On April 16, 2024, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Old Croton Aqueduct Walk as a scenic landmark. The Aqueduct Walk is a 4.9 acre linear park along Aqueduct Avenue between West Kingsbridge Road and West Burnside Avenue. It features a public walkway built on top of the Old Croton Aqueduct.
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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 Votes to Calendar Frederick Douglass Memorial Park in Staten Island
On March 19, 2024, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Frederick Douglass Memorial Park cemetery, located at 3201 Amboy Road in the Oakland Heights neighborhood of Staten Island.
Landmarks Designates Tremont Branch of NYPL
On March 5, 2024, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Tremont Branch of the New York Public Library. Located at 1866 Washington Avenue, the branch was built in 1905 and is one of the 67 branches funded by a grant from Andrew Carnegie.
Landmarks Votes to Calendar Brooklyn Edison Company Building in Downtown Brooklyn
On February 13, 2024, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Brooklyn Edison Building for landmark designation. The 13-story building is located at 345 Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn.
Landmarks Holds Public Hearing for Tremont Branch of NYPL
On January 23, 2024, the Landmark Preservation Commission held a public meeting for the proposed designation of the Tremont Branch of the New York Public Library located at 1866 Washington Avenue in the Bronx.