Earlier this week I co-hosted a benefit with Friends of the Hopper Gibbons Underground Railroad Site and Lamartine Place Historic District to preserve the historic integrity of the only documented underground railroad site in Manhattan.
We’ve won twice in court to get the building’s illegal top floor removed, but the developer is appealing the court’s decision and we need your help for legal costs.
For more information and to make a donation, check out the Historic DIstricts Council website: http://hdc.org/friends-of-hg-lamartine-pl-fundraiser Here are a couple of background articles on the issue:
