What's happening
This bill requires the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the Broadway/Flushing neighborhood as a historic district.
Why it matters
Provides stronger, legally enforceable protections for the Broadway/Flushing neighborhood. By requiring New York City to designate this area as a historic district, the bill would give it local landmark status, making it much harder to demolish or significantly alter historic buildings.
Limits future development and changes to neighborhood character. Once designated, new construction or renovations in the neighborhood would need approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, helping preserve the area's architectural style and community identity.
Builds on existing state and national recognition. The neighborhood is already listed on the state and national registers of historic places, but this bill ensures local city-level protections, which are generally more effective in controlling development and preservation.
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Who cares
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The bill would require the commission to designate Broadway/Flushing as a historic district, notwithstanding conflicting laws or rules.
Broadway/Flushing property owners and residents
Their neighborhood would receive city historic district designation in addition to its existing state and national historic register listings.
Historic preservation advocates
The bill would mandate city historic district designation for a neighborhood listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 2006.
Headline styles
Protect Broadway/Flushing History
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 26
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to cities
- Referred to cities
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Protect Broadway/Flushing's Historic Status
In Senate Committee · Cities · Sponsor Tony Avella
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1282
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT in relation to requiring that the New York city landmarks preservation commission grant historic district designation to the Broadway/Flushing neighborhood
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other rule, regulation, local, special or general law to the contrary, the Broadway/Flushing neighborhood was granted registration on the state and national registers of historic places in 2006 and in accordance with such designation, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission shall grant historic district designation to such neighborhood.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01292-01-7
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