SUPREMECOURTOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORK

COUNTYOF

NEW

YORK

 

TIMOTHYBROWN, IndexNo.

 

NOTICEOF

P T T ON

Petitioner,-against-THENEWYORKCITYLANDMARKS PRESERVATIONCOMMISSION, Respondents.

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PLEASETAKENOTICEthatupontheannexedVerifiedPetitionofTimothy Brown,andsufficientreasonbeingalleged,anapplicationwillbemadetotheSupreme CourtoftheStateofNewYorkattheCourthouselocatedat60CentreStreet,Room130, NewYork,NewYorkonSeptember15,2010,at9:30inthemorning,orassoon thereafterascounselmaybeheardforajudgmentpursuanttoArticle78oftheCivil PracticeLawandRules:.. a.NullifyingandsettingasidethedeterminationofRespondent,Landmarks PreservationCommissiondenyinglandmarkstatusto45-47ParkPlacein theCity,CountyandStateofNewYork; b.GrantingsuchotherreliefasthisCourtdeemsjustandproper;and c.AwardingPetitionerreasonableattorneys'fees,togetherwiththecostsand disbursementsofthisproceeding.

 

 

PLEASETAKEFURTHERNOTICE thataVerifiedAnswerandsupportingAffidavits 

ifany

togetherwiththedocumentaryrecord

of

allproceedingsinthismatter

shallbeservedatleastfive(5)daysbeforetheaforesaiddateofthehearing. Dated:

New

York,

New

YorkAugust4,2010 BrettJoshp,s AmericanCent

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forLawandJustice To:TheLandmarksPreservationCommission

OneCentreStreetNew

York,

New

York

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SUPREMECOURTOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORKCOUNTYOFNEWYORK

 

TIMOTHYBROWN,IndexNo.

 

VERIFIE PETITION

Petitioner,-against-THENEWYORKCITYLANDMARKSPRESERVATIONCOMMISSION,Respondents.

 

.Petitioner,byhisattorneys,theAMERICANCENTERFORLAW

 

JUSTICEandJACKL.LESTER,ESQ.forthePetitionherein,allegeasfollows:

PRELIMIN RY

STATEMENT1.Thisproceedingconcernsthefateof45-47ParkPlaceinManhattan( the building ).2.Thebuilding,whichspanstwocenturiesandsurvivedadirecthitonSeptember11,2001,facesimminentdemolition.

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3.ThelanduseprocessofNewYorkCitynowthreatenstodowhatthe terroristsfailedtoaccomplishanddestroyabuildingthathasbeenunderconsideration forlandmarkstatusfortwenty(20)years. 4.Forovertwenty(20)years,thepreservationcommunityaswellasthelocalManhattanCommunityBoard#1(the

 c.B. )

havecontinuouslyadvocatedandbeseechedtheNewYorkCityLandmarksCommission(the LPC )toholdapublic hearingtodiscusswhetherthebuildingmeritsdesignationasaNewYorkCitylandmark.