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Riverside Park
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
"Stable Row"
Universalist Church of New York
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West-Park Presbyterian Church




2 Columbus Circle
Architecture Magazine, Dec 7, 2005
"Two Columbus Circle Battle Continues," by Stephanie Cash. Art in America, November 2005
"Turning Up the Heat on a Landmarks Agency," by Nicolai Ouroussoff. The New York Times, Nov 14, 2005
"Landmark Lunacy; Save the Garden?" by Steve Cuozzo. The New York Post, Oct 20, 2005
"'Lollipop' Building Set to be Revamped," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, Oct 4, 2005
"Taking a Chisel to 2 Columbus Circle, With No Regrets," by Robin Finn. The New York Times, Sep 16, 2005
"Lollipop Group's Licked - Judge Rips 2 Columbus Circle Sale Foes," by Steve Cuozzo. The New York Post, Sep 6, 2005
"'Lollipop' Fans Licked in Court," by Steve Cuozzo. The New York Post, Sep 2, 2005
"Judge Rules Against Preservationists," by Sabrina Tavernise. The New York Times, Sep 2, 2005
"Unanimity on a Building is a Facade, Insiders Say," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Aug 9, 2005
"The 2 Columbus Circle Game," by Tom Wolfe. New York Magazine, Jul 4, 2005.
"Telling It To City Hall; 21st-Century Style," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, Jun 17, 2005
"Group Seeks Removal of Landmarks Chairman," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, May 27, 2005
"New York, New York," edited by Valerie Block. Crain's New York Business, May 16, 2005
"Museum Wins in Court," by Liz Todd. Community News, March 2005
"In Preservation Wars, a Focus on Midcentury," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, Mar 25, 2005
"Saving 2 Columbus," by Amy Zimmer. Metro New York, Oct 21, 2004
"Elitists for Eyesores," by Steve Cuozzo. The New York Post, Sep 14, 2004
"And Still the Fight Goes On," by Christopher Moore. The West Side Spirit, Jul 15, 2004
"Midsummer Nights," by Bill Cunningham. The New York Times, Jul 4 2004
"2 Columbus Circle's Future and Late August Strategies," by Kathleen Randall and Kate Wood. DOCOMOMO Newsletter, Summer 2004
"A Building Still Looking for Respect," by Joyce Purnick. The New York Times, Dec 15, 2003
"A Building's Bold Spirit, Clad in Marble and Controversy," by Herbert Muschamp. The New York Times, Nov 24, 2003
"Building Plans Draw Preservationists' Fire." Newsday, Nov 15, 2003
"Groups Sue to Prevent Sale of Columbus Circle Building," by James Barron. The New York Times, Nov 8, 2003
"Cloepfil Design for 2 Columbus Circle Draws Preservationist Ire." Architectural Record, May 2003
"Community to Weigh In on 2 Columbus Circle." The New York Sun, May 5, 2003
"A New Look for a 10-Story Oddity," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Apr 1, 2003
"Reinventing a Landmark: Museum of Arts & Design by Allied Works Architecture," by Kristen Richards. ArchNewsNow, Spring 2003
"The Good, the Bad, and the Folly: 'At the Crossroads:The Future of 2 Columbus Circle,'" by David Sokol. eOCULUS, Mar 7, 2003
"Love It and Leave It, or Demolish the Thing?" by Nate Schweber. The Westsider, Feb 20-26, 2003
"An Architect Who Looks Both Forward and Back," by Christopher Gray. The New York Times, Oct 27, 2002
"Fate of 2 Columbus Circle Is Hidden Behind Marble Walls," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, May 23, 2002
"What's Next for 2 Columbus Circle?" by John Dyer. The West Side Spirit, May 21, 2001





Central Park West Historic District
"A Neighborhood Assists Central Park West Project," by Diana Shaman. The New York Times, Jan 4, 1991
"Landmarks Panel Decision is Blow to Developer," by Leonard Buder. The New York Times, Apr 25, 1990
"Developer Wins a Point in Fight on Landmarks," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Dec 19, 1988
"Is the Perspective Changing on Old Middle-Class Housing?" by Christopher Gray. The New York Times, Feb 28, 1988
"Preserving Upper West Side History," by Anthony DePalma. The New York Times, Dec 27, 1987
"Apartments to Replace Wings of Walden School," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Dec 16, 1987
"Battle Rages Over a Building's Angels," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Oct 26, 1987
"West Side Sites to be Weighed as Landmarks," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Nov 17, 1986
The Westsider, Feb 27-Mar 5, 1986





