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Landmark Preservation Commission

Jan
28
‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’ Fights for Landmark Status

‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’ Fights for Landmark Status

300 East 25th Street Block. Courtesy of the Historic Districts Council.EAST FLATBUSH — On the 300 East 25th Street Block,
2 min read
Jan
14
Historic Jazz-Age Hotel’s Facade Restored

Historic Jazz-Age Hotel’s Facade Restored

Photo of St. George Tower. Photo by Pericle Gheorghias/CTA Architects. Courtesy of Wilk Marketing Communications.The St. George Tower
4 min read
May
15
Landmarks Commission Votes To Approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk As Scenic Landmark

Landmarks Commission Votes To Approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk As Scenic Landmark

Now that the LPC has approved “scenic landmark” status, the Reigelmann Boardwalk’s look will be preserved (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)
2 min read
Jul
14
Sketches Show Developer Plans To Convert Landmarked Shore Theater Into Hotel

Sketches Show Developer Plans To Convert Landmarked Shore Theater Into Hotel

The Shore Theater at the corner of Stillwell and Surf avenues in Coney Island. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The
3 min read
Jun
17
Poll: Should This Sunset Park Landmark Be Torn Down To Make A School?

Poll: Should This Sunset Park Landmark Be Torn Down To Make A School?

The old 68th precinct. (Source: wikimedia commons)Sunset Park might lose a piece of its history to make room for
2 min read
Feb
24
Lady Moody House Is Safe & Other LPC Vote Results

Lady Moody House Is Safe & Other LPC Vote Results

Source: Flickr/lisanne001The Lady Moody-Van Sicklen House is one step closer to landmark status! At an all-day public meeting Tuesday
2 min read
Oct
12
Supporters Turn Out For Lady Moody’s And Coney Island Pumping Station At LPC Hearing

Supporters Turn Out For Lady Moody’s And Coney Island Pumping Station At LPC Hearing

The Lady Moody House. (Photo: Brooklyn Historical Society)Two local historical buildings — the Coney Island Pumping Station [http://www.sheepsheadbites.
3 min read
Jul
22

Landmark Preservation Commission Approves Plan To Turn Brooklyn Lyceum Into Gym

Brooklyn Lyceum will officially become a gym, thanks to approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
1 min read
Mar
27
Landmarks Preservation Commission May Reconsider Bid To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

Landmarks Preservation Commission May Reconsider Bid To Make Coney Island Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is open to revisiting the idea of making the Riegelmann Boardwalk a scenic landmark, reports
2 min read
Dec
22
Sign The Petition To Make Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

Sign The Petition To Make Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

By Lon LuchnickEarlier this month, we reported that Council members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch moved to make the historic
3 min read