Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Uncategorized
Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) is a powerful Upper West Side religious institution attempting to exploit the City’s zoning variance process to construct luxury condominiums as part of a new building that exceeds area height limit by nearly...
Calvert Vaux, Carriage Horses, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Intro 573-a, Landmarks at Risk, Scenic Landmark, UWS, Wall Street Journal
In an article that a commenter noted “should take him [Mayor Bill deBlasio] off his high horse”, today’s Wall Street Journal posts Effort to Ban Carriage Horses Probed which outlines some of the investigations into the money trail funding the...
Continuing Education, preservation, Preservation 101, Tours and Events
Please Join LW! for a Full-Day Workshop: “Preservation 101” Ideal for Real Estate Professionals Approved for 7.5 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education Credit — The more you know about historic buildings, the easier it is to...
Anthony Robins, Art Deco, Continuing Education, Tony Robins, Tours and Events, walking tour
— Above: Art Deco ornamentation at 40 West 86th Street; photo by Anthony W. Robins Please join LANDMARK WEST! and Architectural Historian Anthony W. Robins* — for a two-part walking tour course: Art Deco Upper West Side — Approved for 5 hours...
Authors, Friends of the UES, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Tours and Events
Join LANDMARK WEST!, in partnership with The New York Landmarks Conservancy & FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts — “Anarchist tags” at a house museum Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums: A Book...