REMARKS
Council Member Salamanca opens committee meeting and introduces landmark designations for vote
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Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. opens the committee on Lanyus meeting, welcoming colleagues and introducing three landmark designations to be voted on. These include the Crown Building in Manhattan, the Temple Court atrium (now the Beekman Hotel) near City Hall, and the Frederick Douglass Memorial Park in Staten Island.
- The Crown Building is noted for its urban skyscraper architecture and compliance with 1916 zoning regulations.
- The Temple Court atrium is highlighted as the city's earliest remaining fireproof office building with a unique full-height exterior skylighted atrium.
- The Frederick Douglass Memorial Park is emphasized as the only existing non-sectarian cemetery founded for New York City's Black community, featuring a monument to Frederick Douglass.
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
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Good afternoon, and welcome to the committee on Lanyus.
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I am Council member of Fis Salamanca, Chair of this Committee.
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I would like to welcome our esteemed colleagues who have joined us today.
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We've been joined by Council member of Moia Rivera, Cheer Riley, broke powers, Albireo, majority of Fardias, Hudson, sun Sanchez and Barelli.
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Today, we are voting on a number of items recommended by our Landmark sub committee.
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And as always, I wanna thank their chair hanks, and also chair rally for their ongoing leadership.
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Today, we are voting on 3 landmark designations by LPC, including to women and head and 1 is Staten Island.
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Today, we will vote so pros OUs 108 related to the Hectic building, now known as Crown Building, a council member of Power's district in Manhattan.
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Once a pioneer in an example of urban skyscraper Architecture and a rare example of a building designed, To meet the zoning regulations of 1916, today, the Crown Building accommodates a wide range of uses, including retail and the lower floors and residential above.
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We will also vote for Prosau use 129 related to the Temple Court atrium now, the Beakman, hotel and council member Martez District, just one of the other size of city hall park.
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The building is the city's earliest remaining fireproof office building and a rare example of a commercial structure centered around a full high exterior skylighted atrium, which will now be protected as a interior landmark.
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Finally, we will also vote to approve o u's 131 related to the Frederick Douglas Memorial Park and council member of Cars District in Staten Island.
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The site which remains an active cemetery is the only existing non sectarian cemetery found found by an s, specifically for New York City's black community.
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The site includes monumental sculpture honoring Frederick Douglas, the prominent abolitionist, social reformer and statesman for which it is named.