To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the NYC Landmarks Law, the NYS Archives, the New York Public Library, and the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center Present:
The 1657 Flushing Remonstrance
This document, an early assertion of freedom of conscience and religion in New York, was later codified as the First Amendment to the US Constitution – the underlying Principle For religious freedom, right of assembly, and freedom of speech in our nation.
New York Public Library, 42nd Street at Fifth Avenue (entrance on 42nd Street)
