Planning Together — Without the Community

Landmarks at Risk

The City Council Speaker has proposed PLANNING TOGETHER: A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR NEW YORK CITY (linked).   Formally Intro 2186, this legislation proposes a requirement for the City of New York to undertake periodic, comprehensive...

STILL GOING: Stopping the Copper Top at 50 West 66th Street

#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, CENTRAL dARK

Year 6, and LW! continues the MARCH for you. On December 7th, 2020 LANDMARK WEST! filed our Article 78 asking the NY State Supreme Court to review the BSA’s 2-2 tie decision to allow HUGE mechanical void floors to jack up the height of the...

Hitting Refresh on West 72nd Street

West 72nd Street

By Claudie Benjamin We can all do with a periodic refresh of our lives and Natasha Nesic, a Personal Trainer/Nutrition Expert, who owns Work Life Fitness, is undertaking this in a big way. She began the first week of February 2021 by moving into a spacious new...

City’s Response to LW! Article 78 Filing

50 West 66th Street, CENTRAL dARK

The City filed their response on Tuesday, February 17.  Documents are as follows: ANSWER IN SPECIAL PROCEEDING: City Respondents Verified Answer APPENDIX: R. 000001 – 000297 – City Club of New York Application 2019-89-A R. 000298 – 000496...

Frozen Vodka Lemonade for Rollercoaster Times

West 72nd Street

By Claudie Benjamin When The Dakota Bar first opened in the early 2000s, it gave off an aura of posh.  Now with service only outside due to Covid restrictions, you can still savor an expensive cab. Parminder Singh and his family opened The Dakota Bar in 2014...