Preservation Lobby Day Details

The Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation is one of more than 30 groups co-sponsoring the First Annual NYC Preservation Lobby Day on May 9, 2007 .

Would you like to be a part of this historic day? Here's how you can help:

--Make an appointment to see your Councilmember between 9am and noon on May 9, before the stated meeting of the City Council

--If you cannot schedule or attend a meeting, please e-mail your Councilmember and ask them to support increasing the Landmarks Preservation Commission's budget by $1 million for the coming fiscal year. Councilmembers Lappin, Reyna, Weprin, and Avella are co-sponsoring this increased appropriation.

Find your Councilmember's contact information by clicking here .
If you have made an appointment, please let us know by emailing us at Citizens@Savelpc.org. This will enable the groups to coordinate scheduled meetings.

A One-Page summary on why these funds are need is available here .

Preservation Lobby Day

Okay, the final date for New York City's first Preservation Lobby Day is set. Please Save The Date: Wednesday, May 9th.

Meeting schedules are being set and a pres conference is being scheduled for the steps of City Hall. We will provide you with the full schedule of events as soon as they are available.

Have a great weekend!

Important Lobby Day Update

Important Lobby Day Update

Please note: there has been a change in the City Council's meeting schedule and because of that change, the Preservation Lobby Day will likely be moved to early May. Please stay tuned as the plans are finalized!

In the meantime, the list of groups who support a $1 Million increase to LPC's budget continues to grow. Here is the latest:

Society for Clinton Hill
Friends of Terra Cotta
The Jackson Heights Garden City Society
Joyce Matz Associates
Committee to Save The RKO Keith's Theatre of Flushing Inc.
Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association
American Institute of Architects
Brooklyn Heights Association
Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation
Defenders of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
The Drive to Protect the Ladies' Mile Historic District
Four Borough Neighborhood Preservation Alliance
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
Historic Districts Council
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Landmark West!
Lower East Side Tenement Museum Preservation League of Staten Island
Municipal Art Society
New York Landmarks Conservancy
Preservation League of Staten Island
Queens Civic Congress
Society for the Architecture of the City
Women's City Club
DOCOMOMO US New York/Tri-State Chapter
Historic Landmarks Preservation Center
Friends of Terra Cotta
Rego-Forest Preservation Council
Committee to Save the Trylon Theater
East Side Rezoning Alliance
Gramercy Neighborhood Associates,Inc.
Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association of Far Rockaway, Inc.
Carnegie Hill Neighbors
Merchant's House Museum
The Bay Ridge Conservancy
Richmond Hill Historical Society
Tribeca Community Association
Modern Architecture Working Group
Historic Neighborhood Enhancement Alliance
East Village Community Coalition
Save the RKO Keith's Theatre of Flushing Inc.
Friends of West Park
West 54-55 Street Block Association
Juniper Park Civic Association
Juniper Valley Park Conservancy
Maspeth-Middle Village Task Force
Brownstone Revival Coalition
Manhattan Community Board One
Queens Community Board Four
Manhattan Community Board Five
New York Preservation Alliance
Cambridge Place Action Coalition
Friends of First Avenue Estate
The West Cunningham Park Civic Association

Preservation Lobby Day

As you know, CECPP has been working hard to bring more Resources to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), as part of our campaign effort. For the coming Fiscal Year, we are advocating for LPC to receive an additional $1 Million (click here for a review of why the $1 Million is so important). Now, as part of our effort, we have joined preservation advocates from around the city to plan the first ever New York City Preservation Lobby Day at the City Council. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 25th. Details to follow, so save the date and get ready to make your voice heard at the City Council.

To date, the following groups have signed on in support of adding $1 Million to LPC's Budget

Society for Clinton Hill
Friends of Terra Cotta
The Jackson Heights Garden City Society
Joyce Matz Associates
Committee to Save The RKO Keith's Theatre of Flushing Inc.
Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association
American Institute of Architects
Brooklyn Heights Association
Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation
Defenders of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
The Drive to Protect the Ladies' Mile Historic District
Four Borough Neighborhood Preservation Alliance
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
Historic Districts Council
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Landmark West!
Lower East Side Tenement Museum Preservation League of Staten Island
Municipal Art Society
New York Landmarks Conservancy
Preservation League of Staten Island
Queens Civic Congress
Society for the Architecture of the City
Women's City Club
DOCOMOMO US New York/Tri-State Chapter

If you don't see your organization's name and you want to add it, email us at citizens@savelpc.org and let us know!

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