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Health Over Highways: East Side Parkways Coalition Seven to Save Presentation
Health Over Highways: East Side Parkways Coalition Seven to Save Presentation

Preservation League of NYS presentation: 2025-2026 Seven to Save statewide distinction for the Full Restoration of Humboldt Parkway.

When: Thursday, August 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Where: Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 East Delavan Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215

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Governor Hochul Announces New York State Led the Nation in Use of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits in 2024
Governor Hochul Announces New York State Led the Nation in Use of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits in 2024

Preservation League of New York State President Jay DiLorenzo said, “Historic rehabilitation tax credits have proven transformational for communities and Main Streets throughout New York State. Reusing our existing buildings creates local construction jobs, provides space for small businesses, creates much-needed housing, and keeps demolition debris out of our landfills. Enhancements to the New York State program spearheaded by Governor Hochul means that even more communities will benefit from this powerful economic development tool.”

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Bastille Day Special: Village Preservation's Virtual Guide to French Flats, and Learn How They Changed the Way We Live
Bastille Day Special: Village Preservation's Virtual Guide to French Flats, and Learn How They Changed the Way We Live

In honor of Bastille Day, Village Preservation has released their latest interactive StoryMap, “French Flats: the 19th Century Innovation that Changed the Way We Live.” Beautifully illustrated with contemporary and historic photos, it shows how an idea imported from Europe utterly transformed New York after the Civil War, with the effects still very much with us today.

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 Featured Events

Check out our events calendar for even more preservation events coming up across the state!

 
We will be gathering tonight to recognize someone who has been part of the League almost from our very beginning — Roberta Brandes Gratz, our 2025 Pillar of New York Awardee. Our annual Pillar Award recognizes those who have taken extraordinary
Today, as part of @nylandmarks Sacred Sites Open House weekend, The Church of the Mediator opened its doors with a guided tour with Steve Byrnes, who nominated the Church to our Seven to Save list. The Gothic-style building (with a very impressive
📞Call your representatives! The Historic Preservation Fund, which provides vital resources for State Historic Preservation Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, and preservation grant programs across the country is being gutted by the curre
While we were in Poughkeepsie for the NY Statewide Preservation Conference, we had a chance to revisit a past Excellence Award winner — the Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory. The 1874 building was a former underwear manufacturing site, but by the
We recently had a chance to visit the Town of Avon’s Opera Hall, a 2024 Excellence Award winner! The capstone of a comprehensive downtown revitalization initiative, the rehabilitation of the National Register-listed Opera Hall is a testament to
Now accepting nominations for the 2025 Excellence Awards! The League’s annual Excellence Awards program allows us to shine a light on the people who are using historic preservation to make all of our lives better — through exemplary rest
Join us on Monday, April 21 for a webinar focused on building diversity in the trades. In our Trade Stories video series, we shined a light on what a career in the preservation trades looks like and the tradespeople who do the physical work of repai