Based on an exhibit that appeared at the City Reliquary during the summer of 2009

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Help Save Them

The Candela Structures are riddled with cracks, chips, and gashes. The Parks Department, which owns them, is aware of their condition and is currently investigating what it would take to restore them, but it wouldn't hurt if Parks officials got a little nudge to let them know that there are people out there who care about the Candelas and want them to be made a high priority. If you'd like to make your voice heard, try contacting these folks:

Adrian Benepe
Commissioner
City of New York Parks & Recreation
The Arsenal 830 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Adrian.benepe@parks.nyc.gov

Dorothy Lewandowski
Borough Commissioner, Queens
City of New York Parks & Recreation
The Overlook 80-30 Park Lane
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
dorothy.lewandowski@parks.nyc.gov

Estelle Cooper
Assistant Commissioner for Queens Parks
Administrator — Flushing Meadows Corona Park
City of New York Parks & Recreation
Olmsted Center
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing, NY 11368
718-760-6565
estelle.cooper@parks.nyc.gov

Therese Braddick
Deputy Commissioner for Capital Projects
City of New York Parks & Recreation
Olmsted Center, Capital Division
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing, NY 11368
therese.braddick@parks.nyc.gov

John Krawchuk
Director of Historic Preservation
City of New York Parks & Recreation
Olmsted Center, Capital Division, Room 10
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing, NY 11368
john.krawchuk@parks.nyc.gov

Also: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which the Candelas are part of, has its own non-profit foundation, which welcomes financial contributions (hey, who wouldn't?). We've been too busy with the rest of this project to coordinate anything with them, but we suspect they'd be thrilled to accept targeted donations or other gestures of support for the Candelas. You can contact them here, or through the office of Commissioner Estelle Cooper (the park's administrator): 718-760-6565.