Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Landmarks, landscape architecture, Louis Kahn, Manhattan, memorial, Moderism, monuments, NY, NYC, Roosevelt Island, skyline, Tram, Upper East Side, Upper West Side
LANDMARK WEST’s First Roosevelt Island Visit: FDR Four Freedoms Memorial Park Kyle Johnson leading LW! and friends beneath theQueensboro Bridge, en route to the MemorialYou read...
adaptive reuse, Individual Landmark, West-Park
Since even before its designation as a New York City Individual Landmark in May 2010, West-Park Presbyterian Church (Amsterdam Avenue at West 86th Street) has set the stage for an exciting array of community events. From experimental theater productions...
City Council, Dept. of City Planning, Landmarks Preservation Commission, WEA, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Informing your elected officials of the issues that matter to you–to your neighborhood–is critical. Whether you send an email, mail a letter or pick up the phone and speak to a member of staff, your neighborhood needs you to take action! Consider...
landscape architecture, photography, playground, Richard Dattner
The first official day of the Fall season may not be until tomorrow, but this morning’s beautiful weather tempted us to celebrate a day early. With blue skies on our side, we took a mid-morning romp through the Adventure Playground, located just a...
First Baptist Church, twitter
Mid-morning errands produced a mini-collection of some Broadway gems. Have a look at our “I’m running to Staples for labels, be right back!” album:The Apthorp Apartments, between West 78th and 79th Streets. Known perhaps most readily as...
Advocacy, City Council, Historic District, Riverside Drive, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
The Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I continues on the path to achieving bona fide landmark status! City Council has set a date for the public hearing (Wednesday, October 3 — more details here). Now they need to hear from YOU. This is...
