Jun 1, 2018 | Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC
At the start of Tuesday’s Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, Chair Srinivasan announced the mayor had appointed Fred Bland to take over as Vice Chair (and thus Interim Chair) when she steps down. Today, June 1st, is Srinivasan’s last day, and so...
May 25, 2018 | Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation
BATTER UP! LANDMARK WEST! GETS READY TO HIT HOME PRESERVATION IDEALS AT THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION THIS TUESDAY For many, this weekend may bring Memorial Day parties and parades. But LANDMARK WEST! is looking ahead to Tuesday the 29th, when a plethora of...
Apr 25, 2018 | Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC
There has been much speculation of who might take the place of Meenakshi Srinivasan who announced–somewhat suddenly–that June 1st would be her last day of public service. CRAINS featured an opinion piece by the president of the Real Estate Board of New...
Apr 19, 2018 | Advocacy, Landmark West, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation
Put Your Preservation Hats Back On! Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, announced today that she will step down in the face of significant opposition to proposed changes to the LPC Rules. Since her appointment by Mayor de Blasio four...
Apr 17, 2018 | Designation, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, preservation
The Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Street Historic District Has Its Public Hearing LANDMARK WEST! joined our neighbors from Harlem today to rally for the designation of the Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Street Historic District. Our statement, which can be read...
Mar 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Affordable Housing, architecture, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, LPC, Moderism, New York City, NYC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, REBNY, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Preservation Society
A Day of Public Outcry at the Landmarks Preservation Commission The community was out in full force yesterday at the hearing on proposed changes to the Landmarks Law. The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s hearing room was packed beyond capacity, with many forced to...
