UPDATE from the FIELD :: Downtown chic at Central Park’s Loeb Boathouse? No, thank you.

C of A, landmark, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NY Eater, parks, preservation

UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Boat launch and outdoor bar at the Loeb Boathouse.  Far left, white columns of the Boathouse; to the immediate right, existing outdoor bar to be replaced.Picture it: You’re enjoying a beverage on the outdoor...

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

Calvert Vaux, NYC, parks

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...

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...