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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Jeffrey Kroessler: Historic preservation saved New York City

Mayor Robert Wagner put off the decision as long as he could, but finally, on April 19, 1964, he signed the law creating the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The stated intent was to protect historic and architectural monuments, but almost at once preservation proved a tonic for many more of the city's ills.

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