From irrefutable icons (Broadway theaters, Central Park, SoHo, Carnegie Hall), to lesser-known structures including the Cyclone rollercoaster on Coney Island, roughly one hundred street lampposts, and seven cast-iron street clocks throughout the city much of what makes New York City unique owes its existence to the New York City Landmarks Law.
Born out of the destruction of McKim, Mead & White s monumental Pennsylvania Station, the Landmarks Law established the parameters for protecting the places that represent New York City s rich cultural, social, political, and architectural history....