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	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New York City's first landmarks legislation was enacted in 1965, prompted by the demolition of the original Pennsylvania Station, to make way for the construction of the current Madison Square Garden, which was being relocated from the Madison Square area of New York City.
		The Landmarks Preservation Commission is responsible for deciding which properties should be subject to landmark status and enacting regulations to protect the aesthetic and historic nature of these properties.
		New York City's Grand Central Terminal was subsequently saved from demolition by New York City's landmarks law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_City_Landmarks_Preservation_Commission (229 words)

	Chicago - New York
		The preservation movement in both cities was, in large part, a response to demolition threats that occurred to significant structures during the building boom of the post-World War II years.
		New York ha sdesignated more than 1000 individual landmarks and 73 districts, including several building from the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the Conference House (1675) and Gracie Mansion (1799).
		Among the newly-designated landmarks in New York City are the Lever House (1952), the Seagram Building (1958), the Unisphere from the 1964 New York World's Fair, the TWA Terminal (1962) and the Ford Foundation Building (1967).
	www.osa.ceu.hu /galeria/sites/chicago_newyorke/sections/intro.html (542 words)

	Guide 2004
		Landmark status is granted by a panel of non-salaried, Mayoral appointees who recognize the need to protect architectural designs, historic districts, and the true design, nature or use of a site for historic purposes.
		The inventor’s abode was moved to preserve it as a historical landmark.
		Landmarks Preservation Commission Summary: Designed by theater architect John Eberson and opened in 1929, the 3554-seat Valencia was the first of five so-called “Wonder Theaters” built for the New York-based Loew’s chain of movie theaters to serve the major metropolitan population centers outside midtown Manhattan.
	www.queenstribune.com /guide2004/landmarks.htm (3028 words)

	Plots & Plans: Landmark Lunacy: The Paterson Silk Building by Morris Lapidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The square's newest landmark is the mixed-use building that occupies the 14th Street blockfront between Fourth Avenue and Broadway that was designed in 1999 by Davis Brody Bond and Schuman Lichtenstein Claman and Efron and is notable for its huge façade sculpture, and its large retail spaces.
		Now the city/landmarks commission is trying to apply that authority to a building that has not been designated as a landmark and that does not fall within a historic district and that has been significantly altered with the citys permission.
		When the commission was formed in 1965 in the wake of the demolition of Penn Station, it was apparently fearful that rich commercial property owners might legally challenge its mandate and therefore it was very slow to get around to designating the city's major skyscrapers.
	www.thecityreview.com /lapidus.html (2431 words)

	Sheldon Lobel, P.C.
		The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the City agency responsible for the City's landmarks and historic districts.
		If a landowner's building is designated as an individual landmark or is located in an area designated as an historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, it is more difficult to make changes to the building.
		EDC is a not-for-profit entity under contract with the City of New York that is charged with promoting economic development within the City.
	www.sheldonlobelpc.com /areas_of_expertise.html (1390 words)

	Preservation of Buildings Too New to Be Landmarked - Wired New York Forum
		Too new to benefit from the power of nostalgia but already old enough to look dated and shabby, buildings become especially vulnerable when they reach their mid-20s.
		One current battlefield is Harlem, where developers and the city have been feverishly gutting, renovating and replacing entire dilapidated blocks with condominiums and shopping centers, while activists howl that the urban core of fl history is being scrubbed away.
		Others were controversial, like the New York Marriott Marquis hotel, in Times Square, an imposing concrete and glass tower, which in 1985 rose on the site of several beloved Broadway theaters.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=4614 (2563 words)

	New York City Neighborhoods
		Chronicles the history of the city from early Native American culture to the present (1994).
		Part of NY.com, much of the information is taken from the Encyclopedia of New York City.
		To access news article databases through the Pace Library, go to the library home page (http://library.pace.edu/), click on Databases, and use the pull-down menu labeled "Subject Research Area" to select General.
	www.pace.edu /library/pages/instruct/birnbaum/newyorkcityneighborhoods.htm (1079 words)

	African-American Archaeology Newsletter, Spring 2000
		The discovery of the African Burial Ground in New York City in 1991, and the subsequent successful effort on the part of members of the city's modern African-American community to gain control of the archaeological project brought New York's long tradition of enslavement home to many New Yorkers in a very powerful way.
		Slavery in New York was very different from that in those parts of the world where the enslaved worked in a plantation economy and lived in their own spatially separate quarters.
		The pits contain a large number of metal artifacts, relatively unusual finds in New York during the colonial period, when metal objects were recycled rather than discarded, as well as the ceramic discs, pieces of glass, buttons, pins, etc., often found in cache pits in the south (see Table 1).
	www.diaspora.uiuc.edu /A-AAnewsletter/newsletter28.html (8335 words)

