Congregation Shearith Israel – A Victory!

Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Uncategorized

  Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) is a powerful Upper West Side religious institution attempting to exploit the City’s zoning variance process to construct luxury condominiums as part of a new building that exceeds area height limit by nearly...

Paying for it

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Late last year, Upper West Sider Max Frankel posted a curious thought piece in the New York Times Op-Ed “Make Them Pay for Park Views”. His argument was that developers are making vast sums as they “enrich themselves by exploiting weak zoning rules...

New York Times Discovers the Upper West Side

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Image: Karsten Moran, New York Times Have you ever wondered what it’s like living in the West 80’s on the Upper West Side? Residents describe the area as “magical” yet “cozy” in an article in the New York Times. This area of the...

LANDMARK WEST! Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half

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LANDMARK WEST! has been named an Official Charity Partner of the 2016 United Airlines NYC Half. The race will take place on Sunday, March 20, 2016. The opportunity to partner with the United Airlines NYC Half gives LANDMARK WEST! the ability to raise funds...

Yule Love This

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To enjoy this holiday film by R.O. Blechman, please click on the image above and make sure your sound is turned on! . Tidings of Comfort & Joy – from – Thank you for your...

It’s not every day the mail brings a letter from a four-star U.S. General…

Fourth Universalist Society, Tours and Events, Uncategorized

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Gene A. Norman testifying in 1984 to protect the NYC Landmarks Law. Credit: Albany Press, January 1984   It’s not every day the mail brings a letter from a four-star U.S. General… let alone a former Secretary of State!...