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.
The Upper East Side of Manhattan, anchored by six historic districts is one of New York City’s best preserved, most stable, most diverse, and most livable neighborhoods. It is also one of the most vulnerable, because its good qualities are exactly what real estate investors and speculators are looking for. They want to put their money where prospective tenants and homeowners want to put theirs. To strike the right balance between preservation and renewal is a difficult, full-time job. Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts has been doing that job for twenty-five years and we need your help to continue preserving and protecting this world-famous neighborhood. FRIENDS regularly monitors, attends and testifies before the Community Board, Landmarks Preservation Commission, City Planning Commission, Art Commission and City Council, acting as community advocate to encourage appropriate development on the Upper East Side. FRIENDS also keeps busy educating the public. For our young friends, we teach second and fourth graders a three-part course on learning to appreciate the built environment. For adults, we hold symposia, sponsor walking tours, and annually give awards to individuals for community service and owners of properties and their architects for outstanding preservation projects.
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The Character of Our Neighborhood is at Stake - Show up at CB8 TONIGHT
To View this email in your browser, click here. Make Your Voice Heard and Join the Fight Against the Blood Center & Longfellow's Commercial Tower The first Public Hearing of the ULURP process for the
Tell Candidates That Neighborhood Preservation Matters!
To View this email in your browser, click here. Show Up For District 5 Forum Join FRIENDS, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, and others on Tuesday, May 25th, for a NY Council District 5 Candidates Forum. Moder
Jane's Walk NYC: A Blast From the Past
To View this email in your browser, click here. Footloose: A Virtual Walk Through the 1980s Upper East Side FRIENDS was founded in 1982 to preserve and celebrate the architectural legacy, livability,
In The News: FRIENDS Leads the Fight Against Longfellow's Commercial Tower
To View this email in your browser, click here. The Clock is Ticking for the New York Blood Center's Egregious Proposal Now that the ULURP clock is ticking for the New York Blood Center and Longfellow
Next Week: Check-in and check out the history of the Barbizon
To View this email in your browser, click here. 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 wo
Fighting the 334 ft Commercial Tower on East 67th Street
To View this email in your browser, click here. The New York Blood Center Advances Its Egregious Proposal - Help FRIENDS Fight It! On April 19th, the New York Blood Center certified an application at
Next Week: Walking Manhattan Sideways
To View this email in your browser, click here. Book Talk: Walking Manhattan Sideways Sutton Clocks, 218 East 82nd Street. In 2011, Betsy Bober Polivy had the crazy idea to walk the entire original Ma
Watch it Again: FRIENDS Annual Awards
To View this email in your browser, click here. 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Last week, around 150 people joined us to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work com
As the city’s mayoral candidates continue to debate the issues most urgent to New Yorkers, a group of New York’s preservationist organizations feel as...
Wednesday, 4/7 - FRIENDS Annual Awards
To View this email in your browser, click here. 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Tomorrow we will celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East
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. This year, since we can't be together in person, we are taking our awards TO YOU!
In a video presentation on April 7th, we hope you will join us on Zoom to learn about six inspiring projects and sites that have contributed to the vibrancy of the Upper East Side, and hear from presenters and FRIENDS about what distinguishes this year's recipients. After the presentation, you'll have the chance to interact with other attendees. We look forward to seeing you -on video!- on April 7th to celebrate the Upper East Side once again.
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📷: Walter B. Melvin Architects
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. This year, since we can't be together in person, we are taking our awards TO YOU!
In a video presentation on April 7th, we hope you will join us on Zoom to learn about six inspiring projects and sites that have contributed to the vibrancy of the Upper East Side, and hear from presenters and FRIENDS about what distinguishes this year's recipients. After the presentation, you'll have the chance to interact with other attendees. We look forward to seeing you -on video!- on April 7th to celebrate the Upper East Side once again.
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📷: Walter B. Melvin Architects
FRIENDS 2021 Awards Is Less Than A Week Away!
To View this email in your browser, click here. 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renova
Annual Awards April 7th + More
To View this email in your browser, click here. 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Roberta Brandes Gratz, Anthony C. Wood, and Joan K. Davidson discussing the first Halina Rosenthal Advocacy Award. Every
Advocacy Alert: Tell the Blood Center/Longfellow YOUR Concerns Tuesday 3/23 at CB8
The Blood Center tower is a commercial real estate deal that is far too large for its East 67th Street site. It would destroy community-minded zoning on a residential street, and create profound shadow on St. Catherine's Park, nearby schools at JREC, and surrounding streets and sidewalks. AND the Blood Center omitted key details about the high-containment research labs (BSL-3) proposed. Many questions remain - which dangerous microorganisms will be handled onsite, and the necessary safety and mitigation measures to ensure public health.
