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Tell the World, “I Love This Landmark!”
Cupid, you've got competition!LANDMARK WEST! is celebrating the month of love with Love Your Landmarks, an opportunity to tell that special place how you really feel--and to share your love of our neighborhood's amazing architecture with the world! All you need to...
read moreNYC’s Landmarks Law at 45 (you look beautiful, dahling!)
Less than one month from today, preservationists from across New York City (and beyond!) will gather for the Fitch Forum 2011. Registration is now open at http://fitchforum.eventbrite.com. On Saturday, February 5, 2011 the Columbia Graduate School of...
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Design review committee heads to Landmarks Commission
For LANDMARK WEST!, the new year brings with it a new crop of proposals for work to landmark buildings on the Upper West Side. That means a whole new calendar of Public Hearings before the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). Today is the first...
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An APPetite for Architecture :: Launch of iPhone walking tour app for Manhattan’s Upper West Side
It's here! LW! proudly introduces the first ever iPhone walking tour app of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, using technology to offer a uniquely local perspective on NYC history, architecture and future. Click here to download the app for free, and begin your...
read morePHOTOS :: 25th Anniversary celebration a magical success!
It was an indescribable sensation to stand among our friends Tuesday evening, in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse in the Rose Building at Lincoln Center. In a room suspended among snowflakes, we gathered to celebrate a quarter century of an organization truly...
read moreRoberta Brandes Gratz Removed from the Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York Times City Room blog reported last night that Roberta Brandes Gratz was removed from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission as of October 26, 2010. Gratz - journalist, preservationist, and most recently author of The Battle for Gotham: New York...
read moreLW! in the Press :: West Side Spirit covers 25th anniversary
Check out this online article in the West Side Spirit, sharing a bit of info about LANDMARK WEST!'s quarter century of preservation advocacy on the Upper West Side. **Spoiler alert!** Some of our favorite lines, below ..."We don't want the Upper West Side...
read moreUPDATE from the FIELD :: “Nautical” Boathouse bar sunk by Design Commission
UPDATE from the FIELDAs reported by Cristiana P.Central Park's iconic Loeb Boathouse was recently in the market for an outdoor bar redesign. Suburban mall kiosks and beach-front rest stations need not apply!The Design Commission on Monday morning reviewed a...
read moreNEW! Reserve online for LW! events and programs
Reserving your ticket for LANDMARK WEST! events just got a whole lot easier! It's simple:(1) Hear about an intriguing upcoming LW! event by email.* Like Mosette Broderick's "Architecture (and Scandal!)" next Monday, or our 25th Anniversary gala celebration...
read moreCelebrate Defenders of NYC Heritage at Annual Bard Birthday Breakfast
Come celebrate Roberta Brandes Gratz, Jane Jacobs, and fellow defenders of New York City at the annual Bard Birthday Breakfast Benefit on December 1 - details below! (Required reading is last week's New York Times City Room blog post about Roberta's feisty tenure...
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