12 events found.
LW! Tours the Downton Abbey Exhibition
Love the history, period clothing and furnishings of post-Edwardian England? Join LW! for a special tour of Downton Abbey: The Exhibition, complete with our own British docent, designer Chippy Irvine, and a follow-up pint at the local pub! It will be an afternoon packed with history, beginning with the landmarked Victorian-era building on W. 57th Street. […]
Architecture of the UWS: Flemish Revival PLUS the Development of Bloomingdale Village
Macaulay Honors College 35 W 67th St., New York, NY, United StatesWednesday, January 24 9:30 am-12:30 pm *Brokers! approved for 3.0 continuing ed credit hours* Brokers have cheered architectural historians Tom Miller and Anthony Bellov for bringing to life the history, buildings, and fascinating people of the early Upper West Side. This program–perfect for anyone interested in historic properties and neighborhoods–pairs them for a big screen […]
Unraveling the Mysteries of Seneca Village
Genealogist and historian Aaron Goodwin takes us down a fascinating rabbit hole in his groundbreaking exploration of one of the founding families of Seneca Village, the largest community of free African-American property owners in antebellum New York.
Public Design Commission Meeting
City Hall City Hall Park, New York, NY, United States“The Man With the Sawed-Off Leg And Other Tales of a New York Block”: Author’s Talk with Daniel J. Wakin
Macaulay Honors College 35 W 67th St., New York, NY, United StatesLW! Partner-level Members get 2-for-1 Tickets!* Join LW! for a fascinating evening where history, crime, and architecture collide. Author and New York Times editor Dan Wakin will discuss the roots of researching and writing his first novel–set in houses he passes every day in his UWS neighborhood. Period photos and rare video and audio clips […]
“The Chew” at ABC Studios
LANDMARK WEST! Office 45 West 67th Street (Doctor's Office Entrance), New YorkOn February 22nd LW! is heading across the street to the studios of the hit program “The Chew” to join the studio audience for a morning of food, flavor, and fun.
Landmarks Preservation Commission Public Meeting/Hearing
NYC Board of Standards & Appeals 22 Reade Street, New York, NY, United StatesSee our C of A page for information on upcoming hearings concerning the Upper West Side.
Public Design Commission Meeting
City Hall City Hall Park, New York, NY, United States
Famous (and Infamous) Above 96th Street
Macaulay Honors College 35 W 67th St., New York, NY, United StatesEvery block has its secrets. Travel up(town) and back (in time) with master storyteller Anthony Bellov, who takes us behind the façades and deep into the provocative stories and nitty gritty tales of life above 96th Street. Historic buildings link us to an earlier era and the people who headlines–and sometimes made history. Enjoy an evening […]
LPC Rules Changes Public Hearing
NY Municipal Building One Center Street, New York, NY, United StatesDon't let them cut the public out of the process! The Landmarks Preservation Commission plans to change their rules so that applications regarding landmarked buildings and those in historic districts will no longer have a transparent, public review. Proposed changes will not have to go before the local Community Board, and neighbors and others will […]
Board of Standards & Appeals Public Hearing on 200 Amsterdam
Board of Standards and Appeals 22 Reade Street, New York City , United StatesJOIN LW! & SPEAK OUT AGAINST 200 AMSTERDAM Attend the BSA to speak against 200 Amsterdam Avenue, a development that even the Department of Buildings doesn't think is legal Tuesday, March 27th! at The Board of Standards and Appeals Hear opposition and applicant testimony and add your own voice! CITE from our linked precedents, COMMEND the DOB for seeing the light, and […]