Bowery between Bond and Great Jones Streets
NoHo Historic District Extension

LPC Designation Report: Available as PDF.

Application is to install an art mural on the north façade.

PDF presentation links:
Community Board Presentation of 6/12/2025
LPC Presentation (Pending)

UPCOMING HEARING/MEETING(S):

LPC Public Hearing – July 8th, 2025 – time TBA
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  • To register to speak virtually (via Zoom) or in person, click HERE. There is a three-minute time limit per person for spoken testimony.
  • To submit written testimony of any length, email it to testimony@lpc.nyc.gov by 12:00 noon on the Monday before the hearing. Click HERE for suggested testimony guidelines from Village Preservation.
  • Members of the public have the option to attend the hybrid hearing virtually or in person. LPC hearings are held at 253 Broadway, 2nd Floor. To watch the hearing livestream on YouTube, click HERE. LPC recommends that you start watching approx. one hour prior to the posted time, in case of schedule changes. If you are planning to testify, you will need to join on Zoom when the item is announced, via the link found on this site: https://www.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page

NOTE: Public attendance and testimony are welcome, and a public hearing/meeting is often the last opportunity for public comment. Following the hearing, the Commission will officially vote to approve or deny the application, or ask that the applicant return at a later date with revisions.

**All information and timings are subject to change. Items can sometimes be postponed (laid over) for a future date. Check back here or sign up to receive notifications for this project.

PAST HEARING/MEETING DATES and DECISIONS

Community Board 2 Meeting – June 12th, 2025
CB Resolution Recommends:
A. Denial of using an out of scale photorealistic image of Basquiat in that, rather than celebrating the impact of the artist’s work and its historically significant connection to the district, appropriates the artists likeness, creating an unfortunate reminder of the commercial exploitation of the artist, who famously expressed concern about being seen as an art world mascot during his tragically short life ; and
B. Denial of the execution of the work in that plans for installation seem inadequate, particularly with respect to copyright concerns and additionally there is no maintenance plan to ensure that that the painting will, as stated in the application, patinate “like a Renaissance painting and age like fine wine”, particularly when the incompatibility of the wall’s oil based paint with the acrylic material of the proposed mural suggest otherwise.
C. Denial of the painting as not serving its stated purpose as an “homage” to Basquiat , and not reflecting the cultural significance of Basquiat’s work within the context of the historic
district, but rather serving individual self-interest.

Please note: At this time, all LPC public hearings and meetings are hybrid. Members of the public may participate in person at the LPC Hearing Room, 253 Broadway, Second Floor, or virtually via Zoom and YouTube. For a video tutorial on how to participate virtually, click HERE.

View the video after a LPC hearing concludes: Videos of past LPC Hearings and Meetings can be found on their YouTube page. The LPC posts these videos about a week after the presentation. Videos include the applicant’s presentation, public testimony (for hearings only), and deliberation by the LPC commissioners.

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