John Tauranac, Tours and Events, Upper West Side, walking tour
To get from Dakota to Montana out West, simply step across the border. Getting from the Dakota Apartments to the Montana Apartments on the UWS is a slightly longer trek, but it’s a wonderful walk. Along the way are some of the grandest apartment houses in the...
preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Come rally Tuesday to fight the supertall skyscraper planned for 200 Amsterdam Avenue. At 668′, this would be the tallest building in Manhattan north of Midtown. 8:30am at 69th Street at Amsterdam. BRING A...
demolition, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Upper West Side, UWS, Watch List
As a 93 year-old UWS synagogue is threatened with demolition, LW! President Kate Wood urges preservation over condo development. Watch Kate’s NY1 interview and read more about community opposition to Congregation Shaare Zedek’s demolition plans for its...
Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
Beautiful fall weather on Halloween Eve inspired a great turnout for a “spirit” inspired LW! walking tour. West 69th Street put on a great stoop show (begging the question “where do you store a giant fuzzy spider in the off season?”) and guide...
architectural, tours, Tours and Events, Uncategorized, Upper West Side, walking tour
Dead men may tell no tales, but gargoyles… Before it was an iconic New York City neighborhood, the Upper West Side was a bucolic stretch of land dotted with genteel country estates, modest wood frame homes, farms, taverns, and goats. For generations it remained...
Tours and Events, Unsung Heroes, Upper West Side, UWS
Tavern on the Green was the place to be Monday night. Throngs of supporters turned out in celebration of LW!’s 2016 “Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side”—or, as LW! President Kate Wood described them: “the...
