) - Two neo-Grec style rowhouses designed by John G. Prague and built in 1878. Application is to combine the two rowhouses, alter the front and rear facades, and construct rear yard and rooftop additions. - [15 East 91st Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-east-91st-street/) - A Modern style apartment building designed by Leonard Schultze & Associates and built in 1946-47. Application is to remove a balcony enclosure. - [15 East 90th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-east-90th-street-2/) - A neo-Federal style house designed by Mott B. Schmidt and built in 1927-28. Application is to legalize facade work performed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits. - [15 East 90th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-east-90th-street/) - A neo-Federal style house designed by Mott B. Schmidt and built in 1927-28. Application is to legalize facade work performed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits. - [15 East 84th Street](https://friends-ues.org/15-e-84/) - A house designed by Renwick, Aspinwall and Owen, and built in 1899 and altered in 1928 by Adam Lanfear Norris in the neo-Italianate Renaissance style. Application is to install temporary signage. - [147 East 69th Street](https://friends-ues.org/147-east-69th-street/) - A garage/residence, originally built as a carriage house in 1880, and altered in the neo-Georgian style by Barney & Colt in 1913. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and install a privacy wall at the rear terrace. - [146 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/146-east-65/) - A Colonial Revival style house designed by Treanor and Fatio and built in 1924. Application is to construct a greenhouse at the rear yard. - [1440 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1440-lexington-avenue/) - A flats building designed by Frederick T. Camp and built in 1882-83. Application is to construct a rear addition and excavate the cellar. - [144-146 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/144-e-65/) - A Colonial Revival style house designed by Treanor and Fatio and built in 1924. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, alter the rear façade, excavate the rear yard, and modify a fence. - [14 Henderson Place](https://friends-ues.org/14-henderson-place/) - A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by Lamb & Rich and built in 1880-82. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [14 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/14-east-75th-street/) - A neo-Medieval style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29. Application is to modify window openings and enlarge a rooftop addition. - [14 East 60th Street](https://friends-ues.org/14-east-60th-street-2/) - A Beaux-Arts style hotel building designed by R.C. Gildersleeve and built in 1902. Application is to alter the westernmost marquee, replace windows and doors, and install awnings and signage - [14 East 60th Street](https://friends-ues.org/14-east-60th-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style hotel building designed by R.C. Gildersleeve and built in 1902. Application is to alter the westernmost marquee, replace windows and doors, and install awnings and signage - [14 East 60th Street](https://friends-ues.org/14-east-60th-street-3/) - A Beaux-Arts style hotel building designed by R.C. Gildersleeve and built in 1902. Application is to replace storefront infill and install signage. - [138 East 94th Street](https://friends-ues.org/138-east-94th-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style flats building with stores designed by Neville & Bagge and built in 1901-02. Application is to install a barrier-free access ramp. - [138 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/138-east-65th-street/) - A row house built in 1870-71 and altered in the Colonial Revival style by Samuel Edson Gage in 1906. Application is to alter the front and rear facades and excavate part of the rear yard. - [136 East 95th Street](https://friends-ues.org/36-east-95/) - A Queen Anne style building designed by C. Abbott French and Co. and constructed in 1887-88. Application is for the renovation and redesign of the canopy, street frontage, and fence. - [136 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/136-east-65th-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse designed by Frederick S. Barus and built in 1870-71, and altered in the Colonial Revival style by James Gamble Rogers in 1922. - [135 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/135-east-71st-street/) - An apartment building built in 1959. Application is to modify the building's base, replace storefront infill, establish a Master Plan for the installation of signage, and modify a Master Plan for the replacement of windows. - [134-136 East 74th Street](https://friends-ues.org/134-136-east-74th-street/) - A Modern style house with a commercial ground floor, originally built in 1871-1875 as two row houses, with subsequent alterations in 1920, 1928 and 1930. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, alter the rear facade, excavate the cellar, install rooftop mechanical equipment, and alter the front facade and areaway. - [134 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/134-east-62nd-street/) - An Italianate style residence designed by John Sexton and built in 1869, with alterations in 1920 designed by Peabody, Wilson and Brown. Application is to replace ironwork. - [133 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/133-e-65/) - An Italianate style house designed by F.S. Barus and built in 1871-72. Application is to install an awning and a post sign. - [132 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/132-east-73rd-street/) - A neo- Grec style rowhouse designed by William McNamara, built in 1879-1880, and altered in the Medieval Revival style by John J. Foley in 1913. Application is to alter the facade and install an areaway fence. - [132 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/132-east-71st-street/) - Originally a Queen Anne style, now neo-Federal style building designed by F.T. Camp and constructed in 1884-1885. - [1318 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1318-madison-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse designed by Gilbert A. Schellenger and built in 1889-90. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [130 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/130-east-70th-street/) - An Italianate/Second Empire style rowhouse designed by John Sexton and built in 1869. Application is to reclad the facade. - [1295 Madison](https://friends-ues.org/1295-madison/) - A Modern/neo-Classical style apartment building designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1936-37. Application is to replace windows and install signage. - [1290 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1290-madison-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style flats building with stores designed by A.B. Ogden & Co. and built in 1898. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, install storefront infill, create an entrance on East 92nd Street, and install a canopy. A second application is to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission issue a report to the City Planning Commission relating to a Modification of Bulk pursuant to Section 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution. - [127 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/127-e-92/) - A neo-Grec/Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by C. Abbott French & Co., and built in 1886-87. Application is to construct rooftop and rear additions. - [127 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/127-east-71st-street/) - A house originally built circa 1865 and modified in the Modern style by Joseph D. Weiss in 1955. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [127 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/127-east-71st-street-2/) - A house originally built circa 1865 and modified in the Modern style by Joseph D. Weiss in 1955. Application is to construct a rear yard addition. - [126-134 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/126-134-east-78th-street/) - A neo-Federal style school building designed by James W. O’Connor and built in 1923-24, and a pair of Italianate residences built c. 1866. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions. - [126 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/126-e-73/) - An Italianate style rowhouse built in 1873, and altered in the neo-Elizabethan style by Benjamin H. Webber in 1912. Application is to legalize the installation of an areaway gate and fence without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s). - [125-127 East 93rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/125-127-east-93rd-street/) - A neo-Medieval style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1924. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future replacement of windows. - [125 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/125-east-78/) - An Italianate style residence built c. 1871. Application is to construct rear yard and rooftop addition and excavate the rear yard. - [125 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/125-east-73rd-street/) - A neo-Federal style dwelling designed by Charles Brendon and constructed in 1909-1910. Application is to replace windows. - [123 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/123-63-street/) - A Beaux-Arts style stable and artist studio building designed by Trowbridge & Livingston and built in 1899-1900 and altered in 1953 for use as a private club. Application is to install a sidewalk canopy. - [122 East 93rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/122-e-93/) - A neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Thomas H. McAvoy, built in 1877-1878 and altered in 1929. Application is to alter the front façade and install a wall and fence at the areaway. - [122 East 66th Street](https://friends-ues.org/122-e-66/) - A neo-Regency style club building designed by Thomas Harlen Ellett and built in 1931-32. Application is to install mechanical equipment at the roof. - [121 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/121-east-78th-street/) - An Italianate style rowhouse built c. 1871. Application is to replace the sidewalk. - [12-22 East 89th Street](https://friends-ues.org/12-22-east-89th-street/) - A Romanesque Revival style apartment hotel designed by Thomas Graham and built in 1891-93. Application is to demolish and reconstruct a portion of the building, and construct rooftop additions. - [12 East 82nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/12-east-82nd-street/) - A house built in 1888-89 and altered in the neo-Federal style by Bradley Delehanty in 1920. - [12 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/12-east-78th-street/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style row house built in 1886-87. Application is to legalize painting the facade in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect 11-0771. - [12 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/12-east-67th-street/) - An altered Regency Revival style townhouse built in 1879 and re-designed in 1920 by James Gamble Rogers, and altered in 1978. - [119 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/119-east-78th-street/) - A residence built in 1871, later altered in 1936 by Harvey Stevenson & Eastman Studds in the neo-Classical style. Application is to alter the areaway and enlarge a door. - [1185 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1185-park-avenue/) - A neo-Gothic style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29. Application is to replace guard booths. - [118 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/118-east-62nd-street/) - A rowhouse designed by Robert Mook and built in 1869-70 and altered in a late Beaux Arts style by Carrere & Hastings in 1909. Application is to replace areaway ironwork. - [117 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/117-e-64/) - A neo-Grec style residence with neo-Georgian elements designed by John McCool and built in 1876-1877, with later alterations designed by T. C. Visscher in 1906. Application is to construct bulkhead and install mechanical equipment and railings. - [1150 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1150-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Georgian style apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and built in 1923-24. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [115 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/115-east-75th-street/) - Parking garage located at the ground level. - [1143 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1143-fifth-ave/) - A Neo-Federal style apartment building designed by J.E.R. Carpenter and built in 1922-23. Application is to construct a multi-story rooftop addition, alter secondary facades and install a new sidewalk entry canopy and garden. - [1141 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1141-park/) - A neo-Grec style flats building designed by John Sullivan and built in 1884-85. Application is to construct a rooftop addition and elevator bulkhead, replace windows, and relocate and alter ground floor entrances. - [1136 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1136-fifth-ave/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1924-1925. Application is to modify masonry openings and replace infill and cladding at the penthouse. - [1133 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1133-fifth-avenue/) - A neo-Federal style apartment building designed by Emery Roth and built in 1927-1928. Application is to modify an existing rooftop addition, install pergolas, replace railings, modify masonry openings, and replace windows. - [112 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/112-east-75th-street/) - A Modern style synagogue building designed by Schuman & Lichtenstein and built in 1964-1968. Application is to alter the façade, enclose the recessed ground floor and replace windows. - [112 & 114 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/112-114-east-73rd-street/) - A pair of Queen Anne and neo -Renaissance style row houses designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1884-85. - [1112 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1112-park-ave/) - A Colonial Revival style apartment building designed by Emery Roth and built in 1926-27. Application is to install chimney flues. - [1111 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/111-park-ave/) - A Colonial Revival style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1924- 25. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [111-113 East 73rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/111-113-east-73rd-street/) - A modern style building designed by Brown, Lawford & Forbes and built in 1962. Application is to alter the front facade of 113 East 73rd Street. - [1107 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1107-fifth/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Rouse & Goldstone and built in 1925. Application is to enlarge a rooftop bulkhead. - [110 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/110-east-78th-street/) - A Neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by R.W. Buckley and built in 1879-80. Application is to modify the areaway and alter the base of the building. - [110 East 71st Street](https://friends-ues.org/110-e-71/) - A neo-Federal style rowhouse designed by Hill & Stout and built in 1916-17. Application is to replace the cornice. - [110 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/110-east-70th-street/) - A residence originally built in 1869 and altered by Robertson & Potter in 1905 in the simplified Beaux-Arts style. - [11-15 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/11-15-75-street/) - Two Queen Anne style rowhouses designed by William E. Mowbray and built in 1887-89; and one rowhouse originally built in the Queene Anne style in 1887-89 and redesigned in the neo-Federal style by Henry Polhemus in 1923. - [11-15 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/11-15-east-70th-street/) - A neo-French Classic style residence, designed by John Duncan, and built in 1909-1910; and a Beaux-Arts style residence, designed by Charles I. Berg, and built in 1909-1910. Application is to amend Certificate of Appropriateness for a Master Plan for the installation of new window openings. - [11-13 East 67th Street](https://friends-ues.org/11-13-east-67th-street/) - A neo-French Classical style dwelling designed by Foster & Gade and built in 1913 and an English neo-Classical style dwelling designed by Harry Allan Jacobs and built in 1920-21. - [11 East 68th Street](https://friends-ues.org/11-east-68th-street/) - A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Herbert Lucas and built in 1912-13. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions, alter and infill window openings, alter the courtyard, install a new entrance door, canopy, window grilles, and lighting, and replace portions of the sidewalk. - [1083 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1083-fifth-avenue-2/) - A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Turner & Kilian and built in 1901-02, with significant alterations by Ogden Codman in 1913-15. Application is to alter the areaway and construct an areaway wall. - [1082 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1082-park/) - A Mediterranean Revival style commercial building designed by Frederick T. Camp and built in 1886-87, and altered in 1925 by Augustus N. Allen. Application is to modify a rooftop addition. - [1080 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1080-fifth-avenue/) - A Modern style apartment building designed by Wechsler & Schimenti and built in 1960-61. - [107 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/107-east-64th-street/) - A rowhouse designed by W.P. & A.M. Parsons, originally built in 1881-1882, and later altered c. 1939 by George B. Post & Sons. Application is to construct rooftop additions. - [1065 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1065-park-avenue/) - Modern apartment building designed by Stephen C. Lyras and constructed in 1969-73. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [1065 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1065-park-avenue-2/) - Modern apartment building designed by Stephen C. Lyras and constructed in 1969-73. Application is to establish a master plan governing the future installation of windows. - [1055 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1055-lexington-avenue/) - A neo-Grec style row house designed by William Picken, built in 1877-78, and altered in 1913 with the installation of a storefront and in 1926 with a decorative marquee by Schwartz & Gross. Application is to legalize the installation of signage and mechanical equipment, and alterations to the storefront and enclosed sidewalk cafe, without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits. - [105 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/105-e-64/) - Building designed by W.P. and A.M. Parsons and constructed in 1881-82 (present façade designed by Adams and Prentice and constructed in 1941). Application is for a new rooftop addition. - [1048 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1048-fifth-ave/) - A French Classic style mansion designed by Carrere & Hastings and built in 1912-14. Application is to expand existing visible rooftop mechanical equipment. - [1040 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1040-park-avenue/) - A Renaissance Revival style apartment building designed by Delano & Aldrich and built in 1923-24. Application is to establish a Master Plan governing the future installation of through-wall louvers. - [1032-1034 Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1032-1034-lexington-avenue/) - An Italianate style row house designed by John G. Prague and built in 1871-75, and altered in 1927 by Harry A. Jacobs. Application is to install storefront infill and paint the facade. - [103 East 91st Street](https://friends-ues.org/103-east-91/) - A rowhouse originally built in 1884-84 and altered in the neo-Georgian style by C. Dale Bradgeley in 1950-51. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [103 East 75th Street](https://friends-ues.org/103-e-75/) - A neo-Italian Renaissance style building originally designed by Lawlor & Haase and constructed in 1912-13. Application is for the replacement of windows. - [1010 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1010-park-avenue/) - An annex to a Gothic Revival style church designed by Merrill & Homgren and built in 1960. Application is to demolish the building and construct a new building. - [1009 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1009-fifth-ave/) - A Beaux Arts style mansion designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and built in 1899-1901. Application is to alter the areaway. - [1006 Madison Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1006-madison-avenue/) - A French Second Empire style residence designed by G. E. Knowlde and built in 1870, altered with a two-story commercial extension in the early 20th century. Application is to replace storefront infill. - [10 East 92nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/10-east-92nd-street/) - A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse, designed by Thomas Graham and built in 1890‐92. Application is to construct a rooftop addition. - [10 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/10-east-78th-street/) - A rowhouse built in 1886-1887, and altered in 1946. - [10 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/10-east-70th-street/) - A white brick apartment house designed by Richard Roth of Emery Roth & Sons and built in 1960. Application is to alter a rooftop bulkhead. - [10 East 63rd Street](https://friends-ues.org/10-east-63rd-street/) - A house designed by James E. Ware in 1878-1879 and later altered in the neo-Classical style by A. Wallace McCrea in 1922. Application is to enlarge the areaway, alter the base of the building, replace windows, reconstruct the rear façade, modify the rooftop penthouse, install rooftop bulkheads and railing, and raise chimneys. - [1 East 94th Street](https://friends-ues.org/1-east-94th-street/) - A townhouse originally built in 1893-95, and altered in 1925 by Cas Gilbert. Application is to modify and existing rooftop addition. - [1 East 78th Street](https://friends-ues.org/1-east-78th-street/) - A French Classical style mansion designed by Horace Trumbauer and built in 1909-1912. Application is to modify a masonry opening, construct a breezeway, and install a barrier-free access lift. - [1 East 70th Street](https://friends-ues.org/1-east-70th-street/) - A French Louis XVI style mansion designed by Carrere & Hastings and built in 1913-14, and altered by John Russell Pope in 1931-35; an Italian Renaissance Revival style art reference library designed by John Russell Pope and built in 1931-35; a Beaux-Arts style reception hall addition designed by Bayley, Van Dyke, and Poehler and built in 1977; and a viewing garden designed by Russell Page and built in 1977. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions; install barrier-free access ramps and windows; and reconstruct the garden. - [800 Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/800-fifth-avenue/) - A Postmodern style apartment building designed by Ulrich Franzen & Assoc. and built in 1978. Application is to alter the garden and plaza. - [1059 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/1059-third-ave/) - The nearly completed Manuel Glas design at 1059 Third Avenue first received its zoning approval in 2015. Despite its plans being amended and approved by DOB multiple times, including the most recent zoning diagrams filed in November 2019, they still have serious errors and present odd solutions to make up for the extra square footage. - [1299 Third Avenue Update: FRIENDS Appeals DOB’s Endorsement of Segmented Approvals](https://friends-ues.org/1299-third-avenue-update-friends-appeals-dobs-endorsement-of-segmented-approvals/) - In the last week there have been not one, but two, significant developments related to the long-stalled project at 1297-1299 Third Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets which has sat vacant for nearly three years. - [BREAKING NEWS! Owner of Treadwell Farm's Neglected Building Withdraws LPC Application](https://friends-ues.org/breaking-news-owner-of-treadwell-farms-neglected-building-withdraws-lpc-application/) - In an unexpected turn of events, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has decided to allow the applicant of 210 East 62nd Street to withdraw its application scheduled for tomorrow's public hearing. - [Advocacy Alert: 210 East 62nd Street! Your voice needed at LPC this Tuesday](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-210-east-62nd-street-your-voice-needed-at-lpc-this-tuesday/) - Next Tuesday, April 26th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will review the latest plans for 210 East 62nd Street located in the Treadwell Farm Historic District in a public hearing. The rowhouse dates to 1870 with 20th-century alterations, and has been the subject of a contentious renovation project since plans to remodel the front facade, demolish all the interiors, and build a bulky rooftop and rear addition first came forward in 2016. - [40th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/awards2022/) - Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. We're delighted to finally celebrate this year's award recipients in person again, at our 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Awards. - [Advocacy Update: State Legislators Reject Changes to the FAR Cap, Focus Shifts to Governor in Budget Talks](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-update-state-legislators-reject-changes-to-the-far-cap-focus-shifts-to-governor-in-budget-talks/) - In response to the outcry from thousands of New Yorkers, as well as the advocacy of FRIENDS and our preservation colleagues, both the State Senate and Assembly have now rejected Governor Hochul’s budget proposal to supersize development in New York City. - [Advocacy Alert: Say NO to Lifting the Cap](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-say-no-to-lifting-the-cap/) - For the third time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development, displace existing affordable units, and threaten livability in neighborhoods across the City. - [Preservation Alert: 21 East 65th Street demolished due to emergency order](https://friends-ues.org/preservation-alert-21-east-65th-street-demolished-due-to-emergency-order/) - In mid-December 2021 FRIENDS learned the disturbing news that the upper stories of 21 East 65th Street, a historic building located in the Upper East Side Historic District, were being demolished due to the appearance of an 8-inch-wide crack in floors 3-5 of its front facade. The Department of Buildings had determined that the front wall was structurally unsound and ordered its emergency demolition. - [2022 Annual Awards](https://friends-ues.org/2022-annual-awards/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will once again celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 39th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [Blood Center Approval: Political Pressures Prevail Over Common Sense](https://friends-ues.org/blood-center-approval-political-pressures-prevail-over-common-sense/) - Today the New York City Council voted 43-5 to approve the modified Blood Center/Longfellow tower over the extensive and persistent opposition to the plan by the community and Council Member Ben Kallos. - [Demand that the City Council Represent Communities and Respect Member Deference](https://friends-ues.org/remind-the-city-council-of-the-importance-of-representing-their-communities/) - Use the form below to remind the New York City Council of the importance of representing their communities and maintaining member deference. We all need a meaningful seat at the table when it comes to overreaching developments in our neighborhoods. - [“A Really Sketchy Deal”: New Details About the Blood Center Rezoning](https://friends-ues.org/a-really-sketchy-deal-new-details-about-the-blood-center-rezoning/) - Council Member Ben Kallos explained his opposition to the altered proposal of the Blood Center rezoning. FRIENDS will continue to stand with the electeds and community in opposition to this project, and the prospect of forever weakening member deference, the only bit of leverage average New Yorkers have against powerful developers and lobbyists in the already lopsided debates in cases of developer overreach. - [Today in the Daily News: This debate is not about blood. And it's not just about shadows either. It's about a meaningful seat at the table.](https://friends-ues.org/this-debate-is-not-about-blood/) - Council Member Ben Kallos explained his opposition to the altered proposal of the Blood Center rezoning. FRIENDS will continue to stand with the electeds and community in opposition to this project, and the prospect of forever weakening member deference, the only bit of leverage average New Yorkers have against powerful developers and lobbyists in the already lopsided debates in cases of developer overreach. - [Blood Center Approval Over Local Council Member's Objection Would Pose Direct Assault on Community Voices Citywide](https://friends-ues.org/blood-center-approval-over-local-council-members-objection/) - Yesterday the Land Use and Zoning committees of the City Council votes to approve a slightly modified version of the rezoning for the New York Blood Center/Longfellow commercial tower. The deal entailed some small "gives" from the applicant: 100 feet shaved off the original proposal for an adjusted height of 233 feet, despite barely reducing the square footage of the building due to the inflated initial proposal. - [Tell Your Council Members to vote AGAINST the Blood Center rezoning](https://friends-ues.org/tell-your-council-members-to-vote-against-the-blood-center-rezoning/) - Use the form below to let the New York City Council know you're against the proposed Blood Center/Longfellow tower. Each submission will be emailed directly to the Council Member of your NYC Council District. - [Submit Written Testimony AGAINST the Blood Center rezoning](https://friends-ues.org/submit-written-testimony-against-the-blood-center-rezoning/) - Whether you were able to attend the New York City Council Zoning Subcommittee Public Hearing on October 20th or not, your written testimony is vitally important, even if you have already emailed individual Council Members using FRIENDS' form. - [Support Reasonable Alternatives to the Blood Center's Commercial Tower](https://friends-ues.org/bloodcenteralternatives/) - The community supports the important work of the Blood Center. However, the scale and nature of the current proposal are grossly inappropriate in any residential neighborhood. There are several viable and reasonable alternatives which would fulfill many of the Blood Center's goals. - [Tell Council Members to vote AGAINST the Blood Center rezoning](https://friends-ues.org/tell-council-members-to-vote-against-the-blood-center-rezoning/) - Use the form below to let the New York City Council know you're against the proposed Blood Center/Longfellow tower. Each submission will be emailed directly to all the members of the Committee on Land Use, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and Council Members Ben Kallos and Keith Powers. - [Fall Ben Photos - TEST](https://friends-ues.org/fall-ben-photos-test/) - On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 the New York City Planning Commission voted 8-2 to approve the rezoning application by the New York Blood Center, despite significant and unified opposition from local politicians, civic groups, and residents. - [PRESS RELEASE: City Planning Commission Approves Blood Center Rezoning](https://friends-ues.org/press-release-city-planning-commission-approves-blood-center-rezoning/) - On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 the New York City Planning Commission voted 8-2 to approve the rezoning application by the New York Blood Center, despite significant and unified opposition from local politicians, civic groups, and residents. - [Elected Officials and Community Members Voice Their Opposition Against the Blood Center Rezoning](https://friends-ues.org/elected-officials-and-community-members-voice-their-opposition-against-the-blood-center-rezoning/) - Last week, the City Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on the rezoning of the New York Blood Center site. