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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...
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...
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...
200 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...
It CAN happen here…
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...
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...
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...
200 Amsterdam — PROGRESS!
NEWS FLASH! The Department of Buildings has posted on its website a "Notice to Revoke" permits for the 668' tower at 200 Amsterdam! This action is in direct response to the Zoning Challenge filed by the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development and...
“We Can’t Really Stop It”–but we can change it!
At Thursday, June 22nd's Save New York Summit, #VotersAgainstSupertalls rallied to support appropriately scaled development and protect our skyline for a myriad of reasons. Among the speakers was Attorney and Community Defender Michael Hiller. Below is an excerpt of...
LW! Testimony for AMNH Gilder Center DEIS
The Parks Department received testimony on Thursday, June 15th in response to their posted DEIS prepared by AKRF. The full report, posted on the PARKS DEPARTMENT WEBSITE covers various expected impacts of the Museum's proposal. LW! upheld our prior position about...
