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Queens church fights for landmarking

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Advocates are pressing the Landmarks Preservation Commission to declare St. Saviour’s church in Maspeth a landmark. A developer wants to raze the church and build multifamily housing. Queens preservationists say the property could yield valuable archaeological artifacts and should not be torn down. The church was constructed in 1847, but the LPC has denied it landmark status, saying the building was significantly altered following a 1970 fire. more [Queens Crap]

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