Planning Together
AdvocacyTowers in the South Street Seaport Historic District. Upzoning in SoHo and NoHo. An out-of-scale hospital on the Upper East Side.…
New Year…New Entrance to New York
AdvocacyThere were lots of people exploring Moynihan Train Hall last Saturday morning. Taking pictures. Pointing. Staring at the sky through…
Conservancy President Honored “Responsible 100”
AdvocacyI’m pleased that City and State has included me in their list of the “The 2020 Responsible 100” honoring individuals “whose…
Historic Districts Under Attack Again
AdvocacyWhen I left the City Council years ago to join the Landmarks Conservancy, one City Hall reporter quipped that I…
Olmsted House Update
AdvocacyEmergency Preservation Grants
Preservation Services
DECEMBER 2020 – We’re delighted to report that Frederick Law Olmsted’s former home on Staten Island is now on the…
Development Challenges Historic Districts
AdvocacyDoes Lenox Hill Hospital need a bulky, 436-foot tower on Lexington Avenue that would require upzoning to more than double…
SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Overkill
AdvocacyThe City says the massive upzoning proposed for the SoHo and NoHo historic districts is based on recommendations by the SoHo/NoHo study…
Crown Heights Development Draws Strong Opposition
AdvocacyThe Conservancy joined dozens of neighbors, the Community Board, and the local council member at a Landmarks Preservation Commission to…
Conservancy President #37 on list of Manhattan’s 50 Most Powerful Private-Sector Leaders
AdvocacyLandmarks Conservancy President, Peg Breen #37 on City & State’s list of Manhattan’s 50 Most Powerful Private-Sector Leaders. From the heads of financial…
We Help Institutions for Listing on the State and National Registers of Historic Places
AdvocacyWe continue to help institutions to be listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places by doing the…
