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We’re With You!
On a given day, LANDMARK WEST! is on the front line, leaning on City Agencies to follow the written laws -- intentions of the zoning resolution, public trust doctrine, landmarks law, etc. Today, for the first time in LW's 35-year history, we find ourselves in...
A Ray of Sunshine in NYC?
New York City’s local communities may be getting the “breath of fresh air” (and ray of sunshine) they have been fighting for over recent years. Supertall development at the Upper West Side’s 200 Amsterdam Avenue site and along the Two Bridges neighborhood’s...
“Ill-Considered” Skyscrapers
'Practically perfect in every way', Historic England, a leading public organization in the UK that helps people care for, enjoy, and celebrate England's spectacular historic environment, has announced a system of fail-safe design tools to help developers and...
CMOM Takes 5!
Community rallies for FIVE hours in support of the 117-year old individual landmark at 361 Central Park West. LPC takes No Action. Directs applicant to "take five" and reconsider plans. Echoing Community Feedback, and disapproval from CB7's Preservation...
Clouds de-Parting
Public art installations seem to be on attack, not just at Lincoln Center, but also, throughout the rest of New York City. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has, for a long time, acted as a steward of Isamu Noguchi’s sculpture and other artwork. However, across the...
East Meets West Mural – An UWS History Mystery Solved by Claudie Benjamin
Recently, I went looking for the space I remembered as a long gone UWS Chinese restaurant. Actually, my memory was more about a large colorful mural featuring a red-sailed junk in Hong Kong Harbor that was displayed on the wall. Walking up on the east side of...
C’MON CMOM!
The Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), the latest stewards of the 117-year old individual landmark at 361 Central Park West propose significant changes to roof, windows, and entrances. View the ARCHITECTURAL PRESENTATION and the SPECIAL WINDOWS CONDITIONS...
Going Soon! From a Neighborhood Near You
CONGRATULATIONS to our colleagues, both the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development (CFESD) and the Municipal Art Society (MAS) on their win--and to many more! Huge KUDOS to the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development and the Municipal Art Society on...
‘We’re literally at the behest of developers’ whim’
New York Times Reporter Stefanos Chen brings readers "The People vs. Big Development" ticking off a litany of grass-roots efforts to curb inappropriate development in their respective communities. LANDMARK WEST! is featured for our involvement with 50 West 66th...
Seven to Save – UWS Gets Brassy with the PLNYS for the Richard Lippold Installation at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' Philharmonic Hall has felt empty since 2014, when Orpheus and Apollo, the shimmering and abstracted construction that has hung from the ceiling of the "grande promenade" since the hall was opened in 1962, was removed for...
