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The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing buildings. [2 ...
The New York Historical (originally the New-York Historical Society) is an American history museum and library on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the history of New York and the nation. The New York ...
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, closed in 2012, collections now part of the Society of Illustrators. Museum of Primitive Art, closed in 1976, collections now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. National Museum of Catholic Art and History, closed in 2010. New York Jazz Museum, Manhattan. New York Tattoo Museum.
9th Floor North. New York, NY 10007. Commission executive. Sarah Carroll, Commissioner and Chair. Website. www.nyc.gov /site /lpc /index.page. The demolition of Pennsylvania Station was a key moment in the preservationist movement, which led to the creation of the LPC. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York ...
The New York City Municipal Archives (NYCMA) is a division of the New York City Department of Records and Information Services, located in the Surrogate's Courthouse in Manhattan. Founded in 1950, the Municipal Archives preserves and makes accessible records created by the government of New York City (including the mayor's office, city agencies ...
130 West 57th Street Studio Building. October 19, 1999 [38] 140 West 57th Street Studio Building (The Beaufort) October 19, 1999 [39] 144 West 14th Street. November 18, 2008 [40] 145 & 147 Eighth Avenue Houses. November 17, 2009 [41], [42] 152 East 38th Street House.
Queens (Queens County) 4. The Bronx (Bronx County) 5. Staten Island (Richmond County) Note: JFK and LGA airports are both located in Queens (marked by brown). The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. They are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is ...
There are nine National Monuments, National Memorials or National Historic Sites in New York City (all but the Statue of Liberty and Castle Clinton are also National Historic Landmarks): African Burial Ground National Monument, declared February 27, 2006. Governors Island National Monument, declared January 19, 2001.