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Walking From Dakota to Montana
To get from Dakota to Montana out West, simply step across the border. Getting from the Dakota Apartments to the Montana Apartments on the UWS is a slightly longer trek, but it’s a wonderful walk. Along the way are some of the grandest apartment houses in the...
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All the Buzz
Did you know that every bee you see hitting up flowers for their pollen and nectar is female? That bees fly miles a day to-and-fro'ing collecting for their hive? That they are most attracted to blue and purple flowers? Naturalist Leslie Day led an enthusiastic group...
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Glorious Evening of UWS Rooftop Gardens
Up...up....up we went! From the magical Lotus Garden hidden atop a parking garage to a 10th floor rooftop paradise at West End Ave to a 14th floor perch above Broadway with views of the Hudson, the "Rooftop Garden Tour of the UWS" group enjoyed glorious vines and...
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Rose Reading Room Protected!
PROTECTED! On Tuesday, August 8th, the LPC designated the Rose Main Reading Room, and the Catalog Room, now known as the Bill Blass Public Catalog Room on the third floor of the Beaux-Arts Individual Landmark New York Public Library. Read more coverage of this...
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De Blasio Puts Landmarks at Risk…Again
In "De Blasio’s Huge Midtown Giveaway", an op-ed in today's NY Daily News, LW! Board member, Jeffrey Kroessler, and John West protest proposed zoning rules stripping daylight and landmark protections from a 78-block area around Grand Central Terminal, calling it...
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UWS District 6 Candidate’s Forum
WEST SIDE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM: The Balance Between Land Use and Quality of Life Hosted by LANDMARK WEST!, Historic Districts Council's League of Preservation Voters & Fordham University Moderated by Lesley Massiah-Arthur, Associate Vice President for...
read more200 Amsterdam: MORE PROGRESS!
UPDATE: The Department of Buildings (DOB) has issued an official "notice of objections" and an "intent to revoke" in response to the community Zoning Challenge. Specifically in question is the developer's calculation of open space and whether the unprecedented...
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There has been much press about a 800+ foot high tower planned for Sutton Place. In the wake of bankruptcy, the Bauhaus Group sold to Gamma Real Estate, and once cracks began in a neighboring building's foundation, work was halted. In the interim, the East River...
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WATCH NOW: Save New York Summit
LANDMARK WEST! presents newly available footage from the night of our Save New York Summit! On June 22nd, LANDMARK WEST!, along with Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Save Harlem Now!, and Save Central Park NYC, hosted an evening's...
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Electeds Weigh in on West 66th Street
Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Assembly Member Dick Gottfried and Senator Brad Hoylman have chimed in on the development site on West 66th Street. Noting that in talks between Council Member Helen Rosenthal, and the Community Board, Extell Development repeatedly...
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