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Guest Blog By Ben Baccash, Historic Preservation Researcher, Writer & Consultant Even at the age of forty-five, the New York City Landmarks Law is often said to be poorly understood by the public. Some hypothesize that this is because of the law‟s rather complicated application and cumbersome process. Others say it‟s the public‟s lack of [...]  Last week found city preservation advocates and elected officials gathering in a list ditch effort to save the threatened houses at 326 & 328 East 4th Street. As their pleas went out to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the city was issuing permits that would allow the destruction of these historic structures. Photo and caption [...] (Left to right) Save Gansevoort Market Co-Chairs Jo Hamilton and Florent Morellet, LPC Chair Robert Tierney, and GVSHP Executive Director Andrew Berman following the vote to designate the Gansevoort Market historic district. Photo via http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/preservation/gansevoort/gansevoort-09-09-03.htm On September 9, 2003 the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Gansevoort Market Historic District It represented the first expansion [...] |
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