education, landmark, New York, New York City, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, urban planning, UWS
Over the past few weeks, LW! has been working with the “I Have a Dream” Foundation (IHDF) at the De Hostos-Wise Community Center on West 93rd Street through Keeping the Past for the Future, our youth education program. Through IHDF, the De Hostos-Wise...
landmark, Landmark Feast, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Last week, New York Magazine’s daily food blog, Grub Street, included Landmark Feast in its Neighborhood Watch report! Click here to read our mention!Our thanks to Grub Street for highlighting the participation and support of Upper West Side chefs Bill...
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...
architecture, Calvert Vaux, New York City, parks, preservation, Richard Dattner, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side
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...
