Apr 17, 2018 | Designation, historic district, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, preservation
The Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Street Historic District Has Its Public Hearing LANDMARK WEST! joined our neighbors from Harlem today to rally for the designation of the Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Street Historic District. Our statement, which can be read...
Feb 20, 2018 | Beaux Arts, Manhattan, Tom Miller, Upper West Side, UWS, Wish List
Today, as on every Tuesday, an exploration of a fascinating Upper West Side building was published by Tom Miller–LANDMARK WEST’s good friend who runs the blog “Daytonian in Manhattan”. This Tuesday’s subject was IRT Electrical...
Jan 5, 2018 | Advocacy, architectural, architecture, Broadway, C of A, Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Manhattan, New York, New York City, preservation
DEFENDING 827-831 BROADWAY LANDMARK WEST! will be testifying at the Landmark Preservation Commission on January 9th for the denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness in which an applicant is proposing a new and intrusive addition to a new downtown landmark. You can...
May 10, 2013 | Advocacy, architecture, landmark, Manhattan, New York City, NYPL, preservation
As reported by intern Melissa Doherty Protestors on the steps of the NYPL Yesterday, a rally was held at the 42nd street New York Public Library in protest of the Central Library Plan (CLP), during a meeting of the library’s trustees. This plan, proposed by architect...
May 9, 2013 | Advocacy, architecture, intern, Landmarks, Manhattan, NYC, preservation
My name is Melissa Doherty and I just completed my sophomore year at Franklin & MarshallCollege in Lancaster, PA.I am currently an Art Major and I have a great passion for architectural preservation and architectural history. I grew up visiting Manhattanon a...
Feb 14, 2013 | architecture, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Landmarks, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Riverside Drive, Upper West Side, WEA, West End Avenue
In 1985, when LANDMARK WEST! was founded to advocate for more widespread protection of our neighborhood’s architectural heritage, the Upper West Side only had 337 designated landmarks. With the recent Riverside-West End HD Extension I designation, approximately...
