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UPDATE :: Video of West End Avenue public hearing, for your educational and viewing pleasure
Following up on yesterday's blog post (and email, and NearSay story!) ...See for yourself! For those who were unable to attend the Tuesday, March 22nd, public hearing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission to consider the proposed Riverside Drive-West End...
Community: YES! We Support West End Avenue Historic District Extension!
REPORT from the FIELDBy Cristiana P.The hearing room was filled to capacity (and beyond!) yesterday as the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) held the first of, ultimately, three public hearings to seriously consider historic district extensions on West End...
Landmarking by the Numbers
More work and less resources--so continues the saga of the LPC's funding history. At public hearing of the City Council's Land Use Committee, LPC leadership presented a preliminary budget for FY 2012. The jist: with less staff and insufficient funds ......
West End Avenue, Part I :: Hearing to consider historic district extensions approaches
West End Avenue, between 79th and 87th Streets, considered in the first of three public hearing Tell your neighbors! Tell your friends! In less than two weeks, we tell the LPC!On Tuesday, March 22nd, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold...
GUEST BLOG :: Preservation, the Next Generation
REPORT from the FIELDA Guest Blog, Reported by Will VogelLast weekend (March 4-6) the Historic Districts Council (HDC) continued celebrating “40 years of activism” with their annual preservation conference: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Forty Years of Preserving New...
UPDATE from the FIELD :: Fight for the Right … to Participate!
This past Tuesday morning, the Landmarks Preservation Commission convened to review proposed amendments to their Rules and to hear public testimony on this matter. LANDMARK WEST! was there, along with many of our preservation advocacy colleagues, representatives...
A Month of Landmark Love
More Than Just Slush and Cold: Keeping Cozy with Landmark Love!(Cupid comes from supercoloring.com; UWS from multifamilyinvestor.com) Well my darlings, another February has come and gone, and we here at LANDMARK WEST! are so excited about the outpouring of love...
Love Your Landmark #18 – West-Park Presbyterian Church
West-Park Presbyterian Church165 West 86th Street at Amsterdam AvenueFrom Rev. Bob Brashear and the congregants of West-Park, some landmark love! To learn more about the congregation, visit their blog, the West-Park Press.To learn more about the 2010...
Love Your Landmark #17 – Master Building
Master Building310-312 Riverside Drive The Master Building is one of the best Art Deco apartments on the Upper West Side. I love all the beautiful detailing!Love,Katherine MalishewskyGraduate Student, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning,...
Love Your Landmark #16 – New York Society for Ethical Culture
New York Society for Ethical Culture2 West 64th StreetThe New York Society for Ethical Culture buildings are some of my favorites along Central Park West. I can't help but love such a beautiful school building!Love,Debi GermannLandmark West! Director of EducationP.S....
