MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ROBERT B. TIERNEY ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE COMMISSION’S GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS, FOURTH EDITION

UPDATED AND REVISED OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE CITY’S LANDMARKS FEATURES 75 EASY-TO-READ MAPS, 200 PHOTOGRAPHS AND COVERS NEARLY 1,200 LANDMARKS, 90 HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND 110 INTERIOR LANDMARKS

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Landmarks Preservation Commission Chairman Robert B. Tierney today announced the publication of the fourth edition of the Guide to New York City Landmarks (John Wiley & Sons), the official guide to the city’s landmarks by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Spanning 400 years of history, the updated and revised Guide covers approximately 1,200 singular landmarks, 90 historic districts, 120 interior landmarks and includes 75 twocolor maps and 200 photographs. The book, whose release is being celebrated tonight at Gracie Mansion, was generously underwritten by the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.

“During a period of unprecedented building growth, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has been incredibly active in reviewing and preserving New York City’s unique architecture, historic neighborhoods and iconic spaces that represent the history and vibrancy of our City,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “The Guide, the second edition published under our Administration, showcases these recent additions as well as the rich history of recognized and protected places.”

“The Commission’s firm commitment to preserving New York City’s irreplaceable built environment permeates every page of the Guide,” said Chairman Tierney. “It’s at the heart of everything that we do, and I am grateful to Mayor Bloomberg and First Deputy Mayor Patricia E. Harris for their strong support of preservation, the Foundation for its generosity and John Wiley & Sons for a terrific redesign.”

Since the third edition of the Guide was published nearly five years ago, the Commission has added more than 2,300 buildings to New York City’s collection of landmarks in all five boroughs, largely comprising 17 historic districts. Some of the new historic districts profiled in the book include St. Paul’s Avenue/Stapleton Heights on Staten Island, Fieldston in the Bronx, Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, Manhattan Avenue in Manhattan and Crown Heights North in Brooklyn. Under Chairman Tierney, the Commission has made it a point to designate more historic districts outside of Manhattan, as well as examples of the City’s industrial past such as the Domino sugar refinery building in Brooklyn, the Sohmer Piano Factory in Long Island City and the American Bank Note building in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx.

The book also includes profiles of the famed structures that have come to define New York as the capital of the world, from the Alice Austen House on Staten Island to the Bronx Zoo, as well as the Unisphere in Queens, Prospect Park in Brooklyn and the Empire State Building. The Guide is available for $32.95 at bookstores everywhere, including CityStore, the official store of the City of New York at 1 Centre Street in Manhattan, online at www.nyc.gov/citystore, or by calling 311 from within the five boroughs or 212-NEW-YORK from outside the City.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission is the mayoral agency responsible for protecting and preserving New York City’s architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings and sites. Since its creation in 1965, LPC has granted landmark status to more than 25,000 buildings, including 1,215 individual landmarks, 110 interior landmarks, 10 scenic landmarks and 92 historic districts in all five boroughs. Under the city’s landmarks law, considered the most powerful in the nation, the Commission must be comprised of at least three architects, a historian, a realtor, a planner or landscape architect, as well as a representative of each borough.

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