Advocacy
POSITIONS & TESTIMONY
The Preservation Committee at FRIENDS reviews every Upper East Side Certificate of Appropriateness item before the Landmarks Preservation Commission, offering advisory testimony at each public hearing.
Hearings range from the review of small items such as window replacements in buildings located in one of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, to larger items such as wholly new facades or even the occasional new building within the districts. Our Preservation Committee also plays an important role in monitoring the work and policies of the Landmarks Preservation Commission as an agency.
For more on types and criteria of landmarks in New York City, there is a wealth of information available on the website of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, including the fantastic Discover NYC Landmarks map. The LPC also maintains helpful and thorough pages about the designation process for new landmarks, the alteration process for designated buildings, and up to date information about current applications.
Learn more at the links below.
Certificate of Appropriateness Items
- 03 Dec
1000 Fifth Avenue – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
DetailsA Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building built in 1864-1965
- 26 Sep
Central Park – Swedish Cottage
DetailsA playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within
- 14 Aug
857 Fifth Avenue
DetailsA neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield
- 31 Jul
23-25 East 64th Street
DetailsA neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield
- 20 Jun
690 Park Avenue
DetailsA neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield
- 07 Mar
1 East 70th Street-The Frick Collection
DetailsA neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by Louis Korn and
- 03 Jan
Central Park – West 85th Street Playground
DetailsA playground originally constructed in the 1930s, and pathways, within
- 08 Nov
163 East 70th Street
DetailsA Neo-Italian Renaissance style stable and residence designed by C.P.H.
- 25 Oct
Central Park – Mineral Springs building
DetailsA concession and restroom building, built in 1959, within an
- 11 Oct
1000 Fifth Avenue – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
DetailsA Beaux-Arts and Roman style museum building built in 1864-1965
- 19 Jul
163-165 East 78th Street
DetailsA pair of vernacular rowhouses with Italianate style influences built
- 11 Jul
992 Madison Avenue – 25 East 77th Street
DetailsA neo-Italian Renaissance style apartment hotel building designed by Schwartz
- 10 Oct
800 Park Avenue
DetailsA neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Electus D. Litchfield
- 23 Aug
53 East 79th Street
DetailsAn Italian Renaissance style townhouse designed by Trowbridge & Livingston
- 17 Jun
North Meadow Center – Central Park
DetailsA building constructed c. 1910, within an English Romantic style
- 25 Apr
BREAKING NEWS! Owner of Treadwell Farm’s Neglected Building Withdraws LPC Application
DetailsIn an unexpected turn of events, the Landmarks Preservation Commission
- 25 Apr
Advocacy Alert: 210 East 62nd Street! Your voice needed at LPC this Tuesday
DetailsNext Tuesday, April 26th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will
Other City & State Testimonies
- 27 Sep
Council Approves Towering MSK Pavilion Despite Community Pushback
DetailsThe City Council has approved the land use application for
- 11 Sep
FRIENDS testifies on MSK Pavilion at the City Council hearing
DetailsFRIENDS testified at the July 10 City Planning Commission Public
- 29 Apr
What you need to know: “Faith Based Affordable Housing Act”
DetailsFRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City
- 15 Apr
FRIENDS testifies at City Hall Subcommittee Hearing
DetailsFRIENDS recently submitting testimony at the NYC Department of City
- 26 Apr
FRIENDS Submits Testimony at Scoping Meeting for Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Plans
DetailsLast month, on March 2, 2023, the Department of City
- 02 Mar
New 2023 Expansion Plans for Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital
DetailsAfter shelving expansion plans during the pandemic, Lenox Hill Hospital
- 30 Jan
Proposed Assembly Districts: Deja Vu All Over Again?
DetailsNew district lines for New York State Assembly districts are
- 10 Aug
Proposed Council Districts: Your Interests are About to Take a Backseat
DetailsNew district lines for New York City’s 51 Council Districts
- 25 Apr
BREAKING NEWS! Owner of Treadwell Farm’s Neglected Building Withdraws LPC Application
DetailsIn an unexpected turn of events, the Landmarks Preservation Commission
- 25 Apr
Advocacy Alert: 210 East 62nd Street! Your voice needed at LPC this Tuesday
DetailsNext Tuesday, April 26th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will
- 05 Aug
Elected Officials and Community Members Voice Their Opposition Against the Blood Center Rezoning
DetailsLast week, the City Planning Commission held a Public Hearing
- 08 Apr
FRIENDS Weighs in on City and State Proposals to Close Zoning Loopholes
DetailsThe public discussion around the urgent need to close zoning loopholes that
- 26 Jan
Third Avenue and 74th Street Tower Heads to the BSA
DetailsA proposed development at 1297-1299 Third Avenue, on the same block
- 25 Jan
Voiding the Voids on the Upper East Side
DetailsFRIENDS has been sounding the drum about the mechanical void
- 30 Jun
FRIENDS Testifies at City Council Hearing on POPS
DetailsOn June 29th, the City Council’s Committee on Land Use
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FRIENDS testified on your behalf at the LPC Chair appointment hearing
DetailsFriends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, founded in