Council Considers Big Changes in How New York Approves Landmarks

This article is about the new proposal by the City Council to NYC Landmark Preservation Commission which would protect not only potential landmarks but also the existed landmarks from the New York Landmark Law that has entered in its sixth decades with some unclearness and backlog. One of the biggest recommendations by the council it adding the timelines for public review of potential landmark buildings and historic districts, which would help an efficient administration and avoid unfortunate demolitions caused by the gap between the time in council calendar. There are argument for this proposals because of the differences from people’s common sense and beneficial aspects, but the council has been working on finding a way that both preservation and city’s development.

V, M. A. (2016, June 02). Council Considers Big Changes in How New York Approves Landmarks, New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/nyregion/measure-to-streamline-new-yorks-landmarks-law-nears-council-vote.html