JOIN US TONIGHT: https://www.cb8m.com/event/zoning-mar232021/
To View this email in your browser, click here. Advocacy Alert: Ask YOUR questions of the Blood Center/Longfellow tower proposal Following an announcement last week that the New York Blood Center/Long
Join Us: FRIENDS 2021 Annual Meeting and Awards
To View this email in your browser, click here. 38th Annual Meeting and Awards We are pleased to hold our 38th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony to recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and adv
TOMORROW: Learn More about District 5 Candidates
To View this email in your browser, click here. City Council District 5 Candidate Forum East 72nd Street Neighborhood Association is hosting a debate between the seven candidates that are seeking to r
NEXT WEEK: The Lost Voice of Mary L. Booth + Discount Opportunity!
To View this email in your browser, click here. 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 experien
Did you catch us on Spectrum News NY1 this weekend? FRIENDS opposes the New York Blood Center's mega expansion that would undo decades of community-minded human scale zoning on the midblocks.
"Since it was built in 1925, the six-story building at 1221 York Ave. had been lined by the narrow green strip, which also ran partway up East 65th and 66th streets. Every spring, the blossoming bushes turned heads in a neighborhood dominated by Weill Cornell Medical Center's gray towers."
A row of planters that brightened a gray stretch of York Avenue for decades were ripped from the ground Wednesday despite tenants' pleas.
NEXT WEEK: A Virtual Look at New York's Posh Portals + Future Events
To View this email in your browser, click here. 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 i
A Virtual Look at New York's Posh Portals + Future Events
To View this email in your browser, click here. 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 i
Next Week: A Presidential View of the UES + Future Events
To View this email in your browser, click here. 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,
Next Week: Gilded Grandeur on the UES + Future Events
To View this email in your browser, click here. 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
TODAY: It's a Helluva Town Book Talk + Future Events
To View this email in your browser, click here. Book Talk: "It's 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
Join FRIENDS, @hdcnyc, @landmarkwest, @mas_nyc, and @gvshp_nyc this week for a special talk with preservationist and Kaplan Foundation alum Anthony C. Wood and writer Roberta Brandes Gratz, who will delve into the city-changing work of the J.M. Kaplan Fund and Joan K. Davidson, the second-generation leader of the Fund.
Thursday, January 14th
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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2021
Deadline Friday, January 15th To view this email in your browser, click here. 2021 ANNUAL AWARDS Call for Entries Deadline Friday, January 15th Detail of the Park Avenue Synagogue windows, 2020 Renais
It's a Helluva Town: A Book Talk with Anthony C. Wood and Roberta Brandes Gratz
To view this email in your browser, click here. Book Talk: “It’s 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
CALL FOR ENTRIES 2021
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Help FRIENDS Protect the Upper East Side in 2021
To view this email in your browser, click here. 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!
To view this email in your browser, click here. FRIENDS' dedication to our neighborhood remains steadfast, even in this most unusual of years. Despite the pandemic, our office continued to educate and
CALL FOR ENTRIES 2021
Deadline Friday, January 15th To view this email in your browser, click here. 2021 ANNUAL AWARDS Call for Entries Deadline Friday, January 15th Detail of the Park Avenue Synagogue windows, 2020 Renais
Preserving our Green Upper East Side
To view this email in your browser, click here. Dear Friend, You know FRIENDS speaks up for our historic architecture, and the preservation and zoning mechanisms in place to maintain the scale and cha
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_ny and his astounding 3-foot-tall replica of the U.S. Customs House in Lower Manhattan.
Thank you to all that participated and helped celebrate the Holidays by creating a replica of their favorite New York City building. Thank you also to the panel of judges that had a very difficult decision to make, Fanny Gerson, Pamela Jerome, Liz Diller, and Eric Haugen.
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The Great Preservation Bake-Off Winner is an Upper East Sider!
To view this email in your browser, click here. 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 Creat
A Big Win at the Jetsons Building, and the Continuing Fights
To view this email in your browser, click here. Scrapping the ‘Tower on Stilts’ We are thrilled to announce that 249 East 62nd Street, the poster-child example of egregious loopholes in supertalls, ha
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