By West Side Rag

A draft of a resolution posted to the Upper West Side’s Community Board 7 website on Wednesday indicates that its Preservation Committee believes that the criteria for a hardship application have been met for the West-Park Presbyterian Church, which would strip the more than 130-year-old building of its landmark status.

The text is labeled as a draft, and thus is subject to change before any final action by the committee or the full board. But the timing of the posting was unusual, coming just hours before the CB7 committee meets on Wednesday night to hear more public testimony about the possible demolition of the church. Public debate on whether to preserve it or tear it down to make way for a luxury apartment development has been fierce and long-running.

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