Mar 5, 2020 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, architect, architectural, architecture, Board of Standards and Appeals, Community Board 7, Landmark West, Manhattan, New York, New York City, NY, NY Times, NYC, skyline, State of New York, When the Process Works, Zoning
New York City’s local communities may be getting the “breath of fresh air” (and ray of sunshine) they have been fighting for over recent years. Supertall development at the Upper West Side’s 200 Amsterdam Avenue site and along the Two Bridges neighborhood’s...
Mar 3, 2020 | architectural, architecture, David Geffen Hall, Designation, interiors, Landmark West, Landmarks, Lincoln Center, Manhattan, Museum of Modern Art, New York, preservation, The New York Times
Public art installations seem to be on attack, not just at Lincoln Center, but also, throughout the rest of New York City. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has, for a long time, acted as a steward of Isamu Noguchi’s sculpture and other artwork. However, across the...
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...
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 NYPLYesterday, 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...
