architectural, tours, Tours and Events, Uncategorized, Upper West Side, walking tour
Dead men may tell no tales, but gargoyles… Before it was an iconic New York City neighborhood, the Upper West Side was a bucolic stretch of land dotted with genteel country estates, modest wood frame homes, farms, taverns, and goats. For generations it remained...
American Museum of Natural History, C of A, Gilder Center, Landmarks at Risk, Watch List
Although the Community Board overwhelmingly approved the American Museum of Natural History’s proposed expansion, there are still many valid concerns that the Community has voiced over the past eleven months since this proposal concept was made public....
Board of Standards and Appeals, Congregation Shearith Israel, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List
CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL’S W. 70TH ST. MIDBLOCK CONDO PROJECT UNDER SCRUTINY COME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, starting at 10am NYC Board of Standards & Appeals 22 Reade Street, Manhattan (map here) SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION...
CENTRAL dARK, Pay to Play, Watch List
No, it’s not a Dr. Who reference… New Yorkers have been beleaguered by incessant construction noise and the the city’s mid-section has had the worst of it with large development plans not only on Central Park South and 57th Street...