	1 No. 36: In the Matter of Citineighbors Coalition of Historic Carnegie Hill, &c., et al. v. The New York City ...
		The Commission issued the COA after a two and one-half year review as a consequence of which the property owner and developer twice scaled back their initial proposal.
		Petitioners argued, as relevant on this appeal, that the Commission's issuance of a COA was a discretionary act requiring compliance with the environmental review procedures of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
		On January 8, 2003, Supreme Court denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding, concluding that issuance of a COA is a ministerial act exempt from SEQRA.
	www.law.cornell.edu /nyctap/I04_0027.htm (810 words)

	The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation: Preservation Leadership
		The organization acts as a liaison between the Village community and the many city agencies that have jurisdiction over historic architecture and parks, maintaining relationships with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Parks Department, the Department of Transportation, the Manhattan Borough President’s office, as well as numerous local block associations and civic groups.
		The historic architecture of the Greenwich Village waterfront was the subject of an extensive building by building study published in 1989 by NYU Press as The Architecture of the Greenwich Village Waterfront and mounted as an exhibition at the Municipal Art Society and the Forbes Gallery.
		The study emphasized that areas adjacent to the Hudson River are historically and culturally significant, vulnerable to eradication, and worthy of preservation as an historic district.
	www.gvshp.org /leadership.htm (380 words)

	Greater Astoria Historical Society - Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At the unveiling, City Councilman Eric Gioia, who grew up within a block of the Gardens, congratulated neighborhood historians who, by placing the plaque, bear witness to the original planners and active members of this community, who worked together to create a special environment that continues to be beautiful, safe, and friendly.
		Neighbors are currently seeking designation by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, in a drive spearheaded by the Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance.
		Urban designer Richard Plunz, author of the authoritative History of Housing in New York City, wrote, in part, "It is so important that Lewis Mumford’s legacy is to be commemorated at Sunnyside, undoubtedly in his mind the one place in New York City which most embodied the urban vision which he embraced."
	www.astorialic.org /about/news/mum_plaque.shtm (683 words)

	Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition: New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission :0471369004:eCampus.com
		This new edition also features new photographs, enhanced maps, and more than a dozen themed sections that make it easy to create a customized sightseeing experience.
		New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (New York, NY) is the agency responsible for identifying and designating local landmarks and historic districts.
		Established in 1965 in response to the destruction of the original Penn Station, the agency is comprised of eleven members appointed by the mayor and a professional staff.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0471369004&referrer=yah04 (188 words)

	2003 NYSlipOp 14994 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, et al., Respondents-Respondents.
		The Commission's findings, attached to the COA, reveal that its determinations concerning historical and architectural ramifications of the proposed construction were the result of reasoned deliberation.
		Carnegie Hill v The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, et al.
	www.courts.state.ny.us /reporter/slips/14994.htm (281 words)

	TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES: Testimony: New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on Proposed Chain Link ...
		We have written to the Department of Transportation and the New York Police Department supporting their requests for Federal funding to install video surveillance cameras on all the East River bridge bicycle and pedestrian paths.
		In 1974, when the Queensboro Bridge was designated as a New York City Landmark, it did not have a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian path, and the North Outer Roadway, which is now the bridge's permanent biking and walking path, carried motor vehicles from Queens to Manhattan.
		The AASHTO guidelines and the New York State Department of Transportation's Bridge Guidelines (which are based on the AASHTO guidelines) mandate seven-foot high chain link fencing for bridges over railroad tracks or highways where there is a risk of vandalism (i.e.
	www.transalt.org /press/testimony/030923chainlink.html (1344 words)

	Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: NYC Subway Station Landmarked
		Last year the New York City Transit Authority announced plans to demolish the Avenue H station, citing fire-safety concerns.
		The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission's designation cannot prevent demolition, but the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority, which operates the Avenue H station, will abandon its plans to raze it, says Dierdre Parker, Transit Authority spokesperson.
		It is the city's only subway station with a wraparound porch and now-defunct potbelly stove.
	www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arc_news/070804.htm (445 words)

	Historic Districts Council \| Preserving Your Historic Neighborhood
		The New York City Landmarks Law of 1965 established the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) and authorized them to designate individual buildings, historic districts, interior landmarks and scenic landmarks of historical, cultural and architectural significance.
		The first step in formally advocating for a New York City historic district is to fill out a Request for Evaluation form, which can be obtained by calling the LPC or by downloading it from their Web site (link).
		Among the City Planning Commission’s responsibilities under the New York City Charter is that of reviewing historic district designations and producing a report for the City Council commenting on the effect the designation will have on development.
	www.hdc.org /preservingnyc.htm (1542 words)

	Subject guides: Architectural Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		New York : the city's land uses / Department of City Planning, New York City, c.
		New York, a city of neighborhoods / Department of City Planning, City of New York ; Rudolph W. Giuliani, mayor, City of New York ; Joseph B. Bose, director, Department of City Planning.
		"For well over 100 years the Architectural League of New York has helped architects, artists, and the public enrich their understanding of the purposes and importance of the art of architecture.
	library.citytech.cuny.edu /subjectguides/architecture.html (1084 words)

