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Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Recent Headlines
Hamilton Heights »

The design of the townhouse at 280 Convent Ave. does not fit in the historic district, opponents say.

Hamilton Heights »

The City College plan would add three stories to a historic townhouse on Convent Avenue.

Upper West Side »

Residents said building penthouses equated to "adding gravy to a parfait" in testimony to  the LPC.

Civic Center »

Fragments of 18th-century bones found during excavations around City Hall were recently reburied.

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton »

The Windermere, a Queen Anne-style building at West 57th Street and Ninth Avenue, will become a hotel.

Union Square »

Two cast-iron buildings in TriBeCa, and a 140-year-old house on Grand Street, were also landmarked.

Brooklyn Heights »

The Landmarks Commission told architect Randy Gerner he hadn't "found the formula yet."

East Village »

Preservationists want to prevent Town & Village Synagogue on East 14th Street from being demolished.

Upper West Side »

A medallion honoring the jazz legend's West 77th Street brownstone cannot go up at the address. 

Sunnyside »

The board said the Aluminaire House is too out of character for Sunnyside Gardens, a landmarked district.

Jamaica »

A new fountain was recently installed at Jamaica Avenue and 161st Street.

Bed-Stuy »

The expansion was first approved by the Landmarks Commission in April.

Upper West Side »

Nearly 30 percent of properties are designated as landmarks, making Manhattan too expensive, REBNY said.

Financial District »

The 51-story skyscraper at 140 Broadway, built in 1968, was granted landmark status.

Lower East Side »

The 1909 library, built with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, is now protected.