landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, parks, photography, playground, Scenic Landmark
What’s a toddler to do when the temperature hits triple digits? Cool off in one of Central Park’s playground fountains! West Sider Robert I. captured this tot doing just that.”I took this in the summer of 2007 in the playground to the...
landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
Blogger and Upper West Sider Robin C., for her response to our call for submissions, features one of the Park’s most popular destinations for recreation: the Sheep Meadow! And to think, this used to be a common site!”These three photos capture the...
New York, New York City, NYC, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
First there was Rachel H., now Howard S. and his granddaughters are getting in on the Central Park photo fun!”This is a picture of my then-8-year-old grandchildren, Lila and Isabella, taking a break from rowing, enjoying the small beach tucked away in a corner...
landmark, New York, New York City, parks, playground, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
LANDMARK WEST! invites YOU to show us the play spaces in Central Park that you love! This photo-sharing project was born from the excited responses we received earlier this month to our email guide of the park’s many playgrounds. Not long after, we...
guest blog, intern, Upper West Side, UWS
This past Tuesday morning, LW! President Arlene Simon and summer intern Ingrid joined with our local Council member Gale Brewer, leadership from Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), leaders from the New York City Housing Authority (or NYCHA), the Macquarie Group,...
education, landmark, New York, New York City, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, urban planning, UWS
Over the past few weeks, LW! has been working with the “I Have a Dream” Foundation (IHDF) at the De Hostos-Wise Community Center on West 93rd Street through Keeping the Past for the Future, our youth education program. Through IHDF, the De Hostos-Wise...
landmark, Landmark Feast, New York City, NYC, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Last week, New York Magazine’s daily food blog, Grub Street, included Landmark Feast in its Neighborhood Watch report! Click here to read our mention!Our thanks to Grub Street for highlighting the participation and support of Upper West Side chefs Bill...
architecture, landmark, New York, New York City, parks, photography, preservation, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
LOST RIVERSIDE DRIVE A History in Postcard ImagesSlide Lecture and Book Signing There was much hope and hype in the 1870s and 1880s that the Upper West Side would surpass Fifth Avenue in attracting the well-to-do in the area. A winding boulevard with vistas...
American Museum of Natural History, architecture, Historic District, Landmark Feast, NYC, parks, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Nora Ephron & Nick Pileggi invite you to feast!They join Honorary Event Chair Ruth Reichl and fellow co-chairs Garry Trudeau & Jane Pauley and Shirley & Milton Glaser in celebrating Landmark Feast, an unprecedented outdoor farm dinner celebrating the Upper...
C of A, guest blog, Landmarks Preservation Commission
REPORT from the FIELDJointly reported by interns Kate and IngridKate writes …Design review: the definition of advocacy in action!As we’ve blogged before, our Certificate of Appropriateness (C of A) design review committee analyzes all projects on the...
