from The New York Times
Commission Preserves the Past at the Cost of the Future
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A critique of the Landmarks Preservation Commission in New York when its decision effect a compromised design for the expansion of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The reason for the Commission's decision seems to be a concern over the razing of one Madison Avenue brownstone if the original expansion plan is approved. As is evident from the title, the author finds the decision 'weak- kneed' as he felt that the Commission's charge is not only to preserve history but to decide when exceptions ought to be made, thus ensuring development for the benefit of the cultural well-being of the city.