Archive of Public Testimony
The Victorian Society New York actively promotes preservation of the incomparable wealth of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century historic districts, individual landmarks, interiors and civic art in the New York City area. Over the past five decades, the Victorian Society New York has delivered testimony on many occasions at NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee Public Hearings, the NYC Public Design Commission and other agencies.
Please see below for a selection of recent testimony presented during public hearings and letters drafted in response to preservation policy changes and current events. VSNY will be adding to this page soon to make the full archive of past testimony available.
February 2, 2021 – Testimony for 76, 78, and 80 West 82nd Street, 68th Avenue – Central Ridgewood Historic District, Queens, 294 Albany Avenue – Crown Heights North III Historic District, 152 Stratford Road – Prospect Lefferts Gardens, 17 Battery Place – The Whitehall Building, 61 7th Avenue South, and 24 East 10th Street
January 19, 2021 – Testimony for the Lescaze House, 160 Maujer Street, 216 Dean Street, 424 7th Avenue, 49 Grove Street, 400 West 57th Street, 111 Fifth Avenue, 122 Fifth Avenue, and 110 West 88th Street
January 12, 2021 – Testimony for 100 Hudson Street, 89 South Street, 250 Water Street, 12-16 Eldridge Street – Eldridge Street Synagogue, 18-20 East 50th Street – Hampton Shops Building
December 2020 – Testimony for 39 Chauncey Street Brooklyn, 519 2nd Street Brooklyn, Green-Wood Cemetery Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance and Chapel, Trinity Church and Graveyard, 108th Street – Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II, 18 West 75th Street, 2211 Broadway – The Apthorp Apartments
October 2020 – Testimony for the Flatiron Building and the Brooklyn Methodist Episcopal Church Home
July 2020 – Testimony Concerning Proposed NYC 5G Infrastructure
June 2020 – Letter to LPC to express concerns about the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s process for review of applications for work in designated scenic landmarks.
May 2020 – Testimony for 49-51 Chambers St
May 2020 – Manida Street Historic District
September 2019 – Demarest Building
August 2019 – Greenwich Village and the East Village below Union Square
May 2019 – LGBT Sites
March 2019 – First Hungarian Church
