Calvert Vaux, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Central Park’s iconic Loeb Boathouse was recently in the market for an outdoor bar redesign. Suburban mall kiosks and beach-front rest stations need not apply!The Design Commission on Monday morning reviewed...
architecture, New York City, NYC, The New School
Come celebrate Roberta Brandes Gratz, Jane Jacobs, and fellow defenders of New York City at the annual Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit on December 1 – details below! (Required reading is last week’s New York Times City Room blog post about...
landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Mary N.Following up on our October 1 blog post …This past Tuesday morning, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) met to review for the second time an application regarding the replacement of the existing bar and...
25th Anniversary, Isaiah Sheffer, Landmarks, New York City, NYC, R.O. Blechman, Robert A. Caro, Symphony Space, Tom Brokaw, Tom Wolfe, Upper West Side, UWS
Join us on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, as we honor three families who have gone beyond the call of duty on behalf of the Upper West Side … and beyond:Moisha & R.O. BlechmanIna & Robert A. Caro, andSheila & Tom Wolfe.Tom Brokaw will emcee the event;...
Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
Thank you to each and every one of our 45 backers! YOUR SUPPORT is making our Kickstarter dreams come true! Read all about it here …
Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
We’ve passed the point of no return (though, did we ever really consider turning back?): $1,760 pledged (that’s 59% of our $3,000 goal) to our Kickstarter campaign to fund the Upper West Side’s first ever iPhone walking tour app. With twenty...
