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Happy Grant Day!
On April 27, 1897, the 75th Anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant's birth, Grant's Tomb was dedicated. The occasion was a full public holiday, Grant Day, and attracted a throng of spectators to rival Grant's funeral twelve years earlier. The dedication day parade featured...
The Next LPC Chair…
There has been much speculation of who might take the place of Meenakshi Srinivasan who announced--somewhat suddenly--that June 1st would be her last day of public service. CRAINS featured an opinion piece by the president of the Real Estate Board of New York calling...
Landmark West’s Kids Education Program at CMOM!
Last Saturday, Landmark West embarked upon our first ever collaboration with the Children's Museum of Manhattan in our own Upper West Side. Landmark West's Education Director, Rudie Hurwitz, coordinated with Nellie A.V. Chaban, the Director of School Programs &...
LPC Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan Resigns
Put Your Preservation Hats Back On! Meenakshi Srinivasan, Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, announced today that she will step down in the face of significant opposition to proposed changes to the LPC Rules. Since her appointment by Mayor de Blasio four...
Joint Statement about LPC Rules Changes
LANDMARK WEST! along with the the Brooklyn Heights Association, The City Club of New York, Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, The Municipal Art Society of New York, The...
Rats on W. 74th Street!
An enthusiastic crowd was treated yesterday to a remarkable crash course in terra cotta by expert Susan Tunick. After sharing the history, manufacture, and artistry of architectural terra cotta, Susan showed our LW! group an eye-popping collection of UWS terra cotta...
News on the Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Street Historic District
The Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Street Historic District Has Its Public Hearing LANDMARK WEST! joined our neighbors from Harlem today to rally for the designation of the Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Street Historic District. Our statement, which can be read...
LW! Testifying in Support of the Designation of the Central Harlem West – 130th-132nd Street Historic District
Tomorrow, LANDMARK WEST! will be speaking at the Landmarks Preservation Commission to offer our support in favor of the proposed designation of the Central Harlem West - 130th-132nd Street Historic District. We will be adding our voices to those of our friends at Save...
UWS JANE’S WALK – Saturday May 5th, 11am
FREE UWS Jane's Walk! RSVP via Municipal Art Society Website. The East River Fifties Alliance’s (“ERFA”) Lisa Mercurio joins Save Central Park NYC to explore megatowers in development and invading our skyline. Casting shadows on residential blocks,...
No Shortage of Threats to Upper West Side
Three new webpages to stay on top of your issues! A series of developments continue to loom on the Upper West Side--so many that it's getting difficult to keep track! To streamline information, please note 3 newly dedicated LW! pages--click below the banner of each to...