Landmarking Commission considers backlogged Brooklyn properties today
A half-century is a looong time to wait.
Today’s the big day for seven historic Brooklyn properties that were first considered for city landmarks designation up to 50 years ago — when John Lindsay was mayor.
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is holding the first of its public hearings to gather testimony about “Backlog95” — 95 historic sites throughout the five boroughs that were calendared long ago but never received a final decision about their status from the preservation agency.
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View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.