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Endangered NYC: Landmarks (or buildings that should be) get newspaper love
Photo credit: Urbanite
Tthe Corn Exchange building in Harlem as it looked when we profiled its plight in December 2006. It continues to rot. (Lane Johnson)
Since December 2006, amNewYork has been running an ongoing series, Endangered NYC, looking at the often neglected fight preservationists wage every day to save worthy examples of New York's built environment. Every December, we run a cover story, "10 to Save," which looks at specific examples of buildings or neighborhoods that are imperiled, be they landmarked or not. (And as we know, being landmarked often does not necessarily ensure protection.)
So we were happy to see both The New York Times and The New York Post this past week aggressively examine the state of our landmarks, as well as flaws in the landmarking system.
Their stories are well worth reading. And be on the lookout later in December for amNY's third installment of "10 to Save." We'll look at how the end of the destructive real-estate bubble offers a rare opportunity, and examine overlooked gems in the outer boroughs that deserve equal attention to their Manhattan brethren.
New York Times coverage, with interactive maps
New York Post op-ed, and 10 buildings worth saving
amNewYork's Endangered NYC
10 to Save: Flash presentation, photo gallery and story, December 2006
10 (more) to Save, December 2007
Endangered NYC story gallery
Endangered NYC, Urbanite archive
Worthy blogs on the beat every day
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