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Don’t Freeze Out History!
DEFENDING 827-831 BROADWAY LANDMARK WEST! will be testifying at the Landmark Preservation Commission on January 9th for the denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness in which an applicant is proposing a new and intrusive addition to a new downtown landmark. You can...
Central Park West Ahoy!
Central Park West Ahoy! 2018 begins with a bang! Just this week we mentioned that the TIDES ARE TURNING and we have another great example to share. After a prolonged battle to protect the former First Church of Christ, Scientist built 1899-1903 by Carrère &...
Goodbye to an Upper West Side Great
Dan Talbot, art house cinema legend, passed away last Friday, leaving behind a peerless legacy of film exhibition and distribution. The 91-year-old theater operator, along with his wife Toby, who survives him, profoundly shaped and nurtured the New York City film...
Full Steam Ahead: 2018
Full Steam Ahead! Undoubtedly, 2017 has been a year of change, both for the nation and the Upper West Side. Despite strong undercurrents, LANDMARK WEST! is focused on the positive. After a decades-long battle, hundreds of letters and mailed post...
What would 55 stories at 200 Amsterdam look like?
The 55-story, 669-foot-tall foot "supertall" tower planned for 200 Amsterdam would dwarf its not-small neighbors, according to designs recently released by developer SJP Properties.
Vintage Photos Delight as the DeSoto Hits 100!
Residents of the DeSoto, 215 W. 91st Street, were in high spirits Tuesday as they gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their beautiful and gracious building. Built in 1917, the DeSoto was one of the many Upper West Side buildings designed by Schwartz &...
An Opinion Piece by LW! Board Member Jeffrey Kroessler
The New York Daily News published an op-ed by LANDMARK WEST! board member Jeffrey Kroessler regarding the special monuments commission Mayor de Blasio has appointed to address controversial monuments around New York City. You can find it on The New York Daily News...
NYC’s “Queen Santa” Visits the UWS
"Spirited New Yorker" Sibyl Groff, aka the "Midtown Elf" and "Queen Santa" helped LANDMARK WEST! ring in the holidays on Dec. 5th with the help of our friends at the UWS Pottery Barn. A large group gathered at the 67th Street store to learn the secrets of NYC's...
A Window into the Certificate of Appropriateness Process
At yesterday’s Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, the vigilance of LANDMARK WEST! and our fellow preservation advocates paid off! An applicant was seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness for 100 West 72nd Street, a McKim, Mead and White beauty on...
Tribeca Clocktower to Remain!
Sometimes the beauty (and the ingenuity!) is not always visible on the surface! One of the great things about the Former New York Life Insurance building at 346 Broadway is its clocktower, part of a landmark designated by the LPC in 1987. Attributed to McKim Mead and...
