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Update: Opposition to Intro. 775
August 26, 2015 MEMORANDUM OF OPPOSITION TO INTRO. 775 Dear Council Member, We write to express our serious concerns about Intro. 775. We share the desire for a swift, predictable and transparent landmark designation process and have given...
Mariners’ Playground sets sail for renovation
The Central Parks Conservancy is planning to overhaul their playground near the Mariners' Gate entrance, 85th Street and Central Park West. Designed for 2-5 year olds, the playground renovation is part of the Conservancy's "Plan for Play" program and is the 7th of 16...
Neighbors Share Concerns for Teddy Roosevelt Park
No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedienceTheodore Roosevelt from "Latitude and Longitude among Reformers" (1900) Kate Wood addressed a letter to American Museum of Natural History President Ellen Futter outlining some of the community's...
Let the children have their way…Let the children play
Singer-Songwriter legend Carlos Santana wasn't necessarily singing about Playground 89, on West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam when he wrote "Let the Children Play" in 1976, but the playground, adjacent famed architect C. B. J. Snyder's P.S. 166 was first...
Concerns about Intro. 775 shared with Council Members
Landmark West!, Historic Districts Council, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, and Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts wrote to Council Members to express serious concerns about Intro. 775. We share the desire for a swift,...
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT: Upper West Side Townhouse (24 West 71st Street)
This Upper West Side Townhouse was built in 1888-90 (NB- 1500-1888) by two commonly known architects Lamb and Rich and owned by Elizabeth Milibank. Significantly made with granite and iron spot brick, this Terra-Cotta designed townhouse is on the market for $29...
10 Years After Katrina, Book Talk by Roberta Brandes Gratz
Above: Photo of Uptown New Orleans by Eric Bouler Please join LANDMARK WEST! as we remember Hurricane Katrina (2005) and celebrate 10 years of steady urban regeneration in the historic city of New Orleans.Wednesday, September 9, 6:30PMA Book Talk...
Continued Opposition to 361 Central Park West Residential Conversion
Landmark West! wishes to comment on the application to the Board of Standards and Appeals for the conversion of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Carrère and Hastings, 1899-1903, an Individual Landmark designated in 1974) into a 39-unit residential...
HIGHLIGHT! George and Edward Blum
Source: Office of Metropolitan History by Shannon Brown George and Edward Blum aka the Blum Brothers studied at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts during the 20th century. After their studies, they created the Admaston...
Upcoming Events – September 2015
Dear Friends of LANDMARK WEST!:We have some exciting events coming up here at LW! to get you through these dog days of summer. Here is a sampling of our programs taking place in September:Learn the ABCs of Central Park with Gerald Lynas! Central ParkMonday,...
