architecture, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Landmarks, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Riverside Drive, Upper West Side, WEA, West End Avenue
In 1985, when LANDMARK WEST! was founded to advocate for more widespread protection of our neighborhood’s architectural heritage, the Upper West Side only had 337 designated landmarks.With the recent Riverside-West End HD Extension I designation, approximately...
City Council, Dept. of City Planning, Landmarks Preservation Commission, WEA, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Informing your elected officials of the issues that matter to you–to your neighborhood–is critical. Whether you send an email, mail a letter or pick up the phone and speak to a member of staff, your neighborhood needs you to take action! Consider...
Advocacy, Dept. of City Planning, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Robert Tierney, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
On June 26th, 2012, by unanimous vote of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I has been designated! This was the first step in a multi-agency process to secure the landmark designation that West End...
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Merchant's House Museum
Preservation Advocacy Beyond the Upper West SideGUEST BLOG by LW! intern Jason Crowley Next Tuesday, July 24th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed 9-story building at 27 East 4th Street, located in the NoHo...
Historic Districts Council, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation, REBNY, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
One week from today — on Tuesday, June 26th — the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will convene to cast their first vote concerning historic district extensions proposed for the West End Avenue neighborhood. This public meeting is open to all; if...
City Council, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation
Our landmarks — and our Landmarks Law — need us!City Council announces public hearing for bills proposing RADICAL CHANGES to the Landmarks Law! Preservation advocates received the following hearing notification late last week: *** I am writing to...
