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** SAVE THE DATE **
Tuesday, June 28th
SECOND Public Hearing for West End Avenue
Historic District Extension |
 | West End Avenue, between 70th and 79th Streets,
considered in the second of three public hearings.
CLICK HERE to enlarge the map. |
The early bird saves the building!
On Tuesday, June 28th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold the second of three public hearings to consider historic district extensions on West End Avenue. This hearing, for the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension, will focus on the West End Avenue neighborhood stretching from West 70th to West 79th Streets (see map at right).
The public hearing is exactly two months from today, but it's never too soon to spread the word and let others know about this hearing date! Whether you're a resident, business or property owner, neighbor, or general lover of the West End Avenue neighborhood, read on!
In This Email
- Attending the June 28th
Public Hearing;
Recap of the First (March 22nd) Public Hearing
- Contacting (and Thanking!) Your Elected Officials
- Learn More: Know What to Expect at the LPC and What Designation Would Mean For the Neighborhood
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Attend the Tuesday, June 28th Public Hearing
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WHEN: Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Time TBD* (announced by the LPC no later than Fri., June 24th)
* LW! will keep you posted!
WHERE: Landmarks Preservation Commission
1 Centre Street, 9th Floor -- Bring photo ID
The LPC needs to hear from you. So first ...
Sign the petition! Add your name to the list of those who support any or all of the West End Avenue historic district extensions. And encourage your friends and neighbors to sign as well!
Second, please plan to attend the public hearing and to share your support with the Commission. Your support can take the form of a personal testimonial or a written statement. Either way, your presence is incredibly important and speaks volumes, even if you choose not to speak! Make a statement or stand as a "silent supporter" of the West End Avenue historic district extensions.
 | | The Landmarks Preservation Commission fills to the brim at the March 22nd public hearing for West End Avenue. |
Attendance at the first of these three public hearings to consider expanded historic districts on West End Avenue, held Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011, was incredible (see photo above). For a full report of the hearing, and to watch video of the public testimony, visit the LW! blog.
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| Contact (and Thank!) Your Elected Officials |
In early 2008, the West End Preservation Society (WEPS) secured a letter supporting expanded historic district protection on West End Avenue signed by elected officials within whose districts such landmarking would occur. Please email or call their offices, thanking them for their early backing of this important issue, and requesting their continued commitment as the public hearings begin this month. Not sure which elected officials' districts you're in? Check here. Congressmen Jerrold Nadler and Charles Rangel Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer State Senators Thomas K. Duane, Adriano Espaillat and Bill Perkins. State Assembly Members Linda Rosenthal and Daniel O'Donnell City Council Members Gale Brewer, Inez Dickens and Melissa Mark-Viverito. |
LEARN MORE: Informational Breakfast
Answers Many Neighbors' Questions! |
To help our fellow West Siders learn more about the landmark designation process prior to the March 22nd public hearing of the LPC, LANDMARK WEST! co-sponsored, along with a league of neighborhood groups and preservation advocates, Living with Landmarks, a neighborly Q&A informational breakfast. For those who couldn't make the morning session, head to our YouTube channel! Held the morning of March 9th, the breakfast kicked-off with welcome remarks from LW! Executive Director Kate Wood and Richard Emery, Esq., of WEPS. Next, a lively and informative presentation by Prof. Mosette Broderick, Director of the Urban Design and Architecture Studies program at New York University, on the history and development of the Upper West Side. Following Prof. Broderick, the audience of nearly 100 heard from residents of existing historic districts, to hear from them first-hand what living in a landmark neighborhood has meant. Finally, breakfast co-sponsors came together for the Q&A portion of the morning. Breakfast co-sponsors include: |
| STAY INFORMED and SPREAD THE WORD! | |
A historic district recognizing the architectural richness of West End Avenue and Riverside Drive has long been a landmark "Wish List" priority for LANDMARK WEST! The proposed extensions would weave together five smaller, existing historic districts along West End Avenue and take in eight individual buildings that have long been on LW's "Wish List" of landmark priorities (including the First Baptist Church at 79th and Broadway and the Cliff Dwelling apartments at Riverside Drive and 96th Street).
On September 15, 2010, the LPC held a community meeting at which they revealed a draft of their "West End Avenue Study Areas" (watch video of the meeting on our YouTube page). This was the public's first look at the area the LPC is considering for landmark designation. The three new historic district extensions would include nearly 800 buildings (click here for a map of the entire area).
The proposed expansion is being considered at Public Hearing in three parts*:
West End Avenue between 79th and 87th Streets: Held Tuesday, March 22
 West End Avenue b/w 70th and 79th Streets: Hearing at the LPC Tue., June 28
West End Avenue b/w 89th and 109th Streets: Hearing at the LPC Tues., Oct. 25
*All three areas are anchored by West End Avenue and extend to Riverside Drive and Broadway in most, but not all, locations.
For specific questions about owning a home or apartment in a historic district and the regulatory process, call LANDMARK WEST! at 212-496-8110. Our sincerest thanks go to the West End Preservation Society (WEPS) for their stalwart advocacy!
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