Councilmember Rosie Mendez Stands Up for Preservation
From GVSHP (and we couldn’t agree more):
In an unfortunate development, yesterday the City Council voted to strip landmark designation from the historic Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Hall in Queens. This is the fourth time in the last several years that the Council has voted to remove landmark status from a historic property designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The lone vote against removing the landmark designation was East Village/Greenwich Village Councilmember Rosie Mendez. Mendez was also the lone vote against de-landmarking the property when it came before the Landmarks Subcommittee of the City Council, of which she is a member.
Councilmember Mendez has long been a good friend of historic preservation and sensible planning issues — from spearheading the rezoning of the East Village, to helping convince the City to rezone 3rd and 4th Avenues, to supporting landmark designation of 326 & 328 East 4th Street, the Russian Orthodox Cathedral at 59 East 2nd Street, 101 Avenue A, and 128 East 13th Street, among others. Rosie deserves our recognition and gratitude for standing up for principle and swimming against the tide; if you would like to contact her office to thank her (or for any other reason) CLICK HERE.
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