Meenakshi Srinivasan Resigns as Chair of Landmarks Preservation Commission

Meenakshi Srinivasan

NEW YORK CITY—The chair of New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission Meenakshi Srinivasan has announced her resignation. This follows a recent groundswell of opposition to the agency’s initiative to streamline the process for working on landmark designated properties. Community groups protested in large numbers the proposal which would remove applications out of the public review and approval process.

Srinivasan issued the following statement, “I am honored to have served as chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission for the past four years and to have had the opportunity to serve the city for the past 28 years. I am proud of what we have accomplished – promoting equity, diversity, efficiency and transparency in all aspects of LPC’s work, and working with the administration to make preservation a critical part of the city’s planning process.”