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Persistence Triumphs over “Total Disbelief:” Designating the Street Plan of New Amsterdam and Colonial New York

Certainly one of the most creative uses of New York City’s landmarks law was the designation of the Street Plan of New Amsterdam and Colonial New York on June 14, 1983. As the designation report notes, “The street plan of lower Manhattan, south of Wall Street, within the confines of the Dutch settlement of New [...]

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