Announcing the 2019 Excellence Award Winners

Representing counties all over the state, these eight projects exemplify the best in the field of historic preservation.

Excellence AwardsKaty PeaceApril 10, 2019Excellence Award Winners, Press Release

A Conversation with Board Chair Paul Provost

Our new Board Chair has been involved with the League for 10 years and has a deep appreciation for the role historic preservation plays in building communities.

PLNYS TeamKaty PeaceApril 1, 2019Board & Trustees

Awarding the Next Generation of Preservation Professionals

Thanks to a generous grant from the Zabar Family, three scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded annually to student members of the League. This year’s winners: Tabitha O’Connell, Camille Sasena, and Ryan Zeek

GrantsKaty PeaceMarch 28, 2019Zabar Scholars, Press Release

Hello From the New Director of Communications

I started at the League at the end of February and I am very happy to be here.

PLNYS TeamKaty PeaceMarch 4, 2019

Gratz Grant - Uptown Theatre for Creative Arts

UTCA will use their Gratz grant to fund a feasibility study of their 1927 theatre building.

GrantsErin TobinJanuary 18, 2019Gratz Fund, UTCA, Press Release

EPIP Profile: The Gardens at St. Anthony’s

This EPIP loan is to fund roof repairs on the school and the convent at St. Anthony’s of Padua church complex in preparation for a planned $20.25 million project.

EPIP ProfilePLNYS StaffJanuary 9, 2019

Preservation League Involvement Helps to Secure State Funding for Many Projects

Thank you to New York State, under the leadership of Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature, for making these funding opportunities available and supporting such important historic preservation projects.

GrantsChristina HingleJanuary 8, 2019Press Release

Public Policy Update: November 2018

Save the date: 2019 Preservation Advocacy Day at the NYS Capitol is coming up on February 5, 2019!

Public PolicyChristina HingleNovember 5, 2018

Technical Assistance Grants - 2018

In 2018, we awarded $55,068 to 19 projects in 17 counties through the Technical Assistance Grant program, a partnership between the League and New York State Council on the Arts.

GrantsFrances M. SternNovember 5, 2018TAG, Press Release

The African American Ancestral Burying Ground at Vale Cemetery

A Cultural Landscape Report informs the administrators at Vale Cemetery Association (a Preserve New York grantee) on cemetery preservation — including in their successful restoration of the African American Ancestral Burying Ground.

EPIP Profile: Historic Cherry Hill

This EPIP loan is supporting the multi-phase restoration of the building to include structural stabilization, restoration of 59 wood windows, modest roof repairs and drainage improvements and the installation of a 2-zone HVAC system (a human zone and a collections/exhibit zone).

EPIP ProfilePLNYS StaffSeptember 28, 2018

Preserve New York Grants - 2018

At its 2018 meeting, the Preserve New York grant panel selected 31 applicants in 20 counties to receive support totaling $251,616.

GrantsFrances M. SternSeptember 24, 2018PNY, Press Release

Where to next for tugs?

The Times Union took notice of our campaign to #SavetheUrger and the backlash the state is facing.

Erie Canal, Tug Urger, Press CoveragePLNYS StaffAugust 14, 2018

Save New York's Historic Canal Vessels

The future of New York's historic canal fleet is uncertain. We need your support to protect the Urger and the other historic Erie Canal vessels that provide an authentic link to our past!

Tug Urger, Erie CanalPLNYS StaffAugust 9, 2018

Protect Buildings & Neighborhoods: The Landmarks Commission Needs to do its Job Again

League Trustees Council member Roberta Gratz shares her thoughts on New York’s Landmarks Commission.

EditorialRoberta Brandes GratzJune 29, 2018

NY Power Authority Plans to Destroy Historic Vessels

The NYS Canal Corporation, under the New York Power Authority (NYPA), and in partnership with NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, plans to sink Erie Canal vessels in the Long Island Sound to create an artificial diving reef.

Tug UrgerPLNYS StaffJune 19, 2018

Taking a Stand to Keep Parrott Hall Standing

The Parrott Hall Coalition is hard at work trying to save this Geneva landmark.

Preservation in ActionErin TobinJune 14, 2018Parrott Hall, Press Release

Saving America's First Shaker Settlement

The League has had a long history advocating for the Watervliet Shaker National Historic District — the site of America's first Shaker settlement. With continued investment and thoughtful preservation, this historic site can continue to have a big impact on the Albany region.

Preservation in ActionErin TobinMay 31, 2018Seven to Save, EPIP, Albany

Announcing the 2018 Excellence Award Winners

Former factories with a new lease on life. A historic hotel re-energizing a walkable downtown. “America’s Garden,” recognized for more than a century of leadership in preservation. These are just a few of the Award-winning projects and organizations we are honoring later this month at our annual Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards.

Excellence AwardsPLNYS StaffMay 4, 2018Excellence Award Winners, Press Release

EPIP Profile: Friends of Eagle Island

The EPIP loan revolving line of credit will be used to fund phase 1 of the borrower’s $2 million plan to rehabilitate, preserve and reopen the site as an operating girl’s camp.

EPIP ProfilePLNYS StaffMay 3, 2018

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