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DUMBO Area Gets Landmarked
in response to reader comment: Not really. They're over-landmarking.

Submitted by RJ, Jan 10, 2008 11:05

There are thousands of buildings in NYC that have been landmarked and are still worth landmarking. But it's more than a stretch to say that has had any effect on City-wide land values.

However LPC has chosen to landmark some almost ridiculous cases, due to politics. "Politics" in this sense is the very unfortunate fallout of our "democratic" system.

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There are thousands of buildings in NYC that have been landmarked and are still worth landmarking. But it's more than...	RJ	Jan 10, 2008 11:05

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