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“LIVING LANDMARKS” CELEBRATION DRAWS
DISTINGUISHED
NEW YORKERS AT
NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY GALA
Record $1.4 Million Raised at 22nd Annual
Event
Ken Langone, Brooke Garber Neidich,
Daniel Neidich, Philip J. Smith,
Susan L. Solomon, Robert E. Wankel and
Dr. Susan Weber Honored
On November 5, 2015, The New
York Landmarks Conservancy hosted its 22nd Living
Landmarks Celebration at The Plaza. This year’s honorees
were financier and Home Depot co-founder Ken
Langone, business executives and philanthropists Brooke
Garber Neidich and Daniel
Neidich, Broadway impresarios Philip
J. Smith and Robert
E. Wankel, New York Stem Cell Foundation pioneer Susan
L. Solomon, and Bard Graduate Center founder Dr. Susan
Weber. The evening was the Conservancy’s largest and
most successful gala, welcoming over 500 guests and raising
more than $1.4 million for the nonprofit organization.
The host for the evening was
Living Landmark Paul
Binder, and music was provided by Living Landmark Peter
Duchin and
his Orchestra. Living Landmarks Daryl
and Jordan Roth were
Honorary Co-Chairs for the evening. Special presenters
included Timothy Cardinal
Dolan, Bernadette
Peters, and Joel
Grey. Brian
Stokes Mitchell performed.
Each year, The New York
Landmarks Conservancy honors distinguished New Yorkers from
all professions as “Living Landmarks” for their
contributions to the City. The 2015 Living Landmarks
celebration also recognized the 50th anniversary
of the ground-breaking New York City Landmarks Law.
Guests who gathered to
celebrate this year’s extraordinary honorees included:
Carole Bailey French and John French III; Barbara Goldsmith;
David Dinkins; Ray Kelly; Mary McFadden; Pat and John
Rosenwald; Elizabeth Stribling and Guy Robinson; and Barbara
and Donald Tober and many more.
The New York Landmarks
Conservancy is dedicated to celebrating, preserving and
protecting the iconic buildings and diverse neighborhoods
that define this vibrant and extraordinary City. The
Conservancy is the only private organization that provides
both financial and technical support in this effort. Since
it was founded more than 40 years ago, it has loaned and
granted over $40 million to help people save their homes and
communities including cultural, religious, and social
institutions. These grants and loans have in turn mobilized
more than $1 billion in 1,550 renovation projects throughout
New York providing much-needed economic stimulus and
supporting local jobs. No other group is engaged in such a
hands-on way in sustaining the City’s rich architectural
heritage. The Conservancy’s work generates employment,
promotes tourism, and enhances the quality of life for all
New Yorkers. Please visit www.nylandmarks.org
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