Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
Day Four (and Week One!) comes to a close with our project 28% of the way towards its goal of $3,000! With two write-ups in local press (DNA Info and the West Side Spirit), that number will only continue to grow!Three new backers have added their names to the...
Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
We’ve asked (and blogged, and Tweeted, and emailed, and Facebook posted [and then repeat!]), and you’ve answered! We’re three days into our 35-day long Kickstarter online funding campaign, and our iPhone app is $735 (25% funded!) closer to...
Historic District, iPhone app, Kickstarter, landmark, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
Mark it on your calendar! Today, LANDMARK WEST! kick started the fundraising of a history-making project: the development of the FIRST EVER iPhone walking tour app of NYC’s Upper West Side. And, conveniently, we teamed with the revolutionary website...
Board of Standards and Appeals, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, Wall Street Journal
… IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE!In her August 4, 2010, NY Times article, “Mr. Landlord, Tear Down That Penthouse”, Cara Buckley reports on the BSA-mandated demolition of additional stories constructed at 514-516 East 6th Street. As Ms. Buckley...
Community Board 7, Historic Districts Council, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
UPDATE FROM THE FIELDAs reported by Mei Tuggle, LW! intern and NYU student Yesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) reviewed 150 West 77th Street’s application to construct a rear yard addition and to alter its basement entrance. LANDMARK...
Community Board 7, IRT Powerhouse, landmark, Media, NYC, preservation, The New York Observer, Upper West Side, UWS
In a session that continued on into the wee hours last night, Community Board 7 adopted a resolution calling on developer Extell to modify its proposal to build “Riverside Center,” the last piece of the Riverside South megadevelopment. What does CB7...