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Council Member Ben Kallos, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer were among the many community members that spoke against the 334 foot commercial tower. - [Advocacy Alert: Tell CPC You're Against the Blood Center Rezoning](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-tell-cpc-youre-against-the-blood-center-rezoning/) - FRIENDS created this form to streamline the submission of written testimony to the City Planning Commission. While we highly encourage you to submit your own personalized testimony in opposition to this project, you can also fill in this form and we commit to upload each submission to the City Planning Commission by August 9th. - [The Fight Continues: Make Your Voice Heard Once Again on July 29 at the City Planning Commission](https://friends-ues.org/the-fight-continues-make-your-voice-heard-once-again-on-july-29-at-the-city-planning-commission/) - Our battle to stop the New York Blood Center/Longfellow 334 foot tall commercial tower continues. Last week, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer held a public hearing on the issue, and while her recommendation isn't due until July 28th, the City Planning Commission has already scheduled its public hearing for July 29th. - [300 Upper East Siders Joined Elected Officials to Stop the Blood Center Tower](https://friends-ues.org/300-upper-east-siders-joined-elected-officials-to-stop-the-blood-center-tower/) - Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, State Senator Liz Krueger, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Council Members Ben Kallos and Keith Powers, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer joined around 300 Upper East Side residents, community groups, and students and families from the Julia Richman Education Complex yesterday in a rally against New York Blood Center and Longfellow's 334 foot commercial tower. - [The Fight to Save First Avenue Estate: Looking Back](https://friends-ues.org/the-fight-to-save-first-avenue-estate-looking-back/) - FRIENDS recently capped its weeklong series exploring the cultural and historical context of Yorkville’s City and Suburban First Avenue Estate and the decades-long battle to preserve it, which relied upon both local advocates and the legal system at our country’s highest court. - [East Side Extra: Footloose: A virtual walk through the 1980s Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/east-side-extra-footloose-a-virtual-walk-through-the-1980s-upper-east-side/) - In honor of Jane’s Walk 2021, we are thrilled to debut our collection of local architectural photography from that decade, and share highlights from our 80s archive, documenting the buildings and streetscapes of the Upper East Side. - [In The News: UES residents at war with New York Blood Center over HQ building plans](https://friends-ues.org/in-the-news-ues-residents-at-war-with-new-york-blood-center-over-hq-building-plans/) - Read Melissa Klein's article at the New York Post about the ongoing fight against the Blood Center/Longfellow redevelopment. - [The New York Blood Center Advances Its Egregious Proposal - Help FRIENDS Fight It!](https://friends-ues.org/the-new-york-blood-center-advances-its-egregious-proposal/) - On April 19th, the New York Blood Center certified an application at the City Planning Commission for an astonishing array of rezoning, special permits, and amendments for a new building on their site at 310 East 67th Street. - [38th Annual Meeting and Awards - Watch it Here!](https://friends-ues.org/awards2021/) - Last week, around 150 people joined us to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. - [38th Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/38th-annual-meeting-and-awards/) - We are pleased to hold our 38th Annual Awards Ceremony to recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work on the Upper East Side over the past year. - [Ask YOUR questions of the Blood Center/Longfellow tower proposal](https://friends-ues.org/ask-your-questions-of-the-blood-center-longfellow-tower-proposal/) - Following an announcement last week that the New York Blood Center/Longfellow commercial office tower proposal at 310 East 67th Street has entered the “pre-certification” phase of the City’s official public review process, known as ULURP (Uniform Land Use Review Procedure), the project team will appear tomorrow at the Zoning and Development Committee of Community Board 8 for the first time since plans were announced in Fall 2020. - [FRIENDS In the News](https://friends-ues.org/friends-in-the-news-2/) - FRIENDS has been featured in recent news pieces covering the community opposition to the New York Blood Center/Longfellow commercial tower that would undo decades of community-minded human scale zoning on the midblocks in our neighborhood - [Learn More about District 5 Candidates](https://friends-ues.org/learn-more-about-district-5-candidates/) - East 72nd Street Neighborhood Association is hosting a debate between the seven candidates that are seeking to replace Ben Kallos as Council Member of District 5. - [Planning Together Without You](https://friends-ues.org/planning-together-without-you/) - Tomorrow, the New York City Council will hold a hearing on Intro 2186, a legislation proposed by Council Speaker Corey Johnson called Planning Together: A Comprehensive Framework for New York City. This large proposal requires the city to undertake periodic citywide comprehensive planning and details a completely new process for the city to accomplish this task. - [East Side Extra: The UES on Film](https://friends-ues.org/east-side-extra-the-ues-on-film/) - Film is known for its transportive powers, which might be why so many of us have turned to movies during our time at home. For most of the pandemic, the city itself felt as silent as a film set, but on screen you can see New York as you know it – brash and bustling; shining and shouting. - [East Side Extra: Introducing the Rhinelanders](https://friends-ues.org/east-side-extra-introducing-the-rhinelanders/) - As the Third and Second Avenue elevated trains rumbled their way uptown to Yorkville in the early 1880s, passengers would have seen streets around them that were unevenly lined with new tenement construction, in addition to a lot of empty lots. The Panic of 1879 had interrupted new development in this part of Manhattan, but the new trains, providing fast easy transportation away from more crowded neighborhoods, would soon spur new growth. - [East Side Extra: Military History and Adaptive Reuse on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/east-side-extra-military-history-and-adaptive-reuse-on-the-upper-east-side/) - The Upper East Side’s three landmarked armories might be the most “commanding” structures in the neighborhood. Among New York’s earliest landmarks, these fortified urban fortresses were built to store arms and to provide training and social space for local regiments whose members served in every major U.S. conflict from the War of 1812 through The Second World War. - [Annual Awards 2020: Getting to Know our Good Neighbors](https://friends-ues.org/annual-awards-2020-getting-to-know-our-good-neighbors/) - Many businesses on the Upper East Side are family-owned, and have been passed down for generations. These small mom and pop shops lend individual character, neighborly warmth, and historical continuity to our community. The following tour highlights an array of small businesses that have served our neighborhood for decades. - [Annual Awards 2020: An Ethereal Tour of the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/annual-awards-2020-an-ethereal-tour-of-the-upper-east-side/) - Today we celebrate the recipient of our 2020 Renaissance Award, Park Avenue Synagogue. Last year the Synagogue completed a campus-wide renovation, with a program for the East 87th Street Synagogue House in tandem with the newly acquired building on East 89th Street. - [East Side Extra: In Town/Out of Town](https://friends-ues.org/east-side-extra-in-town-out-of-town/) - Who is the Bridge and Tunnel crowd? In more quotidian times, that moniker might call to mind tourists from New Jersey. Currently, the crowd in question might be New Yorkers themselves: Over the past several months, many New Yorkers have sped across these spans on their way out of the city. - [East Side Extra: Home, Health and History in Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/east-side-extra-home-health-and-history-in-yorkville/) - Today, New Yorkers are staying home in order to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The fact that our homes have become a first-line defense in the fight against infection adds this moment in New York City to a timeline, spanning well over 100 years, when the relationship between apartment living and public health has been heightened. - [2021 Annual Awards](https://friends-ues.org/2021-annual-awards-2/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will once again celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [East Side Extra: Something Sweet for your Holiday Weekend](https://friends-ues.org/east-side-extra-something-sweet-for-your-holiday-weekend/) - When Glaser’s Bakery in Yorkville closed its doors on July 1, 2018, we lost a beloved institution that had been delighting the neighborhood’s sweet teeth since 1902. As the recipient of Friends’ Good Neighbor Award in 2014, Herb Glaser, baker-in-chief, was honored for running the shop his grandfather started in 1902. - [Proposals Chipping Away at the Midblock](https://friends-ues.org/proposals-chipping-away-at-the-midblock/) - One of FRIENDS’ earliest initiatives, led by our founder Halina Rosenthal, was the successful effort to bring contextual zoning to the midblocks of the Upper East Side. The R8B zoning district was mapped across vast swaths of our midblocks in 1985, hailed by the New York Times as “the most sweeping zoning change in the area since 1961.” Since then, R8B has been one of our most reliable and successful mechanisms to preserve the low-rise neighborhood character of our side streets. - [2021 Annual Awards](https://friends-ues.org/2021-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will once again celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [2021 Annual Awards](https://friends-ues.org/2021-annual-awards/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will once again celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [TODAY: NY Blood Center Environmental Scoping Session](https://friends-ues.org/today-ny-blood-center-environmental-scoping-session/) - Today, December 15, NYC Department of City Planning will hold its first scoping meeting for the New York Blood Center development. The scoping hearing reviews the Draft Scope of Work for the environmental impact statement which the Blood Center must complete before the project enters the formal public review process, or ULURP. - [Scrapping the ‘Tower on Stilts’](https://friends-ues.org/scrapping-the-tower-on-stilts/) - We are thrilled to announce that 249 East 62nd Street, the poster-child example of egregious loopholes in supertalls, has been purchased by a new owner, with a new architect, and a new as-of-right design. The proposal that was dubbed the Jetsons' Building is "outta here"! - [Preserving our Green Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/preserving-our-green-upper-east-side/) - You know FRIENDS speaks up for our historic architecture, and the preservation and zoning mechanisms in place to maintain the scale and character of our community. - [Support FRIENDS in 2020 and Beyond](https://friends-ues.org/support-friends-in-2020-and-beyond/) - When you drive into Manhattan from any direction, aren’t you still startled by the incongruous “supertalls” that have sprung up across the city, from Lower Manhattan to the edge of the Upper West Side? I know I am. - [NY Blood Center: Learn More Today and Speak Out Next Week](https://friends-ues.org/ny-blood-center-learn-more-today-and-speak-out-next-week/) - The New York Blood Center released plans in October 2020 to demolish its modest 1930 building on a large through-block site on East 67th Street between First and Second Avenues. Replacing the three-story building would be a 334 foot midblock commercial tower, anchored by the Blood Center on the first five floors, with the rest of the office and lab space leased to partners in the life sciences industry - [Celebrating the Holidays and the Soul of our Community](https://friends-ues.org/celebrating-the-holidays-and-the-soul-of-our-community/) - The recently released It's a Helluva Town: Joan K Davidson, the J.M. Kaplan Fund and the Fight for a Better New York is the perfect holiday gift for the preservation aficionado in your life (even if that's you!). - [The Great Preservation Bake-Off & Scavenger Hunt Responses!](https://friends-ues.org/the-great-preservation-bake-off-scavenger-hunt-responses/) - We are delighted to announce that the overall winner of the Great Preservation Bake-Off is an Upper East Sider! Congratulations to Bill Schutz, of Creative Cakes, and his astounding 3-foot-tall replica of the U.S. Customs House in Lower Manhattan. - [The Great Preservation Bake-Off Winner is an Upper East Sider!](https://friends-ues.org/the-great-preservation-bake-off-winner-is-an-upper-east-sider/) - We are delighted to announce that the overall winner of the Great Preservation Bake-Off is an Upper East Sider! Congratulations to Bill Schutz, of Creative Cakes, and his astounding 3-foot-tall replica of the U.S. Customs House in Lower Manhattan. - [Help FRIENDS Protect the Upper East Side in 2021](https://friends-ues.org/help-friends-protect-the-upper-east-side-in-2021/) - Our cherished Upper East Side is a richly diverse neighborhood with a broad array of cultural institutions, prized parkland, and historic architecture. - [FRIENDS Gone Virtual: Looking Back and Forward!](https://friends-ues.org/friends-gone-virtual-looking-back-and-forward/) - FRIENDS' dedication to our neighborhood remains steadfast, even in this most unusual of years. Despite the pandemic, our office continued to educate and enrich our understanding of the Upper East Side. - [The Great Preservation Bake-Off & Scavenger Hunt Responses!](https://friends-ues.org/the-great-preservation-bake-off-scavenger-hunt-responses-2/) - We are delighted to announce that the overall winner of the Great Preservation Bake-Off is an Upper East Sider! Congratulations to Bill Schutz, of Creative Cakes, and his astounding 3-foot-tall replica of the U.S. Customs House in Lower Manhattan. - [Need a Gift for the Upper East Sider in Your Life?](https://friends-ues.org/need-a-gift-for-the-upper-east-sider-in-your-life/) - With the holidays rapidly approaching, we think it is safe to say that our Yorkville book is the perfect gift for the Upper East Sider in your life! - [Annual Awards 2020](https://friends-ues.org/annual-awards-2020/) - For the past 36 years, FRIENDS’ members gathered to celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy. This year, however, we were forced to cancel our 37th Awards Ceremony that was scheduled for April 1st. Over the past few months we have highlighted each awardee in different posts on our website, and today we celebrate them all. - [Upper East Side Building History Detectives](https://friends-ues.org/upper-east-side-building-history-detectives/) - Get ready to be a skyline sleuth! Have you ever wanted to learn more about a building in your neighborhood? When it was built, which architect designed it, and who may have lived there? - [Annual Awards 2020: Bringing the Outside In](https://friends-ues.org/annual-awards-2020-bringing-the-outside-in/) - Perhaps more than any time in recent memory, the profound disruption of urban life caused by the pandemic has reinforced the value of open space in our dense communities. With nowhere else to go, open spaces of all kinds have been a salve for the mind and for the soul, in addition to serving as welcome places for movement and recreation. - [The Brownstone Bible is Back!](https://friends-ues.org/the-brownstone-bible-is-back/) - Preservationist and co-author Patrick Ciccone joined FRIENDS virtually on September 24th to discuss the process and development of the newest edition of Bricks and Brownstone. - [IN THE NEWS: Developer Zoning Fraud](https://friends-ues.org/in-the-news-developer-zoning-fraud/) - The issue of zoning fraud, heightened by the Buildings Department’s broken self-certification program, was highlighted today in an opinion piece published today in Gotham Gazette, by Diana Florence, the former head of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Construction Fraud Task Force. - [Decorated Tenement: An Illustrated History](https://friends-ues.org/decorated-tenement-an-illustrated-history/) - Architectural historian Zachary Violette joined FRIENDS virtually in July 2020 to discuss his book, The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders And Architects Transformed The Slum In The Gilded Age. - [Introducing "East Side Extra"](https://friends-ues.org/introducing-east-side-extra/) - Introducing FRIENDS' new series of written pieces that offer a deep dive into lesser known areas of local history and advocacy. - [Historic Yorkville Family Tour](https://friends-ues.org/historic-yorkville-family-tour/) - Children of all ages explored historic Yorkville on this virtual family tour led by FRIENDS' Director of Education in June 2020. - [Reimagined Row Houses](https://friends-ues.org/reimagined-row-houses/) - Andrew Dolkart discussed the history of early 20th century row house modernization, written about in The Row House Reborn, for FRIENDS in May 2020. - [A Perilous Path to Protection: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of a Landmark](https://friends-ues.org/a-perilous-path-to-protection-celebrating-the-30th-anniversary-of-a-landmark/) - April 2020 marks the 55th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law, and this year, our neighborhood has something extra special to celebrate as we honor this milestone year. As of October 2019, the City and Suburban First Avenue Estate has been saved from demolition, thanks to a years-long, hard-fought battle waged by the LPC, our elected officials, and concerned preservation organizations like FRIENDS. - [UPDATES: Annual Awards & Public Programs](https://friends-ues.org/updates-annual-awards-public-programs/) - Given the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak, and out of an abundance of caution and respect for you, our members, and our colleagues, FRIENDS has decided to postpone the events scheduled for April, including our 37th Annual Meeting & Awards. - [Annual Awards 2020: Have you seen a new tree?](https://friends-ues.org/annual-awards-2020-have-you-seen-a-new-tree/) - Every year, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts celebrates outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our Annual Meeting & Awards. This year we have selected six award recipients that have demonstrated excellence in Restoration, Stewardship, Innovation, and more! - [Annual Awards 2020: Honoring New York City Council](https://friends-ues.org/annual-awards-2020-honoring-new-york-city-council/) - In this second of our series to celebrate FRIENDS 2020 Annual Awards recipients we highlight our 2020 Expression of Thanks Awardee New York City Council for adopting Resolution No. 916, which amends the Zoning Resolution to put a cap on exempt mechanical void space within new buildings in residential neighborhoods. - [A (Virtual) Sunday Stroll with Michael Kimmelman & Andrew Dolkart](https://friends-ues.org/a-virtual-sunday-stroll-with-michael-kimmelman-andrew-dolkart/) - In case you missed it, here's the link to a terrific New York Times article that appeared this past week featuring FRIENDS advisory board member Andrew Dolkart. It's a virtual walking tour of Museum Mile, part of the Metropolitan Museum Historic District, and the second in a series of strolls of the city by Michael Kimmelman. - [Mechanical Voids Zoning Text Amendment Summary and Impact](https://friends-ues.org/mechanical-voids-zoning-text-amendment-summary-and-impact/) - On Wednesday, May 29th, the New York City Council voted to amend the Zoning Resolution to cap exempt mechanical void space within new buildings in residential neighborhoods. - [Third Avenue and 74th Street Tower Heads to the BSA](https://friends-ues.org/third-avenue-and-74th-street-tower-heads-to-the-bsa/) - A proposed development at 1297-1299 Third Avenue, on the same block as the iconic J.G. Melon restaurant, has drawn significant attention from neighbors and community groups and will head to the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) next Tuesday, January 29th. - [This Fall: FRIENDS’ 16th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/this-fall-friends-16th-annual-ambassador-to-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner/) - FRIENDS OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICTS will proudly present THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL AMBASSADOR TO THE UPPER EAST SIDE AWARD to Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels Thursday, September 26thSupreme Court has denied Stahl an appeal for the second time. This final legal battle is over at last for Stahl York Ave. Co., LLC, owner of the City & Suburban Homes Company First Avenue Estate complex, an individual landmark. - [You’re Invited to the 15th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner!](https://friends-ues.org/youre-invited-to-the-15th-annual-ambassador-to-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner/) - Please join us as FRIENDS presents the 15th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side. - [First Avenue Estate: The Battle Continues](https://friends-ues.org/first-avenue-estate-battle-continues/) - Although the federal case is over, Stahl continues to push on at the state level, and has filed an appeal to the New York State Appellate Division. - ["Fix Our Zoning Rules," Say Manhattan Borough President and City Council Speaker](https://friends-ues.org/fix-our-zoning-rules-say-manhattan-borough-president-and-city-council-speaker/) - Last week, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Council Speaker Corey Johnson wrote a letter, supported by the entire Manhattan delegation of the City Council, to Department of City Planning Chair Marisa Lago to encourage the agency to address and prevent the suite of loopholes being exploited by developers. - [Metropolitan Museum Historic District Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/metropolitan-museum-historic-district-walking-tour/) - Following the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1880, the adjacent area along Fifth Avenue quickly became New York City’s most fashionable neighborhood, where prominent families constructed magnificent residences. - [Call for Entries – 2013 Annual Awards](https://friends-ues.org/call-for-entries-2013/) - his April, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [Call for Entries – 2014 Annual Awards](https://friends-ues.org/2014-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [2015 Annual Awards — Call For Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2015-annualawards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. The award categories are flexible and can vary each year. Among other areas of accomplishment, previous winners have demonstrated excellence in Restoration, Rehabilitation, Design, and Stewardship. - [2016 Annual Awards – Call For Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2016-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [2017 Annual Awards – Call for Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2017-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 34th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [2019 ANNUAL AWARDS Call for Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2020-annual-awards-call-for-entries-2/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 37th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [2020 Annual Awards: Call for Entries](https://friends-ues.org/2020-annual-awards-call-for-entries/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 37th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: Inter-building Void at 62nd Street Periscope Tower Endorsed by DOB](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-update-inter-building-void-at-62nd-street-periscope-tower-endorsed-by-dob/) - After six months, the Department of Buildings (DOB) has finally responded to FRIENDS’ Zoning Challenge of 249 East 62nd Street filed in November 2017. - [DEVELOPMENT ALERT: First Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/development-alert-first-avenue/) - As reported in YIMBY, The Real Deal and the Upper East Side Patch, the Developer Extell has just filed demolition permits for an entire block on the east side of First Avenue between East 79th and East 80th Streets in Yorkville. - [ADVOCACY ALERT: New York State Tries AGAIN to Remove Building Density Cap](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-new-york-state-tries-again-to-remove-building-density-cap/) - This week, the New York State Senate Rules Committee passed a bill including language that would remove the statewide cap on the density of residential buildings that has been in place for nearly 60 years. - [The Frick Collection Expansion: Upcoming Opportunities to Learn More and Weigh In](https://friends-ues.org/the-frick-collection-expansion-upcoming-opportunities-to-learn-more-and-weigh-in/) - In April, the Frick Collection announced new designs by Selldorf Architects to upgrade and expand the museum’s facilities. - [A Victory in the Fight Against Zoning Loopholes](https://friends-ues.org/a-victory-in-the-fight-against-zoning-loopholes/) - The Department of Buildings (DOB) has filed an Intent to Revoke its prior approval for a 39-story, 775 foot tall tower at 50 West 66th Street. Extell, the developer, first filed for a 25-story, 260 foot mixed-use structure back in 2015. - [A New Yorkville Landmark in 2019?](https://friends-ues.org/a-new-yorkville-landmark-in-2019/) - On Tuesday, January 22nd, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to calendar The First Hungarian Reformed Church at 346 East 69th Street for potential Individual Landmark designation. - [Breaking! City Council Passes 25-foot Limit to Uncounted Mechanical Void Spaces](https://friends-ues.org/city-council-passes-25-limit/) - FRIENDS is pleased to offer this extremely limited opportunity to venture behind the scenes at Central Park’s center stage: the Delacorte Theater. - [New June Event!](https://friends-ues.org/new-june-event/) - FRIENDS is pleased to offer this extremely limited opportunity to venture behind the scenes at Central Park’s center stage: the Delacorte Theater. - [Two New Upper East Side