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LANDMARK WEST! was founded in the wake of WEST PRIDE, a preceding community effort which challenged Trump City and the redevelopment of the West Side Rail Yards. Seeing increased development pressures on the neighborhood and after a series of inappropriate developments along Central Park West our founders turned their attention towards greater landmarking and land use protections to ensure the neighborhood character and quality of life of the Upper West Side. These concerns are still core to our mission, even as we’ve expanded to address a wider array of issues facing our community.
Latest Positions
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Application is to replace windows.
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Application is to replace skylights with metal roofing.
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Application is to modify a window opening and replace windows.
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Application is to enlarge an existing rooftop addition.
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Application is to install a banner sign and legalize the installation of a plaque sign
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June 6, 11am: City Hall Rally to Defend the Landmarks Law!
Please join us for a Rally to Defend the NYC Landmarks Law Monday, June 6, 11:00 am City Hall Steps Opposing Intro. 775-A, the Developer-Driven City Council Bill that Threatens Landmarks-in-Waiting, Makes Existing Problems with the Designation Process Worse ...
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VICTORY for 361!
VICTORY! Developers' Speculative Development Project DENIED; New Hope for Landmark Church Today, the NYC Board of Standards & Appeals (BSA) did the right thing and voted to DENY the application for zoning variances threatening the former First Church of Christ,...
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116 Years of History Comes Down to June 2nd
More than 100 New Yorkers held a candlelight vigil in front of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist at 96th Street and Central Park West to bring awareness to threats facing this Individual Landmark designed by Carrère and Hastings, the same architects who...
Developers Given “Do-Over” on Make-Over of Landmarked UWS Church
On March 8, the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals gave a proposal to convert the landmarked former First Church of Christ, Scientist at 361 Central Park West to residential use another chance, a decision that allowed the project’s sponsors to avoid a widely...
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Vote Looms on Height Increases
MAYOR DE BLASIO'S HEIGHT INCREASES WON'T IMPROVE QUALITY OR AFFORDABILITY* Yet, there is talk of a "deal" on sweeping citywide zoning changes Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and reports that the City Council could...