NY’s Forgotten Master Planner: Rediscovering the Legacy of George McAneny
Federal Hall 26 Wall Street, New York, United StatesGeorge McAneny Since the publication of Robert Caro's The Power Broker over 40 years ago, public discussion of the shaping of New York has been dominated by the impact of that book's subject, Robert Moses. But during much of Moses's lifetime, the City's most celebrated planner was a man who is little remembered today: George […]
New Policies for a Human-Scale City: A Conference for Neighborhood Leaders, Boards, and Activists
Middle Collegiate Church Social Hall 50 East 7th Street, New York City , NY, United StatesNew Policies for a Human-Scale City: A Conference for Neighborhood Leaders, Boards, and Activists Saturday, October 22, 50 East 7th Street (Middle Collegiate Church Social Hall) 10-5 p.m. Reserve seats in advance at the link above. Schedule 9:30: Check-in 10:00 Welcome: Mario Messina 10:05 Panel 1: Affordable Housing in the Big Picture: Part 1 - Moderator: Alison Greenberg - Jeffrey Kroessler: Upzoning: The […]
Streets for People: Making Streets with Vision Zero
Macaulay Honors College 35 W 67th St., New York, NY, United StatesWE'VE ALL grown up in the age of the automobile. For Archtober 2016, CNU NYC Chair John Massengale, co-author of Street Design, The Secret to Great Cities and Streets, will lead a discussion on how to make New York City streets better for pedestrians and cyclists. Not just safer, but places where we want to […]
Conjuring Up the Architectural Ghosts and Long Lost Villages of the UWS
Upper West Side New York, NY, United StatesDead men may tell no tales, but gargoyles... Before it was an iconic New York City neighborhood, the Upper West Side was a bucolic stretch of land dotted with genteel country estates, modest wood frame homes, taverns, and goats. For generations it remained a quiet, rustic scene. Then, in a frenzy of development in the […]
Sparkling Snowflakes Return to 72nd Street
Upper West Side New York, NY, United StatesOn November 15th, 72nd Street will come alive for the holidays when the switch is flipped on several eight-foot shimmering snowflakes floating above 72nd Street. LANDMARK WEST! is proud to continue the tradition started over 15 years ago to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the West 72nd Street Retail Assistance Program (RAP). […]
Documenting LGBT History: A Presentation by the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
Macaulay Honors College 35 W 67th St., New York, NY, United StatesThe 1969 Stonewall rebellion is largely regarded as the catalyst for the modern LGBT rights movement in the US. However, vibrant communities all over the city were making their mark on New York's civil rights, arts, and cultural scene. On the Upper West Side, the Continental Baths, perhaps the most famous gay bathhouse in the […]
Thanksgiving
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Community United Town Hall Meeting
P.S. 87 160 W. 78th Street, New York, United StatesCommunity United will hold a Town Hall Meeting with a presentation by guest speaker, Attorney Michael Hiller of Hiller, PC. At the meeting, Mr. Hiller will discuss means of effectively opposing the planned American Museum of Natural History expansion project, the Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation, and particularly the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) […]