Preserving the Upper East Side for THIRTY Years!
Posted in Events on Jun 23rd, 2011
Eighth Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner honoring RICHARD RAVITCH Thursday, September 15th, 2011 The Colony Club 564 Park Avenue New York City 6:30 pm Please join us as we proudly honor Richard Ravitch at our Eighth Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner. Mr. Ravitch is a lawyer, public [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 21st, 2010
Mosette Broderick, Director of the Urban Design and Architecture Studies Program and the Historical and Sustainable Architecture M.A. Program at New York University, will discuss her new book, Triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White. Known for their distinguished Beaux-Arts designs and an allegiance to the City Beautiful movement, the firm was responsible for many of New [...]
Posted in Events on Sep 22nd, 2010
Magnificent Museum Mile: A Walking Tour Journey with us along New York City’s famed Museum Mile discovering that the history of a museum or cultural institution can be as intriguing as the art and artifacts that it contains. Led by museum educator EY Zipris, our walk will begin with an examination of the former James [...]
Posted in Events on Sep 13th, 2010
Seventh Annual Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award Dinner honored DAVID W. LEVINSON Monday, September 20th Mr. Levinson serves as Chairman & CEO of L&L Holding Company, LLC, a privately owned real estate investment and development company. Approximately 3 million square feet of the L&L portfolio is either a designated landmark or located within [...]
Posted in Events on May 17th, 2010
On Saturday May 15th, FRIENDS hosted a walking tour in Yorkville that explored public and private space. We lucked out with a beautiful sunny morning and a great crowd. Armed with historic photographs and floorplans, architect and designer Katherine Schiavone led the way as the group heard the history of John Jay and Carl Shurz [...]
