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    Landmarks Designates Former Segregated School in Chelsea as Individual Landmark

    Designation  •  Chelsea, Manhattan

    The former Colored School No. 4 retains its original form and configuration, and windows on the second and third floor. Image Credit: LPC.

    On May 23, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the former Colored School No. 4 as an individual landmark. The former school, located at 128 West 17th Street in Chelsea, is the city’s sole surviving school building that exclusively served African American students in the second half of the 19th century.  (read more…)

    Date:05/24/2023
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Designates Linden Street Historic District in Bushwick

    Designation  •  Bushwick, Brooklyn

    Part of the Linden Street Historic District. Image Credit: LPC.

    On May 9, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Linden Street Historic District in Bushwick. The district consists of 32 brick and brownstone row houses located from 3 through 13 Linden Street on the south side of the street and 15 through 55 Linden Street on the north side of the street between Bushwick Avenue and Broadway. The historic district is the first within Bushwick.  (read more…)

    Date:05/10/2023
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Three Buildings Connected to Jazz Legends to Designate as Individual Landmarks

    Calendaring  •  Harlem, Manhattan and Corona, Queens

    105-19 37th Avenue. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    On April 4, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar three buildings connected to the growth of jazz music; 105-19 37th Avenue in Corona, Queens, which served as the home for famous trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie; the Hotel Cecil & Minton’s Playhouse Building in Harlem; and 935 St. Nicholas Avenue in Hamilton Heights, which was the home of jazz legends Duke Ellington and Noble Sissle. (read more…)

    Date:05/03/2023
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    City Announces Plan to Protect Vulnerable Landmarks

    Preservation  •  Citywide

    Buildings on Lenox Avenue in the Mount Morris Park Historic District were preserved in part of efforts by LPC. Image Credit: LPC.

    On April 7, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams, along with Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Sarah Carroll and Buildings Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik announced a new action plan to improve enforcement tools to preserve historic buildings in New York City. The plan aims to protect landmarked buildings that are at risk of unknown structural conditions, neglect from owners, and negligence by contractors who work on site. The plan aims to enhance communication between Landmarks and Buildings to identify issues early.  (read more…)

    Date:04/27/2023
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Fire Alarm Office in West Farms

    Calendaring  •  West Farms, Bronx

    The Fire Alarm and Telegraph Bureau, Bronx Central Office. Image Credit: LPC.

    On March 14, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Fire Alarm and Telegraph Bureau, Bronx Central Office building located at 1129 East 180th Street in the West Farms section of the Bronx. The building has remained in use for over a century.  (read more…)

    Date:03/20/2023
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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