Preservationists Aren't Going to Take It Anymore
Preservationists Aren’t Going to Take It Anymore
By Eliot Brown
The New York Observer
May 7, 2010 | 4:06 p.m
Following a series of articles and columns critical of over-landmarking, as well as pushback in an attempt to landmark a Presbyterian church on the Upper West Side, preservationists apparently aren’t happy to be slapped around.
Per an advisory to supporters just sent out by Historic Districts Council executive director Simeon Bankoff, preservation groups are planning a 10 a.m. rally Wednesday at City Hall, which just so happens to be the same day that the Presbyterian church, West Park, is up for a vote.