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New York Times Discovers the Upper West Side
Image: Karsten Moran, New York Times Have you ever wondered what it’s like living in the West 80’s on the Upper West Side? Residents describe the area as “magical” yet “cozy” in an article in the New York Times. This area of the Upper West Side is a unique...
LANDMARK WEST! Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half
LANDMARK WEST! has been named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half. The race will take place on Sunday, March 20, 2016. The opportunity to partner with the United Airlines NYC Half gives LANDMARK WEST! the ability to raise funds and...
Time keeps on tickin’…or does it? >>UPDATED<<
As the hours wind down on 2015, they formally stopped at 10:25 for a landmark clock in TriBeCa. Although the clocktower is one of just 117 Interior Landmarks city-wide (all 5-boroughs!) the Landmarks Preservation Commission ruled that it was an appropriate re-use for...
Yule Love This
To enjoy this holiday film by R.O. Blechman, please click on the image above and make sure your sound is turned on! . Tidings of Comfort & Joy - from - Thank you for your support!
The future of a NYC treasure is at stake
Dear Neighbor: With so many critical, big-picture policy issues facing our neighborhood and city (eroding zoning protections, weakening the landmarks law, the list goes on), it's all too easy to lose sight of the trees for the forest. A specific example of a landmark...
City Planning shows Stamina, Hopefully ZQA and MIH Won’t!
First the Good News: December weather is finally upon us! Now the Bad News: If you were like us, you were stuck freezing outside the City Planning Commission! 48-degree weather (felt like 44-degrees at the foot of Broadway!) greeted a long line of preservation and...
Celebrating former Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Gene A. Norman
Thanks to all who joined us on December 14, 2015, at the Fourth Universalist Society (76th Street & Central Park West, a.k.a., "Landmark on the Park") to honor former Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Gene A. Norman. Together, we also celebrated LW!'s 30th...
Born a Landmark?
While buildings in NYC seem to come and go--and with increasing expedience--it is very rare for major alterations to take place within an historic district. The Upper West Side has 12 such districts, and when word first came of demolition plans, our Certificate of...
It’s not every day the mail brings a letter from a four-star U.S. General…
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Gene A. Norman testifying in 1984 to protect the NYC Landmarks Law. Credit: Albany Press, January 1984 It's not every day the mail brings a letter from a four-star U.S. General... let alone a former Secretary of State! Do join us for...
Celebrating former Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Gene A. Norman
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Gene A. Norman testifying in 1984 to protect the NYC Landmarks Law. Credit: Albany Press, 1984. In 1988, Gene presided over a 16-hour marathon public hearing at the Fourth Universalist Society, which led to the 1990 designation of over...
