Before Arlene Simon, no West Sider had stepped up to the challenge of unifying people concerned about the then-eroding architectural character of the neighborhood under a single preservation banner. That banner became Landmark West! After thirty eventful years on the...
In the wake of the sale of 1865 Broadway by the American Bible Society to Avalon Bay Communities for a planned 39-floor residential building, MOBIA, the Museum of Biblical Art is set to shutter forever on June 14th. As recent as last fall, the Museum was honing in on...
LW! Board member Jeffrey Kroessler has a terrific op-ed in yesterday’s Daily News: Wrecking crane moves in for kill on the Morosco Theater at W. 45th St. in 1982Image: Clarence Davis “Historic preservation saved New York City: 50 years after the...
On the eve the the New York Landmark Law’s official Golden Anniversary, The New York Times pens an editorial with a graphic timeline of key Landmark milestones accompanied by political insights regarding reactions at the time. This...
From “Empress of West 67th Street,” New York Magazine (November 5, 1984).From “West Side Warrior Hands Over Reins,” Wall Street Journal (January 16, 2015).Simon’s full valedictory speech before the Landmarks Preservation...
A History of New York in 101 ObjectsAn Illustrated Talk and Book Signing with Sam RobertsTuesday, November 11th, 2014 at 6:30PMMacaulay Honors College, 35 West 67th StreetBlack and White Cookies courtesy of Lori Zabar! Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:30...