Landmarks!](https://friends-ues.org/two-new-upper-east-side-landmarks/) - Today, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to designate the First Hungarian Reformed Church (a.k.a. 344-346 East 69th Street) designed by Emery Roth and built from 1915-1916 and the exteriors of the National Society of Colonial Dames building (a.k.a. 215 East 71st Street) designed by Richard Henry Dana Jr. and built from 1929-1930 as Individual Landmarks. - [U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stahl an Appeal AGAIN](https://friends-ues.org/supreme-court-stahl/) - FRIENDS is thrilled to share the news that the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Stahl an appeal for the second time. - [At Home with the Friends of the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/at-home-with-the-friends-of-the-upper-east-side/) - Heartfelt greetings to all, from Friends' President and staff, now working from homes in Yorkville (Franny), Boerum Hill (Lara), Stuyvesant (Felicia), and Pelham (Heidi). Rachel is safe at home on maternity leave with her twin girls. - [Community Advocacy: Recent Victories and Ongoing Battles](https://friends-ues.org/community-advocacy-recent-victories-and-ongoing-battles/) - On the heels of of the news regarding 200 Amsterdam, we thought this to be a good time to talk to you about zoning and development. - [A year-end message from the Executive Director of FRIENDS](https://friends-ues.org/a-year-end-message-from-the-executive-director-of-friends/) - From the New York City Council to the U.S. Supreme Court — it's been a year of stunning successes for FRIENDS! - [Support FRIENDS, your preservation “boots on the ground”](https://friends-ues.org/support-friends-your-preservation-boots-on-the-ground/) - At FRIENDS, we relish our role as your watchdog for the Upper East Side. We fight to protect everything you love about the neighborhood — the gorgeous architecture, the tree-lined streets, and the mom-and-pop businesses. - [Help FRIENDS Fight Against Upper East Side Mega-Towers](https://friends-ues.org/help-friends-fight-against-upper-east-side-mega-towers/) - ARE YOU KIDDING ME? That's what I said when I saw this image showing the impact of two massive residential towers looming over a block of historic, elegant, five-story row houses like Behemoth Bookends. - [Save New York Summit: Thursday, June 22nd](https://friends-ues.org/saveny-summit/) - The scale of New York is being drastically changed – not just in Midtown Manhattan, but in neighborhoods throughout the city. - [Moving Uptown: German-American Culture at the Turn of the 20th Century](https://friends-ues.org/moving-uptown/) - During the decades around the turn of the 20th century, waves of German-Americans left their homes in the East Village/Lower East Side’s Kleindeutschland and headed north to Yorkville. - [NYS Appellate Division Rules in Favor of LPC in First Avenue Estate Hardship Case!](https://friends-ues.org/nys-appellate-division-rules-in-favor-of-lpc-in-first-avenue-estate-hardship-case-2/) - Last spring FRIENDS led the effort of local and national preservation groups, along with elected officials, to file an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the City of New York in the ongoing battle to stop the demolition of two historic buildings, part of the City and Suburban Homes First Avenue Estate. - [ADVOCACY ALERT: Manhattan Electeds and Advocates Call on City for Immediate Reform](https://friends-ues.org/manhattan-electeds-and-advocates-call-on-city-for-immediate-reform/) - In advance of Tuesday’s hearing, FRIENDS will join with elected officials and colleagues on the steps of City Hall to raise these issues to the citywide stage. The ability to freely sculpt zoning lots, as at 180 East 88th Street and 200 Amsterdam Avenue, that serve no purpose beyond circumventing zoning requirements has serious policy implications for New York City. - [ADVOCACY ALERT: Next Tuesday, East and West Side Megatowers to be Heard at Board of Standards and Appeals](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-next-tuesday-east-and-west-side-megatowers-to-be-heard-at-board-of-standards-and-appeals/) - Next Tuesday, July 17th, will be a big day for New Yorkers concerned with the impact of megatowers on our city as two high profile projects on the Upper East and Upper West Sides will have their day at the Board of Standards and Appeals. - [ADVOCACY ALERT: We need your support to save Marx Brothers Playground](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-we-need-your-support-to-save-marx-brothers-playground/) - Dear Friend, When the City agrees to give away the public’s parkland to a private developer with deep pockets, you know we’re in trouble. - [Another Win for First Avenue Estate](https://friends-ues.org/another-win-for-first-avenue-estate/) - In the Spring of 2017, FRIENDS led the effort of local and national preservation groups, along with elected officials, to file an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the City of New York in the ongoing battle to stop the demolition of two historic buildings, part of the City and Suburban Homes First Avenue Estate. - [Final Decision for 180 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/final-decision-for-180-east-88th-street/) - In a vote of 4-1 last week, the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) voted to deny our appeal of 180 East 88th Street. In their comments, Commissioners acknowledged the deficiency of the Zoning Resolution’s text regarding this issue, but eventually conceded that the Department of Buildings (DOB) acted within its right to approve the subdivision of the zoning lot that created the micro-lot. - [Join FRIENDS for Winter 2019 Events!](https://friends-ues.org/join-friends-for-winter-2019-events/) - Calling all Yorkville fans! Did you miss FRIENDS of the Upper East Side’s launch party for our new book Shaped by Immigrants: A History of Yorkville? - [More than 700,000 1940’s Tax Photos Now Available Online](https://friends-ues.org/more-than-700000-1940s-tax-photos-now-available-online/) - From 1939-1941, every building in New York City’s Five Boroughs was documented in a series of Tax Photos through a joint effort by the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Department of Taxation. - [BSA Update: Second Public Hearing for 180 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/bsa-update-second-public-hearing-for-180-east-88th-street/) - FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and Carnegie Hill Neighbors’ fight against 180 East 88th Street continues. Next Tuesday, October 30th, the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) will hold a second public hearing to address our joint community challenge of the Department of Buildings’ (DOB) approval of a 10 foot by 22 foot portion carved out of the property’s lot in order to evade the City’s zoning requirements meant to regulate building’s height and form. - [FRIENDS in the News!](https://friends-ues.org/friends-in-the-news/) - This past Tuesday, FRIENDS’ Executive Director Rachel Levy was interviewed along with longtime zoning consultant George Janes about the impending development at 249 East 62nd Street. - [A New Chair for the Landmarks Preservation Commission](https://friends-ues.org/a-new-chair-for-the-landmarks-preservation-commission/) - Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio nominated Sarah Carroll as the new Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), a position that has been vacant since June. Ms. Carroll has served as the Executive Director of the LPC since 2014, and she has been at the agency for 24 years, including serving as LPC’s Director of Preservation from 2005 until 2014. - [Great News! LPC Announces Second Public Hearing for Rules Changes!](https://friends-ues.org/great-news-lpc-announces-second-public-hearing-for-rules-changes/) - The Landmarks Preservation Commission has voted to calendar a second Public Hearing in October to allow the public to comment on the amended proposal for revised LPC Rules. - [180 East 88th Street Has First Board of Standards and Appeals Public Hearing](https://friends-ues.org/180-east-88th-street-has-first-board-of-standards-and-appeals-public-hearing/) - This week FRIENDS, along with other New Yorkers concerned with the impact of megatowers on our city, has been advocating full force for the City to make good on its promises to enforce the misuse of zoning loopholes. - [Thoughtful Preservation Advocacy WORKS! LPC Announces Plans to Amend Initial Proposal for Rules Changes!](https://friends-ues.org/thoughtful-preservation-advocacy/) - This week’s public hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission included an update regarding the agency’s proposed rules amendments, which were reviewed at a public hearing on March 27, 2018. - [Preservation Groups Pen Joint Letter Urging Landmarks Chair to Rescind Proposed Rules Changes](https://friends-ues.org/preservation-groups-pen-joint-letter-urging-landmarks-chair-to-rescind-proposed-rules-changes/) - On Friday, April 13, 2018, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, along with the City Club, Brooklyn Heights Association, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, the Historic Districts Council, LANDMARK WEST!, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and the Society for the Architecture of the City –with support from elected officials — submitted a joint letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission urging the agency to reject the Commission’s proposed Rules Amendments. - [LPC Public Hearing on Proposed Rules Limiting Public Involvement](https://friends-ues.org/lpc-public-hearing-on-proposed-rules-limiting-public-involvement/) - This past Tuesday, March 27th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on a new set of rules the agency has proposed to streamline the process of making changes to designated historic buildings. - [ADVOCACY ALERT: Albany’s Sky-High Vision for Unchecked NYC Development…?](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-albanys-sky-high-vision-for-unchecked-nyc-development/) - With support from Mayor de Blasio, the New York State Legislature is resurrecting a troubling amendment to New York City zoning that would dismantle the cap on the size of residential development that has been in place for nearly 60 years. - [Proposed 74th Street and Third Avenue Tower Draws Huge Turnout](https://friends-ues.org/proposed-tower-74-huge-turnout/) - On March 15th, FRIENDS and concerned neighbors from the Eastsiders for Sensible Development held a public meeting regarding the proposed 370 foot residential tower at 1297-1299 Third Avenue (betweeen East 74th and East 75th Streets). - [Make your voice heard! Tell Governor Cuomo to protect East Side parks](https://friends-ues.org/make-your-voice-heard/) - In December, FRIENDS filed a lawsuit alongside the Municipal Art Society, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, and CIVITAS in order to prevent the City from alienating a public park, the much-loved Marx Brothers Playground, to facilitate a massive, 1.3 million square foot private development that will rise over 700-feet on the site. - [FRIENDS’ Fight in the Public Eye!](https://friends-ues.org/friends-public-eye/) - Last week, FRIENDS’ Executive Director Rachel Levy was quoted in Crain’s New York Business! Click the link below to read the full article about the fight against supertall towers in residential neighborhoods. - [FRIENDS’ Fight Against Overdevelopment in the News!](https://friends-ues.org/friends-fight-against-overdevelopment/) - FRIENDS recently joined State Senator Liz Krueger, Council Member Ben Kallos, and Carnegie Hill Neighbors in filing a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court contesting the City’s approval of 180 East 88th Street, which is currently under construction. - [Our Advocacy is Getting Through!](https://friends-ues.org/our-advocacy-getting-through/) - At a recent Town Hall Meeting with Mayor de Blasio, sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, FRIENDS raised the issue of zoning loopholes. In response, Mayor de Blasio thanked FRIENDS for shining a light on the issue and emphasized the role of community organizations in highlighting specific challenges. - [A New Upper East Side Landmark in 2018…?](https://friends-ues.org/a-new-upper-east-side-landmark-in-2018/) - LPC calendars a new Upper East Side building for landmark designation! Yesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to calendar the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York for potential landmark designation. The building was calendared not only for individual designation of the exterior, but for designation as an interior landmark as well! The National - [Quality of life is fundamental to our Upper East Side. Help protect it today!](https://friends-ues.org/help-protect-quality-of-today/) - From 1939-1941, every building in New York City’s Five Boroughs was documented in a series of Tax Photos through a joint effort by the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Department of Taxation. - [FRIENDS Challenges “Periscope” Tower at Second Avenue and 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/friends-challenge-periscope/) - From 1939-1941, every building in New York City’s Five Boroughs was documented in a series of Tax Photos through a joint effort by the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Department of Taxation. - [A Warm and Festive Evening at FRIENDS 14th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/14th-ambassador-awards/) - On Monday, September 25th, 250 friends from around the city gathered to honor the incomparable Ann Pyne at our Fourteenth Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner. Since 2002, Ann has been a partner at McMillen Inc. Interior Design and Decoration, the oldest design firm in America, where her mother, the legendary designer Betty Sherrill, worked for 62 years. - [Hear City Council Candidates’ Plans for OUR Neighborhood – Candidates’ Forum August 30th](https://friends-ues.org/hear-council-plans-for-our-neighborhood/) - From 1939-1941, every building in New York City’s Five Boroughs was documented in a series of Tax Photos through a joint effort by the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Department of Taxation. - [FRIENDS Announces our 2017 Ambassador to the Upper East Side!](https://friends-ues.org/announce-2017-ambassador-to-ues/) - From 1939-1941, every building in New York City’s Five Boroughs was documented in a series of Tax Photos through a joint effort by the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Department of Taxation. - [The “Ghostly Remnant” of St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum on East 90th Street](https://friends-ues.org/the-ghostly-remnant-of-st-josephs-orphan-asylum-on-east-90th-street/) - In “The Ghostly Remnant,” published yesterday in Our Town, journalist Douglas Feiden explores the curious development history of an apartment building on East 90th Street that bears the uniquely preserved facade of the Chapel of St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum. - [The Upper East Side Has a New Landmark!](https://friends-ues.org/ues-new-landmark/) - The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted on Tuesday, December 13th to designate the wooden house at 412 East 85th Street as the newest individual landmark on the Upper East Side. - [U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stahl an Appeal](https://friends-ues.org/supreme-court-denies-stahl-appeal/) - The federal battle is over for Stahl York Ave. Co., LLC, owner of the City & Suburban Homes Company First Avenue Estate, an individual landmark. - [FRIENDS is Happy to Announce a New Educational Program: Building Fun Basics!](https://friends-ues.org/freinds-announces-building-fun-basics/) - Since 1995, the educational programs at FRIENDS have reached over 1,500 first through fifth grade children annually to teach them about New York City’s built environment. Building Fun has been one of FRIENDS’ Key Programs with the aim of introducing students to the idea that buildings can talk and tell us stories about their use, materials, age, and purpose through classroom lessons, a neighborhood walking tour, and hands-on activities. - [Frick Update: New Architect Chosen for Expansion](https://friends-ues.org/new-architect-chosen-frick/) - In June 2014, The Frick Collection announced plans to expand the institution, which included the replacement of the prized Russell Page garden with a new, out-of-scale tower. FRIENDS, among many other groups like Unite to Save the Frick, opposed these inappropriate plans. After much criticism, the Frick withdrew its proposal the following year. - [A Wonderful Evening at our 13th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner!](https://friends-ues.org/13th-ambassador-ues-dinner/) - On Wednesday, September 28th, over 200 friends from around the city gathered to honor O. Kelley Anderson at our Thirteenth Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner. - [Check out FRIENDS’ Fall Events!](https://friends-ues.org/friends-fall-events/) - Check out our rundown of FRIENDS fall events! - [FRIENDS Summer 2016 Newsletter: Hot off the Press!](https://friends-ues.org/summer-2016-newsletter/) - Stay updated on all of the latest FRIENDS news with our Summer 2016 Newsletter! - [FRIENDS Announces our 2016 Ambassador to the Upper East Side!](https://friends-ues.org/announce-2016-ambassador-ues/) - FREINDS announces O. Kelley Anderson as 2016's Ambassador of the Upper East Side! Raised in a historic house on Beacon Hill, Kelley Anderson is both an erudite embodiment of the best qualities of the Upper East Side, and a tenacious street fighter for its landmarks and historic districts. - [FRIENDS Testifies at City Council Hearing on POPS](https://friends-ues.org/friends-testifies-pops/) - On June 29th, the City Council’s Committee on Land Use held a hearing to discuss Intro. 1219-2016, a proposed bill that would require the Department of City Planning to report to the City Council about the status of Privately Owned Public Spaces, known as “POPS.” - [Buildings Department Halts Work on 180 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/building-halt-work-180-88/) - Responding to pressure from civic groups including Carnegie Hill Neighbors and FRIENDS, in addition to our elected officials Council Member Ben Kallos and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and the power of the press, the New York City Buildings Department has ordered a stop to all construction on the luxury condominium tower at 180 East 88th Street. - [East 88th Street Tower: Zoning for New Heights Sinks to a New Low](https://friends-ues.org/east-88th-street-new-low/) - An article in Monday’s New York Times, “4-Foot-Wide Lot, Carved Out by Developers, Causes Big Stir in Manhattan,” highlights a development project of serious concern to FRIENDS and other neighborhood advocates. - [A Celebration of all things Yorkville!](https://friends-ues.org/celebration-yorkville/) - On Saturday, April 30th, FRIENDS and the Historic Districts Council hosted “Yorkville: A Celebration of Home” at the lovely Bohemian National Hall, an individual New York City landmark. Held in the Hall’s stunning Grand Ballroom, Majda Kallab Whitaker of the Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association provided a fascinating overview of the Hall’s history and careful restoration. - [Join FRIENDS for our Spring Events!](https://friends-ues.org/friends-spring-events/) - What was it like to live in Yorkville when 86th Street was known as German Broadway, when the smell of hops from the Ruppert and Ehret’s breweries filled the air, and when a stop at Paprika Weiss on 82nd Street preceded daily exercise at Sokol Hall? FRIENDS and the Historic Districts Council will celebrate Yorkville’s past while highlighting places that still offer a glimpse into this area’s rich immigrant history. - [Photos of our 33rd Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony!](https://friends-ues.org/photos-33rd-annual-meeting-awards/) - FRIENDS was delighted to hold our 33rd Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at the Cosmopolitan Club on March 29, 2016. Be sure to check out the photos of this celebration, and congratulations to our award recipients! - [33rd Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony: Tuesday, March 29th](https://friends-ues.org/33-annual-awards-ceremony/) - We are pleased to hold our 33rd Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at The Cosmopolitan Club. - [Advocacy Update: Zoning Proposals Voted On to City Council](https://friends-ues.org/zoning-proposals-city-council/) - It has been nearly a year since the first public documents about the Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) Text Amendment were released, and nearly a year that New Yorkers have expressed serious concerns about the proposal’s negative effects on neighborhoods citywide. - [FRIENDS Featured in TV Segment about Zoning](https://friends-ues.org/friensds-tv-zoning/) - The Board of Directors of FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts is pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Levy as Executive Director. - [New Report “The Upper East Side: A Framework for the Future of Five Neighborhoods” Available for Download](https://friends-ues.org/new-report-ues-framework/) - On October 7th FRIENDS released a neighborhood study which proposes 12 recommendations to preserve the community character, local businesses, affordable housing, and architectural legacy of the five diverse neighborhoods that make up the Upper East Side. - [Join FRIENDS to Learn How YOU Can Help Shape the Future of Our Community!](https://friends-ues.org/join-friends-help-shape-community/) - The Upper East Side: A Framework for the Future of Five Neighborhoods FRIENDS remains steadfast in its pro-active commitment to preserve the character of the Upper East Side in spite of development pressures stemming from the completion of the Second Avenue Subway, the City Planning Commission’s proposed zoning changes, and existing permissible zoning on the avenues. - [12th Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner a Huge Success](https://friends-ues.org/12th-annual-ambassador-ues/) - More than 200 members of New York City’s philanthropic, preservation and civic communities gathered last evening at the Metropolitan Club as FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts (FRIENDS) honored renowned pianist and bandleader Peter Duchin at its twelfth annual award dinner. - [Fighting Super Tall Towers with FRIENDS](https://friends-ues.org/fighting-supertalls-w-friends/) - Council Member Ben Kallos hosted a panel discussion about fighting superscrapers on Thursday, July 23rd. - [Summer 2015 Newsletter Available for Download](https://friends-ues.org/summer-2015-newsletter/) - Stay updated on all of the latest FRIENDS news with our Summer 2015 Newsletter! Become a member today to receive our printed newsletter in the mail, guaranteeing the most up-to-date news on the landmarks and historic districts of the Upper East Side. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: Another Win for Preservation!](https://friends-ues.org/adv-update-win-for-preservation/) - Last November the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced a plan to remove nearly 100 buildings from consideration for designation. When a building passes the Commission’s initial review and is found to meet their basic requirements for designation, it is put on their calendar for a public hearing. - [Your Gift to FRIENDS Will Help Stop Two Proposals](https://friends-ues.org/gift-friends/) - In recent months, building proposals for two exceptionally important sites on the Upper East Side burst into the news: an enormous addition proposed for the FRICK COLLECTION and a new apartment tower next to the PARK AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit](https://friends-ues.org/adv-update-fed-court-dismiss/) - Nearly a year to the date of the denial of the hardship application, on May 21, 2015, the Federal court dismissed the owner’s lawsuit for “failure to state a cause of action for a substantive due process violation.” However, we still await a decision from the State Supreme Court and have no real indication of when that might come. - [Exporting Preservation: NYC to Tbilisi](https://friends-ues.org/exporting-preservation/) - This year, New York City is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Landmarks Law and all the benefits it has provided to our city. Our law, and the advocacy community that supports it, has served as a model for municipalities around the country, and indeed around the world. - [Think You Know the Upper East Side? Prove It at our Yorkville Urban History Hunt!](https://friends-ues.org/yorkville-urban-history-hunt/) - In partnership with the Go Game, FRIENDS is offering a high-tech urban adventure, sending teams on a mission to discover the remnants of Yorkville’s history! - [Get Your German On with Ronda Wist](https://friends-ues.org/get-german-on/) - It’s been home to many New York City mayors, boasts one of Manhattan’s most scenic parks, and retains remnants of its past as one of the city’s largest German enclaves. It’s Yorkville, and historic preservation expert Ronda Wist, President of Wist Preservation Associates and Board Member of FRIENDS of the Upper East Side, is hosting a Jane’s Walk through the neighborhood on Saturday. - [FRIENDS Announces 2015 Ambassador to the Upper East Side!](https://friends-ues.org/announce-ambassador-ues-2015/) - Peter Duchin is America’s preeminent dance-band leader. Since his debut in 1962 at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, he and his orchestra have provided the music for many of the nation’s most notable public and private events. - [FRIENDS Introduces New Technology to Rediscover Old Buildings](https://friends-ues.org/tech-rediscover-old-buildings/) - SMARTPHONES MAKE SMART FRIENDS!! On May 9th, over 125 Yorkville enthusiasts joined us for an awesome adventure, using an interactive web application to explore the history of our neighborhood. Players raced around Yorkville accomplishing photo challenges to identify architectural details, replicate historic photos, and imitate ornamental building features. They made stops at local haunts like Glaser’s - [Breaking News: The Frick Abandons Contested Renovation Expansion Plan](https://friends-ues.org/breaking-frick-abandons-expansion/) - Facing a groundswell of opposition to a proposed renovation that would have eliminated a gated garden to make way for a six-story addition, the museum – long admired for its intimate scale – has decided to abandon those plans and start over from scratch. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: Zoning for Quality & Affordability Begins the Public Review Process](https://friends-ues.org/adv-update-zqa-begins-public-review/) - You will remember that the Department of City Planning held a scoping hearing on the proposed Zoning for Quality and Affordability Text Amendment earlier this spring. - [Saving Place: Fifty Years of NYC Landmarks](https://friends-ues.org/fifty-years-landmarks/) - Join FRIENDS next Tuesday for a private tour of Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks at the Museum of the City of New York. The tour is free for FRIENDS members. Reserve your space here. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: FRIENDS testifies before City Planning on Zoning Text Amendment](https://friends-ues.org/adv-update-testify-zoning/) - As any good preservationist would, I will start with a bit of history. In 1985, our founding president, Halina Rosenthal, wrote to our members: - [Rescued, Restored, Reimagined: New York’s Landmark Interiors](https://friends-ues.org/rescued-restored-reimagined-new-yorks-landmark-interiors/) - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of New York’s landmark legislation, this exhibition at the New York School of Interior Design will feature more than a dozen public spaces that have been designated as interior landmarks. Using both contemporary and archival photography, it will highlight the importance of public interiors as the spaces in which we conduct our - [32nd Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony: Tuesday, March 17th](https://friends-ues.org/32nd-annual-awards-march-17/) - We are pleased to hold our 32nd Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at The Cosmopolitan Club. The Regency Revival-style building was designed by architect Thomas Harlan Ellett in 1932 and is a fitting setting to recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work on the Upper East Side over the past year. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: FRIENDS Files an Amicus Brief in Support of NYC](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-update-friends-files-an-amicus-brief-in-support-of-nyc/) - Friends of the Upper East Side Historic District (FRIENDS) and prominent local and national preservation groups, along with elected officials, have filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the City of New York in an ongoing battle to stop the demolition of two historic properties. - [February 18th: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Landmarks Law](https://friends-ues.org/50th-anniversary-landmarks-law/) - Following the completion of Central Park, upper Fifth Avenue became New York City’s most desirable address, where prominent families constructed opulent mansions. - [February 4th: Interiors, A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/interios-book-talk/) - We are pleased to welcome interior designer Sandra Nunnerley for a book talk and signing as she presents a new collection of her work, Interiors. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: FRIENDS Speaks out Against the Frick with a Letter to the Editor](https://friends-ues.org/adv-update-frick/) - Once again, FRIENDS speaks out against the Frick expansion proposal! Click here to read our Letter to the Editor in the Christmas edition of Our Town. - [Murray Moss on Georg Jensen](https://friends-ues.org/murray-moss-georg-jensen/) - Those who braved the inclement weather and joined us at Scandinavia House were treated to a great presentation on Georg Jensen by the incomparable Murray Moss… - [LPC Reverses Decision on Potential Landmarks!!](https://friends-ues.org/lpc-reverses-decision/) - As we announced earlier this week, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) was poised to “de-calendar” nearly 100 buildings under consideration for landmark status in one fell swoop on Tuesday, December 9th. - [LPC Action Could Endanger Potential Landmarks!!](https://friends-ues.org/lpc-action-endanger-landmarks/) - On Tuesday, December 9th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission will vote on an administrative action to “de-calendar” nearly 100 buildings under consideration for landmark status. As an administrative action, there will be no opportunity for public comment and thus no public notification requirement. - [December 9th: Georg Jensen Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/georg-jensen-book-talk/) - Georg Jensen, a new book by renowned entrepreneur and design curator Murray Moss explores the illustrious history of the preeminent luxury silver brand. - [ADVOCACY UPDATE: Recent Frick expansion coverage from the New York Times](https://friends-ues.org/adv-update-frick-1/) - On Sunday Robin Pogrebin at the New York Times published an article about the Frick expansion, bringing to light a statement from the museum’s testimony before the landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973: - [Halloween on the UES 2014](https://friends-ues.org/2014-halloween-ues/) - Upper East Side residents got into the Halloween spirit this year with a number of spooky decorations. Here are a couple of our favorites from the area: - [Photos from our Roosevelt Island Walking Tour!](https://friends-ues.org/photo-roosevelt-walking-tour/) - Photos from our Roosevelt Island Walking Tour! - [Recent opposition to the Frick expansion from HDC and the New York Times](https://friends-ues.org/frick-opposition/) - Last week the Historic Districts Council released a statement opposing the proposed Frick expansion, saying among other things that “HDC finds the proposal in its current form to be a myopic solution for expansion, and one that would compromise the museum’s setting and genteel atmosphere. - [Roosevelt Island, A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/roosevelt-island-a-walking-tour/) - Last spring FRIENDS visited Four Freedoms Park at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, now join us for the northern route! The island’s history is as varied as its many names – Minnehanonck, Varkens Eylandt (Hog Island), Blackwell’s Island, Welfare Island. - [FRIENDS Announces Opposition to the Frick Expansion](https://friends-ues.org/opposition-frick-expansion/) - FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts has carefully reviewed the proposal presented for expansion of the Frick Collection to our Board Members on July 17, 2014. - [Socrates Sculpture Park, A Day Out With FRIENDS](https://friends-ues.org/socrates-sculpture-garden/) - Ever wonder what’s going on along the Queens waterfront when you look across the East River? Join FRIENDS for an afternoon exploring the Socrates Sculpture Park and find out. - [Join FRIENDS for ‘Un-Happy’ Hour at Soon-to-Close Subway Inn](https://friends-ues.org/un-happy-hour-subway-inn/) - As you may now know, the Subway Inn will officially close its doors this month after nearly 80 years on East 60th street. Join FRIENDS for an ‘Un-Happy Hour’ as we say goodbye to an Upper East Side institution. - [Summer 2014 Newsletter Available for Download](https://friends-ues.org/summer-2014-newsletter-available-for-download/) - Stay updated on all of the latest FRIENDS news with our Summer 2014 Newsletter! Become a member today to receive our printed newsletter in the mail, guaranteeing the most up-to-date news on the landmarks and historic districts of the Upper East Side. - [VIDEO: Hardship DENIED at LPC!!](https://friends-ues.org/hardship-denied-at-lpc-with-video/) - Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts (FRIENDS) joined community members and elected officials today to praise the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) for voting unanimously to deny an owner’s request to demolish landmarked low-income housing on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. - [Guastavino at the Museum of the City of New York: Museum Visit](https://friends-ues.org/guastavino-at-the-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york-museum-visit/) - Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile is a major exhibition exploring the innovations the Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company (1889-1962) brought to the science and art of building. - [Council Member Ben Kallos helps out with our Yorkville Survey!](https://friends-ues.org/council-member-ben-kallos-office-pitches-in-to-the-yorkville-survey/) - Council Member Ben Kallos committed staff members and interns for a day of surveying in his district. FRIENDS has been working for the last four years to document the built fabric and cultural resources of Yorkville, and we are now nearing completion. Thanks to Council Member Kallos and his staff for helping out! - [FRIENDS testified on your behalf at the LPC Chair appointment hearing](https://friends-ues.org/friends-testified-lpc-chair-appt/) - Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, founded in 1982, is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving the architectural legacy, livability, and sense of place of the Upper East Side. - [LPC to Vote on First Avenue Estate!](https://friends-ues.org/lpc-vote-first-avenue-estate/) - The LPC is scheduled to vote on the First Avenue Estate hardship application! - [Columbia University Yorkville Studio II Community Presentation](https://friends-ues.org/yorkville-studio-ii-community-presentation/) - FRIENDS has been working for the last four years to document the cultural resources of Yorkville. - [Greek and Roman Architecture on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/greek-roman-ues/) - The influence of Greece and Rome on the aesthetic imagination of American artists and architects cannot be underestimated. Many of New York City’s most stately and important buildings contain architectural motifs that were inspired by the classical period. - [Art Deco on the Upper East Side: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/art-deco-on-the-upper-east-side-a-walking-tour/) - The Upper East Side maintains an aura of conservative respectability, and perhaps as a result never attracted as much Art Deco flash as other areas in New York City. - [Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts for our 31st Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony!](https://friends-ues.org/join-friends-31st-awards-ceremony/) - Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts for our 31st Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony! - [FDR Four Freedoms Park: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/four-freedoms-walking-tour/) - Designed by renowned architect Louis I. Kahn shortly before his death in 1974, this four-acre park at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island finally opened to the public in October 2012. - [Murals of New York City: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/murals-of-nyc/) - Murals of New York City is the first book to curate over 30 of the most influential and impressive murals found within all five boroughs. From the Victorian sensibilities of the early 1900s to the graffiti-inflected art of Keith Haring, these iconic artistic treasures act as a cultural guide to the City and its citizens over the past century. - [The Park Avenue Historic District Hearing Date is Tuesday](https://friends-ues.org/park-ave-hist-dist-hearing/) - The Park Avenue Historic District Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 11th. Stretching from 79th to 96th Streets, this section of Park Avenue is in keeping with the character, history, and architecture of the other designated portions of the avenue. - [Over thirty years of keeping the Upper East Side livable and lovable!](https://friends-ues.org/30-years-ues-livable/) - Without protection, the special character of our Upper East Side neighborhood could disappear. FRIENDS of the Upper East Side fights to keep our neighborhood vibrant, unique and livable. - [Landmarks Commission Slams Landlord’s Hardship Application](https://friends-ues.org/lpc-slams-landlord-hardship-app/) - Six-story tenement buildings 429 East 64th Street and 430 East 65th Street were landmarked in 1990 due to their social and historical significance as some of the first progressive affordable housing blocks, with windows in every room to make the small units more livable, but promptly had their landmark status stripped by the soon-to-be-defunct Board of Estimate with the express purpose of allowing a developer to tear them down and build luxury housing. - [Hardship Public Meeting Time Announced!](https://friends-ues.org/hardship-public-meeting-time/) - The owners of the CITY & SUBURBAN HOMES FIRST AVENUE ESTATE continue to claim that they cannot make a profit on this property, and still seek to demolish two landmark buildings. - [Fifth Avenue vs. Central Park West: A Lecture with Barry Lewis](https://friends-ues.org/fifth-ave-central-park-west/) - While the storied thoroughfares of Central Park West and Fifth Avenue both flank Central Park, their history and character are worlds apart. - [A Great Success!](https://friends-ues.org/a-great-success/) - It was a wonderful evening for all, and special thanks go out to the Benefit Committee for their assistance in organizing the event and making it such a great success! With the funds raised, FRIENDS can continue our mission as steward of the Upper East Side’s six historic districts and 128 individual landmarks. - [Park Avenue Christian Church is in DANGER!](https://friends-ues.org/park-avenue-christian-church-danger/) - The Park Avenue Christian Church and Parish House at 1010 Park Avenue, designed by eminent architects Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, is an intact, Gothic Revival-style complex constructed in 1911. - [Reserve Your Tickets for the 2013 Benefit!](https://friends-ues.org/reserve-tix-2013-benefit/) - Join FRIENDS for an exciting evening as we proudly honor Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly at our Tenth Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner on Monday, September 30th. - [FRIENDS’ Spring 2013 Newsletter: Now Available!](https://friends-ues.org/spring-2013-newsletter/) - Stay updated on all of the latest FRIENDS news with our Spring 2013 Newsletter! Become a member today to receive our printed newsletter in the mail, guaranteeing the most up-to-date news on the landmarks and historic districts of the Upper East Side. - [Thank you!](https://friends-ues.org/thank-you/) - A special thanks to all our FRIENDS and colleagues who attended yesterday’s hardship application hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission! - [Second Hardship Hearing Time Announced](https://friends-ues.org/second-hardship-app-announced/) - Fifteen months after the first hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) in January 2012, the CITY & SUBURBAN HOMES FIRST AVENUE ESTATE hardship application is back! - [The North Woods of Central Park: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/north-woods-walking-tour/) - Designed to mimic the Adirondack Mountains and reflect the Hudson River School of painting, the leafy North Woods of Vaux and Olmsted’s Central Park enables visitors to escape from the bustling city. - [A Proud Moment for FRIENDS!](https://friends-ues.org/proud-moment-for-friends/) - FRIENDS past and present were thrilled to receive the 2013 Preservation Organization Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy!v - [Sad News from FRIENDS](https://friends-ues.org/sad-news-from-friends/) - Anne Lalor, age 78, died peacefully at home after a brief illness. She leaves her husband of 51 years, Peter deFlorez Millard, their four children, Richard, Hugh, Peter (Katrina) and Minnie (Brewster Carroll) and five grandchildren. Anne was warm, loving, smart and amazing with people. She gave and got a lot of love. Funeral private. Memorial Service at St Jean Baptiste – Lexington and 76th – Tuesday May 28 at 4:00pm. Memorial donations may be given to Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and/or Park Avenue Armory. - [Join FRIENDS for Long Island Modernism 1930-1980: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/friends-long-island-modernism/) - Based on her architectural field survey for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, Caroline Rob Zaleski’s new illustrated book Long Island Modernism: 1930-1980 documents the proliferation and diversity of modern architecture on the island as it became a suburban place. - [30th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony a Success!](https://friends-ues.org/30th-annual-awards/) - We were thrilled to hold our 30th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony in the Park Avenue Armory’s Veterans Room, an interior landmark designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The intact room has been described as “Greek, Moorish, and Celtic with a dash of the Egyptian, the Persian, and the Japanese.” A fitting setting for FRIENDS to recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work on the Upper East Side! - [FRIENDS to Receive Lucy G. Moses Award!](https://friends-ues.org/lucy-moses-award/) - FRIENDS is thrilled to announce that we will be receiving the 2013 Preservation Organization Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy! - [New York Neon: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/ny-neon/) - Join FRIENDS for an “illuminating” lecture on the iconic neon signs of New York City, including many on the Upper East Side. As this significant element of the cityscape quickly disappears, Thomas E. Rinaldi–architectural designer and co-author of Hudson Valley Ruins–is working to catalogue and preserve them. - [30th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony - SOLD OUT](https://friends-ues.org/annual-awards-sold-out/) - We are pleased to hold our 30th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony in the Park Avenue Armory’s Veterans Room, an interior landmark designed by Louis C. Tiffany. The intact room has been described as “Greek, Moorish, and Celtic with a dash of the Egyptian, the Persian, and the Japanese.” - [Remember your FRIENDS this special year!](https://friends-ues.org/remember-friends/) - Thirty years! As illustrated by the timeline above, Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts is celebrating 30 years of vigorous work preserving and promoting our irreplaceable Upper East Side neighborhoods. Over the years, FRIENDS, together with invaluable supporters like you, has led a progression of successful campaigns to achieve more landmarks, while protecting those we already have. - [New & Improved: Walk with FRIENDS!!](https://friends-ues.org/walk-with-friends/) - FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts is thrilled to release our redesigned Walk with FRIENDS: An Architectural and Cultural Map & Guide to the Upper East Side. - [OUR TOWN: "In Search of Yorkville’s Hidden Gems"](https://friends-ues.org/yorkville-hidden-gems/) - by Paul Biscegli If you live in Yorkville, don’t be surprised if you see Tara Kelly or one of her volunteers standing on the street, notepad in hand, staring at your building. “As soon as people know you aren’t a developer, they usually don’t mind,” Kelly said. “I tell them I’m from Friends, and they - [FRIENDS’ Fall 2012 Newsletter: Read All About It!](https://friends-ues.org/2012-fall-newsletter/) - Stay updated on all of the latest FRIENDS news with our Fall 2012 Newsletter! Become a member today to receive our printed newsletter in the mail, guaranteeing the most up-to-date news on the landmarks and historic districts of the Upper East Side. Download the Fall 2012 Newsletter by clicking here. FRIENDS 2012 Fall newsletter - [Upper East Side Historic District Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/ues-historic-dist-walking-tour/) - Upper East Side Historic District: A Walking Tour Sunday, November 11th at 1:00pm Tour meets on the NW corner of Fifth Avenue and East 60th Street $10 members, $15 non-members ADVANCE PAYMENT REQUIRED One of the city’s largest historic districts, this area contains some of the finest examples of urban residential architecture in America. Splendid townhouses, - [Breaking News: De Blasio Administration to Finally Propose Void Solution](https://friends-ues.org/breaking-news-de-blasio-administration-to-finally-propose-void-solution/) - Following the Department of Building’s (DOB) reversal of prior zoning approval at 36 West 66th Street last week, it seems the city is prepared to move forward on proposing a solution to close loopholes in the zoning resolution related to unregulated mechanical void space in new developments. - [Voiding the Voids on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/voiding-the-voids-on-the-upper-east-side/) - FRIENDS has been sounding the drum about the mechanical void loophole for over two years, along with sustained joint efforts from civic-minded advocacy groups like Landmark West!, the Municipal Art Society, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, and CIVITAS, as well as invaluable and tireless support from our fellow local champion, Council Member Ben Kallos. - [Advocacy Update: Both City and State Move to Address Zoning Loopholes and Curb Supertalls](https://friends-ues.org/city-state-move-address-zoning-loopholes/) - On Wednesday, May 29th, the New York City Council voted to amend the Zoning Resolution to cap exempt mechanical void space within new buildings in residential neighborhoods. - [Advocacy Update: City Planning Voids Hearing March 13th – Join Us to Speak Out!](https://friends-ues.org/city-planning-voids-hearing-march-13th-join-us-to-speak-out/) - On Wednesday, May 29th, the New York City Council voted to amend the Zoning Resolution to cap exempt mechanical void space within new buildings in residential neighborhoods. - [36th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony](https://friends-ues.org/36th-annual-meeting-and-awards-ceremony/) - This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 37th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. - [FRIENDS Weighs in on City and State Proposals to Close Zoning Loopholes](https://friends-ues.org/friends-weighs-in-on-city-and-state-proposals-to-close-zoning-loopholes/) - The public discussion around the urgent need to close zoning loopholes that are contributing to overdevelopment continues to play out in the press, most recently in a Letter to the Editor that appeared today in Crain’s New York Business by FRIENDS’ Executive Director Rachel Levy. - [FRIENDS Files DOB Challenge Against New Tower at 1059 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/files-dob-challenge-1059-third/) - Designed by Manuel Glas Architects, 1059 Third Avenue first received its zoning approval from DOB in 2015. - [Decision Regarding Marx Brothers Playground Issued](https://friends-ues.org/decision-regarding-marx-brothers/) - FRIENDS is grateful for the support of the community who supported this fight, and who continue to believe in the importance of protecting our neighborhood’s public open space. - [New York Times Covers FRIENDS’ Challenge of 1059 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/nyt-1059-third-ave/) - As reported in April 2019, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts filed a zoning challenge against 1059 Third Avenue, at the corner of East 63rd Street. - [Advocacy Alert: Stand with FDNY Union for State Zoning Reform](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy-alert-fdny-union/) - On top of undercutting predictable development and the intent of zoning regulations, the inclusion of empty “mechanical” voids in the core of new buildings poses grave safety concerns for New York City’s firefighters and the citizens they protect every day. ## Pages - [Home](https://friends-ues.org/) - Friends of the Upper East Side, founded in 1982, is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the architectural legacy, livability, and sense of place of the Upper East Side. Preservation in Action Our mission goes beyond traditional historic preservation. We are also the leading voice for common-sense development on the Upper - [About](https://friends-ues.org/about/) - About MISSION Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, founded in 1982, is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the architectural legacy, livability, and sense of place of the Upper East Side. We pursue our mission through rigorous advocacy as well as educational programming for adults and children. Our success - [Cultural Immigrant Initiative](https://friends-ues.org/programs/culturalimmigrantinitiative/) - CULTURAL IMMIGRANT INITIATIVE The Cultural Immigrant Initiative (CII) of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs supports projects that celebrate, preserve, and amplify the histories and cultural contributions of New York City's diverse immigrant communities. Through generous support from CII and New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side - [Always Shaped By Immigrants](https://friends-ues.org/programs/culturalimmigrantinitiative/always-shaped-by-immigrants/) - Cultural Immigrant Initiative ALWAYS SHAPED BY IMMIGRANTS:Celebrating Immigrant-Owned Businesses in Yorkville FRIENDS of the Upper East Side is proud to introduce Always Shaped by Immigrants, a new digital media series celebrating contemporary immigrant-owned small business across Yorkville! In 2018, FRIENDS published Shaped By Immigrants: A History of Yorkville, documenting the history and legacy of the - [Cultural Spaces of Immigrant Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/cultural-spaces-of-immigrant-yorkville/) - Cultural Immigrant Initiative CULTURAL SPACES OF IMMIGRANT YORKVILLE CULTURAL SPACES OF IMMIGRANT YORKVILLE is a project that highlights the history of Yorkville's immigrant architecture and culture by exploring the buildings, institutions and spaces for community that have served Yorkville's immigrant communities and have come together to forge the unique character and cultures that define the area. - [Beyond the Bricks](https://friends-ues.org/programs/culturalimmigrantinitiative-btb/) - Cultural Immigrant Initiative BEYOND THE BRICKS BEYOND THE BRICKS shines a light on the vibrant small shops of the Upper East Side, in the form of a self-guided gallery walk and exhibit that explores the history of each building and the stories of the current proprietors. Many of the spaces are further enlivened with the - [Annual Appeal](https://friends-ues.org/midyearappeal/) - FRIENDS MID-YEAR APPEAL  - [Library](https://friends-ues.org/programs/library/) - PROGRAMS LIBRARY East Side Extra: Footloose: A virtual walk through the 1980s Upper East Side In honor of Jane’s Walk 2021, we are thrilled to debut our collection of local architectural photography from that decade, and share highlights from our 80s archive, documenting the buildings Read more East Side Extra: In Town/Out of Town Who - [Individual Landmarks](https://friends-ues.org/about/individual-landmarks/) - About Individual Landmarks In addition to contributing buildings in historic districts, the Upper East Side boasts 131 individual landmarks that have been designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Grand Army Plaza, Fifth Avenue at 59th Street Carrère & Hastings, 1913-16 Central Park Scenic Landmark, Fifth Avenue to Central Park West, 59th Street to 110th Street - [Annual Awards](https://friends-ues.org/programs/annual-awards/) - Programs ANNUAL AWARDS FRIENDS’ Annual Awards recognize outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side on a yearly basis. The awards categories are flexible and can vary each year. Among other areas of accomplishment, previous winners have demonstrated excellence in Restoration, Rehabilitation, Design, and Stewardship. Individuals and advocacy groups who have - [MSK Pavilion](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/msk-pavilion/) - Ongoing Challenges MSK PAVILION Building Name: MSK Pavilion Building Address: York Avenue between 66th and 67th Streets Architect: CannonDesign and Foster + Partners Developer: Building Height: 481 feet (76 feet reduction from 557 feet, as of May 2025) Number of Stories: 31 DCP Information: Click here. FRIENDS continues to push back on the out-of-scale nature - [Lenox Hill Hospital](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/lenox-hill-hospital/) - Ongoing Challenges LENOX HILL HOSPITAL Building Name: Lenox Hill Hospital Building Address: 100 East 77th Street Architect: ENNEAD Developer: Building Height: 370 feet (66 feet reduction from 436 feet as of August 2025) Number of Stories: 26 DCP Information: Click here. FRIENDS continues to push back on the out-of-scale nature of the Northwell plan. Although - [Support Us](https://friends-ues.org/support-us/) - Support Us JOIN US The architecture, scale, and small shops of the Upper East Side make it one of the only authentic neighborhoods left in New York City. Our Members are helping FRIENDS fight to protect the future livability of the this community. Founded in 1982, FRIENDS is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving - [Young FRIENDS - children's education programs](https://friends-ues.org/young-friends/) - Education Young FRIENDS SINCE 1995, Young FRIENDS programs have used architecture to help us explore the city and teach children to see their world in a new way. Buildings have stories to tell! Students on the Upper East Side, East Harlem, and other neighborhoods join us in learning about architecture in New York City and - [FAQs & Testimonials](https://friends-ues.org/young-friends/faqs-testimonials/) - Young Friends FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How does it work? An experienced educator visits your classroom and brings all necessary materials. Our teachers have a strong background in arts education and love teaching your students about their amazing surroundings! We will work to make our lessons applicable to your studies. Recent examples include incorporating Greek/Classical architecture, - [Yorkville Initiative, Illustrated History & Video](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/yorkville-initiative-and-illustrated-history/) - Advocacy YORKVILLE INITIATIVE & ILLUSTRATED HISTORY As a part of our holistic mission to preserve the many facets of neighborhood character, FRIENDS undertook a comprehensive study of historic Yorkville, the multi-cultural neighborhood that was home to waves of immigrants in the 19th and early-20th century. Our research culminated in the 2018 publication of Shaped by - [Payment Portal](https://friends-ues.org/young-friends/payment-portal/) - You can pay for Young FRIENDS Education Programs here. PAY HERE - [Education](https://friends-ues.org/education/) - Education School Programs Our architectural education outreach began in 1995 with our Building Fun program. Children are taught how to “read” a building. Our young architects learn about materials, architectural elements, and the history of their school neighborhood. In our Landmarks & Preservation program, they study local landmarks and historic districts as they discover the story - [Ambassador of the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/programs/ambassador-ues/) - Programs AMBASSADOR OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE It was a festive and spirited evening as FRIENDS of the Upper East Side gathered to present the 2025 Ambassador of the Upper East Side Award to Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin. Honored for their shared dedication to the arts, culture, and preservation in New York City, the - [2025 Highlights](https://friends-ues.org/programs/2025-awards-ceremony/) - 2025 ANNUAL AWARDS On April 17, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side hosted our 2025 Annual Awards and Ceremony—a special evening honoring outstanding achievements in preservation, architecture, and advocacy in our neighborhood. This ceremony is traditionally held as a one-night-only experience and is not recorded. However, this year we made an exception to document the - [Advocacy](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/) - Advocacy PRESERVATION IN ACTION Since 1982 FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts has been dedicated to preserving and celebrating the architectural legacy, livability, and sense of place of the Upper East Side. Our advocacy goes beyond traditional historic preservation. We are also the leading voice for common-sense development on the Upper East Side. - [POPS: Privately Owned Public Spaces](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/pops-privately-owned-public-spaces/) - POPS: Privately-Owned Public Spaces Introduced in 1961, POPS is apart of the NYC's Zoning Resolution to help combat the high dense areas in the city. There are a total of 73 Privately Owned Public Spaces, also known as POPS or bonus plazas, on the Upper East Side. All of them were created by developers in - [Highlights from the Archive](https://friends-ues.org/about/friends-history/archive-highlights/) - About HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARCHIVE Below, you’ll find some highlights from 35+ years of FRIENDS’ work in the neighborhood. Newsletters Since 1982, Friends has been publishing informative, provocative and fun newsletters. Published throughout the year, we report on preservation issues affecting the Upper East Side, neighborhood history, events, and our work advocating for the protection - [LinkNYC 5G Towers](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/linknyc/) - Advocacy FIGHTING THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC SPACE - LINK5G TOWERS In 2022, the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) announced plans to restart its franchise agreement with CityBridge to continue the installation of LinkNYC kiosks throughout the city, but this time with three-story tall chrome 5G towers attached. This program was rolled out - [FAQs](https://friends-ues.org/faqs/) - Landmark Preservation Commission FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)? During the 1960s New York City saw a great deal of change in the Urban fabric such as the original Penn Station being demolished in 1963 and other now landmark buildings being threatened of meeting the same fate. It was - [Mid-Year Appeal](https://friends-ues.org/mid-year/) - FRIENDS DONATE - [Book Purchase](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/yorkville-initiative-and-illustrated-history/book-purchase/) - BUY THE BOOK SHAPED BY IMMIGRANTS: A HISTORY OF YORKVILLE Thank you for purchasing Shaped by Immigrants: A History of Yorkville. We aim to mail books out within three days of the order being placed. As a small organization, we do not have the capacity to process returns, therefore all sales are final. - [Email Zeynep](https://friends-ues.org/email-zeynep/) - Email Zeynep You can help us be the eyes and ears of the Upper East Side. Get in touch! FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 966 Lexington Avenue, 3E New York, NY 10021 T: 212-535-2526 info@friends-ues.org Δ - [Donate Now](https://friends-ues.org/donate-now/) - FRIENDS DONATE - [Email Nuha](https://friends-ues.org/email-nuha/) - Email Nuha You can help us be the eyes and ears of the Upper East Side. Get in touch! 