MeetUp, NearSay, social media, Steelcase
You follow our tweets, you check in with our Facebook profile and fan pages, you subscribe to our blog … Now, LANDMARK WEST! invites you to meet the folks behind the social media messaging!On Thursday, June 9th, LANDMARK WEST! is partnering with NearSay.com and...
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2011 Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side AwardeeCutsogeorge Tooman & Allen ArchitectsArchitecture is an international language. No extensive lessons are necessary to understand how the individual pieces of our neighborhood’s built...
C of A, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Scenic Landmark
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.In 1980, with the founding of the Central Park Conservancy, our City’s first Scenic Landmark–Central Park, designated in 1974–began a miraculous transformation. Decades of neglect were slowly and...
American Youth Hostel, Christopher Gray, David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Milton Glaser, Roberta Brandes Gratz, Tours and Events, Unsung Heroes
The world has many an unsung hero. In 2011, the Upper West Side has eight more. (click below to see the full event program) Artwork by Ron Barrett, illustrator of the world famous “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”. The Unsung Heroes of the Upper West...
architecture, Dept. of City Planning, R.O. Blechman, Richard Dattner
It’s been a spell since we logged some blog time, and it would seem that sharing our Easter Egg Hunt joy with our friends and neighbors is a great way to break the lull!Our resident Staff Activity Guru, Cristiana, tucked 20 candy and fun-filled pastel eggs...
architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Following up on yesterday’s blog post (and email, and NearSay story!) …See for yourself! For those who were unable to attend the Tuesday, March 22nd, public hearing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission to consider the proposed Riverside...
architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
REPORT from the FIELDBy Cristiana P.The hearing room was filled to capacity (and beyond!) yesterday as the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) held the first of, ultimately, three public hearings to seriously consider historic district extensions on West End...
City Council, Historic District, Historic Districts Council, Land Use Committee, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leroy Comrie, New York, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue
More work and less resources–so continues the saga of the LPC’s funding history. At public hearing of the City Council’s Land Use Committee, LPC leadership presented a preliminary budget for FY 2012. The jist: with less staff and...
architecture, Community Board 7, Historic District, Historic Districts Council, landmark, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York, New York City, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue
West End Avenue, between 79th and 87th Streets, considered in the first of three public hearing Tell your neighbors! Tell your friends! In less than two weeks, we tell the LPC!On Tuesday, March 22nd, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold...
architecture, guest blog, Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York, New York City, NYC, Upper West Side, UWS
REPORT from the FIELDA Guest Blog, Reported by Will VogelLast weekend (March 4-6) the Historic Districts Council (HDC) continued celebrating “40 years of activism” with their annual preservation conference: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Forty Years of...
