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GUEST BLOG :: From East Side to West Side, newsracks making headlines
REPORT from the FIELDA guest blog by intern Kate GilmoreEver seen these along the street?From Municipal Art Society Photo Competition, "Nasty Newsracks"Southwest corner of 1st Avenue and 51st StreetNewsracks--a common piece of New York City street furniture--often...
No Falo Portugues :: Help LW! translate interview with “unsung hero” CTA Architects
We at LW! may be multi-talented, but multi-lingual is not necessarily our claim to fame. A bit of French? We've got you covered. Basic Spanish? We'll make it work. But Portuguese? Alas, no falo portugues*! So while we were...
Public Art in Riverside Park
DID YOU KNOW: The monument dedicated to Joan of Arc in Riverside Park (at West 91st Street) was the first public sculpture in New York City dedicated to a non-fictional woman.DID YOU KNOW: The position of repose in which the woman rests at the Ida Straus memorial, in...
SAVE THE DATE :: Landmark Feast coming this September
Playful Design is Serious Fun in Central Park!
Summer Is Here In A Big Way,So Get Out And Play! Recreation and play are serious art forms in Central Park! To help you plan your summer play, LANDMARK WEST! brings you a map paired with a few facts about the Central Park playgrounds! Learn about...
GUEST BLOG :: Meet Ingrid, our summer high school intern
Introducing the newest addition to the LW! intern teamA Guest Blog, by IngridI'm a new student at Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (WHSAD), but I have a lot of great things to say about it. WHSAD is like a new door full with experiences that can...
GUEST BLOG :: The Future of Development on the Upper West Side
An Intern's PerspectiveAs reported by Kate Gilmore (more on Kate below!)The NYC Dept. of City Planning Zoning HandbookThis year marks the 50th Anniversary of the New York City zoning resolution. The last comprehensive resolution was adopted in 1961, and since then the...
West End – Collegiate Historic District Extension
Click here to view the proposed boundary map.WHAT: Public hearing to consider the West End - Collegiate Historic District Extension (West 70th to 79th Streets; proposed boundary map at right)WHEN: TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 28th; Time approx....
Heavenly Voices, Inspiring Instruments Celebrate West-Park’s Congregation
The congregation of the Upper West Side's newest Individual Landmark--the West-Park Presbyterian Church on Amsterdam Avenue at West 86th Street--just turned 100!It was this time of year, back in 1911, that the West and Park Presbyterian Churches--then two separate...
SPECIAL INVITATION :: For Residents of West End Avenue and Environs
West End Avenue Walking TourFor Residents of the proposed West End - Collegiate Historic District Extension** UPDATE ** Since first announcing this FREE public tour, we've had an overwhelming response from residents of the West End Avenue neighborhood who want...
