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Landmark Preservation Commission

The interior of Julius' bar

Julius’, New York City’s Oldest Gay Bar, Gets Landmark Designation

The site of a historic 1966 "sip-in" protest for LGBTQ rights, Julius' Bar is now the latest New York City landmark.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

NYC Honors African-American Community in Central Harlem With New Historic District

The late Dr. Martin Luther King gave a sermon at a church in the newly designated Central Harlem historic district.
By Madina Toure
Roman Abramovich is making a few edits to his megamansion.

Roman Abramovich Is Adjusting His Plans on the Upper East Side

The Russian billionaire is reportedly changing up his townhouse combination on East 75th Street
By Morgan Halberg
Members of the public walk around 'Dippy' the Diplodocus at Natural History Museum on January 4, 2017 in London, England. The 70ft long (21.3m) plaster-cast sauropod replica, which is made up of 292 bones, is set to leave the Natural History Museum in London, where it has been for 109 years, before going on a national tour. Dippy will be replaced by an 83 foot long real skeleton of a Blue Whale, which will be hung from the ceiling.

London’s Dippy the Dino to Embark on UK Tour, Campaign to Replace NYC Ads With Art

By Alanna Martinez
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 14: Hung by anti-Donald Trump protestors, an upside down American flag hangs from the side of the Manhattan Bridge.

Afternoon Bulletin: 40% of This NY Area Chose Trump, Waldorf Astoria Gets Residential

By Sonja Hansen
Rendering of the interior of the Gilder Center.

Landmarks Commission Approves AMNH Expansion, Prince Laid to Rest in 3-D-Printed Urn

By Alanna Martinez
The Four Seasons dining room and pool.

The World is Ending, and Rich People Are Crying (Literally) Over the Four Seasons

By Alanna Martinez
Bill Cunningham at work in his legendary blue jacket

Thousands Sign Petition to Rename Midtown Street ‘Bill Cunningham Corner’

By Nicole Rubin
Roman Abramovich attempted to return the manse to its single-family glory.

Here’s How Roman Abramovich Won Approval for His Upper East Side Palace

By Morgan Halberg
Text me. (Photo: MTA)

Afternoon Bulletin: Woman Steals MTA Bus, Famed Soho Record Studio Shutters and More

By Sonja Hansen
Elizabeth Peyton, John Lydon, Destroyed, (1994).

Sex Pistols Photog Cries Copyright Infringement, Vanessa Beecroft on Kanye—and More

By Alanna Martinez
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 16: Kanye West poses during the finale of Yeezy Season 2 during New York Fashion Week at Skylight Modern on September 16, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Randy Brooke/Getty Images for Kanye West Yeezy)

Kanye Teams With Vanessa Beecroft, Advice From Museum Directors—and More

By Alanna Martinez
The Venturinos gut renovated their entire Upper East Side townhouse before they moved in. (Juris Mardwig)

Townhouse Renovations: A Love Story

By Morgan Halberg
Stonewall Inn (InSapphoWeTrust / Flickr)

It’s Been a (Pretty) Good Year When It Comes to LGBT Real Estate

By Morgan Halberg
The Stonewall Inn has finally been given landmark status. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

Stonewall Inn: Finally, Officially, a Landmark

By Giulia Olsson
The Stonewall Inn, an iconic bar in the New York's gay rights movement and the site of a symbolic riot in 1969, might become a New York landmark. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Stonewall Inn Is a Step Closer to Becoming a Landmark

By Giulia Olsson

Take a Look at New York’s Lost Landmarks, Past and Present

By Christine Park
The Bergdorf Goodman building is one of 96 potential-landmarks that might be taken off the Landmark Preservation Commission's calendar (Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)

Wait Just a Minute! Landmarks Preservation Commission Reconsiders Purge

By Nicole Puglise
One of the landmarks that is slated for decalendaring.

A Purge Is Not Progressive Reform: Expunging Landmarks List Is Sloppy Policy

By Kim Velsey
Penn Station, whose demolition helped to launch the current preservation movement.

City Council Confirms New Landmarks Commissioners

By Tobias Salinger
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office)

Bill de Blasio Picks Margery Perlmutter for BSA, Swaps Out a Landmarks Pick

By Jillian Jorgensen
Robert Tierney (Photo via Creative Commons)

Well Done, Mr. Tierney

By The Editors

De Blasio Announces Nomination of New Landmarks Preservation Chair

By Jill Colvin
The Merchant's House museum.

After Neighboring Hotel Gets Landmarks Nod, Merchant’s House Braces for Construction

By Kim Velsey
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