Watch-Blog
Addressing the Voids
LANDMARK WEST! Executive Director was featured in an article in CRAINS NY (linked) alongside colleague Rachel Levy from FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts. Since both neighborhoods have similar zoning districts, they are both experiencing some of the...
The Facts of 36 West 66th Street
2018 ended in a flurry, and LANDMARK WEST! met the deadline to file a Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) challenge against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the Jewish Guild for the Blind and Congregation Habonim's synagogue). 2019 begins with the...
36 West 66th Street Is Filed!
It truly is the busiest time of the year! To catch you up on three fronts for West 66th Street: 1) The Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) As promised, LANDMARK WEST! was at the BSA today FILING OUR CHALLENGE against 36 West 66th Street (the tower replacing the...
Help Bring Supertalls Down to Size
Dear Neighbors, LOOK UP! As another year draws to a close, things are looking UP on the Upper West Side... of course, we are talking about construction! Continued unprecedented development looms across nearly all reaches of the district from 59th Street to 110th...
Move ‘ova Cova
Identified as a National Register Eligible building in a 2008 letter from the New York Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation as Fordham University embarked on their expansion plan to densify their UWS campus. This finding was made during a Draft...
AMNH may proceed
A legal action spearheaded by neighborhood group Community United to Protect Theodore Roosevelt Park has been rejected by the New York Supreme Court. GOTHAMIST notes that there is still potential for an appeal. New York Supreme Court Justice Lynn Kotler leaned on...
Here to Stay!
Standing atop the center of the circle since October 12, 1892 in celebration of 400th anniversary of his "discovery" of the New World, and the point from which all points to/from New York City are measured, Christopher Columbus is here to stay! Quietly approved...
November 6: YES, NO, NO!
NYC Polls are open 6am-9pm on Tuesday November 6th. FLIP YOUR BALLOT for three initiates that affect YOU! _______________________________________________________ As LW! has mentioned in the past, on November 6th, you will have the opportunity to vote on three key...
REPLY: Senator Hoylman
In conjunction with filing the Zoning Challenge against 36 West 66th Street, LANDMARK WEST! issued an automated letter (AVAILABLE HERE) titled "215' of Nothing is NOT Okay!" The automated email was prepared to ease communication between concerned residents and their...
Will Mom and Pop Shops Finally Get Some Protection? Monday 1pm Public Hearing on Small Business Jobs Survival Act
For the first time since 2009, the City Council Committee on Small Business will hold a public hearing on the Small Business Jobs Survival Act (SBJSA). The Bill (Intro. 737-A) is similar to one first proposed in 1986 by then-Council Member Ruth Messinger of the Upper...
