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31meetings

31 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026; 23 transcribed, the newest on Sep 15, 2026, for at least 94 hours.

typical meeting 5 h 28 min · 9 members seated · Chair: Lisa Kersavage

What the members said

1:41:39
What I’m asking specifically is, has the commission ever authorized the removal of a stained glass, non-religiously themed stained glass window from a building For sale, for permanent sale and removal.Michael GoldblumMember · Landmarks Preservation Commission · Sep 15, 2026Open the meeting at 1:41:39
  • 2:36:45
    I have 2. First, will the bronze be maintained bright, or will it be allowed to weather?Mark GinsbergMember · Landmarks Preservation Commission · Jul 21, 2026Open the meeting at 2:36:45
  • 26:56
    I’m trying to figure out what’s the concept of the style of the building. Is it postmodern? Is it eclectic? And what’s the difference between the two in terms of this committee?Everardo JeffersonMember · Landmarks Preservation Commission · Apr 21, 2026Open the meeting at 26:56

Two members are in the running for most talk time (preliminary)

Preliminary: at least 72% of members’ talk time is identified, under the 80% for a full comparison. The two in the running each average 10 to 11.6 minutes a meeting, and each could rank first; the data can’t order them.

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23 of 31 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.Newest: Sep 15, 2026
Landmarks Preservation Commission · 6 h 25 min · 7 public speakersSep 15 · Commission meetingStaff presented item 1 on the public meeting agenda: an application to demolish an altered commercial building in the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District Extension and construct a new building.Speakers: Michael Goldblum, Frank Mahan, Angie Master, Stephen Chu and 5 more
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Landmarks Preservation Commission · 3 h 04 min · 1 public speakerSep 1 · Commission meetingThe public hearing began with an application for a certificate of appropriateness to combine two row houses on Charles Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District and add rooftop and rear yard additions.Speakers: Stephen Chu, Michael Goldblum, Stephen Wilder, Mark Ginsberg and 3 more
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Landmarks Preservation Commission · at least 3 h 41 min · 16 public speakersJul 28 · Commission meetingThe commission took up an application for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a rear yard addition at a building in the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District.Speakers: Mark Ginsberg, Michael Goldblum, Lisa Kersavage, Stephen Wilder and 4 more
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Landmarks Preservation Commission · at least 3 h 11 min · 7 public speakersJul 21 · Commission meetingThe Commission heard an application for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a new garage building with apartment on a portion of a lot in the Cobble Hill Historic District, Brooklyn.Speakers: Mark Ginsberg, Michael Goldblum, Angie Master, Stephen Wilder and 1 more
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All 23 transcribed meetings

8 more meetings are not transcribed yet.

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 22): 0

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Historic preservation took 98% of the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s meeting time, more than at most bodies in the city

Share of meeting time by topic, from the transcript · 23 meetings, 88 hours · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 8, 2026

Historic preservation98%

bar = share of meeting time · line = 90% range · tick = typical New York body (shown where it is 0.5% or more)

Nine public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 28, came on Mar 17, 2026

Mar 17, 2026The commission heard an application for a certificate of appropriateness to combine openings at the rear facade of a row house in the Prospect Heights Historic District.28 speakersFeb 24, 2026The Commission opened its public hearing agenda with item 1, an application to remove a fire escape at an apartment house in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.21 speakersMay 12, 2026Staff presented public meeting item 1, a certificate of appropriateness application for a barrier-free access ramp and entry vestibule with canopy at a synagogue in the Prospect Park South Historic District.18 speakersJul 28, 2026The commission took up an application for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a rear yard addition at a building in the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District.16 speakersOct 28, 2025Public meeting item 1, an application for a row house in the expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District to modify the front facade, install a cornice, and construct rooftop and rear yard additions, was taken up.14 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting