Announcements
May is Lower East Side History Month — join us for one or more free LESPI events to celebrate all things LES!
May 1 – June 30: LESPI’s outdoor photography exhibit: “Brick and Stone: Landmarking our Lower East Side Heritage”
To celebrate our neighborhood’s extraordinary architecture and cultural history, LESPI is showcasing 12 historic buildings and 2 proposed historic districts in an outdoor photography exhibition of large-scale photo banners installed on the fence of The Clemente Center, at the corner of Rivington and Suffolk Streets.
For more information see HERE.
LGBTQ+ Webinar Tuesday June 16 at 6:00PM:
LESPI is proud to cosponsor Village Preservation‘s, “Still Unprotected: The Unrecognized LGBTQ+ Landmarks of Greenwich Village and the East Village.”
LGBTQ+ history, with critical sites like the Stonewall Inn recognized and protected by NYC landmark designation. But there’s an incredibly rich and oft-forgotten LGBTQ+ history in our neighborhoods that remains largely unrecognized and unprotected, in the crossroads where Greenwich Village meets the East Village, which we call “South of Union Square.”
There you will find the homes and workplaces of some of the most prominent LGBTQ+ artists, musicians, photographers, and writers of the 20th century; some of the most impactful and influential early LGBTQ+ civil rights organizations; early cross-pollination between Black and LGBTQ+ civil rights movements and cultural expression; the city’s earliest lesbian bars; and centers of drag and transgender activism and entertainment.
To register for this free webinar — see HERE.
Preservation and Affordable Housing Webinar Monday June 29 at 6:00PM:
LESPI is also a proud cosponsor of Historic District Council’s upcoming “Preservation School – Restoration of St. Augustine Church + Affordable Housing” on June 29. Join Meisha Hunter from Li/Saltzman Architects as she describes the St. Augustine project, which includes the exterior restoration of this important individual landmark church and the construction of new affordable housing on the site.
Participants will learn about the Zoning Resolution 74-711 Special Permit and how this mechanism can promote balance between development and restoration for economically challenged historic religious properties. Attendees will also hear more about the scope of exterior restoration at the Church and proposed new construction of the mixed use tower, as well as the importance of establishing a Cyclical Maintenance Plan for future maintenance of this important individual landmark.
This Preservation School is part of HDC’s continued program series, “Preserving Affordability” on the intersection of housing and preservation. The webinar is $5.00, you can register HERE. LESPI members can get free admission – contact us at info@LESPI-nyc.org and we’ll send you the special registration link.
Get Involved
LESPI is dedicated to preserving the historic areas and buildings of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, including the East Village,
Lower East Side below Houston Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Bowery.
93 Fourth Avenue #1223
New York, NY 10003
Email: info at lespi-nyc.org
Phone: 347-827-1846
