Released in honor of pride month, the story map features significant places like the Stonewall Inn. On June 16, 2022, the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced the launch of “Pride: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Landmarks”. This interactive story map highlights individual landmarks designated by LPC for their significant contributions to LGBTQ+ cultural and civil rights movements.
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Landmarks Launches Interactive Story Map to Celebrate Black History Month
The story map features highlighted landmarks and historic districts but also presents in-depth historical context about the significance of those sites. On February 9, 2021, the Landmarks Preservation Commission released Preserving Significant Places of Black History, an interactive story map that highlights New York City’s African American history through historic districts and designated landmarks.
Landmarks Holds Public Hearing on the Crown Building in Midtown
On March 9, 2024, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing for the designation of the Heckscher (Crown) Building. The building, at 750 Fifth Avenue, is one of Fifth Avenue’s earliest skyscrapers.
Landmarks Calendars the Heckscher (Crown) Building for Designation
On December 12, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Heckscher Building at 730 Fifth Avenue for future designation. The building, now the Crown Building, is one of Fifth Avenue’s early skyscrapers.
Landmarks Designates Joseph Rodman Drake Park and Enslaved People’s Burial Ground
On December 12, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commissioner voted to designate the Joseph Rodman Drake Park and Enslaved People’s Burial Ground as a landmark. The park is located on the block with Oak Point Avenue to the north, Drake Park South to the south, Longfellow Avenue to the west and Hunts Point Avenue to the east. Drake Park was opened in 1910, and contains two colonial-era cemeteries. Prior to European settlement, Hunts Point was home … <Read More>
Landmarks Designates Three Buildings Tied to Jazz History
On June 27, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate three buildings connected to jazz history. The buildings are 105-19 37th Avenue in Corona, Queens, 935 St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights, and the Hotel Cecil & Minton’s Playhouse building at 206 West 118th Street in Harlem.