The Strand Book Store in New York City is a rare landmark beloved by both tourists, for its clever literary souvenirs, and locals, for its frequent author events. Its owner wants to maintain the store’s place as an iconic locale, but to do so, it can’t be a landmark at all, at least officially.

Against owner Nancy Bass Wyden’s wishes, the Landmarks Preservation Commission gave landmark status to the home of the Strand, an 11-story building near Union Square, earlier this year. With characteristic cluelessness, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted after the announcement, “This week we made it a landmark so that the culture and community it brings to the Village can be enjoyed by New Yorkers for generations to come.”