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
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04 Nov
61 East 77th Street
DetailsA neo-Federal style school building with Beaux-Art style features designed
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15 Sep
163 East 67th Street – Park East Synagogue
DetailsA Moorish Revival style synagogue designed by Schneider and Herter
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28 May
841 Lexington Avenue
DetailsA simplified Colonial Revival style store and apartment building designed
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28 May
730 Park Avenue
DetailsA neo-Renaissance/neo-Jacobean style apartment building designed by Lafayette A. Goldstone
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28 May
737 Park Avenue
DetailsClassicizing Art-Deco style building designed by Sylvan Bien and constructed
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28 May
702-708 Madison Avenue & 22-24 East 63rd Street
DetailsA two-story neo-Federal style building designed by Merwin Shrady and
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05 May
11 East 68th Street
DetailsA neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by Herbert Lucas and
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05 May
125 East 73rd Street
DetailsA neo-Federal style dwelling designed by Charles Brendon and constructed
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05 May
375 Park Avenue (The Four Seasons)
DetailsAn International style restaurant interior designed by Philip Johnson and
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05 May
17 East 89th Street
DetailsA neo-Renaissance style apartment building, designed by Gaetan Ajello and
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05 May
1 East 70th Street & 10 East 71st Street: The Frick Collection and Art Reference Library
DetailsA French Louis XVI style mansion designed by Carrere &
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05 May
150 East 73rd Street (aka 1009-1017 Lexington Avenue)
DetailsA Colonial Revival style apartment building designed by Cross &
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05 May
Central Park, Fort Clinton and Nutter’s Battery Overlooks
DetailsTwo overlooks, one designed in the 1940s and the other
Other City & State Testimonies
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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
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26 Jan
Third Avenue and 74th Street Tower Heads to the BSA
DetailsA proposed development at 1297-1299 Third Avenue, on the same block
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25 Jan
Voiding the Voids on the Upper East Side
DetailsFRIENDS has been sounding the drum about the mechanical void
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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