Sunset Parker urges city to save old police precinct
A 130-year-old landmark building in Sunset Park that formerly housed a police precinct is being eyed as a site for an elementary school, but a neighborhood civic group is urging the de Blasio administration to save the structure and construct a school at an alternative location in the community.
The Romanesque Revival-style building at 4302 Fourth Ave., which used to serve as the 68th Precinct station house, was officially declared a city landmark 30 years ago. It has been vacant for several years.
The city is considering building a 300-seat elementary school at the site, a move that, given the structure’s landmark status, would require permission from the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission and the New York State Historic Preservation Office.