architecture, C of A, Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue
For LANDMARK WEST!, the new year brings with it a new crop of proposals for work to landmark buildings on the Upper West Side. That means a whole new calendar of Public Hearings before the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). Today is the first...
architecture, education, Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, N-YHS app alert, parks, preservation, stables app alert, Upper West Side, UWS
It’s here! LW! proudly introduces the first ever iPhone walking tour app of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, using technology to offer a uniquely local perspective on NYC history, architecture and future. Click here to download the app for free,...
25th Anniversary, architecture, Historic District, Isaiah Sheffer, landmark, New York City, NYC, preservation, R.O. Blechman, Robert A. Caro, Tom Brokaw, Tom Wolfe, Tours and Events, Upper West Side, UWS
It was an indescribable sensation to stand among our friends Tuesday evening, in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in the Rose Building at Lincoln Center. In a room suspended among snowflakes, we gathered to celebrate a quarter century of an organization truly...
Landmarks Preservation Commission, stables app alert
The New York Times City Room blog reported last night that Roberta Brandes Gratz was removed from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission as of October 26, 2010. Gratz – journalist, preservationist, and most recently author of The Battle for Gotham: New...