News, Links & Events
News & Events
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has just released a revised 48-page manual for owners of rowhouses within NYC historic districts. It assists owners with maintaining their property and offers a guide to the permitting process.
From the Press :
In November, 2008, The New York Times published a 4-part series about the LPC.
Important Court Case:
Read the text of the November, 2008 New York Supreme Court decision in favor of the Citizens' Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation,
against the Landmarks Preservation Commission. (The case cites a “Request for Evaluation” to expand the Park Slope Historic District, submitted to the LPC in 2001.)
Park Slope Neighborhood History Guide:
Francis Morrone's wonderful neighborhood history guide to Park Slope.
You can find out lots more about Historic Districts and how they work at these websites:
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The Historic Districts Council
For more information and to help out: contact the Historic District Committee.
Find your home: The committee has taken photos of thousands of buildings outside the current historic district.
Connect to the Historic District Commitee blog. It includes all kinds of fascinating historical tidbits about buildings around the neighborhood.
Read letters of support for the expansion of our historic district from Congresswoman Yvette Clark and State Sen. Eric Adams.
