Watch-Blog
Thank YOU for speaking out against Bloomberg’s Midtown East Rezoning!
On September 6, the New York Times published a letter to the editor written by LW! President Arlene Simon responding to Professor Kenneth T. Jackson's op-ed "Gotham's ToweringAmbitions" published on August 30th. Arlene's letter to the New York Times calls out...
Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
Empire State Building: The Making of a LandmarkAn illustrated talk & book signing by John TauranacThursday, October 17th, 2013 at 6 p.m.Macaulay Honors College, 35 West 67th Street$15, $10 for LW! members Click here to purchase...
October 2013 Programs and Events
OCTOBER 2013 EVENTS & PROGRAMSTo mark your calendars, visit our Upcoming Events page here.openhousenewyork(OHNY) Weekend 2013 Saturday and Sunday October 12th and 13thfrom 11:00AM at 4:00PMCenter for Architecture536 LaGuardia Pl New York, NYJoin OHNY,...
The Master Series: R. O. Blechman Reception and Exhibition
In 2010, LANDMARK WEST! honored Bob Blechman at our 25th Anniversary party, which celebrated 25 years of vigorous advocacy to protect the past and the shape the future of the Upper West Side and our great city. This "vigorous advocacy" could not have...
Ken Jackson’s Towering Oversights – Thanks for Your Comments!
On Friday, September 6, the New York Times published aletter to the editor written by LW! President Arlene Simon responding to Professor Kenneth T. Jackson’s August 30 op-ed titled “Gotham’s Towering Ambitions.” On Saturday, September 7, we invited you to join...
New York is Not Hong Kong!
On Friday, August 30, 2013, the New York Times ran an op-ed by Professor Kenneth T. Jackson endorsing Mayor Bloomberg's crusade to gain approval for the rezoning of East Midtown prior to December 31, 2013 -- the last day of Bloomberg's third term.In the op-ed,...
Meet the new Director of Education: Adam Rubin
Hello! My name is Adam Rubin and I am very excited to be joining the LANDMARK WEST! staff as Director of Education. For those that I've already met, thanks for the warm welcome, and I look forward to meeting more members of the LW! community over the next several...
Illegal Rooftop Addition still standing after three years of the demolition decision!
By Jennifer Perez With the proposed rooftop addition at The Evelyn (101 West 78th Street) being the talk at LW! recently, I've been inspired to do a little rooftop addition research myself, and I came upon the case of 12-14 West 68th Street. As you may have seen from...
SoundProof Apartments?!
By Jennifer Perez Have you ever imagined a neighborhood or building designed for a particular artistic community? This became a reality in the early 1900s with the development of West 67th street. West 67th Street Artists' Colony Historic District is a small...
Lincoln Center: Philharmonic Hall!
By Jennifer Perez When one thinks of dancing, singing, music, and so on, many New Yorkers automatically think of Lincoln Center; for it is a world-famous center for performing arts. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, (between Columbus and...
