One culprit of the housing crisis was overlooked in this mayoral campaign: the Landmarks Preservation Commission. It doesn’t seem like Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani or many other politicians are even aware of the issue. I’m not just talking about NIMBY groups trying to get properties designated as landmarks to block housing that would replace them, or pressuring the commission to reject projects that would replace parking lots or deteriorated churches in historic districts. I’m talking about the everyday struggles between property owners and the landmarks agency — the kind of fights that never make headlines. A recent social media post from […]

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