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In case it's of help, here are some links to important parts of our website. - [Programs](https://friends-ues.org/programs/) - FRIENDS PROGRAMS Upcoming Events 03 May East Side Extra: Footloose: A virtual walk through the 1980s Upper East Side Read more 09 Oct East Side Extra: In Town/Out of Town Read more 17 Sep East Side Extra: The UES on Film Read more Read More East Side Extra Program Library 20 Nov 43rd Annual Meeting - [249 East 62nd Street](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/249-east-62nd-street/) - Past Challenges 249 EAST 62ND STREET (2017) New building under construction by Zeckendorf Development in 2022 Building Name: 249 East 62nd Street Architect: Rafael Vinoly Architects Developer: Inverlad/ Third Palm Capital Building Height (to roof): 510 feet Number of Stories: 32 Number of Units: 83 DOB Information: Click here. Project Information: Inverlad’s development at 249 - [Portfolio](https://friends-ues.org/portfolio/) - [Blood Center](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/blood-center/) - Ongoing Challenges NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER Building Name: New York Blood Center Building Address: 310 East 67th Street Architect: ENNEAD Developer: Longfellow Real Estate Partners Building Height: 334 feet Number of Stories: 16 Floor Height: 16-20 feet DCP Information: Click here. Project Information: The New York Blood Center released plans in October 2020 to demolish - [Home-video-test](https://friends-ues.org/home-video-test/) - 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Awards Welcome to FRIENDS' 2022 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. Click on the play button above anytime after 6:00pm, the ceremony will start promptly at 6:30pm. Enjoy! Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, founded in 1982, is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the - [Friends eNews](https://friends-ues.org/signup-enews/) - FRIENDS eNews Sign up! Get the latest news from FRIENDS straight to your inbox. We'll update you on new developments, public programming, advocacy efforts, and more! - [1059 Third Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/1059-third-avenue/) - Ongoing Challenges 1059 THIRD AVENUE Building Name: 1059 Third Avenue Architect: Manuel Glas Developer: Inverlad Building Height (to roof): 417 feet (466 to mechanicals) Number of Stories: 30 Number of Units: 67 DOB Information: Click here. Project Information: The nearly completed Manuel Glas design at 1059 Third Avenue first received its zoning approval in 2015. - [First Avenue Estates History](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/first-avenue-estates-history/) - Advocacy CITY AND SUBURBAN FIRST AVENUE ESTATE As of October 2019, the City and Suburban First Avenue Estate has been saved from demolition, thanks to a years-long, hard-fought battle waged by the LPC, our elected officials, and concerned preservation organizations like FRIENDS. The First Avenue Estate is a full-block complex built by the City and - [180 East 88th Street](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/180-east-88th-street/) - Recent Challenges 180 EAST 88TH STREET Building Name: 180 East 88th Street Architect: HTO Architects Developer: DDG Partners Building Height (to roof): 469 feet Number of Stories: 31 Number of Units: 48 DOB Information: Click here. Project Information: DDG Partners’ condominium tower on the corner of Third Avenue and East 88th Street is well underway - [Blood Center Sign Up](https://friends-ues.org/blood-center-sign-up/) - Blood Center/Longfellow Redevelopment Sign up! Get the latest news about the redevelopment of the Blood Center/Longfellow, and learn how you can make a difference! First Name Last Name Email * Select list(s) to subscribe to NY Blood Center Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Friends of the Upper East Side. (You can - [Carnegie Hill Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/about/carnegie-hill-hd/) - Historic Districts CARNEGIE HILL The Carnegie Hill Historic District comprises East 86th Street to East 98th Street, from Fifth to Lexington Avenues. The area has a distinctive topography, situated on a hill that creates a unique sense of place. The Carnegie Hill Historic District comprises East 86th Street to East 98th Street, from Fifth to - [Events](https://friends-ues.org/programs/events/) - Programs EVENTS Upcoming Past 24 Jun, 26 Past Exploring the Gilded Age Mansions Off Fifth Avenue Wednesday, 6:00 pm Often overlooked, the Gilded Age mansions off Fifth Avenue that still stand today now serve as private clubs, consulates, art galleries, and one… Read more 17 Jun, 26 Past Central Park—What’s Up North? Wednesday, 6:00 pm - [Challenging Overdevelopment](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/) - Advocacy Challenging Overdevelopment Sound zoning and land use policies that encourage reasonable development are essential to the preservation of the architectural legacy, livability and sense of place of the Upper East Side. In addition to advocating for sound zoning and land use policies that will encourage reasonable development, FRIENDS continues bring attention to its fight - [Zoom Backgrounds](https://friends-ues.org/support-us/zoom-backgrounds/) - Support Us ZOOM BACKGROUNDS If you miss the streets of the Upper East Side just as much as we do, you’ll love these Zoom Backgrounds we prepared for you! Just click on each image to download the file. Click here to learn how to enable the backgrounds on Zoom. Cherokee Apartments, 507-523 East 77th Street - [Hardenbergh / Rhinelander Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/about/hardenbergh-rhinelander-hd/) - Historic Districts HARDENBERGH / RHINELANDER The Hardenbergh/Rhinelander Historic District consists of six rowhouses and one “French Flats” building constructed in 1888-89 for the estate of William C. Rhinelander to the Northern Renaissance Revival style designs of architect Henry J. Hardenbergh. Located at the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and East 89th Street, these buildings are - [Park Avenue Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/about/park-avenue-hd/) - Historic Districts PARK AVENUE On Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the Park Avenue Historic District contains approximately 64 buildings and extends from the northeast corner of 79th Street to 91st Street. This broad thoroughfare is distinguished by greater-than-average width and landscaped malls that divide the avenue into multiple lanes of north- and south-bound automobile traffic. These - [Treadwell Farm](https://friends-ues.org/about/treadwell-farm-hd/) - Historic Districts TREADWELL FARM Treadwell Farm Historic District is one of New York’s oldest historic districts. The LPC designated it in 1967, two years after the Commission’s inception. The district encompasses East 61st and East 62nd Streets between Second and Third Avenues and was named for the Treadwell family, who owned the undeveloped land in - [Upper East Side Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/about/upper-east-side-hd/) - Historic Districts UPPER EAST SIDE The Upper East Side Historic District is one of New York City’s largest landmark districts. Designated in 1981, this district stretches along Fifth Avenue from 59th Street to 78th Street, and at certain points, as far east as Third Avenue. The neighborhood is synonymous with wealth and social standing. Since - [Metropolitan Museum Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/about/met-museum-hd/) - Historic Districts METROPOLITAN MUSEUM The Metropolitan Museum Historic District epitomizes the architectural development of the Upper East Side in a variety of architectural styles and building types ranging from later 19th-century brownstone houses to mid-20th century apartment buildings. The cosmopolitan Metropolitan Museum Historic District was designated in 1977 and runs along Fifth Avenue from 78th - [Henderson Place Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/about/henderson-place-hd/) - Historic Districts HENDERSON PLACE Designated in 1969, The Henderson Place Historic District is a tiny architectural gem tucked amidst the burgeoning city. Of the 32 houses originally built in 1881-82 by developer John C. Henderson for “persons of moderate means,” 24 survive. The houses were all designed by the architectural firm of Lamb & Rich, - [Email Heidi](https://friends-ues.org/email-heidi/) - Email Heidi You can help us be the eyes and ears of the Upper East Side. Get in touch! FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 966 Lexington Avenue, 3E New York, NY 10021 T: 212-535-2526 info@friends-ues.org Δ - [Report Neighborhood Issues](https://friends-ues.org/report-neighborhood-issues/) - Report Neighborhood Issues You can help us be the eyes and ears of the Upper East Side. Get in touch! FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 966 Lexington Avenue, 3E New York, NY 10021 T: 212-535-2526 info@friends-ues.org Δ - [Registration](https://friends-ues.org/young-friends/registration/) - Young Friends REGISTER NOW For more information or to register for Young FRIENDS Education Programs, please complete the form below or contact Director of Education Heidi Carey at hcarey@friends-ues.org or call 212-535-2526. Please leave this field empty. Δ - [FRIENDS History](https://friends-ues.org/about/friends-history/) - About FRIENDS HISTORY FRIENDS of the Upper East Side began as a group of volunteers interested in supporting preservation soon after the designation of the Upper East Side Historic District in 1981. The years that followed the adoption of the New York City Landmark’s Law were marked by the designation of numerous historic districts and - [News](https://friends-ues.org/news/) - FRIENDS NEWS Preserving Landmarks, Protecting Neighborhoods? Rethinking Transfer of Development Rights After City of Yes July 17, 2026 Advocacy Update, Challenging Overdevelopment, Development Alert, In the News, LPC, News, Planning & Zoning Two years after the City of Yes zoning changes were adopted, their impact is no longer theoretical—it is beginning to reshape the Upper - [Positions & Testimony](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/positions-testimony/) - Advocacy POSITIONS & TESTIMONY The Preservation Committee at FRIENDS reviews every Upper East Side Certificate of Appropriateness item before the Landmarks Preservation Commission, offering advisory testimony at each public hearing. Hearings range from the review of small items such as window replacements in buildings located in one of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, to - [Planning and Zoning for Livable Neighborhoods](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/planning-and-zoning-for-livable-neighborhoods/) - Advocacy PLANNING & ZONING FOR LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS As the Upper East Side faces rapid change, stimulated in part by the opening of the Second Avenue Subway in 2017, as well as the phenomenon of the “supertalls” looming to our south, FRIENDS is dedicated to fighting for sound development across the entire neighborhood. In 2015, FRIENDS - [Marx Brothers / Co-Op Tech Project](https://friends-ues.org/advocacy/challenging-overdevelopment/marx-brothers-co-op/) - Ongoing Challenges MARX BROTHERS / CO-OP TECH PROJECT Building Name: 321 East 96th Street Architect: Perkins Eastman Developer: Avalon Bay and Educational Construction Fund Building Height (to roof): 710 feet Number of Stories: 68 (approximately) Number of Units: 1,100 (approximately) DOB Information: Click here. Project Information: Avalon Bay and the Educational Construction Fund have proposed - [Curriculum Offerings](https://friends-ues.org/young-friends/curriculum-offerings/) - Curriculum Offerings Program 1: Building Fun Basics One hour-long session designed for Preschool and Kindergarten students Building Fun Basics aims to introduce young children to the art of looking and understanding the built environment. The one-hour session begins with a classroom activity. We will bring in samples of real building materials to teach students ## Testimonials - [1st Grade Teacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/1st-grade-teacher/) - Your lessons, discussions, and models were perfectly leveled to our Class I boys. It brought the neighborhood into the classroom. Our study was greatly enhanced though your guidance and wealth of information! - [2nd Grade Teacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/2nd-grade-teacher-3/) - The program created an architectural and artistic link as students learned about local architecture and the importance of preservation. - [1st/2nd Grade Teacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/1st-2nd-grade-teacher/) - What a wonderful resource you all are! This added depth and meaning to our study of Yorkville. The program was wonderfully managed too! - [2nd Grade Teacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/2nd-grade-teacher-2/) - Thank you for the amazing program- my class really enjoyed their time and we definitely want to participate next year. It was fabulous how your program fit into our social studies curriculum, and I wish we could add MORE sessions! - [2nd Grade Teacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/2nd-grade-teacher/) - My students have been learning what it means to be a ‘city kid’. Part of this is knowing and recognizing what is around us! - [1st Grade eacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/1st-grade-eacher/) - I loved doing the scavenger hunt for architectural elements. My students have been down these blocks hundreds of times but now they see them in a whole new way. - [Visual Arts Coordinator](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/visual-arts-coordinator/) - Thank you for all of the wonderful experiences you’ve given to our students and teachers this year. The girls have acquired an appreciation for their immediate neighborhood because of your knowledge. - [3rd Grade Teacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/3rd-grade-teacher/) - I loved the program, especially the building of students’ vocabulary and the application of it to the real world! - [4th Grade Teacher](https://friends-ues.org/testimonial/4th-grade-teacher/) - Being able to take a walking tour of the neighborhood really brought history to life and made it real for my students. They could see the real places immigrants lived and worked. (Yorkville Immigration) ## Events - [Central Park—What’s Up North?](https://friends-ues.org/event/central-park-whats-up-north/) - Join FRIENDS and tour guide Ginny Poleman for a walking tour of the less-populated northern end of Central Park—a quiet, peaceful respite from the city’s sights and sounds. This area has also seen the park’s most recent renovations, featuring all-new facilities. We’ll explore the North End’s manmade waterfalls, the beautiful formal Conservatory Garden, and the - [Exploring the Gilded Age Mansions Off Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/event/exploring-the-gilded-age-mansions-off-fifth-avenue/) - Often overlooked, the Gilded Age mansions off Fifth Avenue that still stand today now serve as private clubs, consulates, art galleries, and one as the Ralph Lauren men’s flagship store. Join FRIENDS and tour guide Ginny Poleman for a walking tour and hear stories about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s home with his mother, Jack Astor’s - [44th Annual Meeting and Awards--sold out](https://friends-ues.org/event/awards2026/) - Sotheby’s Breuer lobby gallery, featuring works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein. Photography by Stefan Ruiz. Courtesy of Sotheby’s. SOLD OUT Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. It always is a - [Upstairs Downstairs](https://friends-ues.org/event/upstairs-downstairs/) - This walking tour with FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal examines the Upper East Side in all its variety, from the finest tree-lined blocks adjoining Central Park to First Avenue. After viewing a select group of gilded era mansions and clubhouses, we head east, inspecting somewhat humbler carriage houses once occupied by horses, grooms and - ["Our Crowd" in Carnegie Hill](https://friends-ues.org/event/our-crowd-in-carnegie-hill/) - Since the end of the 19th century, many elite Jewish families have called Carnegie Hill home. Join FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal for a walk through their historic neighborhood, stopping to consider the distinguished residences they inhabited, the synagogues where they worshiped, and the important cultural institutions they launched. Highlights include both familiar and - [Yorkville: Northeast Exposure](https://friends-ues.org/event/yorkville-northeast-exposure/) - This new walking tour with FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal examines the far East 80s and 90s. Heading east from Second Avenue, we’ll discover hidden gems in and around the (new) mayor’s residence in Carl Schurz Park, including late 19th century apartment houses that recall Yorkville’s German roots, a 1929 home for the “aged,” - [On/Off Park](https://friends-ues.org/event/on-off-park/) - Join FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal for a stroll up Park Avenue. Learn how electrification of the New York Central Railroad in 1906 led to an extraordinarily varied building boom, including a late wave of neoclassical mansions, as well as important churches and distinctive apartment buildings. Likely highlights include the Colony Club, which relocated - [Grolier Club Private Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/grolier-club-private-tour/) - Join FRIENDS for a special private tour of the Grolier Club. Founded in 1884, the Grolier Club is America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. Named for Jean Grolier (1489/90–1565), the Renaissance collector renowned for sharing his library with friends, the Club’s mission is to promote “the study, collecting, - [An Illustrated Book Talk with Matthew White on "New York Minute: Public Clocks That Make the City Tick"](https://friends-ues.org/event/an-illustrated-book-talk-with-matthew-white-on-new-york-minute-public-clocks-that-make-the-city-tick/) - Join us on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, for a special book event with author Matthew White, as he discusses his latest publication, New York Minute: Public Clocks That Make The City Tick (Abbeville Press, 2025). The book examines New York City’s public clocks and their role in shaping daily life before personal timepieces became widespread. - [Architecture by the Water's Edge](https://friends-ues.org/event/architecture-by-the-waters-edge/) - Join FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal for a walking tour along the Upper East Side’s eastern edge. The tour begins near John Jay Park and concludes inside Carl Schurz Park, exploring the area’s history, development, and architectural highlights. Along the way, we’ll visit notable landmarks such as the Cherokee Apartments, the Junior League Hotel, - [Book Talk: A Conversation with the Author of "Servant of Beauty"](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-a-conversation-with-the-author-of-servant-of-beauty-2/) - Join us on October 8, 2025, for a special book event with historian and FRIENDS Board of Advisors member Anthony C. Wood, as he discusses his latest publication, Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love, and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025). In conversation with Ronda Wist, Vice President of - [Art Deco on the Upper East Side: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/art-deco-on-the-upper-east-side-a-walking-tour-3/) - The Upper East Side maintains an aura of conservative respectability, and perhaps as a result never attracted as much Art Deco flash as other areas in New York City. Nevertheless, tucked among the Beaux-Arts town houses and sedate neo-Georgian apartment buildings, the neighborhood has some remarkable examples by some of the city’s best architects of - [A Walk in the Woodlands](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-walk-in-the-woodlands/) - Central Park's designer Frederick Law Olmsted said, "It is the one great Purpose of the Park to supply to tired workers a specimen of God's handiwork that shall be to them, inexpensively, what a month of the Adirondacks is, at great cost, to those in easier circumstances." We'll explore the North Woods, Central Park's largest - [Mayor Adams’ Dangerous Ballot Measures, and Why You Should Vote NO in November](https://friends-ues.org/event/mayor-adams-dangerous-ballot-measures-and-why-you-should-vote-no-in-november/) - Image courtesy of Village Preservation FRIENDS of the Upper East Side is co-sponsoring an upcoming webinar with Andrew Berman, Executive Director of Village Preservation, who will explain the significant impacts of several proposed ballot measures—and why all New Yorkers should be concerned. He'll also discuss how you can take action! A Q&A will follow. Mayor - [Rockefeller University Campus Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/rockefeller-university-campus-walking-tour/) - Join FRIENDS and George Candler, AIA, Associate Vice President for Planning and Construction at Rockefeller University, for a special walking tour of the university’s campus—one of the most compelling examples of mid-century modern design on the Upper East Side. Architects Harrison & Abramovitz, along with landscape architect Daniel Kiley, brought a masterful approach to the - [The Heart of the Park](https://friends-ues.org/event/heart-of-the-park/) - Explore the "heart of the Park" with FRIENDS, Landmark West!, and former Central Park Conservancy guide Catherine Fredman. From Inventor's Gate at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street to Strawberry Fields at 72nd Street and Central Park West, we'll walk through "the heart of the Park" and learn the stories behind some of Central Park's greatest - [Modern & Contemporary Architecture on Roosevelt Island](https://friends-ues.org/event/modern-contemporary-architecture-on-roosevelt-island/) - Join FRIENDS and John Arbuckle (Assoc. AIA, President of DOCOMOMO US/New York Tri-State) for a walking tour exploring the rich layers of modern and contemporary architecture on Roosevelt Island. This tour will begin with Nelson Rockefeller’s ambitious efforts to redevelop the island, previously occupied by institutions such as the New York City Lunatic Asylum serving the - [Ambassador of the Upper East Side Award](https://friends-ues.org/event/2025-award-dinner/) - Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side as we honor Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin with the 2025 Ambassador of the Upper East Side Award. FRIENDS recognizes Mr. Keesee, a philanthropist, banker, and art collector, and Mr. Keigwin, a choreographer and artistic director, for their many contributions to the arts, culture, and preservation in New York - [Yorkville’s Historic Affordable Housing Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/yorkvilles-historic-affordable-housing-walking-tour/) - Yorkville, NYC_A.Day1_04.09.17 In conjunction with HDC’s 2025 Conference, Challenges and Opportunities for Historic Affordable Housing, join HDC and FRIENDS of the Upper East Side for a walking tour focused on Yorkville’s affordable and progressive housing history. Yorkville’s immigrant history made the neighborhood a laboratory for “Model Tenements,” “French Flats,” and “Light Court Tenements.” These experimental - [Carnegie Hill Moderns](https://friends-ues.org/event/carnegie-hill-moderns/) - Join FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal on a walking tour of Carnegie Hill. Our route includes many notable mid-to-late 20th century structures, including a number of stylish apartment buildings and houses of worship. Learn how the neighborhood continued to evolve after the Gilded Age and the roaring 20s, viewing works by such modern architects - [Upper Fifth](https://friends-ues.org/event/upper-fifth/) - The north blocks of Fifth Avenue are a quasi-institutional acropolis, a cluster of museums and medical organizations that settled on Central Park at the start of the 20th century. Join FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal on a walking tour featuring these distinguished edifices, including the Academy of Medicine, the Heckscher Foundation for Children (now - [43rd Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/event/awards2025/) - Image: Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC. A terra cotta grotesque at 1000 Park Avenue clutching a representation of nearby Park Avenue Christian Church, formerly South Dutch Reformed Church. Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East - [2025 Mayoral Candidates Forum with Preservation Organizations](https://friends-ues.org/event/2025-mayoral-candidates-forum-with-preservation-organizations/) - Image credit: Beyond My Ken, via Wikimedia Commons FRIENDS of the Upper East Side and fellow preservation organizations across the city will be holding a forum with 2025 mayoral candidates to discuss their positions on issues of concern to the preservation community. Be sure to attend to learn more about where these candidates stand and - [Yorkville: Housing Laboratory](https://friends-ues.org/event/yorkville-housing-laboratory-with-lucie-levine/) - Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side for an illustrated webinar with historian Lucie Levine exploring Yorkville’s history as a testing ground for affordable and progressive housing schemes. Yorkville, with its rich immigrant history, is a repository of “Model Tenements” and forward-thinking experiments in workers’ housing. The “French Flats” and “Light Court Tenements,” which were - [Upper East Side Modern Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/upper-east-side-modern-walking-tour/) - Join FRIENDS and John Arbuckle (Assoc. AIA, President of DOCOMOMO US/New York Tri-State) for a walking tour exploring important examples of Modern architecture amidst the celebrated array of Beaux Arts, Colonial Revival, and other landmarks of the Upper East Side. Discover Modern highlights in the East 60s and 70s, both in and near the Upper - [Good, Bad & Merely Acceptable: A Look at Upper East Side POPS](https://friends-ues.org/event/good-bad-merely-acceptable-a-look-at-upper-east-side-pops/) - Since 1961, incentive zoning has left an indelible mark on Manhattan’s skyline. While commonly associated with Midtown, the Upper East Side also features seventy-five late twentieth-century buildings incorporating Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS), often overlooked and underutilized. Join FRIENDS and architectural historian Matt Postal on a walking tour examining this zoning program's mixed legacy. See - [Newport & Stained Glass: La Farge, Tiffany and More](https://friends-ues.org/event/newport-stained-glass-la-farge-tiffany-and-more/) - Join us for "Newport and Stained Glass: La Farge, Tiffany and More," a presentation by Richard Guy Wilson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Architectural History at University of Virginia and longtime Director of the Newport Summer School! A major American design creation in the later 19th century was the stained glass window. The work of John - [East Harlem Walking Tour: A Journey Through Architecture, Culture, and History](https://friends-ues.org/event/east-harlem-walking-tour-a-journey-through-architecture-culture-and-history/) - Join FRIENDS and Save Harlem Now! for a walking tour through the vibrant streets of East Harlem, led by Save Harlem Now! Executive Director Claudette Brady. Discover the rich architectural and cultural tapestry of "El Barrio," exploring its enduring legacy and vibrant present. Immerse yourself in the diverse influences that have shaped East Harlem, from - [She Built NYC: A social and architectural history of women's institutions on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/she-built-nyc-a-social-and-architectural-history-of-womens-institutions-on-the-upper-east-side/) - Join FRIENDS for a fascinating walking tour with historian Lucie Levine, exploring the social and architectural history of women's institutions on the Upper East Side. Since the 19th century, the Upper East Side has been a hub for women's empowerment. From exclusive clubs and schools to political institutions and professional associations, this historic neighborhood has - [A "Working" Tour of Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-working-tour-of-yorkville/) - Join FRIENDS for a captivating series of walking tours that delve into the rich history and diverse cultures of Yorkville. Join historian Matt Postal for a look at the history of commerce in Yorkville. Our route considers structures that once employed and represented workers, as well as significant century-old businesses. Highlights include historic stores, signage, - [Yorkville and the Arts](https://friends-ues.org/event/yorkville-and-the-arts/) - Join FRIENDS for a captivating series of walking tours that delve into the rich history and diverse cultures of Yorkville. From Vaudeville to Color Field abstraction, this walking tour of the East 80s and 90s with historian Matt Postal visits sites associated with leading American artists, entertainers, and writers. Highlights include artists residences and studios, - [Educating Yorkville: Reading, Writing, and Psychoanalysis](https://friends-ues.org/event/educating-yorkville-reading-writing-and-psychoanalysis/) - Join FRIENDS for a captivating series of walking tours that delve into the rich history and diverse cultures of Yorkville. This walking tour with historian Matt Postal considers often unnoticed mid-block structures, including public and private institutions designed in various architectural styles. Learn about how these organizations served Yorkville’s growing immigrant community and how these - [A Feminist Walk Through Harlem](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-feminist-walk-through-harlem/) - Celebrating Remarkable Women How do we honor Black and Latina women? How do we preserve their legacy? 