New York Landmarks Preservation Commission votes to make Stonewall Inn a local landmark

New York City finally recognizes the National Historic Landmark in its midst! The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted this morning to approve the nomination long advocated by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. With more than 20 testimonies in favor of landmarking Stonewall Inn coming from LGBT activists, preservationists, local politicians, and Stonewall riot survivors—and none in opposition—a…