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    Landmarks Calendars Three Sites Amid Launch of Equity Framework

    Calendaring  •  Citywide

    Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz, one of the three sites calendared by LPC on January 19th. Image Credit: LPC

    The Equity Framework aims to increase diversity in New York’s landmarks and work within the Landmarks Preservation Commission. On January 19, 2021, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar three sites for designation as part of the agency’s launch of an equity framework designed to better represent New York City’s diversity and underrepresented populations. The three sites calendared for proposed designation are the Conference House Park Archeological Site in Tottenville, Staten Island, the Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz in Washington Heights, Manhattan, and 70 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. They are all cultural or historic sites that represent different populations across New York’s history. (read more…)

    Tags : calendaring
    Date:01/27/2021
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Proposed Historic District in Flatbush

    Calendaring  •  Flatbush, Brooklyn

    Houses on the west side of the proposed East 25th Street Historic District. Image Credit: LPC

    Residents on the block worked with Landmarks leading up to the calendaring. On August 11, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the East 25th Street Historic District for designation. The East 25th Street Historic District consists of 56 row houses on both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The historic district consists of the houses between 314 – 378 East 25th Street. (read more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Historic Districts, calendaring, Flatbush, proposed historic district
    Date:09/01/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Jamaica, Queens Public School for Designation

    Calendaring  •  Jamaica, Queens

    Public School 48 in Jamaica, Queens/Image Credit: LPC

    The public school building’s design and details set it apart from other school buildings built during the early 20th century. On June 9, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar Public School 48 in Jamaica, Queens for designation as an individual landmark. Public School 48, located at 155-02 108th Avenue, is an Art Deco style three-story public school building designed by Walter C. Martin. 

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    Tags : calendaring, Jamaica, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Public School 31, Public School 48, Queens, Sarah Carroll
    Date:07/03/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Historic District in Hunts Point, Bronx

    Calendaring  •  Hunts Point, Bronx

    Streetscape of Manida Street./Image Credit: LPC

    The houses within the proposed historic district have a consistent architectural style and retain most historical details from the early 20th century. On January 21, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar a proposed historic district in Hunts Point, Bronx. The Manida Street Historic District would be located on Manida Street between Garrison and Lafayette Avenues and would consist of 42 semi-detached, two-story brick houses on both sides of the street. The district would include 819 to 861 Manida Street on the west side of the street and 814 to 870 Manida Street on the east side of the street. The houses, built between 1908 to 1909, have a Renaissance Revival style and reflect a period in the early-20th Century when rapid development occurred in the South Bronx.

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    Tags : Bronx, calendaring, Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., historic district, Historic District Designation, Hunts Point, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manida Street Historic District
    Date:02/03/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Proposed Park Terrace West-West 217th Street Historic District

    Designation Calendaring  •  Inwood, Manhattan

    Houses on West 217th Street demonstrate the suburban character of the proposed historic district. Image Credit: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

    The proposed historic district highlights homes with suburban characteristics rarely found in Manhattan. On September 25, 2018, the Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted to calendar the proposed Park Terrace West-West 217th Street Historic District in the Inwood section of Manhattan. The proposed historic district consists of fifteen houses along West 217th Street between Park Terrace West and Park Terrace East and along Park Terrace West between West 215th Street and West 218th Street.  (read more…)

    Tags : calendaring, Historic District Designation, Inwood, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Manhattan
    Date:10/17/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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