The Pepsi Cola sign in Long Island City, Queens, is one landmark affected by LPC decision to withdraw its proposal to remove oversight from over 100 buildings and sites

As New York City Neighborhoods Change, How Are Landmarks Protected?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 5, 2014

Margaret Newman, Executive Director of The Municipal Art Society, and Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, discuss the process, and politics, of designating buildings as New York City Landmarks. Last week, the Landmark Preservation Commission decided not to "de-calendar" close to 100 New York City historic sites. Calendaring is the first step in designating a protected landmark.

Which buildings do you think deserve to be landmarked? Tell us in the comments below. 

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