Preservation in action :: LW! testifies at design review public hearing

Community Board 7, Historic Districts Council, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS

UPDATE FROM THE FIELDAs reported by Mei Tuggle, LW! intern and NYU student Yesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) reviewed 150 West 77th Street’s application to construct a rear yard addition and to alter its basement entrance.  LANDMARK...

Community Board verdict on Riverside South

Community Board 7, IRT Powerhouse, landmark, Media, NYC, preservation, The New York Observer, Upper West Side, UWS

In a session that continued on into the wee hours last night, Community Board 7 adopted a resolution calling on developer Extell to modify its proposal to build “Riverside Center,” the last piece of the Riverside South megadevelopment.  What does CB7...

NYC Park Throwdown: Central Park or Prospect Park, who earns top accolades?

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Let the debate begin!In the Sunday, July 11, New York Times’ Metro Section, two writers take on the challenge (or is it the pleasure?) of going to bat for the park land they covet.  For a Manhattanite, Central Park as a fulfillment of landscape architect...

Agency ruling: No sliver building for 86th Street

Board of Standards and Appeals, Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue, West Side Independent

The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) ruled yesterday that in fact no, there will not be a sliver building rising at 330 West 86th Street anytime soon.  As reported in the West Side Independent, the BSA stops a 17-story building from being erected on a 20...

Central Park tennis bubbles: an electrical outlet away from reality?

Community Board 7, landmark, NYC, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS

UPDATE :: Central Park tennis bubbles, two months laterAs reported by Cristiana P.The West Side Independent picked up on LANDMARK WEST’s email blast yesterday reminding the public about the brief yet intensely focused and ultimately successful battle waged this...

Historic house tours 2010: Murray Hill, Mount Morris Park, and Hamilton Heights

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As summer approaches, the end of the historic house tour season draws near.  But fear not!  There are still opportunities to step inside the hidden-in-plain-sight treasures of New York City’s historic neighborhoods. Explore historic Murray Hill* or...