Framing Art and Uplifting Spirits
By Claudie Benjamin Most employees of Frames for You are artists. They care intensely about how a matte and frame enhance a work of art. They take the time, enjoying the challenge of assisting a customer in their choice of a framing option that matches their taste and...
Perseverance Meets Community Spirit
by Claudie Benjamin Donna Schofield, owner of Stationery & Toy World first met Gary Rowe when he was sent over by an employment agency that specializes in referrals of young people who have gotten into trouble and then completed rehab programs. “I...
Source for Trendy, Comfortable Footwear
By Claudie Benjamin “Even old ladies don’t want to wear old lady shoes” quips Lester Wasserman a co-owner with his father and sister of Tip Top Shoes at 155 West 72nd Street. The store was purchased from the original owners over 50 years ago, and...
Manhattan Borough President CANDIDATES FORUM
View recording HERE, use passcode #tDFX4%& of the Saturday, March 6 event to meet the candidates for Manhattan Borough President. This forum was moderated by Peggy Shepard of WE ACT. Event co-sponsored by LANDMARK WEST! and these friends: Ascendant...
Planning Together — Without the Community
The City Council Speaker has proposed PLANNING TOGETHER: A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR NEW YORK CITY (linked). Formally Intro 2186, this legislation proposes a requirement for the City of New York to undertake periodic, comprehensive...
STILL GOING: Stopping the Copper Top at 50 West 66th Street
Year 6, and LW! continues the MARCH for you. On December 7th, 2020 LANDMARK WEST! filed our Article 78 asking the NY State Supreme Court to review the BSA’s 2-2 tie decision to allow HUGE mechanical void floors to jack up the height of the...
Hitting Refresh on West 72nd Street
By Claudie Benjamin We can all do with a periodic refresh of our lives and Natasha Nesic, a Personal Trainer/Nutrition Expert, who owns Work Life Fitness, is undertaking this in a big way. She began the first week of February 2021 by moving into a spacious new...
City’s Response to LW! Article 78 Filing
The City filed their response on Tuesday, February 17. Documents are as follows: ANSWER IN SPECIAL PROCEEDING: City Respondents Verified Answer APPENDIX: R. 000001 – 000297 – City Club of New York Application 2019-89-A R. 000298 – 000496...
