Landmarks Commission Rushing to Approve Prospect Hts. Buildings

Good news for historic preservationists. Looks like Prospect Heights will be getting landmark status soon. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is also looking at buildings in Bed-Stuy. This from NY1:

The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission is reportedly rushing to approve historic designations for more than a thousand buildings before the end of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's term.

Landmarks preservation has been a priority of the Bloomberg administration. The commission was one of the few city agencies not to have its budget cut this year.

According to the New York Post, the number of proposed designations includes a planned historic district in Prospect Heights with more than 860 buildings.

Other areas under consideration are a district of 40, late-19th century homes in Bedford Stuyvesant, and roughly 100 buildings in Ridgewood, Queens.