2020 marks the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage, but Black women’s contributions to the movement largely go uncelebrated, and most Black women in America could not vote until 1965. As the city and the nation confront issues of representation - [Virtual Talk: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity--Impacts on Upper East & Upper West Sides](https://friends-ues.org/event/city-of-yes-for-housing-opportunity-impacts-on-upper-east-west-sides/) - Under Mayor Adams' guidance, the New York City Department of City Planning has proposed a suite of zoning changes under the umbrella of “City of Yes.” Intended to “modernize and update our city’s zoning regulations to support small businesses, create affordable housing and promote sustainability,” this initiative comes in three parts: Zoning for Carbon Neutrality (already passed), - [Farther East](https://friends-ues.org/event/farther-east/) - Join FRIENDS for an exciting new series of walking tours that explore the rich legacy of modernist architecture and design on the Upper East Side. Starting in the 1930s, the blocks north of Rockefeller University in the East 60s and East 70s were transformed by waves of new construction. From Gothic Deco and International Style - [Grit & Glamour: Southeast Moderns](https://friends-ues.org/event/grit-glamour-southeast-moderns/) - Join FRIENDS for an exciting new series of walking tours that explore the rich legacy of modernist architecture and design on the Upper East Side. This often-ignored corner of the Upper East Side contains an intriguing collection of modern institutions and apartment houses. Led by architectural historian Matt Postal, our meandering itinerary considers structures distinguished - [Lenox Hill Moderns](https://friends-ues.org/event/lenox-hill-moderns/) - Join FRIENDS for an exciting new series of walking tours that explore the rich legacy of modernist architecture and design on the Upper East Side. From the Art Deco era to Postmodernism, architectural historian Matt Postal will lead a lively and varied walking tour of the East 60s and 70s, highlighting overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated - [42nd Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/event/awards2024/) - Image: Jill Gill. Lascoff Pharmacy-Lexington Avenue at 82nd Street, until 13 July 2012. Watercolor and ink, 14x17 inches © 2013 Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. It always is a wonderful spring night, - [Virtual talk: Artful Interiors of the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/virtual-talk-artful-interiors-of-the-upper-east-side/) - JOIN US on February 21, 2024 for "Artful Interiors of the Upper East Side" with architectural historian Matt Postal. From the Aesthetic Movement of the Victorian era to Abstract Expression, this illustrated talk celebrates the design and decoration of Upper East Side interiors that feature memorable murals, sculptures and stained glass, by such artistic masters - [Book Talk: Fifth Avenue--Architecture and Society](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-fifth-avenue-architecture-and-society/) - JOIN US on February 29th, 2024 for a virtual book talk by architectural historian Professor Mosette Broderick based on her new publication, Fifth Avenue: Architecture and Society -- A History of America's Street of Dreams (Unicorn, 2024). The book traces the history and development of Fifth Avenue, one of the most remarkable thoroughfares in the world - [City of Yes? with NYC Planning Expert George Janes](https://friends-ues.org/event/city-of-yes-with-nyc-planning-expert-george-janes/) - JOIN FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and LANDMARK WEST! on January 18th, 2024 at 6:00 pm as we host zoning expert George Janes to better understand the scope of the City of Yes and the specific impacts they will have on the Upper East and Upper West Sides. Under Mayor Adam’s guidance, the New - [Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/event/jacob-wrey-mould-and-the-artful-beauty-of-central-park/) - JOIN US on January 24th, 2024 for a virtual talk by Francis R. Kowsky based on his new publication, with Lucille Gordon, Hell on Color, Sweet on Song: Jacob Wrey Mould and the Artful Beauty of Central Park. Containing previously unpublished biographical material, the book sheds new light on the life and work of Jacob - [Twentieth Century Moderns: East 70s and 80s](https://friends-ues.org/event/twentieth-century-moderns-east-70s-and-80s/) - Join FRIENDS for an exciting new series of walking tours led by veteran tour guide and architectural historian Matthew Postal, exploring the rich legacy of modernist architecture and design on the Upper East Side. Of the various architectural styles that left their mark on the Upper East Side, buildings dating from after 1930 are frequently - [Twentieth Century Moderns: The East 60s](https://friends-ues.org/event/twentieth-century-moderns-the-east-60s/) - Join FRIENDS for an exciting new series of walking tours that explore the rich legacy of modernist architecture and design on the Upper East Side. Led by veteran tour guide and architectural historian Matthew Postal, our first walking tour will highlight important mid-century modern and postmodern works by such trailblazing architects as William Lescaze, Paul - [Guided tour of the James B. Duke House](https://friends-ues.org/event/guided-tour-of-the-james-b-duke-house/) - Join us for a special guided visit to The James B. Duke House, a landmark Fifth Avenue town home built in 1912 by Horace Trumbauer and his chief designer, Julian Francis Abele, who modeled the design on the Château Labottière, an 18th century hôtel particulier in Bordeaux. The mansion has been home to the Institute - [Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/roosevelt-island-lighthouse-tour/) - Join FRIENDS and architect Thomas A. Fenniman for a tour of the newly restored Roosevelt Island Lighthouse, recipient of the FRIENDS 2023 Rehabilitation Award. Completed in 2022 after a years-long project initiated by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, the rehabilitation of the Roosevelt Island lighthouse by Thomas Fenniman and his team reflects a true preservation - [Tour the Park Avenue Armory, New York's Cultural Giant](https://friends-ues.org/event/tour-the-park-avenue-armory-new-yorks-cultural-giant/) - Join FRIENDS for a special guided tour of the Park Avenue Armory on June 20th, to learn about the history of the building, its preservation, and ongoing campaigns to restore the bold, red brick edifice and its interior spaces. The Armory, designed by Charles W. Clinton and completed in 1881 to house the 7th National - [2022 Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/event/2022-ambassador-to-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner-2/) - “For one addicted to New York, working here is endlessly fascinating. How can you imagine playing golf when you could be wrestling with developers and politicians over the future of the most interesting place on the planet?” Kent Barwick is the quintessential civic agitator, preservationist, public servant, and New Yorker. The impact of his civic - [41st Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/event/awards2023/) - Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. It always is a wonderful spring night, where our members learn about FRIENDS' activities the prior year and are treated to stories and remarks from the year's - [Fact and Fiction about the 12FAR Cap: A Talk by George Janes](https://friends-ues.org/event/fact-and-fiction-about-the-12far-cap-a-talk-by-george-janes/) - Maps showing a comparison of areas with highest residential densities and highest land values. These are the areas that would be first impacted by lifting the 12 FAR cap. Image by George Janes. For the fourth time in recent years, there is an active proposal at the highest level of state government to lift the - ["Beyond the Bricks" Neighborhood Walk January 14th, 2023](https://friends-ues.org/event/beyond-the-bricks-neighborhood-walk-january-14th-2023/) - Join FRIENDS, Art on the Ave, and Manhattan Sideways on January 14th for a neighborhood stroll to discover some of the sites featured in our exhibition BEYOND THE BRICKS. The walking tour will begin at our temporary gallery space, upstairs at 966 Lexington Avenue, and then continue through the East 70s and 80s, visiting some - ["Beyond the Bricks" Walking Tour January 11th, 2023](https://friends-ues.org/event/beyond-the-bricks-walking-tour-january-11th-2023/) - Join FRIENDS, Art on the Ave, and Manhattan Sideways on January 11th for a neighborhood stroll to discover some of the sites featured in our exhibition BEYOND THE BRICKS. The walking tour will begin at our temporary gallery space, upstairs at 966 Lexington Avenue, and then continue through the East 70s and 80s visiting some - ["Beyond the Bricks" Walking Tour January 4th, 2023](https://friends-ues.org/event/beyond-the-bricks-walking-tour-january-4th-2023/) - Join FRIENDS, Art on the Ave, and Manhattan Sideways on January 4th for a neighborhood stroll to discover some of the sites featured in our exhibition BEYOND THE BRICKS. The walking tour will begin at our temporary gallery space, upstairs at 966 Lexington Avenue, and then continue through the East 70s and 80s visiting some - ["Beyond the Bricks" Walking Tour December 20](https://friends-ues.org/event/beyond-the-bricks-walking-tour-december-20/) - Join FRIENDS and Art on the Ave on December 20 for a neighborhood stroll to discover some of the sites featured in our exhibition BEYOND THE BRICKS. The walking tour will begin at our temporary gallery space, upstairs at 966 Lexington Avenue, and then continue through the East 70s and 80s visiting some of the - ["Beyond the Bricks" Launch Event](https://friends-ues.org/event/beyond-the-bricks-launch-event/) - Join us on November 16th for light refreshments and a complimentary cocktail to celebrate the launch of BEYOND THE BRICKS - a project that highlights the Upper East Side's vibrant small business culture, neighborhood history, and talented local artists. WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 16 | 6 TO 8 PM RYAN'S DAUGHTER | 350 EAST 85TH STREET - [Fifth Avenue: From the East 70s to the East 90s](https://friends-ues.org/event/fifth-avenue-from-the-east-70s-to-the-east-90s/) - Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park presents an in-depth exploration of architecture along one of the world’s most iconic streets: New York City’s fabled Fifth Avenue. Through six fact-filled walking tours, this accessible illustrated guide takes readers along the entire length of Fifth Avenue, studying its architecture block by block, building by - [Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park](https://friends-ues.org/event/fifth-avenue-from-washington-square-to-marcus-garvey-park/) - Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park presents an in-depth exploration of architecture along one of the world’s most iconic streets: New York City’s fabled Fifth Avenue. Through six fact-filled walking tours, this accessible illustrated guide takes readers along the entire length of Fifth Avenue, studying its architecture block by block, building by - [Society Moves Uptown - Part 3](https://friends-ues.org/event/society-moves-uptown-part-3/) - How the Gilded Age Found the Upper East Side As part of our celebration of FRIENDS’ 40th Anniversary, we will be hosting a special series of walking tours focused on the northward growth that took place as the Upper East Side developed. In a three-part tour series, starting downtown and moving northward, we will trace - [Society Moves Uptown - Part 2](https://friends-ues.org/event/society-moves-uptown-part-2/) - How the Gilded Age Found the Upper East Side As part of our celebration of FRIENDS’ 40th Anniversary, we will be hosting a special series of walking tours focused on the northward growth that took place as the Upper East Side developed. In a three-part tour series, starting downtown and moving northward, we will trace - [Society Moves Uptown - Part 1](https://friends-ues.org/event/society-moves-uptown-part-1/) - How the Gilded Age Found the Upper East Side As part of our celebration of FRIENDS’ 40th Anniversary, we will be hosting a special series of walking tours focused on the northward growth that took place as the Upper East Side developed. In a three-part tour series, starting downtown and moving northward, we will trace - [Book Talk: Ottman & Company](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-ottman-company/) - New York’s Meatpacking District is now known for its trendy boutiques, chi chi restaurants, avantgarde art galleries and the Highline, but for over a hundred years it was the center of the meatpacking industry within the greater Metropolitan area. Jacquie Ottman, a fifth-generation member of the Ottman family whose storied meat-purveying firm supplied New York’s - [2022 Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner](https://friends-ues.org/event/2022-ambassador-to-the-upper-east-side-award-dinner/) - “For one addicted to New York, working here is endlessly fascinating. How can you imagine playing golf when you could be wrestling with developers and politicians over the future of the most interesting place on the planet?” Kent Barwick is the quintessential civic agitator, preservationist, public servant, and New Yorker. The impact of his civic - [Book Talk: Before Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-before-central-park/) - With more than eight hundred sprawling green acres in the middle of one of the world’s densest cities, Central Park is an urban masterpiece. But before it became a model for city parks worldwide, the land was the site of farms, businesses, churches, wars, and burial grounds – and home to many different kinds of - [Zero Emission: Passive House Principles on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/zero-emission-passive-house-principles-on-the-upper-east-side/) - Passive House projects are quickly becoming the gold standard of sustainability, with many projects popping up throughout the city. But what does it actually mean? FRIENDS has invited engineers Lois Arena, Director of Passive House Services at Steven Winter Associates, and Ben Igoe, owner of CTS Builders to talk about passive house principles and how - [200 Years of Parks: Celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted Zoom](https://friends-ues.org/event/200-years-of-parks-celebrating-frederick-law-olmsted-zoom/) - April 26, 2022 marks Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th Birthday. Olmsted, credited with inventing the profession of Landscape Architecture in the United States, was a consummate advocate for public space, accessible greenery and the democratization of beauty. In honor of his bicentennial, FRIENDS will be hosting two programs, an in-person walking tour in Central Park, and - [200 Years of Parks: Celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/200-years-of-parks-celebrating-frederick-law-olmsted-tour/) - April 26, 2022 marks Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th Birthday. Olmsted, credited with inventing the profession of Landscape Architecture in the United States, was a consummate advocate for public space, accessible greenery and the democratization of beauty. In honor of his bicentennial, FRIENDS will be hosting two programs, an in-person walking tour in Central Park, and - [40th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/event/40th-anniversary-annual-meeting-and-awards/) - Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. It always is a wonderful spring night, where our members learn about FRIENDS' activities the prior year and are treated to stories and remarks from the year's - [Behind the Scenes: The Gilded Age](https://friends-ues.org/event/behind-the-scenes-the-gilded-age/) - Join us for an exclusive look at the HBO hit, THE GILDED AGE. Production Designer Bob Shaw and Location Manager Lauri Pitkus will join Lorna Nowvé, Interim Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council, and Rachel Levy, Executive Director of the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, as they explore the extensive research and - [Horsing Around the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/horsing-around-the-upper-east-side/) - For most of its history, New York was a horse-powered city, and some of New York’s most powerful citizens kept their horses on the Upper East Side. Residents such as Joseph Pulitzer, William C. Whitney, and Edward Harkness turned to such illustrious architects as Richard Morris Hunt and James Gamble Rogers to design private carriage - [Book Talk: Names of New York](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-names-of-new-york/) - In place-names lie stories. That’s the truth that animates this fascinating journey through the names of New York City’s streets and parks, boroughs and bridges, playgrounds and neighborhoods. In his newest book Names of New York, geographer and writer Joshua Jelly-Schapiro explores the power of naming to shape experience and our sense of place, and - [Celebrating 150 Years of Emery Roth, Architect of Our City](https://friends-ues.org/event/celebrating-150-years-of-emery-roth-architect-of-our-city/) - Emery Roth, born in 1871, was an architect and Hungarian-Jewish immigrant to New York. Roth designed many of the New York City hotels and apartment buildings that defined the 1920s and 1930s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details to create the decorative streetscapes we know and love, from The Shenandoah in Sheridan Square to the - [The Art of Walking Manhattan Sideways](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-art-of-walking-manhattan-sideways/) - The flood of gratitude and appreciation for Betsy Bober Polivy's first book, Walking Manhattan Sideways inspired her to begin working on another book this past spring. In addition to shining a light on many more scrumptious restaurants, splendid neighborhood bars, and one-of-a-kind shops that have survived on the side streets for decades, The Art of - [A City In Good Taste: Elsie de Wolfe’s New York](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-city-in-good-taste-elsie-de-wolfes-new-york/) - The Native New Yorker and society doyenne Elsie de Wolfe (1859-1950), is credited with creating the profession of interior design. Her first commission was The Colony Club, and her clients included Ann Morgan and Henry Clay Frick. Designing for the rarefied social strata in which she moved, Wolfe’s tastes helped usher modern design into New - [Back to School](https://friends-ues.org/event/back-to-school/) - Now that NYC students are returning to the classroom, FRIENDS is going Back to School on the Upper East Side, offering a look at the educational institutions that serve our neighborhood, and shape our city. On this virtual tour led by Historian Lucie Levine, we’ll discover the role that educational institutions have played in the - [2021 Ambassadors to the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/2021-ambassadors-to-the-upper-east-side/) - Celebration with FRIENDS Since 2004, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side has gathered friends and supporters for a fall gala in celebration of our essential work as curators and stewards of the architecture, livability, and sense of place of the Upper East Side. We have been fortunate to honor quintessential New Yorkers with connections to - [Putting People in the Buildings: Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/putting-the-people-in-the-building-yorkville/) - What can a building tell us about a neighborhood? This year, we’re undertaking a special research project to help us find out. Building on the work we presented in our 2018 book, Shaped by Immigrants: a History of Yorkville, FRIENDS is continuing our research into the immigrant history of the neighborhood. This time, we are - [Book Talk: Saving Stuyvesant Town](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-saving-stuyvesant-town/) - Preservation can mean saving architectural treasures. It can also mean saving and supporting communities by keeping people in their homes, and keeping those homes affordable. Some of the most tenacious battles in New York’s preservation history have been between community activists and real estate developers around the price and availability of middle-income housing. The largest - [Can You Imagine: A Look at Never-Built projects on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/can-you-imagine-a-look-at-never-built-projects-on-the-upper-east-side/) - What if you could drive right up to the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or live in a floating residential community suspended 25 feet over Roosevelt Island? These are all questions asked and answered in un-built architectural plans for the Upper East Side. For decades, architects and planners, from municipal designers to the - [The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-barbizon-the-hotel-that-set-women-free/) - If you arrive in New York with a suitcase and a dream, where do you stay? For ambitious, mid-20th century women, the most coveted address was 140 East 63rd Street, the Barbizon Hotel. Famously home to such luminaries as Joan Didion, Grace Kelly and Sylvia Plath, the Barbizon served as a launch-pad for some of - [Book Talk: Walking Manhattan Sideways](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-walking-manhattan-sideways/) - In 2011, Betsy Bober Polivy had the crazy idea to walk the entire original Manhattan Grid — from 1st Street to 155th. It took six years traversing the streets from the East River to the Hudson as she was documenting each business, meeting the owners, and listening to their stories. It was a marvelous adventure. - [38th Annual Meeting and Awards](https://friends-ues.org/event/38th-annual-awards/) - Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. It usually is a wonderful spring night, where our members learn about FRIENDS' activities the prior year and are treated to stories and remarks from the year's - [Believe Me](https://friends-ues.org/event/believe-me/) - The Lost Voice of Mary L. Booth Designer and author Tricia Foley, who has published 12 books on lifestyle and design has turned her experience as a former magazine editor and author to search for the untold life story of Mary L. Booth. A woman both of and ahead of her time, this nineteenth century - [Ada Louise Huxtable’s New York](https://friends-ues.org/event/ada-louise-huxtables-new-york/) - March 14, 2021 marks what would be Ada Louise Huxtable’s 100th birthday. Huxtable (1921-2013), a native New Yorker, was a pioneer in architectural criticism, and a champion of livable cities. As the first full-time architecture critic at a major American Newspaper (The New York Times created the position specifically for her in 1963), she won - [Door-to-Door](https://friends-ues.org/event/door-to-door/) - A Virtual Look at New York’s Posh Portals Grand entrances always make a statement. That’s especially true at New York’s most elegant and illustrious apartment buildings, where posh entrance portals offer residents a sense of home, denote a building’s grandeur and elegance, and add visual interest to the streetscape. In his new book, Posh Portals: - [From Park Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/event/from-park-avenue-to-pennsylvania-avenue/) - A Presidential View of the Upper East Side Ahead of Presidents Day, as a new president settles into Washington, FRIENDS takes a Presidential view of the Upper East Side. On this virtual tour of the neighborhood with Architectural Historian Matt Postal, we’ll discover the homes and haunts of past presidents and their families. From Grant - [New Year, Old World: Gilded Grandeur on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/new-year-old-world-gilded-grandeur-on-the-upper-east-side/) - Looking for some grandeur this New Year? Join FRIENDS to revel in the architectural glory of the lost Gilded Age mansions of Fifth Avenue. On this virtual tour with Architect Gary Lawrance, we’ll make our way down what was once known as ‘Millionaire’s Row,’ revisiting the sites of the George J. Gould Mansion, the William - [Book Talk: "It’s a Helluva Town: Joan K. Davidson, the J.M. Kaplan Fund, and the Fight for a Better New York"](https://friends-ues.org/event/book-talk-its-a-helluva-town-joan-k-davidson-the-j-m-kaplan-fund-and-the-fight-for-a-better-new-york/) - This is the story of Joan K. Davidson and the J.M. Kaplan Fund, New York’s hidden benefactors. “Scratch the surface of so many of the initiatives and ideas that have made New York a better place to live and work and you’ll find the deft hand of the J.M. Kaplan Fund… New York owes much - [Terra Cotta](https://friends-ues.org/event/terra-cotta/) - Don't Take it for Granite! This virtual tour is with artist Susan Tunick, President of Friends of Terra Cotta, and author of several books including the walking tour guide Terra Cotta: Don’t take it for Granite. Terra cotta takes many forms around New York, even mimicking other building materials like limestone or granite. We’ll explore - [Building History Detectives](https://friends-ues.org/event/building-history-detectives/) - Workshop and Scavenger Hunt Get ready to be a skyline sleuth! Have you ever wanted to learn more about a building in your neighborhood? When it was built, which architect designed it, and who may have lived there? Join us virtually for our 2-part program, Building History Detectives! Part one is a workshop with researcher - [Historic Building Materials](https://friends-ues.org/event/historic-building-materials-2/) - An Introduction Metal to masonry; slate to stucco; brick to brownstone; copper to concrete. New York City’s built environment is constructed from a wide variety of materials both functional and decorative. In this virtual architectural survey, preservation architect Dan Allen will highlight materials commonly used in historic structures on the Upper East Side and beyond. - [Family Walking Tour: Historic Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/family-walking-tour-historic-yorkville/) - Join FRIENDS' Director of Education Heidi Carey for a fun, interactive family experience touring the sights and sounds of historic Yorkville. Embark on a virtual walking tour of significant homes, tenement buildings, houses of worship, and stores that reflect the historic presence of German, Hungarian, and Czech immigrants on the Upper East Side. From an - [A Celebration of City and Suburban First Avenue Estate](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-celebration-of-city-and-suburban-first-avenue-estate/) - In October 2019, the City and Suburban First Avenue Estate was saved from demolition, thanks to a years-long, hard-fought battle waged by the LPC, our elected officials, and concerned preservation organizations like FRIENDS. And this victory should be celebrated! The First Avenue Estate, built 1915, stands out as one of the first privately-financed attempts to - [The Decorated Tenement: An