C of A, Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, New York City, NYC, preservation, West End Avenue
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Max Y.At public hearing yesterday afternoon, an application to legalize conspicuous white-box AC units on the historic facade of 333 West End Avenue, a Venetian Gothic Revival apartment building designed by Emery Roth in 1925, was...
architecture, landmark, LYL, New York City, NYC, Upper West Side, UWS
Bethesda TerraceCentral ParkBethesda Terrace is one of my absolute favorite places in New York. It’s a spot I always make time to visit–it’s magical!Love,Mary NastasiGraduate Student, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning...
architecture, Individual Landmark, LYL, photography, preservation
Cupid, you’ve got competition!LANDMARK WEST! is celebrating the month of love with Love Your Landmarks, an opportunity to tell that special place how you really feel–and to share your love of our neighborhood’s amazing architecture with the world!...
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Less than one month from today, preservationists from across New York City (and beyond!) will gather for the Fitch Forum 2011. Registration is now open at http://fitchforum.eventbrite.com. On Saturday, February 5, 2011 the Columbia Graduate School of...
architecture, C of A, Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue
For LANDMARK WEST!, the new year brings with it a new crop of proposals for work to landmark buildings on the Upper West Side. That means a whole new calendar of Public Hearings before the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). Today is the first...
architecture, education, Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, N-YHS app alert, parks, preservation, stables app alert, Upper West Side, UWS
It’s here! LW! proudly introduces the first ever iPhone walking tour app of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, using technology to offer a uniquely local perspective on NYC history, architecture and future. Click here to download the app for free,...
25th Anniversary, architecture, Historic District, Isaiah Sheffer, landmark, New York City, NYC, preservation, R.O. Blechman, Robert A. Caro, Tom Brokaw, Tom Wolfe, Tours and Events, Upper West Side, UWS
It was an indescribable sensation to stand among our friends Tuesday evening, in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in the Rose Building at Lincoln Center. In a room suspended among snowflakes, we gathered to celebrate a quarter century of an organization truly...
Landmarks Preservation Commission, stables app alert
The New York Times City Room blog reported last night that Roberta Brandes Gratz was removed from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission as of October 26, 2010. Gratz – journalist, preservationist, and most recently author of The Battle for Gotham: New...
25th Anniversary, education, Historic District, iPhone app, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC, parks, Upper West Side, UWS
Check out this online article in the West Side Spirit, sharing a bit of info about LANDMARK WEST!’s quarter century of preservation advocacy on the Upper West Side. **Spoiler alert!** Some of our favorite lines, below …”We don’t...
Calvert Vaux, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Central Park’s iconic Loeb Boathouse was recently in the market for an outdoor bar redesign. Suburban mall kiosks and beach-front rest stations need not apply!The Design Commission on Monday morning reviewed...
