LANDMARKING 285 East 3rd Street

The Landmarks Preservation Commission recently made a commitment to “ensure diversity and inclusion in (historical landmark designations, to make sure that we are telling the stories of all New Yorkers.” Let’s hold them to it.

Currently, the vast majority of historical landmarks in NYC honor the accomplishments of white, cis/het men from affluent backgrounds.

Landmarking A Gathering of the Tribes would honor Steve Cannon’s legacy of radical inclusion, and protect a space that served as a second home and one-of-a-kind creative hub to countless diverse, revolutionary NYC artists for decades. Landmark status would protect this already historic building from demolition now, and in the future.

We need your help. The more letters of support we are able to gather for review by The Landmarks Preservation Commission, the more likely we are to succeed. Please consider writing and/or signing a letter of support to make 285 East 3rd Street an historic landmark.

Please send your letter in by October 20th!

Instructions:

• Download the Letter of Support Template here

• Feel free to edit, re-write, or add any information you think is relevant, or re-state the historical importance of Tribes in your own words. If you prefer, you can also sign the letter as is.

• Electronically sign the letter in Word, or by converting to PDF, or via Docusign. (If you cannot electronically sign, simply print the letter, sign, and photograph.)

• Send your signed letter to landmark285@tribes.org