Illustrated Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-decorated-tenement-an-illustrated-book-talk/) - FRIENDS has long maintained that Yorkville’s richly diverse cultural heritage was shaped by immigrants. Join us for a book talk with historian and author Zachary J. Violette exploring how the work of immigrant builders and architects shaped architectural streetscapes. In his recent book, The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders And Architects Transformed The Slum In - [Monumental Women](https://friends-ues.org/event/monumental-women/) - A Conversation about Women, Statuary, History and Public Art This summer Meredith Bergmann’s Monumental Women sculpture will take its place on Literary Walk as the first sculpture in Central Park honoring historical women. Depicting Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth, and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, - [Architecture and Changing Lifestyles in Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/architecture-and-changing-lifestyles-in-yorkville/) - A Virtual Tour Why would a block of 19th-century working-class tenements near the East River become home to members of the social register and the offices of the Paris Review? How did white brick capture the ideals of post-war middle-class apartment dwellers? What does Yorkville’s relationship to the East River have to do with the - [The Brownstone Bible is Back!](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-brownstone-bible-is-back-2/) - A Virtual Book Talk The Brownstone Bible is back and brand-new! Charles Lockwood’s seminal 1972 classic, Bricks and Brownstone, helped kick off New York’s brownstone revival and energized the city’s preservation movement. The newly revised and expanded edition includes updated text, additional chapters, and specially commissioned photography. We invite you to join us and preservationist - [A Perilous Path to Protection: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of a Landmark](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-perilous-path-to-protection-celebrating-the-30th-anniversary-of-a-landmark/) - You'll have to bring your own cake and champagne for this evening presentation! April 2020 marks the 55th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law, and this year, our neighborhood has something extra special to celebrate as we honor this milestone year. Join FRIENDS' Board President, Franny Eberhart, for a live presentation that will - [Andrew Dolkart: The Row House Reborn](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-row-house-reborn/) - We revere New York's old row houses, but in the early decades of the 20th century these buildings were seen as "a blight on the city." In response to this, designers transformed the old houses by redesigning the fronts with stucco and colorful ornament, transformed interiors, turned the utilitarian backyards into gardens, and created a - [Upper East Side Live Virtual Trivia](https://friends-ues.org/event/upper-east-side-live-virtual-trivia/) - Get ready to claim your rightful title…as Neighborhood Trivia Champ! Join us on Wednesday, May 13th, for Upper East Side Live Virtual Trivia with our Quizmaster and Public Programs Coordinator Lucie Levine. Armed with 50 questions across 3 games and a lightning round, we’ll celebrate local landmarks and local lore with trivia about architecture, social - [The Brownstone Bible is Back! - POSTPONED](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-brownstone-bible-is-back/) - Given the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak, and out of an abundance of caution and respect for you, our members, and our colleagues, FRIENDS has decided to postpone this event. The Brownstone Bible is back and brand-new! Charles Lockwood’s seminal 1972 classic, Bricks and Brownstone, helped kick off New York’s brownstone revival, and energized the - [Living with Landmarks: A Celebration of Successful Community Advocacy at City and Suburban - POSTPONED](https://friends-ues.org/event/living-with-landmarks-a-celebration-of-successful-community-advocacy-at-city-and-suburban/) - Given the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak, and out of an abundance of caution and respect for you, our members, and our colleagues, FRIENDS has decided to postpone this event. April 2020 marks the 55th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law, and this year, our neighborhood has something extra special to celebrate - [Destination Deco: An Illustrated Look at Jazz Age Architecture on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/destination-deco-an-illustrated-look-at-jazz-age-architecture-on-the-upper-east-side/) - The Upper East Side might be better known for Gilded Age opulence than for the glittering spires of New York’s Art Deco skyscrapers, but that doesn’t mean our neighborhood doesn’t have its share of Deco Destinations. Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side at The Church of the Heavenly Rest (dedicated 1929) for an illustrated - [Long Island Modernism 1930-1980: A Book Lecture](https://friends-ues.org/event/long-island-modernism-1930-1980-a-book-lecture/) - Based on her architectural field survey for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, Caroline Rob Zaleski’s new illustrated book Long Island Modernism: 1930-1980 documents the proliferation and diversity of modern architecture on the island as it became a suburban place. Part architectural history, part social commentary, Zaleski’s talk will discuss the intriguing - [New York Neon: A Book Lecture](https://friends-ues.org/event/new-york-neon-a-book-lecture/) - Join FRIENDS for an “illuminating” lecture on the iconic neon signs of New York City, including many on the Upper East Side. As this significant element of the cityscape quickly disappears, Thomas E. Rinaldi–architectural designer and co-author of Hudson Valley Ruins–is working to catalogue and preserve them. In his recent publication, New York Neon, signs - [Georg Jensen: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/georg-jensen-a-book-talk/) - Georg Jensen, a new book by renowned entrepreneur and design curator Murray Moss explores the illustrious history of the preeminent luxury silver brand. Founded in 1904 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the well-known silversmith quickly expanded all over the world. The company has had a presence in New York City since the 1920s and their shop on - [Escape: The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/escape-the-heyday-of-caribbean-glamour-a-book-talk/) - Board Member Hermes Mallea joins us again to present his most recent book Escape: The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour. Mr. Mallea takes a nostalgic look at a bygone era of extravagant resorts and lush tropical estates with work by Joseph Urban, Oliver Messel, Paul Rudolph, and other talented architects and designers who created picturesque retreats - [Roosevelt Island: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/roosevelt-island-a-walking-tour/) - Last spring FRIENDS visited Four Freedoms Park at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, now join us for the northern route! The island's history is as varied as its many names - Minnehanonck, Varkens Eylandt (Hog Island), Blackwell's Island, Welfare Island. On this tour we will visit individually-designated landmarks like the Octagon, a former Lunatic - [Socrates Sculpture Park, A Day Out With FRIENDS](https://friends-ues.org/event/socrates-sculpture-park-a-day-out-with-friends/) - Ever wonder what's going on along the Queens waterfront when you look across the East River? Join FRIENDS for an afternoon exploring the Socrates Sculpture Park and find out. Founded in 1986, the four-acre sculpture park sits on a rehabilitated landfill and is New York City's largest space dedicated to the display of monumental works - [Art Deco on the Upper East Side: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/art-deco-on-the-upper-east-side-a-walking-tour-2/) - The Upper East Side maintains an aura of conservative respectability, and perhaps as a result never attracted as much Art Deco flash as other areas in New York City. Nevertheless, tucked among the Beaux-Arts town houses and sedate neo-Georgian apartment buildings, the neighborhood has some remarkable examples by some of the city's best architects of - [FDR Four Freedoms Park: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/fdr-four-freedoms-park-a-walking-tour/) - Murals of New York City is the first book to curate over 30 of the most influential and impressive murals found within all five boroughs. Designed by renowned architect Louis I. Kahn shortly before his death in 1974, this four-acre park at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island finally opened to the public in October - [Murals of New York City: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/murals-of-new-york-city-a-book-talk/) - Murals of New York City is the first book to curate over 30 of the most influential and impressive murals found within all five boroughs. From the Victorian sensibilities of the early 1900s to the graffiti-influenced art of Keith Haring, these iconic artistic treasures act as a cultural guide to the city and its citizens - [Phantom Breweries of the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/phantom-breweries-of-the-upper-east-side/) - In the late 19th century, Yorkville was home to country's largest beer production facility, Ehret's Hell Gate Brewery on East 92nd Street, with neighboring Ruppert Brewery not far behind. The Doelger and Schaefer breweries in the East 50s compounded the area's status as a center for suds. Today, few traces of this history remain. - [Yorkville Immigration: A Family Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/yorkville-immigration-a-family-tour/) - Do you and your family know how to "read" architecture? Learn the language of buildings and how you can discover the remnants of Yorkville's cultural and social history in this interactive walk through the neighborhood with Heidi Carey, Education Coordinator at FRIENDS. Discover how immigrants from Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Ireland lived in Yorkville - [A Taste of Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-taste-of-yorkville/) - First settled by German immigrants in the late 18th century, Yorkville later became a hub for immigrants of Hungarian, Czech, and Irish descent as well. Subtle clues of this historic fabric remain in the built environment, but traces of Yorkville's past as an ethnic enclave are most evident in local shops and restaurants. Engage - [The Upper East Side's Affordable Housing Legacy](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-upper-east-sides-affordable-housing-legacy/) - Join Andrew S. Dolkart, Director of the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia University, to uncover the rich history of affordable housing on the Upper East Side. From working-class tenements constructed to house Yorkville's immigrant families, to the innovative, privately-funded model tenements at the City & Suburban Homes. We will also explore the Cherokee Apartments, - [The Upper East Side: A Study of Five Neighborhoods](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-upper-east-side-a-study-of-five-neighborhoods/) - In light of development pressures stemming from the incoming Second Avenue Subway, the City Planning Commission's proposed zoning changes, and existing permissible zoning on the avenues, FRIENDS remains steadfast in its pro-active commitment to preserve the character of the Upper East Side. At this event, we will review the findings of a new, detailed - [German-American Steuben Parade](https://friends-ues.org/event/german-american-steuben-parade/) - Since 1957, the German-American Steuben Parade has been held in September to commemorate the contributions of German immigrants and their descendants to American society. Join FRIENDS as we march in the parade to celebrate Yorkville's heritage as a uniquely wunderbar neighborhood. The route starts on Fifth Avenue, turning onto East 86th Street, once known as - [Yorkville Urban History Hunt](https://friends-ues.org/event/yorkville-urban-history-hunt/) - Join us on a high-tech urban adventure filled with trivia, fun games, and team challenges. Using interactive technology, this scavenger hunt will send participants on a mission to discover the remnants of Yorkville’s cultural and social history. Groups will engage with local landmarks learning about how late 19th and early 20th century immigrants conducted their - [Rescued, Restored, Reimagined: New York's Landmark Interiors](https://friends-ues.org/event/new-york-at-its-core-a-special-mcny-tour-2/) - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of New York's landmark legislation, this exhibition at the New York School of Interior Design will feature more than a dozen public spaces that have been designated as interior landmarks. Using both contemporary and archival photography, it will highlight the importance of public interiors as the spaces in which we - [The Brokaw Mansion: A Landmarks50 Event](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-brokaw-mansion-a-landmarks50-event/) - Following the completion of Central Park, upper Fifth Avenue became New York City's most desirable address, where prominent families constructed opulent mansions. Within a generation they were quickly replaced with the latest trend - luxury apartment buildings. The Brokaw Mansion met this sad fate and was demolished in 1965. But all was not lost! Public - [Interiors: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/interiors-a-book-talk/) - We are pleased to welcome interior designer Sandra Nunnerly for a book talk and signing as she presents a new collection of her work, Interiors. Ms. Nunnerly is a talented and prolific interior designer who has worked extensively on the Upper East Side - and Interiors, written by Christine Pittel, is the first chronicle of - [New York at Its Core: A Special MCNY Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/new-york-at-its-core-a-special-mcny-tour/) - Want to learn more about our city's rich history? Come along with FRIENDS for a special, after-hours private tour of the Museum of the City of New York's upcoming new permanent exhibit, New York at Its Core. Featuring more than 400 objects and state-of-the-art interactive displays, the exhibit will trace the history of New - [East River Vistas: Architecture and Changing Lifestyles in Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/east-river-vistas-architecture-and-changing-lifestyles-in-yorkville/) - Once home to bucolic farmland, the eastern edge of Yorkville was dotted with clapboard farmhouses and country houses, and later transformed into an industrial hub of factories by the turn of the 20th century. As immigrants settled in Yorkville, tenement buildings were constructed, and by the 1930s the area around East End Avenue was - [The "Spirit" of the Gilded Age](https://friends-ues.org/event/rhinelanders-in-yorkville-a-walking-tour/) - Come for a drink as we talk about high society with author Esther Crain of The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910. A transformative time in New York City's history, the Gilded Age is known as a period of growth, wealth, skyscrapers, lavish parties, and rapid social change. The Upper East Side boasts some of - [The Upper East Side's Czechoslovak Heritage: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-upper-east-sides-czechoslovak-heritage-a-walking-tour/) - Until the 1940s, a portion of Yorkville's First Avenue was known as "Little Bohemia." The heart of the area was home to Bohemian, Moravian, and Slovak immigrants who settled on the Upper East Side in the late 19th century. Join Joe Svehlak, tour guide and Czech-American, to hear about the Czech and Slovak immigrant experience, - [Anarchist's Guide to Historic House Museums: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/anarchists-guide-to-historic-house-museums-a-book-talk/) - Join Franklin Vagnone, Principal of Twisted Preservation: Cultural Consulting and co-author with University of North Carolina Architecture & Urban Design professor Deborah Ryan as they discuss their renegade tactics that have yielded a sold-out book (in its third printing, and chosen as the #1 museum-education related book in 2015 by the Museum Educator Monitor!) and - [Yorkville: A Celebration of Home](https://friends-ues.org/event/yorkville-a-celebration-of-home/) - What was it like to live in Yorkville when 86th Street was known as German Broadway, when the smell of hops from the Ruppert and Ehret's breweries filled the air, and when a stop at Paprika Weiss on 82nd Street preceded daily exercise at Sokol Hall? FRIENDS and the Historic Districts Council will celebrate - [An Inside Look: Gracie Studio](https://friends-ues.org/event/an-inside-look-gracie-studio/) - Founded in 1898 by Charles R. Gracie, Gracie specializes in fine interior decoration, including antique furniture and exquisite, handpainted wall paper. Having established a partnership with a Beijing studio in the 1920s, Gracie's high end wallpapers are painted by hand and produced both in China and by local artisans at their Long Island City studio - [Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now - A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/havana-living-today-cuban-home-style-now-a-book-talk/) - Hermes Mallea, esteemed architect and FRIENDS Board Member, joins us at the Americas Society for a look at his latest book, Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now. While many Cuban images depict vintage cars and dilapidated buildings, Mallea brings an insider's view and challenges these preconceived notions, showing us the vibrant, creative, and eclectic - [Upstairs / Downstairs: The Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/upstairs-downstairs-the-upper-east-side/) - Led by veteran tour guide and architectural historian, Matthew Postal, this walking tour examines the Upper East Side in all its architectural and social variety, from the finest tree-lined blocks adjoining Central Park to First Avenue. After visiting a select group of Beaux Arts mansions and elite clubs, we head east, inspecting somewhat humbler - [Art and Architecture of the Second Avenue Subway](https://friends-ues.org/event/art-and-architecture-of-the-second-avenue-subway/) - Join Dana Schulz, senior editor at the blog 6sqft, for a tour of the new Second Avenue Subway. The tour will cover its nearly 100-year history, the architecture and engineering behind the project, and the future of the subway in New York City. It will also explore the impressive $4.5 million public tiled art - [Art Deco on the Upper East Side: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/art-deco-on-the-upper-east-side-a-walking-tour/) - Straight from the source of the "definitive guide to New York City's Art Deco architecture," veteran tour guide Anthony W. Robins will help uncover the somewhat elusive Art Deco architecture of the Upper East Side. Although the more conservative Upper East Side never attracted as much Art Deco flash as other areas in New York - ["Modern" Times: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/modern-times-a-walking-tour/) - The Upper East Side boasts Modern and Post-Modern designs by some of the most prominent architects of the mid-twentieth century and beyond. From unique rowhouses by Edward Durell Stone, William Lescaze, Philip Johnson, and Paul Rudolph, to such institutions as the Asia Society and the Fifth Avenue Synagogue - the Upper East Side has it - [Attack of the Killer Megatowers: How to Preserve Quality of Life in a Changing Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/attack-of-the-killer-megatowers-how-to-preserve-quality-of-life-in-a-changing-upper-east-side/) - With the opening of the Second Avenue Subway and the influx of new development on the Upper East Side, zoning and preservation are two critical tools to help guide reasonable growth of our neighborhood. But are you up to speed on the basics? Join FRIENDS and urban planning consultants George Janes and Ethel Sheffer - [After Postmodernism: From Laughed-At To Landmarked](https://friends-ues.org/event/after-postmodernism-from-laughed-at-to-landmarked/) - The Postmodern style, the defining look of the 1980s, is not commonly associated with the architecture of the Upper East Side. However, amidst a sea of bricks, brownstone, and Beaux-Arts Classicism, glimpses of Postmodern design sensibility can be found both within the streetscape and in a number of notable interiors in the neighborhood. Buildings - [Friends of the Upper East Side Book Launch!](https://friends-ues.org/event/friends-of-the-upper-east-side-book-launch/) - On November 7th, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side is proud to launch Shaped by Immigrants: A History of Yorkville, an illustrated history of Yorkville’s development and its immigrant roots. This original publication, researched and written by FRIENDS of the Upper East Side, uncovers the compelling story of Yorkville’s immigrant past and patterns of - [Kleindeutschland in The East Village: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/kleindeutschland-in-the-east-village-a-walking-tour/) - Prior to the massive influx of Eastern European Jews after 1880, the Lower East Side, often referred to as “Kleindeutschland” or “Little Germany”, comprised the largest German-speaking community outside of Germany. This population tragically diminished with the noted General Slocum Disaster in the East River, when over a thousand German immigrants perished on a - [Behind the Scenes at Peter Pennoyer Architects](https://friends-ues.org/event/behind-the-scenes-at-peter-pennoyer-architects/) - Peter Pennoyer Architects is an award-winning 50-person firm of architects, interior designers, and related professionals. Founded in 1990, PPA has been recognized as a leading design firm for its substantial and varied body of work for residential, institutional and commercial commissions across the country and abroad. On October 11th, founder and principal Peter Pennoyer will lead a behind the scenes - [Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/sights-sounds-and-tastes-of-yorkville-2/) - Who lives in Yorkville? What makes a neighborhood come to life? Join noted hospitality professional Angela Christensen for an early evening walk as we uncover what makes Yorkville tick. Cultural centers and old-world family businesses have shaped Yorkville into a diverse enclave within a residential neighborhood. We will experience the flavor and charm of this - [Mostly Clubs: A Morning Stroll](https://friends-ues.org/event/mostly-clubs-a-morning-stroll-3/) - As the 19th century came to a close, many exclusive Manhattan clubs moved northward to the Upper East Side within walking distance of members’ homes. This walking tour led by architectural historian Matt Postal will consider this trend through various distinguished examples, viewing grand and elegant purpose-built clubhouses that were designed by McKim Mead - [Along The Avenue: Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/event/along-the-avenue-fifth-avenue-2/) - This early evening walk celebrates sites that border Fifth Avenue, both within leafy Central Park and inside the Upper East Side Historic District. Led by architectural historian Matt Postal, we’ll amble east and west, discussing the history of our beloved park and the development of the stately blocks that border it. From Gothic Revival - [Tenement Chic on the Upper East Side: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/tenement-chic-on-the-upper-east-side-a-walking-tour/) - The architecture of the Upper East Side evokes mini mansions and extravagant townhouses along the "Fifth Avenue Gold Coast," but it is the richly ornamented side street tenements that housed the working and middle class residents of the neighborhood. Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side and the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy for - [The Hunt: Yorkville / East Harlem](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-hunt-yorkville-east-harlem-2/) - Curious about our neighbors across the East River-new and old? Join us on Thursday, June 14th for an evening exploring Roosevelt Island! First, Kyle Johnson, AIA will lead a tour of the island's Modern and Brutalist gems constructed during Roosevelt Island's transition from an enclave of prisons and welfare services into a middle class - [Grand Acquisitors: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/grand-acquisitors-a-walking-tour/) - For more than a century, New York City's most prominent art collectors have made the Upper East Side home. Architectural historian Matt Postal will lead a walking tour of some of the historic district's finest and most memorable blocks, viewing distinguished early 20th century town houses and apartment buildings where many a masterpiece has - [The Hunt: Yorkville / East Harlem](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-hunt-yorkville-east-harlem/) - Yorkville and East Harlem's history in the palm of your hand? You bet! FRIENDS has partnered with the Historic Districts Council and Urban Archive in creating "The Hunt," a mobile app-based scavenger hunt. Create a team of 1-4 people and download the Urban Archive app on your phone, lace up your sneakers, and race - [Another Side of the Upper East Side: A Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/another-side-of-the-upper-east-side-a-walking-tour/) - This walking tour visits some of the Upper East Side's less examined landmarks, including impressive structures associated with horses, health, and affordable housing. Led by architectural historian Matt Postal, we'll head east from the area that was originally planned as Hamilton Square to John Jay Park, viewing works by such notable architects as C.P.H. - [Zoning in Action: Building Blocks on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/zoning-in-action-building-blocks-on-the-upper-east-side-2/) - Floor area ratio, R8B, and POPS, oh my! Zoning is one of the fundamental factors that shapes the look and feel of our city, but NYC's zoning resolution weighs in at nearly 4,000 pages Not exactly light reading. Led by urban planner George Janes and longtime advocate Ronda Wist, this walk will translate abstract - [Mad for Modern: An Upper East Side Walking Tour](https://friends-ues.org/event/mad-for-modern-an-upper-east-side-walking-tour/) - Amidst the Upper East Side's celebrated array of Beaux Arts, Colonial Revival and other landmarks, can be found important examples of Modern architecture designed by some of America's most prominent and influential architects of the twentieth century. Discover some of New York's earliest remaining examples of Modernism designed by William Lescaze, unique townhouses by - [Life at the Top: A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/life-at-the-top-a-book-talk/) - Authors Kirk Henckels and Anne Walker of Life at the Top: New York's Most Exceptional Apartment Buildings will take us through the evolution of the luxury Manhattan residence from the Victorian and Beaux Arts townhouses of the late 19th century into the elaborate, service-laden apartment buildings of the 20th and 21st centuries. The rise of - [The Central Park: New York’s Greatest Treasure Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/the-central-park-new-yorks-greatest-treasure-book-talk/) - Central Park might be the most famous and best loved example of pastoral landscape architecture in the United States, but for Upper East Siders, it’s also our brilliant backyard. If you’ve ever wondered how our extraordinary emerald oasis became a reality, be sure to join us for this illustrated book talk with art historian and - [Inside Harkness House: Gilded Age Splendor and Service](https://friends-ues.org/event/inside-harkness-house-gilded-age-splendor-and-service/) - Step inside Harkness House, one of New York’s most beautiful surviving Gilded Age homes. Curator Paul Engel will lead us through this architectural treasure at 1 East 75th Street, which the Landmarks Preservation Commission calls “an imposing residence in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo… ...outstanding not only for excellence of design and beauty - [Modern Women: A Lecture](https://friends-ues.org/event/modern-women-a-lecture/) - Thanks to the Second Avenue Subway, you can get all the way from the Upper East Side to Coney Island via the Q Train. Modernism hit New York with a bang at the International Exhibition of Modern Art, at the 69th Regiment Armory in 1913. The “guiding lights,” and principal financiers, of that stunning - [Central Park East Side Evening Stroll](https://friends-ues.org/event/central-park-east-side-evening-stroll/) - As the weather turns crisp, and the leaves turn colors in early September, what could be more lovely than a guided stroll through Central Park? Join FRIENDS Vice President and seasoned tour guide David Karabell for a leisurely walk from the southeast corner of Central Park to Bethesda Terrace. As we make our way - [Behind the Scenes at the Delacorte Theater](https://friends-ues.org/event/behind-the-scenes-at-the-delacorte-theater/) - Thanks to the Second Avenue Subway, you can get all the way from the Upper East Side to Coney Island via the Q Train. We’re kicking off summer, and celebrating this new route to the beach, with a transit history talk and beer tasting at Ryan’s Daughter. As we relax over summery sips, architectural historian - [Step in, Stand Clear, Drink Up!](https://friends-ues.org/event/step-in-stand-clear-drink-up/) - Thanks to the Second Avenue Subway, you can get all the way from the Upper East Side to Coney Island via the Q Train. We’re kicking off