Lincoln Center & Lincoln Square
"When Renovation Meets Redo," by Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, June 2, 2009
"A Smaller Garage Still Looms Large to Some," by Kelly Crow. The New York Times, May 19, 2002
"Where Culture and Traffic Intersect, A Dispute," by Kelly Crow. The New York Times, Feb 17, 2002
"Mixed Notices for Clock Sculpture," by Nina Siegal. The New York Times, May 30, 1999
"Protests Over New Facade in Public Park," by Marina Isola. The New York Times, Apr 19, 1998
"Planners' Radical Traffic Idea: Close Part of Broadway," by Jennifer Kingson Bloom. The New York Times, May 28, 1995
"Millennium: The Third Coming," by Chris Erikson. The Manhattan Spirit, May 1995
"Mural Doesn't Please Foes of Aarons' Tower," by Grace Glueck. The New York Observer, May 16, 1994
"Criticism Focuses on Density and Design," by Mervyn Rothstein. The New York Times, April 17, 1994
"Tower on Tower Records Site?" by Emily M. Bernstein. The New York Times, Jan 30, 1994
"Just a Little Off the Top," by Robert Kolker. The Westsider, Nov 25-Dec 1, 1993
"Development Meets Block," by Irene Tejaratchi. Newsday, Nov 23, 1993
"Fear of Towers? A New Model for the Lincoln Center Area," by Lauren Ramsby. The New York Observer, Nov 22, 1993
"Seeing the Future at Lincoln Square," by Chris Erikson. The Manhattan Spirit, Nov 18, 1993
"Lincoln Square: The Second Coming?" by Chris Erikson. The Manhattan Spirit, Jul 1, 1993
"Plan Limits Development in Lincoln Center Area," by Shawn G. Kennedy. The New York Times, Jun 1, 1993
"Lincoln Center," by Holly Sraeel. U.S. Banker, Nov 1, 1989





 
BY DATE
       

2009

June
"When Renovation Meets Redo," by Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, June 2, 2009

February
"For a Grande Dame, More Than an Eye-Lift," by Christopher Gray, New York Times, February 26, 2009
"116-Year-Old West-Park Church May Get Landmark Status," Gothamist, February 17, 2009
"Landmark Crusade," New York Post, February 18, 2009
"Upper West Side's West-Park Presbyterian Church to take step Tuesday
toward landmark designation," amNY, February 18, 2009


2007

September
"A Classical Gem Off Central Park West," by Francis Morrone. The New York Sun, Sep 20, 2007

June
"Showdown Between Upper West Side Synagogue, Preservationists Postponed," by Mark Wellborn. The New York Observer, Jun 19, 2007
"Upper West Side Synagogue, Preservationists Square Off Again," by Mark Wellborn. The New York Observer, Jun 12, 2007

May
"'New Preservationists' Make Their Mark on the City," by Gabrielle Birkner. The New York Sun, May 2 2007

April
"When the Subway Station was the Art," by Wayne Myers. The Oneida Daily Dispatch, Apr 26, 2007
"Panel Says Historical Society Can Alter Landmark Building," by Glenn Collins. The New York Times, Apr 25 2007
"Horse Opera" by Bronwen Hruska. New York Absolute, April/May 2007

"Historical Society Gets 'Green Light'," by Gabrielle Birkner. The New York Sun, Apr 18, 2007
"Tea Leaves, Ink Blots, Entrails," by Glenn Collins. The New York Times, Apr 17, 2007
"Preservationists Take Aim in Court at Open Records Law," by Matthew Chayes. The New York Sun, Apr 12, 2007
"An Automatic Choice?" by Suzanne Gannon. Preservation Magazine, April 2007

March
"Historical Society Loses Round in Fight to Renovate a Landmark," by Glenn Collins. The New York Times, Mar 7, 2007

February
"An Historical Battle" by Carla Zanoni. The West Side Spirit, Feb 8, 2007

January

"An Area of Manhattan Takes Step Toward History," by Gary Shapiro. The New York Sun, Jan 25, 2007
 
 

2005

December
Architecture Magazine, Dec 7, 2005

November
"Two Columbus Circle Battle Continues," by Stephanie Cash. Art in America, November 2005
"Turning Up the Heat on a Landmarks Agency," by Nicolai Ouroussoff. The New York Times, Nov 14, 2005

October
"Landmark Lunacy; Save the Garden?" by Steve Cuozzo. The New York Post, Oct 20, 2005
"'Lollipop' Building Set to be Revamped," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, Oct 4, 2005

September
"Taking a Chisel to 2 Columbus Circle, With No Regrets," by Robin Finn. The New York Times, Sep 16, 2005
"Lollipop Group's Licked - Judge Rips 2 Columbus Circle Sale Foes," by Steve Cuozzo. The New York Post, Sep 6, 2005
"'Lollipop' Fans Licked in Court," by Steve Cuozzo. The New York Post, Sep 2, 2005
"Judge Rules Against Preservationists," by Sabrina Tavernise. The New York Times, Sep 2, 2005

August
"Unanimity on a Building is a Facade, Insiders Say," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Aug 9, 2005

July
"The 2 Columbus Circle Game," by Tom Wolfe. New York Magazine, Jul 4, 2005.

