Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Watch List
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...
architecture, Gene A. Norman, Historic District, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Gene A. Norman testifying in 1984 to protect the NYC Landmarks Law. Credit: Albany Press, 1984. In 1988, Gene presided over a 16-hour marathon public hearing at the Fourth Universalist Society, which led to the 1990 designation...
architecture, Backlog 95, Designation, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC, NYLC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Testimony, Watch List
Check, and Check! The New York Landmarks Conservancy has released its position on two Upper West Side items, both calendared with upcoming LPC hearing dates. Regarding the IRT Powerhouse, which will be heard on Thursday, November 5th, the Conservancy reminds us how...
Friends of the UES, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, Intro. 775, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
Landmark West!, Historic Districts Council, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, and Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts wrote to Council Members to express serious concerns about Intro. 775. We share the desire for a swift,...
Dept. of Buildings, intern, Landmarks Preservation Commission, WHSAD
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...
architecture, Historic District, Landmarks, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Upper West Side, West End Avenue
A picture is worth a thousand words. Question: How could this out-of-context building get built? Answer: These 4 rowhouses were not designated NYC Landmarks when the then-owner of 2 Riverside Drive built on this site. The moral of the story?...
