SUPERTALLS are HERE!

E.T.'s - EXCESSIVELY TALLS

These ET’s are Other Worldly

As DCP rolls four months behind their own deadline, W66th St. Developer becomes vested by adding additional mechanical void

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…

LW’s education program, Keeping the Past for the Future, is free to NYC public schools! Through lessons, walking tours, and hands-on design and building projects, LW! is raising the next generation of preservationists and community advocates. Read more…

LW! 8/6 Appeal of 50 W. 66th before the BSA: The Lincoln Square Special District Zoning plainly calls for “building heights ranging from the mid-20 to 30 stories”. This building is 3 times that height. Why is it exempt from Zoning? Read More…

ALERT: 6/25 BSA Says Yes to Gerrymandered 200 Amsterdam – Read More

ALERT: DCP Hears Testimony on Proposed Text Amendment to Close Voids Loophole – Read LW! Testimony

ALERT: ABC Sale of UWS Campus Completed – Read More

Upcoming Programs: 9/18 The Grandest Madison Sq. Park; 9/24 American Venus; 9/26 Casting the UWS in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

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When the Process Works

Eternal vigilance is the price of preservation…and when the process works, we all win, as when Stanford White’s IRT Powerhouse was landmarked on Dec. 5, 2017! Read more…

Upcoming Programs & Events

LW! members enjoy discounts for public programs like walking tours, insiders’ house tours, book talks, and more. See what’s coming up! Read more…

Keeping the Past for the Future

Environmental stewardship and civic engagement start early through LW’s youth education program. Read more…

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368 West End Avenue (West End Collegiate Church and School)
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)

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Today at the BSA: Voids Back on the Table

Sep 17, 2019 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK

The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) serves the UWS two rejections but still has room for more, giving LANDMARK WEST! and our neighborhood the opportunity to argue our case about misappropriated mechanical space at 50 West 66th Street, the 775-foot tower notable...