West 72nd Block Association Cupid Crawl

Block Associations, parks, West 72nd Street

The West 72nd Street Block Association is planning its first annual ‘Cupid Crawl’ – a neighborhood event featuring wine tastings, Valentine’s treats and freebies, and other sales and promotions from businesses on West 72nd Street. The goal is...

Where is Manhattan Square?

American Museum of Natural History, open space, parks

​By LANDMARK WEST! Asking many New Yorkers for directions to Manhattan Square may illicit blank stares, but most Upper West Siders know that it is nestled between West 77th Street and West 81st Streets, and runs from Columbus Avenue to Central Park West. At...

It’s About TIMES CAPSULE

Advocacy, American Museum of Natural History, parks, Teddy Roosevelt Park, The New York Times, Theodore Roosevelt Park

  New York Times Capsule needs to move for AMNH expansion project   LANDMARK WEST! reviews and comments on every Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A) item from the Upper West Side that goes before the Landmarks Preservation Commission...

LW! Testimony for AMNH Gilder Center DEIS

American Museum of Natural History, Gilder Center, open space, parks, Theodore Roosevelt Park

The Parks Department received testimony on Thursday, June 15th in response to their posted DEIS prepared by AKRF.  The full report, posted on the PARKS DEPARTMENT WEBSITE covers various expected impacts of the Museum’s proposal.  LW! upheld...

Alpha-Branches and Number-Limbs: Fun in Central Park!

education, kids, parks

We couldn’t have asked for nicer weather on Sunday, November 13th for LW’s family program, The ABCs of Central Park, led by author and artist Gerald Lynas (visit http://www.lynaspress.com to see his work). The air was crisp and the leaves were crunching...

A Feast for the Eyes :: More photos from Sunday’s event

Landmark Feast, parks, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS

Sincere thanks to photographer Henrik Olund for capturing the truly magical spirit of Landmark Feast.  More photos to come!