Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Uncategorized
Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) is a powerful Upper West Side religious institution attempting to exploit the City’s zoning variance process to construct luxury condominiums as part of a new building that exceeds area height limit by nearly...
Calvert Vaux, Carriage Horses, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Intro 573-a, Landmarks at Risk, Scenic Landmark, UWS, Wall Street Journal
In an article that a commenter noted “should take him [Mayor Bill deBlasio] off his high horse”, today’s Wall Street Journal posts Effort to Ban Carriage Horses Probed which outlines some of the investigations into the money trail funding the...
Continuing Education, preservation, Preservation 101, Tours and Events
Please Join LW! for a Full-Day Workshop: “Preservation 101” Ideal for Real Estate Professionals Approved for 7.5 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education Credit — The more you know about historic buildings, the easier it is...
Anthony Robins, Art Deco, Continuing Education, Tony Robins, Tours and Events, walking tour
— Above: Art Deco ornamentation at 40 West 86th Street; photo by Anthony W. Robins Please join LANDMARK WEST! and Architectural Historian Anthony W. Robins* — for a two-part walking tour course: Art Deco Upper West Side — Approved for 5 hours...
Authors, Friends of the UES, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Tours and Events
Join LANDMARK WEST!, in partnership with The New York Landmarks Conservancy & FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts — “Anarchist tags” at a house museum Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums: A...
Backlog 95, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Robert W. Gibson, St. Michael's Episcopal Church
A Landmark at Last! St. Michael’s Episcopal Church complex is finally an official NYC Individual Landmark! At a special public meeting today, Tuesday, April 12, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to designate a total of...
American Museum of Natural History, Columbus Avenue, Gilder Center, Landmarks at Risk, Teddy Roosevelt Park
On Wednesday, April 6th, the Parks Department held their mandatory scoping session in the LeFrak theater at the American Museum of Natural History. After brief introductions from the Parks Department, the Museum presented its project. Senior Vice President...
American Museum of Natural History, Teddy Roosevelt Park
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Public Scoping Meeting for proposed Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation Wednesday, April 6, 2016, starting at 6:30 pm at the American Museum of Natural History LeFrak Theater (enter at Weston...
Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
BAIT AND SWITCH: Congregation Shearith Israel’s planned building has changed substantially since approved in 2008 UPDATES! March 30, 2016: Department of Buildings issues Stop-Work Order April 18, 2016: Board of Standards & Appeals denies...
Advocacy, First Church of Christ Scientist, Pay to Play
On March 8, the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals gave a proposal to convert the landmarked former First Church of Christ, Scientist at 361 Central Park West to residential use another chance, a decision that allowed the project’s sponsors...
