In this magical film-based presentation, Paula Uruburu takes us on a tour of a city transformed through filmmaker Nora Ephron’s unique lens. We’ll spot some of the city’s most beloved landmarks in Ephron’s iconic New York films-You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and more-and will look back on films where the […]
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"The Upper West Side from the Air" with John Tauranac Tuesday, January 28th, 6:30-7:45pm Macaulay Honors College, 35 W. 67th Street 2nd Fl. Screening Room From the ground, New York City is a bustling, hectic streetscape. Seen from the air, it's an exotic, uncluttered, beautiful place. John Tauranac takes us airborne (virtually) to enjoy a truly spectacular UWS […]
You know that a myriad of iconic shows have been set in the neighborhood (hi, Seinfeld!) But did you know that even more have been filmed here? From daytime soaps to late night legends; old CBS studios to new PBS outposts, Lucie Levine looks at the Upper West Side through the lens of a TV […]
UWS Architecture: “Exploring Land Records” PLUS “Candela on the UWS” Thursday, February 20th 4:30-7:30pm 45 W. 67th Street 3.0 Continuing Ed Credits for BROKERS! Public welcome! Two great programs=3.0 credits for brokers! First, for many, learning the history of a property–who lived there, who built it, original floorplans, maps, historic details–can add an exciting layer to […]
Journalist and author Kevin Baker joins LW! to consider how life in New York City is rapidly changing—and not for the better. How most of us are being priced out of living here while almost everything that made the urban experience extraordinary—theaters, shops, restaurants, and every sort of affordable public amenity—is disappearing.
An interactive live event hosted by New York Institute of Technology featuring Esmeralda Santiago (author of When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman), Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Mike Wallace in conversation with LW's Sean Khorsandi and musician Bobby Sanabria, who will share the monumental impact of the film on their lives, their […]
In NYC, the 1-story building is practically an endangered species. Between 2015 and 2019, professional photographer Adam Friedberg documented every single-story building in the East Village and the Lower East Side. A longtime East Village resident, he noticed how quickly these most humble structures were disappearing, a reflection of the rapid development and gentrification of […]
This program is now FULLY SUBSCRIBED! NOTE: If you registered for this program, a link to join the Zoom meeting was emailed to you. The same link will be resent in a reminder email 30 minutes before the start of the program on Wed. April 8th. Just click it and join in! Do to limitations […]
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a Hearing/Meeting to discuss upcoming designations and certificate of appropriateness applications. This hearing will be held VIA ZOOM. Please check our C of A page for upcoming UWS items up for consideration and ZOOM instructions from the LPC.
