And legislative leaders are revising the proposed district maps.
Of the proposed district, she added: "Are the Taj Mahal and the White House in it?
Of the 352 residential units within the proposed district, 41 percent responded to a survey asking if they supported the district.
Eleanor Eastman has lived on West 147th Street, in the center of the proposed district, since 1964.
The precise boundaries of the proposed district, to be carved from a broader "study area" that the commission has examined, will be disclosed by it on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Mr. Segal -- whose application for a demolition permit was quickly denied on the ground that the proposed district prohibits it -- leapt into action too.
They recently began a campaign that included slide-show presentations, and they are installing plaques to commemorate historic sites throughout the proposed district.
Besides, proponents note, the proposed district itself would be only along Broadway between Houston and Canal Streets — and many dissenters live outside that zone.
One Hispanic member of the council, Samuel Rivera, said the proposed district voting system could force him to run in the same district as his neighbor and Council colleague, Gerardo Fernandez, and he would risk losing his seat.
Yet when residents of the 624 houses that fall within the proposed district received the commission's descriptions, some saw inaccuracies in what would become a permanent record of their homes.