summer, and celebrating this new route to the beach, with a transit history talk and beer tasting at Ryan’s Daughter. As we relax over summery sips, architectural - [Building Community: The Architecture of the Rhinelander Family](https://friends-ues.org/event/building-community-the-architecture-of-the-rhinelander-family/) - The Upper East Side is home to an extraordinary array of divine designs. In conjunction with the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 9th Annual Sacred Sites Open House, architectural historian and preservation consultant Gregory Dietrich will lead us through some of the area’s most eclectic ecclesiastical architecture! The history of New York real estate and - [Divine Design: Religious Architecture and Community in Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/divine-design-religious-architecture-and-community-in-yorkville/) - The Upper East Side is home to an extraordinary array of divine designs. In conjunction with the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 9th Annual Sacred Sites Open House, architectural historian and preservation consultant Gregory Dietrich will lead us through some of the area’s most eclectic ecclesiastical architecture! As we make our way around the eastern - [Zoning in Action: Building Blocks on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/zoning-in-action-building-blocks-on-the-upper-east-side/) - In a time when New York City was home to the third-largest population of German speakers in the world, Yorkville — and 86th Street in particular — was known for its German immigrant community of artisans, butchers, brewers, and shopkeepers. Jane Jacobs, the namesake of the Municipal Art Society’s annual Jane’s Walk, was famous - [Walking With Warhol](https://friends-ues.org/event/walking-with-warhol/) - Forget about 15 minutes! Andy Warhol spent more than 15 years living and working on the Upper East Side. In this walking tour, architectural historian Matt Postal will make Warhol’s world pop. We’ll see two of Warhol’s residences, and find out where he created his iconic Campbell’s Soup cans. Along the way, we’ll get a - [Archbishop John Hughes and the Making of Irish America: a Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/memories-of-yorkvilles-kleindeutschland-an-exhibit-and-lecture-2/) - In a time when New York City was home to the third-largest population of German speakers in the world, Yorkville — and 86th Street in particular — was known for its German immigrant community of artisans, butchers, brewers, and shopkeepers. Yorkville and the Upper East Side are well known throughout their respective histories for a - [Memories of Yorkville’s “Kleindeutschland:” an Exhibit and Lecture](https://friends-ues.org/event/memories-of-yorkvilles-kleindeutschland-an-exhibit-and-lecture/) - In a time when New York City was home to the third-largest population of German speakers in the world, Yorkville — and 86th Street in particular — was known for its German immigrant community of artisans, butchers, brewers, and shopkeepers. Join local historian and lifelong Yorkville resident Kathy Jolowicz of the Yorkville/Kleindeutschland Historical Society, - [Mostly Clubs: A Morning Stroll](https://friends-ues.org/event/mostly-clubs-a-morning-stroll/) - As the 19th century came to a close, many exclusive Manhattan clubs moved northward to the Upper East Side within walking distance of members’ homes. This walking tour led by architectural historian Matt Postal will consider this trend through various distinguished examples, viewing grand and elegant purpose-built clubhouses that were designed by McKim Mead & White, Delano & - [Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Yorkville](https://friends-ues.org/event/sights-sounds-and-tastes-of-yorkville/) - Who lives in Yorkville? What makes a neighborhood come to life? Join noted hospitality professional Angela Christensen for an early evening walk as we uncover what makes Yorkville tick. Cultural centers and old-world family businesses have shaped Yorkville into a diverse enclave within a residential neighborhood. We will experience the flavor and charm of this neighborhood with - [Fifteenth Annual Ambassador to the UES: Arete Warren](https://friends-ues.org/event/726/) - Arete Warren came to preservation when the National Trust asked her in 1974 to establish the Royal Oak Foundation in New York to help preserve historic English houses and open spaces. Still in her 20s, she was already a seasoned art and architectural historian, having studied art history at Northwestern and the University of North Carolina - [Along the Avenue: Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/event/along-the-avenue-fifth-avenue/) - This early evening walk celebrates sites that border Fifth Avenue, both within leafy Central Park and inside the Upper East Side Historic District. Led by architectural historian Matt Postal, we’ll amble east and west, discussing the history of our beloved park and the development of the stately blocks that border it. From Gothic Revival to mid-20th century - [Back to Black(well’s): A Book Talk](https://friends-ues.org/event/back-to-blackwells-a-book-talk/) - Join us on Roosevelt Island, just steps from the ruin of James Renwick’s Small Pox Hospital, as Stacy Horn, author of Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad and Criminal in 19th-Century New York, takes us into the area’s macabre past, sharing insight from her new book. From 1839, when the New York City Lunatic Asylum opened, - [From Gilded-Age Opulence to Contemporary Ukrainian Art: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion](https://friends-ues.org/event/from-gilded-age-opulence-to-contemporary-ukrainian-art-a-behind-the-scenes-tour-of-the-fletcher-sinclair-mansion/) - Join FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and the Ukrainian Institute of America for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion at 2 East 79th Street. The building is one of the last intact Gilded-Age Mansions on Fifth Avenue, and has served as the Institute’s headquarters since 1955. The stunning French-Gothic chateau, - [A Room of One’s Own: A Social and Architectural History of Women’s Institutions on the Upper East Side](https://friends-ues.org/event/a-room-of-ones-own-a-social-and-architectural-history-of-womens-institutions-on-the-upper-east-side-2/) - Since the 19th Century, the Upper East Side has been home to clubs, schools, residences, political institutions, and professional associations catering exclusively to women. From the Cosmopolitan Club to the Colonial Dames of America; Hunter College to the former Barbizon Hotel, the Upper East Side has a rich cache of iconic women’s spaces. On this - [Behind the Scenes at the Explorers Club](https://friends-ues.org/event/mostly-clubs-a-morning-stroll-2/) - In 1904, The Explorers Club was founded as an international, multidisciplinary, professional organization dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and to the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. In the century since, The Explorers Club has played a significant role as the premier meeting place for explorers ## Team - [Rachel Levy](https://friends-ues.org/team/rachel-levy/) - Rachel Levy has held the position of Executive Director since December 2015. Prior to FRIENDS, Rachel had experience working with the Municipal Art Society of New York, Landmark West!, and the Park Slope Civic Council. She serves on the Board of Advisors of the Historic Districts Council and was recognized as a Woman of Distinction - [Sara Kamillatos](https://friends-ues.org/team/sara-kamillatos/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas eget posuere urna. Etiam porttitor dolor dolor, sed bibendum mi fermentum vel. Mauris eleifend turpis vitae dolor bibendum vulputate. Vestibulum feugiat dui eu nisi tristique gravida. Vestibulum ultricies consequat vehicula. Cras feugiat facilisis egestas. Phasellus sed nibh cursus, dapibus nunc ut, euismod ante. Vestibulum vehicula sodales - [Heidi Carey](https://friends-ues.org/team/heidi-carey/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas eget posuere urna. Etiam porttitor dolor dolor, sed bibendum mi fermentum vel. Mauris eleifend turpis vitae dolor bibendum vulputate. Vestibulum feugiat dui eu nisi tristique gravida. Vestibulum ultricies consequat vehicula. Cras feugiat facilisis egestas. 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Designated in 1981, this district stretches along Fifth Avenue from 59th Street to 78th Street, and at certain points, as far east as Third Avenue. The neighborhood is synonymous with wealth and social standing. Since the turn of the century, many of New York’s most affluent people have lived here. Today, the district contains a rich mixture of modest brownstone row houses, opulent town houses, mansions, and imposing apartment houses. Some of the finest American examples of urban residential architecture can be found on these streets. - [Metropolitan Museum Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/category/historic-districts/met-museum-historic-district/) - The Metropolitan Museum Historic District epitomizes the architectural development of the Upper East Side in a variety of architectural styles and building types ranging from later 19th-century brownstone houses to mid-20th century apartment buildings. - [Hardenbergh / Rhinelander Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/category/historic-districts/hardenbergh-rhinelander-historic-district/) - The Hardenbergh/Rhinelander Historic District consists of six rowhouses and one “French Flats” building constructed in 1888-89 for the estate of William C. Rhinelander to the Northern Renaissance Revival style designs of architect Henry J. 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[Stahl York Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/tag/stahl-york-avenue/) - [429 East 64th Street](https://friends-ues.org/tag/429-east-64th-street/) - [430 East 65th Street](https://friends-ues.org/tag/430-east-65th-street/) - [Brokaw Mansion](https://friends-ues.org/tag/brokaw-mansion/) - [Central Park](https://friends-ues.org/tag/central-park/) - [Landmarks Law](https://friends-ues.org/tag/landmarks-law/) - [Mayor Wagner](https://friends-ues.org/tag/mayor-wagner/) - [Ukrainian Institute of America](https://friends-ues.org/tag/ukrainian-institute-of-america/) - [Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion](https://friends-ues.org/tag/fletcher-sinclair-mansion/) - [Peter Samton](https://friends-ues.org/tag/peter-samton/) - [Gruzen Samton](https://friends-ues.org/tag/gruzen-samton/) - [Action Group for Better Architecture in New York](https://friends-ues.org/tag/action-group-for-better-architecture-in-new-york/) - [AGBANY](https://friends-ues.org/tag/agbany/) - [Pennsylvania Station](https://friends-ues.org/tag/pennsylvania-station/) - 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Cahalan](https://friends-ues.org/tag/joseph-m-cahalan/) - [Concern Worldwide U.S.](https://friends-ues.org/tag/concern-worldwide-u-s/) - [Anthony C. Wood](https://friends-ues.org/tag/anthony-c-wood/) - [Preserving New York: Winning the Right to Protect a City’s Landmarks](https://friends-ues.org/tag/preserving-new-york-winning-the-right-to-protect-a-citys-landmarks/) - [New York Preservation Archive Project](https://friends-ues.org/tag/new-york-preservation-archive-project/) - [NYC Landmarks50 Alliance](https://friends-ues.org/tag/nyc-landmarks50-alliance/) - [Sandra Nunnerley](https://friends-ues.org/tag/sandra-nunnerley/) - [Christine Pittel](https://friends-ues.org/tag/christine-pittel/) - [Interiors](https://friends-ues.org/tag/interiors/) - [Park Avenue Christian Church](https://friends-ues.org/tag/park-avenue-christian-church/) - [Lexington Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/tag/lexington-avenue/) - [East River](https://friends-ues.org/tag/east-river/) - [Murray Moss](https://friends-ues.org/tag/murray-moss/) - [Scandinavia House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/scandinavia-house/) - [Georg Jensen](https://friends-ues.org/tag/georg-jensen/) - [Meenakshi Srinivasan](https://friends-ues.org/tag/meenakshi-srinivasan/) - [Jeff Mays](https://friends-ues.org/tag/jeff-mays/) - [Robin Pogrebin](https://friends-ues.org/tag/robin-pogrebin/) - [Halloween](https://friends-ues.org/tag/halloween/) - [Roosevelt Island](https://friends-ues.org/tag/roosevelt-island/) - [photos](https://friends-ues.org/tag/photos/) - [walking tour](https://friends-ues.org/tag/walking-tour/) - [Frick expansion](https://friends-ues.org/tag/frick-expansion/) - [Queens](https://friends-ues.org/tag/queens/) - [Socrates Sculpture Garden](https://friends-ues.org/tag/socrates-sculpture-garden/) - [sculpture](https://friends-ues.org/tag/sculpture/) - [Emerging Artist Program](https://friends-ues.org/tag/emerging-artist-program/) - [Subway Inn](https://friends-ues.org/tag/subway-inn/) - [Greek architecture](https://friends-ues.org/tag/greek-architecture/) - [Roman architecture](https://friends-ues.org/tag/roman-architecture/) - [Paideia Institute](https://friends-ues.org/tag/paideia-institute/) - [Classical period](https://friends-ues.org/tag/classical-period/) - [art deco](https://friends-ues.org/tag/art-deco/) - [Beaux-Arts](https://friends-ues.org/tag/beaux-arts/) - [neo-Georgian](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-georgian/) - [Raymond Hood](https://friends-ues.org/tag/raymond-hood/) - [Henry Allen Jacobs](https://friends-ues.org/tag/henry-allen-jacobs/) - [Carlyle Hotel](https://friends-ues.org/tag/carlyle-hotel/) - [Anthony W. Robins](https://friends-ues.org/tag/anthony-w-robins/) - [hardship application](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hardship-application/) - [Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile](https://friends-ues.org/tag/palaces-for-the-people-guastavino-and-the-art-of-structural-tile/) - [exhibition](https://friends-ues.org/tag/exhibition/) - [John Ochsendorf](https://friends-ues.org/tag/john-ochsendorf/) - [MIT](https://friends-ues.org/tag/mit/) - [museum tour](https://friends-ues.org/tag/museum-tour/) - [Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company](https://friends-ues.org/tag/guastavino-fireproof-construction-company/) - [FDR](https://friends-ues.org/tag/fdr/) - [FDR Four Freedoms Park](https://friends-ues.org/tag/fdr-four-freedoms-park/) - [Park Avenue Christian Church and Parish House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/park-avenue-christian-church-and-parish-house/) - [Jeremiah Budin](https://friends-ues.org/tag/jeremiah-budin/) - [Stahl Real Estate](https://friends-ues.org/tag/stahl-real-estate/) - [Board of Estimate](https://friends-ues.org/tag/board-of-estimate/) - [HR&A](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hra/) - [Robert Tierney](https://friends-ues.org/tag/robert-tierney/) - [gilded age](https://friends-ues.org/tag/gilded-age/) - [Central Park West](https://friends-ues.org/tag/central-park-west/) - [Fifth Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/tag/fifth-avenue/) - [Barry Lewis](https://friends-ues.org/tag/barry-lewis/) - [Temple Emanu-El](https://friends-ues.org/tag/temple-emanu-el/) - [lecture](https://friends-ues.org/tag/lecture/) - [1010 Park Avenue](https://friends-ues.org/tag/1010-park-avenue/) - [Cram](https://friends-ues.org/tag/cram/) - [Goodhue & Ferguson](https://friends-ues.org/tag/goodhue-ferguson/) - [Gothic Revival](https://friends-ues.org/tag/gothic-revival/) - [La Sainte-Chapelle](https://friends-ues.org/tag/la-sainte-chapelle/) - [Paris](https://friends-ues.org/tag/paris/) - [Louis Comfort Tiffany](https://friends-ues.org/tag/louis-comfort-tiffany/) - [Extell Development](https://friends-ues.org/tag/extell-development/) - [Raymond W. Kelly](https://friends-ues.org/tag/raymond-w-kelly/) - [Mayor David Dinkins](https://friends-ues.org/tag/mayor-david-dinkins/) - [Real Time Crime Center](https://friends-ues.org/tag/real-time-crime-center/) - [Alexander Hamilton Medal for Exceptional Service](https://friends-ues.org/tag/alexander-hamilton-medal-for-exceptional-service/) - [US Treasury Department](https://friends-ues.org/tag/us-treasury-department/) - [Bureau of Alcohol](https://friends-ues.org/tag/bureau-of-alcohol/) - [Tobacco and Firearms](https://friends-ues.org/tag/tobacco-and-firearms/) - [NYPD](https://friends-ues.org/tag/nypd/) - [Légion d’Honneur](https://friends-ues.org/tag/legion-dhonneur/) - [Vietnam War](https://friends-ues.org/tag/vietnam-war/) - [Hana R. Alberts](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hana-r-alberts/) - [vacancy lease increases](https://friends-ues.org/tag/vacancy-lease-increases/) - [preferential rents](https://friends-ues.org/tag/preferential-rents/) - ['RPIE](https://friends-ues.org/tag/rpie/) - [HR&A Advisors](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hra-advisors/) - [Preservation Organization Award](https://friends-ues.org/tag/preservation-organization-award/) - [preservation committee](https://friends-ues.org/tag/preservation-committee/) - [Anne Lalor Millard](https://friends-ues.org/tag/anne-lalor-millard/) - [Church of Saint Jean Baptiste](https://friends-ues.org/tag/church-of-saint-jean-baptiste/) - [memorial service](https://friends-ues.org/tag/memorial-service/) - [Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities](https://friends-ues.org/tag/society-for-the-preservation-of-long-island-antiquities/) - [Long Island Modernism: 1930-1980](https://friends-ues.org/tag/long-island-modernism-1930-1980/) - [Caroline Rob Zaleski](https://friends-ues.org/tag/caroline-rob-zaleski/) - [Frank Lloyd Wright](https://friends-ues.org/tag/frank-lloyd-wright/) - [Jose Luis Sert](https://friends-ues.org/tag/jose-luis-sert/) - [Edward Durell Stone](https://friends-ues.org/tag/edward-durell-stone/) - [George Nelson](https://friends-ues.org/tag/george-nelson/) - [Ben Thompson](https://friends-ues.org/tag/ben-thompson/) - [Walter Gropius](https://friends-ues.org/tag/walter-gropius/) - [Manhattan Church of Christ](https://friends-ues.org/tag/manhattan-church-of-christ/) - [Lucy G. Moses Award](https://friends-ues.org/tag/lucy-g-moses-award/) - [Thomas E. Rinaldi](https://friends-ues.org/tag/thomas-e-rinaldi/) - [Hudson Valley Ruins](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hudson-valley-ruins/) - [Park Avenue Armory](https://friends-ues.org/tag/park-avenue-armory/) - [Veterans Room](https://friends-ues.org/tag/veterans-room/) - [Hunter College](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hunter-college/) - [Thomas Hunter Hall](https://friends-ues.org/tag/thomas-hunter-hall/) - [FXFOWLE](https://friends-ues.org/tag/fxfowle/) - [Rudin Management Company](https://friends-ues.org/tag/rudin-management-company/) - [Walter B. Melvin Architects](https://friends-ues.org/tag/walter-b-melvin-architects/) - [New York City Municipal Archives](https://friends-ues.org/tag/new-york-city-municipal-archives/) - [Architectural and Cultural Map & Guide to the Upper East Side\](https://friends-ues.org/tag/architectural-and-cultural-map-guide-to-the-upper-east-side/) - [Yorkville Survey](https://friends-ues.org/tag/yorkville-survey/) - [Park Avenue Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/tag/park-avenue-historic-district/) - [Upper East Side Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/tag/upper-east-side-historic-district/) - [Queen Anne](https://friends-ues.org/tag/queen-anne/) - [neo-Federal](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-federal/) - [Renaissance Revival](https://friends-ues.org/tag/renaissance-revival/) - [Italianate style](https://friends-ues.org/tag/italianate-style/) - [Neo-Classical](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-classical/) - [neo-Grec](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-grec/) - [Carnegie Hill Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/tag/carnegie-hill-historic-district/) - [modern style](https://friends-ues.org/tag/modern-style/) - [greenhouse](https://friends-ues.org/tag/greenhouse/) - [Metropolitan Museum Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/tag/metropolitan-museum-historic-district/) - [rowhouse](https://friends-ues.org/tag/rowhouse/) - [John Sexton](https://friends-ues.org/tag/john-sexton/) - [facade](https://friends-ues.org/tag/facade/) - [brownstone](https://friends-ues.org/tag/brownstone/) - [Cross & Cross](https://friends-ues.org/tag/cross-cross/) - [Charles F. Hoppe](https://friends-ues.org/tag/charles-f-hoppe/) - [metal infill](https://friends-ues.org/tag/metal-infill/) - [rooftop addition](https://friends-ues.org/tag/rooftop-addition/) - [neo-French Classic](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-french-classic/) - [Henry C. Pelton](https://friends-ues.org/tag/henry-c-pelton/) - [City and Suburban Homes](https://friends-ues.org/tag/city-and-suburban-homes/) - [First Avenue Estate](https://friends-ues.org/tag/first-avenue-estate/) - [neo-Italian](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-italian/) - [Renaissance](https://friends-ues.org/tag/renaissance/) - [W.P. and A.M. Parsons](https://friends-ues.org/tag/w-p-and-a-m-parsons/) - [Adams and Prentice](https://friends-ues.org/tag/adams-and-prentice/) - [Barbizon Hotel for Women](https://friends-ues.org/tag/barbizon-hotel-for-women/) - [Italian Romanesque](https://friends-ues.org/tag/italian-romanesque/) - [Gothic](https://friends-ues.org/tag/gothic/) - [ornament](https://friends-ues.org/tag/ornament/) - [Murgatroyd & Ogden](https://friends-ues.org/tag/murgatroyd-ogden/) - [Upper East Side Historic Districts](https://friends-ues.org/tag/upper-east-side-historic-districts/) - [neo-Renaissance](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-renaissance/) - [The Westbury Hotel](https://friends-ues.org/tag/the-westbury-hotel/) - [Lamb & Rich](https://friends-ues.org/tag/lamb-rich/) - [Henderson Place Historic District](https://friends-ues.org/tag/henderson-place-historic-district/) - [door modification](https://friends-ues.org/tag/door-modification/) - [International Modern](https://friends-ues.org/tag/international-modern/) - [Shreve](https://friends-ues.org/tag/shreve/) - [Lamb & Harmon](https://friends-ues.org/tag/lamb-harmon/) - [exterior renovations](https://friends-ues.org/tag/exterior-renovations/) - [J.E.R. Carpenter](https://friends-ues.org/tag/j-e-r-carpenter/) - [C.P.H. Gilbert](https://friends-ues.org/tag/c-p-h-gilbert/) - [Treanor and Fatio](https://friends-ues.org/tag/treanor-and-fatio/) - [neo-Jacobean](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-jacobean/) - [James E. Ware](https://friends-ues.org/tag/james-e-ware/) - [Classical](https://friends-ues.org/tag/classical/) - [A. Wallace McCrea](https://friends-ues.org/tag/a-wallace-mccrea/) - [Italianate](https://friends-ues.org/tag/italianate/) - [William McNamara](https://friends-ues.org/tag/william-mcnamara/) - [Mediterranean Revival](https://friends-ues.org/tag/mediterranean-revival/) - [Frederick T. Camp](https://friends-ues.org/tag/frederick-t-camp/) - [Augustus N. Allen](https://friends-ues.org/tag/augustus-n-allen/) - [Rosario Candela](https://friends-ues.org/tag/rosario-candela/) - [Hill & Stout](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hill-stout/) - [neo-Romanesque](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-romanesque/) - [neo-Gothic](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-gothic/) - [Schultze & Weave](https://friends-ues.org/tag/schultze-weave/) - [Buchman & Kahn](https://friends-ues.org/tag/buchman-kahn/) - [Anthony M. Pavia](https://friends-ues.org/tag/anthony-m-pavia/) - [Trowbridge & Livingston](https://friends-ues.org/tag/trowbridge-livingston/) - [Albert Joseph Bodker](https://friends-ues.org/tag/albert-joseph-bodker/) - [Thomas H. McAvoy](https://friends-ues.org/tag/thomas-h-mcavoy/) - [CB8](https://friends-ues.org/tag/cb8/) - [George F. Pelham](https://friends-ues.org/tag/george-f-pelham/) - [HVAC](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hvac/) - [Emery Roth & Sons](https://friends-ues.org/tag/emery-roth-sons/) - [Paul Resnick](https://friends-ues.org/tag/paul-resnick/) - [Harry F. Green](https://friends-ues.org/tag/harry-f-green/) - [Kahn & Jacobs](https://friends-ues.org/tag/kahn-jacobs/) - [John Sullivan](https://friends-ues.org/tag/john-sullivan/) - [Sugarman](https://friends-ues.org/tag/sugarman/) - [Hess & Burger](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hess-burger/) - [Saint Ignatius Loyola Church and Rectory](https://friends-ues.org/tag/saint-ignatius-loyola-church-and-rectory/) - [Magginnis & Walsh](https://friends-ues.org/tag/magginnis-walsh/) - [William H. Birkmire](https://friends-ues.org/tag/william-h-birkmire/) - [Gilbert A. Schellenger](https://friends-ues.org/tag/gilbert-a-schellenger/) - [Charles Graham & Sons](https://friends-ues.org/tag/charles-graham-sons/) - [Isaac Newton Phelps-Stokes](https://friends-ues.org/tag/isaac-newton-phelps-stokes/) - [Thom & Wilson](https://friends-ues.org/tag/thom-wilson/) - [C. Dale Bradgeley](https://friends-ues.org/tag/c-dale-bradgeley/) - [Romanesque Revival](https://friends-ues.org/tag/romanesque-revival/) - [Louis Entzer](https://friends-ues.org/tag/louis-entzer/) - [Jr.](https://friends-ues.org/tag/jr/) - [James E. Casale](https://friends-ues.org/tag/james-e-casale/) - [neo-Elizabethan](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-elizabethan/) - [Benjamin H. Webber](https://friends-ues.org/tag/benjamin-h-webber/) - [Rouse & Goldstone](https://friends-ues.org/tag/rouse-goldstone/) - [neo-Regency](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-regency/) - [Thomas Harlen Ellett](https://friends-ues.org/tag/thomas-harlen-ellett/) - [Automation House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/automation-house/) - [American Foundation of Automation and Employment](https://friends-ues.org/tag/american-foundation-of-automation-and-employment/) - [Mrs. J. William Clark House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/mrs-j-william-clark-house/) - [J.W. Marshall](https://friends-ues.org/tag/j-w-marshall/) - [Calvert Vaux](https://friends-ues.org/tag/calvert-vaux/) - [English Romantic](https://friends-ues.org/tag/english-romantic/) - [Frederick Law Olmsted](https://friends-ues.org/tag/frederick-law-olmsted/) - [Scenic Landmark](https://friends-ues.org/tag/scenic-landmark/) - [W.L. Rouse](https://friends-ues.org/tag/w-l-rouse/) - [L.A. Goldstone](https://friends-ues.org/tag/l-a-goldstone/) - [Queensboro Bridge](https://friends-ues.org/tag/queensboro-bridge/) - [Henry Hornbostel](https://friends-ues.org/tag/henry-hornbostel/) - [Harry Allan Jacobs](https://friends-ues.org/tag/harry-allan-jacobs/) - [W. O’Gorman](https://friends-ues.org/tag/w-ogorman/) - [R.W. Buckley](https://friends-ues.org/tag/r-w-buckley/) - [French Renaissance](https://friends-ues.org/tag/french-renaissance/) - [Barney & Chapman](https://friends-ues.org/tag/barney-chapman/) - [Parsonage](https://friends-ues.org/tag/parsonage/) - [Parsonage of the Holy Trinity Church (Rhinelander Memorial)](https://friends-ues.org/tag/parsonage-of-the-holy-trinity-church-rhinelander-memorial/) - [Renwick](https://friends-ues.org/tag/renwick/) - [Aspinwall and Owen](https://friends-ues.org/tag/aspinwall-and-owen/) - [Adam Lanfear Norris](https://friends-ues.org/tag/adam-lanfear-norris/) - [157 East 78th Street House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/157-east-78th-street-house/) - [vernacular](https://friends-ues.org/tag/vernacular/) - [carriage house](https://friends-ues.org/tag/carriage-house/) - [Frank Wennemer](https://friends-ues.org/tag/frank-wennemer/) - [172-174 East 73rd Street Carriage House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/172-174-east-73rd-street-carriage-house/) - [James Casale](https://friends-ues.org/tag/james-casale/) - [Sylvan Bien](https://friends-ues.org/tag/sylvan-bien/) - [John McCool](https://friends-ues.org/tag/john-mccool/) - [T. C. Visscher](https://friends-ues.org/tag/t-c-visscher/) - [Francis Y. Joannes](https://friends-ues.org/tag/francis-y-joannes/) - [156 East 89th Street House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/156-east-89th-street-house/) - [Hubert](https://friends-ues.org/tag/hubert/) - [Pirsson & Co.](https://friends-ues.org/tag/pirsson-co/) - [Prescott and Scott](https://friends-ues.org/tag/prescott-and-scott/) - [F.S. Barus](https://friends-ues.org/tag/f-s-barus/) - [neo-French](https://friends-ues.org/tag/neo-french/) - [Frederick W. White](https://friends-ues.org/tag/frederick-w-white/) - [browntstone](https://friends-ues.org/tag/browntstone/) - [Charles Buek](https://friends-ues.org/tag/charles-buek/) - [Modern](https://friends-ues.org/tag/modern/) - [Schwartz & Gross](https://friends-ues.org/tag/schwartz-gross/) - [C. Abbott French & Co.](https://friends-ues.org/tag/c-abbott-french-co/) - [A. & S. Bussell](https://friends-ues.org/tag/a-s-bussell/) - [vacant lot](https://friends-ues.org/tag/vacant-lot/) - [F.B. and A. Ware](https://friends-ues.org/tag/f-b-and-a-ware/) - [John M. Howells](https://friends-ues.org/tag/john-m-howells/) - [John G. Prague](https://friends-ues.org/tag/john-g-prague/) - [F.S. Barnes](https://friends-ues.org/tag/f-s-barnes/) - [Benjamin N. & Sarah Duke House](https://friends-ues.org/tag/benjamin-n-sarah-duke-house/) - [Welch](https://friends-ues.org/tag/welch/) - [Smith & Provot](https://friends-ues.org/tag/smith-provot/) - [A.B. Ogden & Son](https://friends-ues.org/tag/a-b-ogden-son/) - [Glick & Gelbman](https://friends-ues.org/tag/glick-gelbman/) - [F. S. Barns](https://friends-ues.org/tag/f-s-barns/) - [Robert Maynicke](https://friends-ues.org/tag/robert-maynicke/) - [P. Gregory Stadler](https://friends-ues.org/tag/p-gregory-stadler/) - [Yorkville Bank Building](https://friends-ues.org/tag/yorkville-bank-building/) - [William E. 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