On Friday the 13th I saw a headline in Lo-Down, a Lower East Side news site, announcing that St. Mary's had been landmarked. Wait...what? Reading further I learned that St. Mary's on Grand Street was designated an individual landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC).
The sentence that stood out like a neon sign observed that the Archdiocese of New York did not oppose the application. A preservationist that supported the application noted that it was rare for a Roman Catholic church to be landmarked.
When I went back to read and post, the article was gone! I thought I had verified the designation on the LPC site, but maybe my hunger for good news caused me to misread the designation of St. Mary the Virgin, aka "Smoky Mary."
Maybe the editor of Lo-Down is waiting for the New York City Council to approve the designation and make it official. I sure hope this piece returns. In the meantime, please read this excellent item about St. Mary NYC's journey toward this moment. It provides a lot of context: Campaign to Landmark Church of St. Mary Inches Ahead
First there is a...then there is no...then there is. Hit it, Donovan.
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