NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

It’s an exciting new chapter at the agency, as the New York City Council today officially confirmed Lisa Kersavage as Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Chair Kersavage brings to the role decades of experience at the intersection of historic preservation, planning, and public service, and we look forward to her leadership as the agency continues its mission to preserve and protect New York City’s historic resources and works to support affordability, increased housing, and making government work for all New Yorkers.

We are currently livestreaming the afternoon portion of our public hearing on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynaLSfrVg5g

For more info on how to participate, see our hearings page: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page

Hearings - LPC All LPC Public Hearings/Meetings are held in the agency's hearing room at 253 Broadway, 2nd Floor (between Warren Street and Murray Street), Borough of Manhattan.

We are currently livestreaming our public hearing on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33q1YsKftQk

For more info on how to participate, see our hearings page: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page

NYC LPC Public Hearing/Meeting 05/12/26 Part 1 This public hearing/meeting is being held in the agency’s hearing room at 253 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Borough of Manhattan and remotely on Zoom. Members of the ...

May is ! Japan Society was founded in 1907 as a cultural & educational institution, and as a forum for dialogue between Japanese & American business leaders. Their Turtle Bay, Manhattan headquarters was designed by leading Japanese architect Junzo Yoshimura

It is Yoshimura’s only work in NYC, and is likely the city’s earliest permanent structure designed by a Japanese citizen. This conspicuously serene work of late modernism reflects Japan’s unique architectural heritage, and was designated an individual landmark in 2011.

Learn more:https://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2420.pdf

📸: Wikimedia Commons /Jim.henderson

We are currently livestreaming the afternoon portion of our public hearing on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS_Jm3Pryhs

For more info on how to participate, see our hearings page: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page

Hearings - LPC Please note LPC's new office location: Starting Tuesday, April 8, 2025, all LPC Public Hearings/Meetings will be held in the agency's new hearing room at 253 Broadway, 2nd Floor (between Warren Street and Murray Street), Borough of Manhattan.

We are currently livestreaming our public hearing on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Gr1gbkJnZRk?si=pu2FGO7a3J8QoIDX

For more info on how to participate, see our hearings page: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page

Hearings - LPC Please note LPC's new office location: Starting Tuesday, April 8, 2025, all LPC Public Hearings/Meetings will be held in the agency's new hearing room at 253 Broadway, 2nd Floor (between Warren Street and Murray Street), Borough of Manhattan.

May is , an annual event commemorating and honoring our historic resources.

This year, LPC is joining National Trust for Historic Preservation in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by spotlighting NYC landmarks that bring to life the promise that “all people are created equal.”

First up: a notable piece of Revolutionary War history hidden in plain sight in Lower Manhattan.

The Bowling Green Fence was built in 1771 to guard a statue of King George III. On July 9, 1776 – the day the Declaration of Independence reached NYC from Philadelphia and was read aloud to the troops – an angry crowd of soldiers and civilians pulled the statue down and hacked it to pieces.

The fence fared better than the statue, though it too was partially pulled down during the Revolution (and the small ornaments that capped its posts used as ammunition). It was later repaired and designated as a NYC landmark in 1970.

Learn more:http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0548.pdf

May is , an annual event commemorating and honoring our historic resources.

This year, LPC is joining the National Trust for Historic Preservation in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by spotlighting NYC landmarks that bring to life the promise that “all people are created equal.”

First up: a notable piece of Revolutionary War history hidden in plain sight in Lower Manhattan.

The Bowling Green Fence was built in 1771 to guard a statue of King George III. On July 9, 1776 – the day the Declaration of Independence reached NYC from Philadelphia and was read aloud to the troops – an angry crowd of soldiers and civilians pulled the statue down and hacked it to pieces.

The fence fared better than the statue, though it too was partially pulled down during the Revolution (and the small ornaments that capped its posts used as ammunition). It was later repaired and designated as a NYC landmark in 1970.

Learn more:http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0548.pdf

📸 1: Landmarks Preservation Commission
📸 2: Landmarks Preservation Commission
📸 3: Pulling down the Statue of George III by the "Sons of Freedom" at the Bowling Green, City of New York July 1776; courtesy of The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection at the New York Public Library
📸 4: Landmarks Preservation Commission

The new Green-Wood Cemetery Visitor Center, the Green-House at Green-Wood, is now open in Brooklyn!

The center incorporates the historic Weir Greenhouse (an individual landmark) with new construction. LPC approved both the greenhouse restoration and portions of the visitor center design, ensuring the historic structure was thoughtfully preserved and seamlessly integrated into the new facility to create a vibrant space for exhibitions, education, research, and public programming.

Green-Wood Cemetery features several other incredible landmark sites like the Green-Wood Cemetery Gate, Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Gatehouse), and Green-Wood Chapel.

The latest edition of Landmark News is now available! You can read the current newsletter on our website: https://nyc.gov/site/lpc/about/newsletters.page

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