Watch-Blog
Community Groups Unite to Take Back New York!
It's time to end pay-to-play real estate deals. -- From the steps of City Hall, a coalition of community groups from across New York City demanded an end to the "pay to play" relationships between real estate developers, lobbyists and City and State government. ...
Condo Plans Cited Among Possible “Pay to Play” Deals
"The fix is in," LW! President Kate Wood told reporters at a May 4, 2016, press conference on the steps of City Hall. Here are some facts about two Upper West Side condo projects that point to the urgent need for federal investigation of possible "pay to play"...
How to help 361 Central Park West
A long series of hearings at the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) will come to a close on June 2 when the Commissioners are expected to make a final decision regarding the future of the Carrere and Hastings individual landmark at 96th Street and Central Park West....
City Hall Press Conference
Mayor de Blasio, Our City Is Not For Sale! "Business as usual" is transforming New York City as we know it. Every neighborhood, every block has its own story of political quid pro quos that have resulted in out-of-scale, out-of-character development from which...
Congregation Shearith Israel – A Victory!
Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) is a powerful Upper West Side religious institution attempting to exploit the City’s zoning variance process to construct luxury condominiums as part of a new building that exceeds area height limit by nearly 100%—in a...
Neigh a word said…until today?
In an article that a commenter noted "should take him [Mayor Bill deBlasio] off his high horse", today's Wall Street Journal posts Effort to Ban Carriage Horses Probed which outlines some of the investigations into the money trail funding the Mayor's election efforts....
Preservation 101
Please Join LW! for a Full-Day Workshop: "Preservation 101" Ideal for Real Estate Professionals Approved for 7.5 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education Credit -- The more you know about historic buildings, the easier it is to sell them! -- Back by popular demand!...
Art Deco Upper West Side with Anthony Robins
-- Above: Art Deco ornamentation at 40 West 86th Street; photo by Anthony W. Robins Please join LANDMARK WEST! and Architectural Historian Anthony W. Robins* -- for a two-part walking tour course: Art Deco Upper West Side -- Approved for 5 hours of Real Estate...
Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums: A Book Talk
Join LANDMARK WEST!, in partnership with The New York Landmarks Conservancy & FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts -- "Anarchist tags" at a house museum Anarchist's Guide to Historic House Museums: A Book Talk -- -- Tuesday, May 10th at 6:30pm...
St. Michael’s is a LANDMARK!
A Landmark at Last! St. Michael's Episcopal Church complex is finally an official NYC Individual Landmark! At a special public meeting today, Tuesday, April 12, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to designate a total of nine sites from all five...
