Proclaims April 2015 as Landmarks Month in Queens

BP Katz to Host Special Reception on April 21 to Commemorate Anniversary

QUEENS, NY – Borough President Melinda Katz proclaimed April 2015 as Landmarks Month in Queens and announced a series of events, including an upcoming special reception, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law.

“Queens landmarks will together celebrate the golden anniversary of the Landmarks Law with a series of events designed to educate residents and visitors of our neighborhoods’ beautiful and rich histories,” said Queens Borough President MELINDA KATZ.  “As our communities and families grow, our borough also balances that growth with efforts to preserve the irreplaceable landmark treasures that contextualize our present and shape our future.”

Under the Landmarks Law, the borough of Queens alone boasts 11 historic districts, two interior landmarks, and more than 70 individual landmarks. The first Queens landmark was the Kingsland Homestead, designated on October 14, 1965.  The most recent Queens landmark is the Ridgewood Central Historic District, designated on December 9, 2014.

A calendar of commemorative events hosted by various Queens landmarks’ is now available on Borough President Katz’s website at www.queensbp.org/landmarks50, and will be updated on a rolling basis through 2015.  The webpage also includes a map and list of all the historic districts, interior and individual landmarks in Queens.

Borough President Katz will also host a special reception at 5:30pm on April 21, 2015 to commemorate the anniversary at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Attendees will enjoy a first look at the opening of the Queens Museum’s special exhibit called “Panorama of Queens, 1965-2015 – Fifty Years of Landmarking”, which will feature all Queens landmarks with a special marker on the renowned Panorama of New York City.  The reception is free and open to the public, but advance RSVP is strongly encouraged via [email protected].

Other commemorative events sponsored by Queens landmarks throughout the year include:

“The Commission is thrilled to celebrate this banner year with Borough President Melinda Katz and with many of our beloved Queens landmarks,” said MEENAKSHI SRINIVASAN, Chair of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. “Since the Commission was founded fifty years ago, we have protected well over 4,000 buildings in Queens, and this is an exciting opportunity for all New Yorkers to experience the borough’s rich cultural, historic and architectural history.”

“We applaud Borough President Katz for celebrating the wealth of Queens landmarks and the anniversary of the City’s landmarks law,” said New York Landmarks Conservancy President PEG BREEN. “We encourage all New Yorkers to explore these wonderful buildings and neighborhoods.”

Signed into law by Mayor Robert Wagner on April 19, 1965, the New York City Landmarks Law is among the strongest in the nation and continues to serve as a model for cities and towns throughout the United States and around the world.

The renowned landmarks of Queens, dubbed “The World’s Borough” as the most diverse location in the country with families that hail from over 120 countries and speak over 135 languages, are a source of great pride for residents and tourism interest for visitors from around the globe.

 

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