Advocacy
Advocating for New York
Our Public Policy Program develops and advocates for preservation policies that impact communities statewide.
For more information on policy matters, feel free to get in touch: info@preservenys.org
The protection of New York’s historic places is a proven form of community and economic development. Studies have shown that historic preservation generates more jobs, more tourism, more affordable housing, and more downtown investment than new construction. We continue to work with state and local policy makers to protect the historic character of New York’s historic buildings, districts, and landscapes, and to advance incentives for preservation.
The Preservation League continues to assess and respond to changing needs and opportunities in the policy field. Our work each year focuses on protecting our state's historic and culturally significant buildings, structures, and landscapes through the following policy initiatives:
Support for the New York State Historic Tax Credit
Securing state funding to meet the staffing, programmatic, and capital needs of the Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (OPRHP), which oversees New York State Parks and Historic Sites, and the NYS Council on the Arts, which supports our state’s arts and cultural institutions
Full funding of the NYS Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), a source of funding for the OPRHP’s Historic Preservation Grants Fund and other important environmental programs
Integration of historic preservation with climate change mitigation and response, including existing building weatherization, demolition impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and landfills, and renewable energy siting