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Announcing the 2024 Zabar Scholars
Announcing the 2024 Zabar Scholars

Since 2019, the League has been awarding cash scholarships to the best and brightest preservation students studying in NYS. The Zabar Family Scholarship Program was established by former League Trustee Lori Zabar and continues to award students in her memory. This year’s applicants were extremely strong, inspiring a lively discussion among our scholarship jury. The three students receiving scholarships this year truly rose to the top, and we are honored to support them. Get to know this year’s Zabar scholars: Lorraine Colbert (City College), Cecelia Halle (Columbia), and Siena Leone-Getten (Pratt Institute).

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PLNYS StaffZabar Scholars, Press Release
Introducing the Preservation Opportunity Fund
Introducing the Preservation Opportunity Fund

The Preservation League of New York State is thrilled to be starting its 50th Anniversary year with a brand-new grant opportunity for New York nonprofits. Organizations with an ownership interest in, or a long-term lease of, a historic property requiring preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation, are invited to apply for the inaugural year of funding for the League’s new capital grant program.

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GrantsKaty PeacePress Release, 50th anniversary
Technical Assistance Grants - 2023
Technical Assistance Grants - 2023

The Preservation League of New York State and their program partners at the New York State Council on the Arts are thrilled to announce the recipients of their 2023 Technical Assistance Grants. During this grant cycle, 19 projects representing 13 counties across the state have been selected by an independent panel of preservation professionals. A total of $66,576 was awarded.

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GrantsKaty PeacePress Release, TAG
Introducing the 2024 Pillars of New York
Introducing the 2024 Pillars of New York

The League’s annual Pillar of New York Awards allows us to recognize those who have demonstrated remarkable commitment to preserving and celebrating New York State’s rich history. This year’s honorees are no different. We hope you will join us in the Rainbow Room on March 14 as we celebrate four remarkable preservationists – Peggy King Jorde, Richard J. Moylan, and Melissa Auf der Maur & Tony Stone.

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PLNYS StaffPillar Gala, Press Release
Announcing the 2023 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award Winners
Announcing the 2023 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award Winners

“The 2023 Excellence Award winners span the state, from Olean to Brooklyn,” said Preservation League President Jay DiLorenzo. “They represent how historic preservation addresses critical issues, from climate action to affordable housing, from spurring economic development to uplifting underrepresented histories. We are honored to recognize the incredible work each Award winner has done for their communities and beyond”

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Excellence AwardsKaty PeacePress Release, 2023 Excellence Awards, Excellence Award Winners
Public Art for Preservation Around Penn Station
Public Art for Preservation Around Penn Station

In the early morning hours of Friday, September 22, plant-like humanoid creatures appeared in the vicinity of Penn Station, drawing attention to proposed demolitions haunting the neighborhood. The Keepers, part of a performance art intervention created by Ed Woodham, have shown up in various gentrifying locations over the past decade. The Keepers appear when life is out of balance with nature. Their presence is a response to the gentrification and rapid mass development of urban areas where the importance of mixed-use districts, the area’s history, and the natural environment has been ignored.

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PLNYS in the CommunityKaty Peace2022-2023 STS, NYSCA, Press Release, STS Artist Interventions
COMING SOON: THE KEEPERS
COMING SOON: THE KEEPERS

The Keepers is a performance art intervention created by longtime NYC cultural provocateur, Ed Woodham – scheduled for Friday, September 22 in three different locations around the Penn Station neighborhood (The Church of St. John the Baptist, Gimbel’s Skybridge, and the demolished Hotel Pennsylvania). The Keepers September activation has been commissioned by the Preservation League of NYS as part of a New York State Council on the Arts-funded project drawing attention to the League’s Seven to Save endangered historic sites across the state through artistic interventions. The Penn Station Neighborhood, which is threatened with needless and large-scale demolition, was identified as a Seven to Save in 2022. This project is organized in partnership with the Empire Station Coalition.

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PLNYS in the CommunityKaty PeacePress Release, Seven to Save, Penn Neighborhood, NYC, public art, STS Artist Interventions
Remembering Joan Kaplan Davidson and Celebrating Her Far-Reaching Legacy
Remembering Joan Kaplan Davidson and Celebrating Her Far-Reaching Legacy

The League was saddened to hear of the passing of Joan Davidson this past weekend. Joan’s impact was felt far and wide, through her philanthropy at the J.M. Kaplan Fund and the Furthermore Foundation, her involvement in important advocacy in the Hudson Valley and New York City, and her annual Shad Party at Midwood, her home in the Hudson Valley. Joan had served on the League’s Trustees Council since 2011, but her importance to the Preservation League and our programs is much deeper than that. Over the years, Joan played a vital role in supporting some of the Preservation League’s most important programs and initiatives.

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PLNYS Staffin memoriam, Press Release
Announcing the 2023 Zabar Scholars
Announcing the 2023 Zabar Scholars

The League was thrilled to receive a record number of applications for the 2023 Zabar Family Scholarship. Established by former League Trustee Lori Zabar, the Zabar Scholarship has been supporting three students every year since 2019. Thanks to an outpouring of support following the passing of Lori Zabar early last year, the League was able to increase this year’s scholarships to $2,500. The three students receiving scholarships this year truly represent the future of our field, and we are honored to support them.

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PLNYS StaffPress Release, Zabar Scholars
Research on Preservation and Restoration Building Trades Reveals Worker Shortages in the Northeast, Highlights Opportunities for Workforce Development
Research on Preservation and Restoration Building Trades Reveals Worker Shortages in the Northeast, Highlights Opportunities for Workforce Development

Understanding and Advancing the Preservation Trades provides an overview of the current status of these professions in the Northeast, and offers a wealth of insights from tradespeople, educators, workforce development professionals, and preservation specialists. Together, these perspectives inform a variety of recommended actions suitable for individual practitioners, businesses, nonprofits, training programs, and other stakeholders who aim to strengthen the preservation trades workforce.

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Preservation in ActionKaty Peacehistoric trades, Press Release
New Research Shines a Light on the State of Preservation Trades in the Northeast
New Research Shines a Light on the State of Preservation Trades in the Northeast

Looking for a career that will take you to interesting locations, requires hands-on creativity and problem-solving, and connects you to local history and heritage? Recent research conducted in partnership with the Northeast Regional Initiative for the Preservation Trades indicates that preservation and restoration trades careers can offer exactly these benefits.

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Katy Peacehistoric trades, Press Release
The League Awarded Recovery Funding from the New York State Council on the Arts
The League Awarded Recovery Funding from the New York State Council on the Arts

The Preservation League of NYS has received three Regrowth and Capacity grants of $10,000 each from the New York State Council on the Arts. These grants will support the organization’s programming, as they continue their ongoing recovery from pandemic challenges. The responsive funding of NYSCA is providing nearly 1000 organizations with over $13 million in recovery support in FY23, as part of their historic FY23 $90 million in grant making and $150 million in multi-year capital support.

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PLNYS StaffPress Release
Survey seeks insights on historic preservation trades workforce
Survey seeks insights on historic preservation trades workforce

A public survey, open through July, seeks to understand workforce development challenges, barriers, opportunities, and successes in the Northeast region. The Northeast Regional Initiative for the Preservation Trades is a cooperative project between the Preservation League of New York State, Preservation Trust of Vermont, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, and Maine Preservation.

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Preservation in ActionPLNYS StaffPress Release