Historic Districts Council, Landmarks at Risk, New York Landmarks Conservancy, public design commission
LW! has a long history as an adversary for the out-of-scale 5G-towers proposed for the streets of our city. In our 2020 and 2021 testimony before the Public Design Commission, we spoke out lamenting the ungainly proportions and unattractive design. Now that...
361 Central Park West, Landmarks at Risk, When the Process Works
Community rallies for FIVE hours in support of the 117-year old individual landmark at 361 Central Park West. LPC takes No Action. Directs applicant to “take five” and reconsider plans. Echoing Community Feedback, and disapproval from...
361 Central Park West, 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...
Broadway, Daytonian in Manhattan, Landmarks at Risk
By Tom Miller, aka the Daytonian in Manhattan Reproduced with permission. Original Entry from September 15, 2015 HERE. On September 1, 1883 The Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide reported on two planned four story rowhouses at Nos. 26 and 28...
#votersagainstsupertalls, ABC Watch, CENTRAL dARK, Landmarks at Risk, Watch List
Charles Bagli of The New York Times cited the postcard at left (dreamed up during a summer visit to the other Grand Canyon in Arizona) in his article The Empire State Building May Soon Have Another Rival… which went live on Friday evening. The journalist...
