A portion of Central Harlem and two NYCHA properties have been nominated for designation as historic districts.
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It could be months before we find out if these locations will be designated as historic, but being named for that possibility already puts a new focus on these everyday spaces that New Yorkers sometimes don’t recognize as having storied legacies.
“The general rule of thumb is––because there’s research and determining if there’s eligibility, writing the nomination, editing, taking it before our review board, and then eventually going to Washington to the National Park Service––for a historic district, we generally say it could take a year, but sometimes less for nominations to be approved by the commissioner,” said Kathy Howe, director of Community Preservation Services Bureau in the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, &...
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