Tell DeBlasio What You Think about SUPERTALLS on UWS: RSVP for 6/27 Town Hall

#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK

UPDATE FROM THE MAYOR’S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT:  “Thank you for your interest in our upcoming town hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio. Due to overwhelming intrest, we are no longer accepting RSVPs for this event.”    Council Member Helen...

Two Wrongs Don’t Make an ‘As-of-Right’

200 Amsterdam, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Preservation Under Fire, Upper West Side, UWS, Zoning

Two Wrongs Don’t Make an ‘As-of-Right’ The Fight Against 200 Amsterdam Continues at the BSA Today The community rallied once again today, continuing ongoing efforts to curtail the unchecked rise of a supertall tower at 200 Amsterdam. LANDMARK...

Taking Exception to the Rules

Advocacy, Landmarks, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation Under Fire, When the Process Works

              Taking Exception to the Rules Public Impact on the Proposed LPC Rules Changes The Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing room was busy, hot, and brightly sunlit yesterday afternoon.  One rumbling A/C unit tried,...

LPC Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan Resigns

Advocacy, Landmark West, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation

Put Your Preservation Hats Back On! Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, announced today that she will step down in the face of significant opposition to proposed changes to the LPC Rules. Since her appointment by Mayor de Blasio four...

Joint Statement about LPC Rules Changes

Advocacy, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission

LANDMARK WEST! along with the the Brooklyn Heights Association, The City Club of New York, Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, The Municipal Art Society of New York, The...

No Shortage of Threats to Upper West Side

#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK

Three new webpages to stay on top of your issues! A series of developments continue to loom on the Upper West Side–so many that it’s getting difficult to keep track! To streamline information, please note 3 newly dedicated LW! pages–click below...