Positive Strides for Proposed Lexington Avenue Expansion
May 19th, 2009
FRIENDS is pleased to report that the Landmarks Preservation Commission is taking action on our proposed Upper East Side Historic District Expansion. We have been working with the LPC and Council Member Daniel Garodnick over the last few months to finalize boundaries, which include the majority of the proposed northern expansion and a portion of the proposed southern expansion.
The LPC will host a meeting for property owners within the proposed district on Wednesday, June 3rd at Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 East 79th Street, FIRST FLOOR at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be co-sponsored by Council Member Daniel Garodnick. We urge owners to attend as it will be critical to show the continued and strong support for the expansion.
Following this meeting, the LPC will then allow for a “comment period” of a few months for property owners. It is likely that the LPC will then “calendar” the expansion in the fall, at which point buildings cannot be demolished or altered. A public hearing will follow the calendaring.
This is a great accomplishment for FRIENDS and all of our supporters. The LPC has thanked us for demonstrating such outstanding community support. Thank you for helping to save one of the last of New York City’s special “Main Streets”!