	CAMI News
		The building, which is located at 163-165 West 57th Street in New York City, was designated a landmark on October 19, 1999 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
		Based on both the history and architecture of the CAMI building, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission found that the building has a special historical and aesthetic value as part of the development, heritage and cultural characteristics of New York City.
		Columbia Artists Management Inc. has joined many other New York City landmarks on West 57th Street that are devoted to the cultivation of the arts, including Carnegie Hall, The American Fine Arts Society Building and Steinway Hall.
	www.cami.com /news/getpress.asp?press=5 (463 words)

	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission - Cultural Commons
		The Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency that is responsible for identifying and designating the city's landmarks and the buildings in the city's historic districts.
		The Commission also regulates changes to designated buildings.
		The agency, consisting of eleven Commissioners and a full-time staff, is called the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the name is also used to refer to the eleven Commissioners acting as a body.
	www.culturalpolicy.org /commons/directorydetail.cfm?ID=6968 (77 words)

	SGI Quarterly - January, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Its opening ceremony, attended by members from around the city, was held on October 2 with performances by a jazz ensemble and a chorus.
		The venerable building is constructed with terra cotta roof tiles and warm, rich cherry woodwork throughout the interior, giving one a feeling of being at home; on the first-floor lobby there is a large, exquisite glass oval etched with an eight-petal lotus flower design.
		A new altar, located on the second floor auditorium, was made by three New York SGI members, who used bubinga, West African rosewood.
	www.sgi.org /english/archives/quarterly/9601/world12.html (211 words)

	ACHP Quarterly Report - 12/31/2003
		Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement executed on December 20, 1991 that was executed by GSA and ACHP, with the concurrence of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (NYCLPC).
		The Amended MOA states that GSA in consultation with the City and NYCLPC shall develop an exhibit on the testing, excavation, and analysis to be located with the public space within the new Federal Building (290 Broadway).
		GSA is pleased to announce that the Rites of Ancestral Return, reinterment ceremony held across six cities that culminated with the reinterment of human remains on October 4, 2003 in New York City was dignified, respectful and international in scope.
	www.africanburialground.com /Documents/ACHP_20031231.htm (2937 words)

	Greater Astoria Historical Society - Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The viability of historic church buildings, although important landmarks in communities across the five boroughs, is now in question.
		In both situations the question of "as of right," whether justifying the demolition of a historic church or the construction of a new structure out of scale and out of character with its setting, is now under growing scrutiny.
		Participants include Robert Tierney, Chairman of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Mark Silberman, counsel for the Landmarks Commission, Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council, Sean Walsh, President of the Queens Civic Congress, Linda Mandell of the Queens Historical Society, and Cheshire Frazier of the Flushing Quarterly Meeting, Society of Friends.
	www.astorialic.org /events/events/may2004.shtm (282 words)

	News Archives
		Robert Tierney, a visiting scholar at NYU Wagner's Taub Urban Research Center in 2002, was named chair of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission by Mayor Bloomberg.
		Tierney, an expert in state and local governance, was Counsel to former Mayor Ed Koch, and later, Chairman of the New York City Water Board.
		He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of both the Citizens Union Foundation and the Citizens Budget Commission, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives.
	www.nyu.edu /wagner/news/107.html (104 words)

	Landmarks Preservation Commission - Home
		The commission has declared the Austin, Nichols & Co. Warehouse in Brooklyn and the Fitzgerald-Ginsberg House in Queens to be the City’s newest recognized landmarks.
		The House is a classic example of the great Tudor style mansions that at one time flourished in New York.
		The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate eight interior rooms in the Plaza Hotel, including the Palm Court, the Grand Ballroom, the Terrace Room, the Edwardian Room, the Oak Room, the Oak Bar, the 59th Street lobby, and the Fifth Avenue lobby.
	www.nyc.gov /html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml (123 words)

	Historic Districts Council \| Preserving Your Historic Neighborhood
		Designation as a New York City historic district is just one tool a community can use when working to preserve its historic neighborhood.
		Therefore, when embarking on a campaign to preserve your neighborhood, you should be aware of all the resources and advocacy tools available for your community.
		HDC has compiled resources to assist New York City residents in the protection of their neighborhoods.
	www.hdc.org /preserving.htm (229 words)

	New York City Landmarks Preservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Whereas, the Jerome Avenue Pumping Station has been designated a Landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) and the DEP has stated that it plans to refurbish the Jerome Avenue Pumping Station but has provided no specific plans.
		Whereas, the Kingsbridge Armory and a number of other landmarked buildings near the reservoir share a common historic and architectural character with the structures associated with the reservoir, forming an overall sense of a district.
		Whereas, the New York State Museum education department reported fourteen prehistoric sites directly adjacent to, or within one mile of the reservoir.
	members.aol.com /jeromepark/scenic.htm (264 words)

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