architecture, landmark, New York, New York City, parks, photography, preservation, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
LOST RIVERSIDE DRIVE A History in Postcard ImagesSlide Lecture and Book Signing There was much hope and hype in the 1870s and 1880s that the Upper West Side would surpass Fifth Avenue in attracting the well-to-do in the area. A winding boulevard with vistas...
landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, preservation, Unsung Heroes, Upper West Side, UWS
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...
landmark, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS, walking tour
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...
guest blog, landmark, skyline, urban planning
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...
Historic District, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
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....
