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13 May, 17PastAttack 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…
09 Dec, 16PastPhantom 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…
08 Dec, 16PastNew 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…
08 Nov, 16PastYorkville Immigration: A Family Tour
Do you and your family know how to "read" architecture?
Learn the language of buildings and how you can…
30 Oct, 16PastEast 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…
18 May, 16PastThe “Spirit” of the Gilded Age
Come for a drink as we talk about high society with author Esther Crain of The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910. [lgc_column grid="70" tablet_grid="50"…
15 May, 16PastThe Upper East Side’s 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…
10 May, 16PastAnarchist’s 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…
30 Apr, 16PastYorkville: 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…
01 Nov, 15PastA 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.…
18 Oct, 15PastThe Upper East Side’s 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…
07 Oct, 15PastThe 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…
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