668′ on Amsterdam Avenue?

668′ on Amsterdam Avenue?

200 Amsterdam, Watch List

Hundreds of Upper West Siders flocked to a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 3, to learn about plans to develop the tallest building in Manhattan north of 60th Street – right here on the Upper West Side – at 200 Amsterdam Avenue.  Zoning consultant George Janes shared his critical examination of the plans, which he believes...

TOWN HALL MEETING on EVER-TALLER BUILDINGS

Town Hall Meeting WEDNESDAY, May 3rd, 7:00pm   180 Amsterdam Ave. — Lincoln Sq. Synagogue   1, 2, 3, B, C subway lines to 72nd St.   Presentation by zoning consultant George Janes*   George Janes has been hired by the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development to make a critical examination of the plans for 200 Amsterdam Avenue.  If...
Conjuring Up the Architectural Ghosts and Long Lost Villages of the UWS

Conjuring Up the Architectural Ghosts and Long Lost Villages of the UWS

Dead men may tell no tales, but gargoyles… Before it was an iconic New York City neighborhood, the Upper West Side was a bucolic stretch of land dotted with genteel country estates, modest wood frame homes, taverns, and goats. For generations it remained a quiet, rustic scene. Then, in a frenzy of development in the 1880s, Queen Anne and...
Walking Tour: Conjuring Up the Architectural Ghosts and Long-Lost Villages of the UWS

Walking Tour: Conjuring Up the Architectural Ghosts and Long-Lost Villages of the UWS

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Dead men may tell no tales, but gargoyles… Before it was an iconic New York City neighborhood, the Upper West Side was a bucolic stretch of land dotted with genteel country estates, modest wood frame homes, farms, taverns, and goats. For generations it remained a quiet, rustic scene. Then, in a frenzy of development in the 1880s, Queen...

Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side 2017! We love our Unsung Heroes!  Purchase Tickets & Program Tributes/Ads Here! We are thrilled to have four incredible honorees as LANDMARK WEST’s 2017 Unsung Heroes!  Join us Tuesday, June 6th from 7:00-9:00pm to celebrate these “superheroes” who boldly hold the line every day, protecting the...