Rags to Real Estate

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Is your heart set on an Upper West Side prewar classic like 235 West 76th Street with the convenience of being steps from Broadway? Are you drawn to a location that offers easy access to both Central and Riverside Parks? If yes, then...

Joint Letter on 5G Towers

5G, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks at Risk, New York Landmarks Conservancy, public design commission

LW! has a long history as an adversary for the out-of-scale 5G-towers proposed for the streets of our city. In our 2020 and 2021 testimony before the Public Design Commission, we spoke out lamenting the ungainly proportions and unattractive design.  Now that...

New York in English

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Its most appropriate that the New York Language Center’s UWS is located in a historic former Horn & Hardart Automat at 2710 Broadway, 2nd Fl.  This is because using the UWS neighborhood and the five boroughs as teaching points is...

Somewhere in the Mediterranean

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin A painting that captures the mood and cultural pride of a certain time and place? Certainly, that describes the huge, riveting work called Voice of Peace by Adi Oren highlighted at the Dagon Restaurant at 2454 Broadway. Painted in the...

The Last Generation for Dry Cleaners

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin An ongoing challenge confronting the dry cleaning industry is addressing the safety of the non-water chemical products used for cleaning. According to an article in the environmentalist publication, Enviro-Forensics: Turning Environmental...