“Condo Fatigue” or “a question of aesthetics”?

200 Amsterdam, 50 West 66th Street, ABC Watch, Advocacy, Zoning

Lippold books a ticket to LGA

Advocacy, Lincoln Center

Richard Lippold’s Orpheus and Apollo, a site-specific piece designed for the grand foyer of the Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, where it hung from 1962-2014 has spent the past 7 years in a box in New Jersey.  First reported by the New York Times, read...

PETITION to NYC Mayoral Candidates

Advocacy, City Hall

Tell them we want our next Mayor to prioritize preserving and protecting our city’s history, its landmarks, and the character of our neighborhoods. Full Petition Text: We, the undersigned residents of the diverse communities of New York City, feel it is...

Manhattan Borough President CANDIDATES FORUM

Advocacy

View recording HERE, use passcode #tDFX4%& of the Saturday, March 6 event to meet the candidates for Manhattan Borough President. This forum was moderated by Peggy Shepard of WE ACT.  Event co-sponsored by LANDMARK WEST! and these friends: Ascendant...

“Ill-Considered” Skyscrapers

#votersagainstsupertalls, Advocacy, architectural, architecture, Historic District, Landmark West, New York, New York City, NY, NYC, shadows, skyline, Uncategorized

‘Practically perfect in every way’, Historic England, a leading public organization in the UK that helps people care for, enjoy, and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment, has announced a system of fail-safe design tools to help...

C’MON CMOM!

Advocacy, Children's Museum of Manhattan, Individual Landmark, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission

The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), the latest stewards of the 117-year old individual landmark at 361 Central Park West propose significant changes to roof, windows, and entrances. View the ARCHITECTURAL PRESENTATION and the SPECIAL...