Will Central Park Become CENTRAL dARK? A supertall tower could rise on West 66th Street casting shadows on residential blocks, landmark designated buildings, and Central Park. Read more…

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A proposed Upper West Side landmark hangs in the balance…The former IRT Powerhouse needs your help. Read more…

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Aug 16, 2017 | 361 Central Park West, Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List

The past few months have brought wave after wave of news about real estate deals involving developers, their lobbyists, political contributions, and the de Blasio administration. Sometimes, the little guy wins, but too often business as usual prevails.... Here is just...

Aug 14, 2017 | Uncategorized

PROTECTED! On Tuesday, August 8th, the LPC designated the Rose Main Reading Room, and the Catalog Room, now known as the Bill Blass Public Catalog Room on the third floor of the Beaux-Arts Individual Landmark New York Public Library. Read more coverage of this...

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368 West End Avenue (West End Collegiate Church and School)
261-267 West 94th Street, 260-274 West 95th Street (Pomander Walk)
300 Central Park West (El Dorado Apartments)
Riverside Drive at 89th Street (Soldiers and Sailors Monument)
346 West 89th Street (Isaac L. Rice House)
540 West End Avenue (Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew)
520 West End Avenue (Leech House)
2626 Broadway (Midtown Theater – now the Metro Theater)
294 Riverside Drive (Baumgarten House)
332 West 83rd Street
2689-2693 Broadway (Marseilles Hotel)
351 Riverside Drive (Schinasi House)
455 Central Park West (New York Cancer Hospital, later the Towers Nursing Home)
2712 Broadway (Former Horn and Hardart Automat)
253 West 73rd Street (Level Club)