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Stable Instability
Late Sunday night, news broke that Mayor de Blasio had hammered out an agreement with the Horse Carriage operators that would keep many of them in NYC. As the details have begun to unfold, so has the outrage. Under the proposal, the number of horses will reduce from...
Paying for it
Late last year, Upper West Sider Max Frankel posted a curious thought piece in the New York Times Op-Ed "Make Them Pay for Park Views". His argument was that developers are making vast sums as they "enrich themselves by exploiting weak zoning rules to pour hideous...
Mysteries of the Mall: Book Talk & Signing with Witold Rybczynski
Mysteries of the Mall: And Other Essays Book Talk & Signing with Acclaimed Author Witold Rybczynski* With a special introduction by former New York Times editor Constance Rosenblum** ------------- Wednesday, February 3, 2016 6:30 to 7:30 PM Macaulay Honors...
Shapiro gets a fifth bite at the apple
An ever-growing roster of neighbors were joined by dozens of former congregants from the Crenshaw Christian Center East (CCCE) and their (now) Atlanta Georgia-based Pastor Terry and Mrs. Lynda Starks at yesterday's fourth Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) hearing...
New York Times Discovers the Upper West Side
Image: Karsten Moran, New York Times Have you ever wondered what it’s like living in the West 80’s on the Upper West Side? Residents describe the area as “magical” yet “cozy” in an article in the New York Times. This area of the Upper West Side is a unique...
LANDMARK WEST! Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half
LANDMARK WEST! has been named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half. The race will take place on Sunday, March 20, 2016. The opportunity to partner with the United Airlines NYC Half gives LANDMARK WEST! the ability to raise funds and...
Time keeps on tickin’…or does it? >>UPDATED<<
As the hours wind down on 2015, they formally stopped at 10:25 for a landmark clock in TriBeCa. Although the clocktower is one of just 117 Interior Landmarks city-wide (all 5-boroughs!) the Landmarks Preservation Commission ruled that it was an appropriate re-use for...
Yule Love This
To enjoy this holiday film by R.O. Blechman, please click on the image above and make sure your sound is turned on! . Tidings of Comfort & Joy - from - Thank you for your support!
The future of a NYC treasure is at stake
Dear Neighbor: With so many critical, big-picture policy issues facing our neighborhood and city (eroding zoning protections, weakening the landmarks law, the list goes on), it's all too easy to lose sight of the trees for the forest. A specific example of a landmark...
City Planning shows Stamina, Hopefully ZQA and MIH Won’t!
First the Good News: December weather is finally upon us! Now the Bad News: If you were like us, you were stuck freezing outside the City Planning Commission! 48-degree weather (felt like 44-degrees at the foot of Broadway!) greeted a long line of preservation and...
