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LPC Observes Gay Pride Month 2013The history of New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community is interwoven with many of its landmarks and historic districts. In honor of Gay Pride Month 2013, the Commission’s staff has compiled a slideshow featuring a sampling of the sites associated with important LGBT figures and events.  View the slideshow | |
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 Put Your Project on the FasTrack! Get permits for certain types of work faster by using LPC’s new FasTrack service! LPC has assigned a team of expert preservationists to work exclusively on permits for work ranging from interior alterations to window replacement and HVAC installation on non-visible facades. Through this service, your project will be approved within 10 days if your application includes the required documents and materials and there are no outstanding LPC violations on your building. Read more |
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Permit Application Guide Now Available LPC has launched a new manual to help property owners file applications with the correct materials, enabling our staff to review proposals more expeditiously and issue permits with fewer delays. Read more |
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Bialystoker Home Landmarked The Commission on May 21, 2013 unanimously approved the designation of the former Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged as a New York City landmark. Read moreRead the designation report |
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Bed-Stuy/Stuyvesant Heights District Expanded The Commission on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 approved the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District in Brooklyn, tripling the size of the existing historic district and bringing to more than 31,000 the total number of landmark properties citywide. Read moreRead the designation report |
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Rainbow Room Named a Landmark LPC voted unanimously on Oct. 16, 2012 to landmark the Rainbow Room, the renowned supper club atop 30 Rockefeller Plaza that for decades offered dining and dancing against a backdrop of spectacular views. The architecturally distinctive nightspot is the City’s 115th interior landmark. Read moreRead the Rainbow Room Designation report |
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Want to Green Your Historic Rowhouse? Find out how in the Green Rowhouse Manual, a free digital guide developed by LPC and the Municipal Art Society to improve the energy efficiency of historic rowhouses without compromising their distinctive architectural features. Read the manual |
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East Village/Lower East Side Historic District Designated LPC on Oct. 9, 2012 designated the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, capping a two-year effort spearheaded by the agency to protect more than 330 architecturally and historically significant buildings that are synonymous with the American immigrant experience. Read moreRead the East Village/Lower East Side Designation Report |
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Pending Historic Districts The Landmarks Preservation Commission has calendared, or scheduled, public hearings on proposals to designate historic districts across New York City. Summaries of significance of each proposed district the hearing dates are available. Read more |
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LPC Renovates Homeowner Manual The Landmarks Preservation Commission has updated and revised its "Rowhouse Manual," a guide designed to help the owners of rowhouses in New York City's historic districts preserve and maintain their remarkable homes and work successfully with the agency when exterior alterations are needed. Download the Rowhouse Manual |
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IBO Study on Historic District Values The New York City Independent Budget Office has published a report that examines values of residential properties in historic districts. Read the IBO study |
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Dig Up New York City’s Archaeology Online! The Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications have created an easy-to-search, online database of 1,200 reports detailing the archaeology that has been conducted in all five boroughs over the last thirty years. The reports are organized by borough, and can be searched by keyword. Learn more |
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