Thompson Street between Spring and Prince Streets
Sullivan-Thompson Historic District

LPC Designation Report: Available as PDF

Application is to install decorative floral garlands and legalize the removal of bluestone curbing without Landmarks Preservation Commission permit(s).

PDF presentation links:
Community Board Presentation of 4/10/2025
LPC Presentation (Pending)

UPCOMING HEARING/MEETING(S):

LPC Public Hearing – May 6th, 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 – April 10th, 2025
CB Resolution Recommends:
A. Approval of the added diamond plate, as long as the existing non-skid padding is replaced with new, more carefully applied padding; and
B. Denial of the extension of the permit beyond the existing 6 month term, noting that the while short term permission of this type of decor can make sense for the grand opening of a business, it quickly outgrows that purpose and can become a longer term eyesore, generically obscuring distinctive architectural elements in historic districts, and further noting that linking permission for these temporary installations to the term of tenancy would set a bad precedent, as it would regrettably and inevitably increase the number of them at any given time.

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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