June
"Telling It To City Hall; 21st-Century Style," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, Jun 17, 2005

May
"Group Seeks Removal of Landmarks Chairman," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, May 27, 2005
"New York, New York," edited by Valerie Block. Crain's New York Business, May 16, 2005

March

"Museum Wins in Court," by Liz Todd. Community News, March 2005
"In Preservation Wars, a Focus on Midcentury," by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, Mar 25, 2005
 
 

2003

December
"A Building Still Looking for Respect," by Joyce Purnick. The New York Times, Dec 15, 2003

November
"A Building's Bold Spirit, Clad in Marble and Controversy," by Herbert Muschamp. The New York Times, Nov 24, 2003
"Building Plans Draw Preservationists' Fire." Newsday, Nov 15, 2003
"Groups Sue to Prevent Sale of Columbus Circle Building," by James Barron. The New York Times, Nov 8, 2003

October
"Ads on Parking Meters: An Idea Whose Time Has Expired," by Seth Kugel. The New York Times, Oct 12, 2003

September
"The Letters and the Law," by Anemona Hartocollis. The New York Times, Sep 30, 2003
"Park Plan Ruins Romance, Critics Say," by Denny Lee. The New York Times, Sep 25, 2003

August
"Old Tool Shed Is Transformed For Volunteers," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Aug 24, 2003

May
"Cloepfil Design for 2 Columbus Circle Draws Preservationist Ire." Architectural Record, May 2003
"Community to Weigh In on 2 Columbus Circle." The New York Sun, May 5, 2003

April
"A New Look for a 10-Story Oddity," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Apr 1, 2003
"Reinventing a Landmark: Museum of Arts & Design by Allied Works Architecture," by Kristen Richards. ArchNewsNow, Spring 2003

March
"The Good, the Bad, and the Folly: 'At the Crossroads:The Future of 2 Columbus Circle,'" by David Sokol. eOCULUS, Mar 7, 2003
"Upper West Side Synagogue Battles Landmarks Commission Over New Building," by Paul Messina. NY1, Mar 3, 2003

February
"Love It and Leave It, or Demolish the Thing?" by Nate Schweber. The Westsider, Feb 20-26, 2003

January
"West-Park Presbyterian Weighs Revamping," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Jan 24, 2003
"Plan to Renovate Stations Draw Ire," by Randy Kennedy. The New York Times, Jan 10, 2003

 
 

1996

November
"2-Inch Letters Stir a Big War in the Park," by Joyce Purnick. The New York Times, Nov 28, 1996

August
"A Remnant of the 1930's, and Its Sky, Will Fall," by Christopher Gray. The New York Times, Aug 18, 1996
"Playground Fight," by Corey Kilgannon. Westside Resident, Aug 1-7, 1996

July
"Belnord Upgrade Approved, Basement Supermarket Next?" by Lincoln Anderson. The Westsider, Jul 18-24, 1996
"Adventure vs. Safety: Visions Clash at 67th Street Playground," by Lincoln Anderson. The Westsider, Jul 4-10, 1996

June
"Adventure vs. Safety in Playground Renovation Battle," by Janet Allon. The New York Times, June 23, 1996
"From Bulldozers to Bloomberg: New Adventure for a Playground," by Lincoln Anderson. The Westsider, June 13-19, 1996

March
"Saving the Planetarium Is a One-Woman Crusade," by Lincoln Anderson. The Westsider, Mar 28-Apr 3, 1996
 
 
1993

December
"In Spiritual Places, Mundane Problems," by David W. Dunlap. The New York Times, Dec 26, 1993
"New Tower Rules Come Up Short," by Emily M. Bernstein. The New York Times, Dec 26, 1993

November
"Just a Little Off the Top," by Robert Kolker. The Westsider, Nov 25-Dec 1, 1993
"Development Meets Block," by Irene Tejaratchi. Newsday, Nov 23, 1993
"Fear of Towers? A New Model for the Lincoln Center Area," by Lauren Ramsby. The New York Observer, Nov 22, 1993
"Seeing the Future at Lincoln Square," by Chris Erikson. The Manhattan Spirit, Nov 18, 1993

September
"Building the Cardboard City of Tomorrow," by Emily M. Bernstein. The New York Times, Sep 26, 1993

July
"Post Office Special Delivery: $25 Million for Broadway Developer," by Chris Erikson. The Manhattan Spirit, Jul 22, 1993
"Lincoln Square: The Second Coming?" by Chris Erikson. The Manhattan Spirit, Jul 1, 1993

June
"Plan Limits Development in Lincoln Center Area," by Shawn G. Kennedy. The New York Times, Jun 1, 1993
 
 

 

 

 
             
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