The city Landmarks Preservation Commission officially agreed to “calendar” the 12-story building at 70 Fifth Ave., which is the first step in designating the property for historic status, the agency said.
The buildings concentrated between Third Ave. and Fifth Ave. north of E. 10th St. all hosted major players in the early Civil Rights movement, as Black musicians and writers mingled with political activists pushing for equality.
Letter to Mass Peace Action and Peace Action NY State
“Remembering Syria’s Children,” New York City vigil sign
Dear Massachusetts Peace Action and Peace Action New York State,
We the undersigned are Syrians and non-Syrians who support the Syrian people and their right to life, freedom and self-determination. We oppose all forms of violence against the Syrian people, including refugee and Muslim bans, military attacks on civilians, the dissemination of false narratives about their just aspirations for freedom, and attacks on their heroes, martyrs and rescue workers.
Syria has suffered under two generations of dictatorship, passed down from father to son; attacks on freedom of speech and assembly; imprisonment and torture for political beliefs; and a crisis of displaced populations who are unwanted and abused where they seek refuge. This is the reality of Syrians today, under fifty years of the dictatorship of one family that is holding the country hostage, first under Ha