Landmarks committee pushes for Police Athletic League building façade funding and a resolution to prevent demolition by neglect

The Manhattan Community Board 2 Executive Committee heard that the landmarks committee has drafted a resolution regarding the Police Athletic League building at 34——East 12th Street, urging protections and noting the site is being pursued for façade restoration funding.

A landmarks committee speaker reported that NYPD facilities listed the site as a top façade-restoration priority and has requested approximately $4.22 million for restoration. "This is an individual landmark," the committee said, characterizing the resolution as an effort to prevent demolition by neglect and to encourage timely restoration.

Chanel Spence, identified in the transcript as chair of the landmarks committee, also testified in prior LPC hearings (as noted earlier in the meeting); committee members said the project's proposed renovation schedule is included in the resolution and that funding is requested for fiscal 2027 with renovation work slated to begin in fiscal year 2030 according to materials cited in the committee report.

Why it matters: The committee frames the resolution as both a preservation action and a funding request to keep a historic civic building from falling into disrepair; the restoration request and schedule signal the NYPD and committee are moving toward concrete capital planning for the façade.

Next steps: The landmarks committee's resolution will be included in the full-board packet for Thursday; the executive committee did not take a final vote on the resolution during the March meeting.