Feb 28, 2012 | Columbus Avenue, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leslie Albrecht, Media, NY Times, Robert Tierney, Victor's Cafe
Your neighborhood needs you! As reported in our recent blog post, a new restaurant operator has applied to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to demolish the sculpted mural at 240 Columbus Avenue (formerly home to Victor’s Cafe). This cultural artifact...
Feb 23, 2012 | C of A, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Leslie Albrecht, Media, Victor's Cafe
240-242 Columbus Avenue, at the time of its inclusion in the designation of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District (1990), via the LW! Online Building Database. Where the tastes and culture of Cuba once reigned supreme, a French wine bar/bistro hopes...
Feb 23, 2012 | Advocacy, Central Park, Central Park app alert, Friends of the UES, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Scenic Landmark
Earlier this month, we reported on plans moving forward for the iconic Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park. Since then, the action has moved from the field to the hearing room. The City’s multi-agency team and contracted architects have shopped their...
Nov 29, 2011 | Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
West-Park Presbyterian Church165 West 86th Street West-Park Presbyterian Church has achieved some major milestones in the last few years. Certainly one would be the Individual Landmark designation by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission in early 2010 (affirmed...
Nov 1, 2011 | Individual Landmark, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS, West-Park
West-Park Presbyterian Church165 West 86th Street Since its induction into the West Side landmark family in 2010, the community has filled West-Park Presbyterian Church with helping hands; we’ve seen it filled with intrigue and theatrical flair and with heavenly...
Oct 31, 2011 | architecture, Historic District, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, photography, preservation, UWS, West End Avenue, West End Preservation Society
Last Tuesday, October 25th, LANDMARK WEST! joined with fellow West Siders, elected officials, preservation colleagues, and lovers of landmarks to show our continued support for the proposed historic district extensions anchored by West End Avenue. Convened by the...
