adaptive reuse, architecture, My Modern Met, New York City, NYC
Since LW’s Program Coordinator Sarah Sher brought this to our attention, the ladies at LW! haven’t been able to stop scrolling through the pictures and marveling in awe at this inspired adaptive reuse of a 13th-century church for a new bookstore. ...
2 Columbus Circle, Edward Durell Stone, Historic Districts Council, Historic Landmarks Preservation Center, Museum of Modern Art, twitter
… but the idea of architecture inspiring other modes of creativity is a fascinating one, worthy of more than 140 characters! Earlier today, our friends and colleagues at the Historic Districts Council and the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center...
Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side, West 72nd Street
With the first day of Spring less than a week away, we took a moment to remark on the utter lack of Winter to be had in New York this year. Unlike “Snowmageddon” of years past, with days on end of snow boots, down jackets and gloves, we’ve...
Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NY Times, R.O. Blechman, twitter
Last week, the Historic Districts Council hosted its Annual Conference. This year’s theme was “The Great Outside”, asking preservationists and architectural enthusiasts to consider the open space around our much-loved brick-and-mortar...
Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Last week, LW! reported on the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s (LPC) public hearing to consider both restoration work and a new addition at the iconic Tavern on the Green building, in Central Park. Following our post, we received from the project...
Landmarks Preservation Commission, Victor's Cafe
We sounded the call; Bonny K. answered!Below, a neighbor’s letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, echoing our call for the LPC to deny the application by a new restaurateur to demolish an existing mural that speaks to our neighborhood’s layered...
Columbus Avenue, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leslie Albrecht, Media, NY Times, Robert Tierney, Victor's Cafe
Your neighborhood needs you!As reported in our recent blog post, a new restaurant operator has applied to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to demolish the sculpted mural at 240 Columbus Avenue (formerly home to Victor’s Cafe). This cultural artifact...
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Save Chelsea is calling on you — on all of us! — to join them in their efforts to protect Chelsea Market from inappropriate rezoning. As they write in their online petition: The Chelsea Market complex, built in stages from the late 19th...
Advocacy, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Scenic Landmark
Earlier this month, we reported on plans moving forward for the iconic Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park. Since then, the action has moved from the field to the hearing room.The City’s multi-agency team and contracted architects have shopped...
C of A, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leslie Albrecht, Media, Victor's Cafe
240-242 Columbus Avenue, at the time of its inclusion in the designation of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District (1990), via the LW! Online Building Database.Where the tastes and culture of Cuba once reigned supreme, a French wine bar/bistro hopes...
