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2026 Press Releases

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LPC Designates Three Buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn Linked to New York City's Rich Immigration History

April 7, 2026

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LPC Unveils New Historic District Markers Commemorating Central Harlem – West 130th-132nd Streets Historic District’s Legacy of Leadership and Activism

February 20, 2026

2025 Press Releases

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LPC Advances Key Initiatives to Support Economic Growth, Housing Creation, and Improve Efficiency, Transparency, and Accessibility of Agency Processes in 2025

December 16, 2025

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LPC Designates Two New Historic Districts in Brooklyn

November 25, 2025

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LPC Unveils New Historic District Markers Commemorating Addisleigh Park Historic District in Queens

November 24, 2025

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LPC Awards New Grants to Landmark Buildings Citywide, Announces Completion of Restoration Projects for Three Properties in Alice and Agate Courts Historic District, the Latest in a Series of Grant-Funded Work With Transformative Impact in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood

October 20, 2025

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LPC Chair Sarah Carroll Retires After 31 Years of Service With The Agency

August 15, 2025

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LPC Designates Five Garment Industry-Related Buildings As Individual Landmarks As Part Of Coordinated Multi-Agency “Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan”

August 12, 2025

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LPC Launches New and Updated Permit Guidebook and Mapping Tools

June 27, 2025

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LPC Designates the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art as an Individual and Interior Landmark

May 20, 2025

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LPC Designates Manhattan's Modulightor Building Apartment Duplex as an Interior Landmark

May 6, 2025

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LPC Launches 60th Anniversary Celebration With Special Events, Initiatives Exploring Six Decades Of Commission's Work Safeguarding New York City's Historic Resources

April 17, 2025

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Celebrating a Year of increased Efficiency: LPC Releases New Analysis Showing Permit Application Portal Has Made Permitting Process Dramatically Easier, Faster

April 14, 2025