Watch-Blog
Up Next: From Gangs to Ghostbusters Oct. 26th
Explore the many beloved and identifiable UWS locations that have played a starring role in film classics like West Side Story, Panic in Needle Park, Rosemary’s Baby, Hair, You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, and the Ghostbusters franchise. "The Wild Wild West Side...
Upper West Woody Fans Wowed
LW's film series "The Wild Wild West Side" kicked off with an evening devoted to The Cinematic Cityscape of Woody Allen. A capacity crowd joined Paula Uruburu, Professor of English and Film Studies at Hofstra University, for a cinefantastic tour of the UWS as seen...
Beacon Hardware Welcomes Neighbors Back for the School Year
Bruce Stark, co-owner of neighborhood classic (over 115 years!) Beacon Paint & Hardware, is serving up free coffee and bagels this morning--no paintbrush or gasket purchase necessary. If you're near Amsterdam Avenue and W. 78th Street today, stop by the "welcome...
Walking From Dakota to Montana
To get from Dakota to Montana out West, simply step across the border. Getting from the Dakota Apartments to the Montana Apartments on the UWS is a slightly longer trek, but it’s a wonderful walk. Along the way are some of the grandest apartment houses in the...
All the Buzz
Did you know that every bee you see hitting up flowers for their pollen and nectar is female? That bees fly miles a day to-and-fro'ing collecting for their hive? That they are most attracted to blue and purple flowers? Naturalist Leslie Day led an enthusiastic group...
Glorious Evening of UWS Rooftop Gardens
Up...up....up we went! From the magical Lotus Garden hidden atop a parking garage to a 10th floor rooftop paradise at West End Ave to a 14th floor perch above Broadway with views of the Hudson, the "Rooftop Garden Tour of the UWS" group enjoyed glorious vines and...
Rose Reading Room Protected!
PROTECTED! On Tuesday, August 8th, the LPC designated the Rose Main Reading Room, and the Catalog Room, now known as the Bill Blass Public Catalog Room on the third floor of the Beaux-Arts Individual Landmark New York Public Library. Read more coverage of this...
De Blasio Puts Landmarks at Risk…Again
In "De Blasio’s Huge Midtown Giveaway", an op-ed in today's NY Daily News, LW! Board member, Jeffrey Kroessler, and John West protest proposed zoning rules stripping daylight and landmark protections from a 78-block area around Grand Central Terminal, calling it...
UWS District 6 Candidate’s Forum
WEST SIDE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM: The Balance Between Land Use and Quality of Life Hosted by LANDMARK WEST!, Historic Districts Council's League of Preservation Voters & Fordham University Moderated by Lesley Massiah-Arthur, Associate Vice President for...
200 Amsterdam: MORE PROGRESS!
UPDATE: The Department of Buildings (DOB) has issued an official "notice of objections" and an "intent to revoke" in response to the community Zoning Challenge. Specifically in question is the developer's calculation of open space and whether the unprecedented...
