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Preservation concerns surface at Community Board 2 as members press for repairs to 34½ East 12th and more detail on 388 Hudson
Summary
Public commenters and Village Preservation urged City action to address long‑standing scaffolding and disrepair at a municipally owned historic school building and pressed for clarity on affordable housing commitments for a proposed 388 Hudson Street development; Landmarks recommended an immediate condition survey and upgraded emergency funding for the Police Athletic League building at 34½ East 12th Street.
Several public commenters used the board's public session to press for action on local historic buildings, and Landmarks followed with a formal board position urging expedited survey and repairs for a city‑owned school building.
Resident Robert Score described the PAL building on East 12th Street as "architecturally beautiful" but long neglected, with scaffolding in place for decades; he asked the board for support in prompting city action. Andrew Berman, speaking for Village Preservation, strongly supported the Landmarks Committee’s resolution on 34½ East 12th Street, called for urgent city repair and restoration and asked the board to press…
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