architecture, Calvert Vaux, New York City, parks, preservation, Richard Dattner, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side
Summer Is Here In A Big Way,So Get Out And Play! Recreation and play are serious art forms in Central Park! To help you plan your summer play, LANDMARK WEST! brings you a map paired with a few facts about the Central Park playgrounds! Learn about...
guest blog, intern, preservation, Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design
Introducing the newest addition to the LW! intern teamA Guest Blog, by IngridI’m a new student at Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (WHSAD), but I have a lot of great things to say about it. WHSAD is like a new door full with experiences that...
guest blog, landmark, skyline, urban planning
An Intern’s PerspectiveAs reported by Kate Gilmore (more on Kate below!)The NYC Dept. of City Planning Zoning HandbookThis year marks the 50th Anniversary of the New York City zoning resolution. The last comprehensive resolution was adopted in 1961, and since...
Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Click here to view the proposed boundary map.WHAT: Public hearing to consider the West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension (West 70th to 79th Streets; proposed boundary map at right)WHEN: TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 28th; Time approx....
Individual Landmark, landmark, Tours and Events, Upper West Side, West-Park
The congregation of the Upper West Side’s newest Individual Landmark–the West-Park Presbyterian Church on Amsterdam Avenue at West 86th Street–just turned 100!It was this time of year, back in 1911, that the West and Park Presbyterian...
Andrew S. Dolkart, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Tours and Events, West End Avenue
West End Avenue Walking TourFor Residents of the proposed West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension** UPDATE ** Since first announcing this FREE public tour, we’ve had an overwhelming response from residents of the West End Avenue...
Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
In less than two weeks, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will be holding the second of three public hearings to consider historic district extensions, stretching from West 70th Street all the way up to West 109th Street, anchored by West End Avenue.Support...
American Museum of Natural History, Landmark Feast, Upper West Side, UWS
On Tuesday, May 17th, LANDMARK WEST! ventured where no Upper West Side preservation organization has ever gone before … into the realm of live Tweeting!Via iPad, the live Tweeting begins!The reason? To share up-to-the-minute musings and news as we came...
