2023 Living Landmarks Celebration

We celebrated our 50th anniversary in a lively salute to extraordinary New Yorkers. Our Living Landmarks gala Wednesday was another “only in New York” evening with 450 guests at The Plaza.

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT by Noel Sutherland

Cindy Campbell & DJ Kool Herc, Hip-Hop pioneers

His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York

Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic

Anthony W. Marx, President of The New York Public Library

Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer of CBRE

Angela Vallot & James G. Basker, Co-Founder and Partner at VallotKarp Consulting and President of the Gilder Lehrman Institute

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“These exceptional New Yorkers represent the very best of our great City,” said Peg Breen, President of The New York Landmarks Conservancy. “Each has made substantial contributions that have added to the energy and excitement of the City we love.”

Our thanks to our fabulous Living Landmark alumni who served as Honorary Co-Chairs

Gordon J. Davis ‘20

Emily K. Rafferty ‘19

Robert A.M. Stern ‘17

Barbara Tober ‘19

And of course, to our very own Stephen S. Lash ’18 who served as Master of Ceremonies.

The Living Landmarks gala is a fun and festive nod to New York. It is also the Conservancy’s principal fundraising event and provides vital resources for its programs to preserve and protect the iconic buildings and diverse neighborhoods that define the City.

In its 50-year history, the Landmarks Conservancy has disbursed grants and loans totaling $62 million which has leveraged more than $900 million to save 2,000 sites throughout New York.

Donations: If you would like to support this most worthwhile mission, click here.

For more information about our honorees and supporters, you can view our Living Landmarks Celebration journal here.

For more information, contact Carla Eilo at CarlaEilo@NYLandmarks.org

(212) 995-5260, ext. 310.

Video by Gil Gilbert

Photos by Noel Sutherland