Advocacy, Riverside Drive, Unsung Heroes, UWS, walking tour
by Megan Fitzpatrick This past Saturday, LANDMARK WEST! was invited to attend an event at 370 Riverside Drive to celebrate not only the birthday of Hannah Arendt, but to see the recently installed medallion honoring her memory and work while she lived in the...
architecture, Historic District, Landmarks, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Upper West Side, West End Avenue
A picture is worth a thousand words. Question: How could this out-of-context building get built? Answer: These 4 rowhouses were not designated NYC Landmarks when the then-owner of 2 Riverside Drive built on this site. The moral of the story?...
Advocacy, Historic District, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Landmarks, LPC, New York City, Riverside Drive, Upper West Side, West End Avenue
If Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could do it, so can you. Please SIGN LW’s PETITION to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) Chair Tierney and ask for the designation of the extensions to Manhattan’s West End Historic Districts (HDs). Here’s...
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...
Advocacy, City Council, Historic District, Riverside Drive, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
The Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I continues on the path to achieving bona fide landmark status! City Council has set a date for the public hearing (Wednesday, October 3 — more details here). Now they need to hear from YOU. This is...
Historic District, landmark, LYL, New York City, preservation, Riverside Drive, row houses, West End Avenue
349 – 357 West 84th StreetI love the variety in window details and the curved bays of these row houses — I especially love the Greek Cross windows on the top floor of each house! And I think the apartment house on the corner is a great “book...
