Coin Toss for March 27th

Coin Toss for March 27th

  March 27th is a coin toss…    With lots on the docket, one must prioritize… Attend the BSA to speak against 200 Amsterdam Avenue, a development that even the Department of Buildings doesn’t think is legal, or speak out at the Landmarks Preservation Commission to protect the future of our landmarks?...
668′ on Amsterdam Avenue?

668′ on Amsterdam Avenue?

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...
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

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...

30th Anniversary! Help LW! pass on the torch in 2015!

June 2015We’re known for being obstinate.   And we’re known for being fighters.This is no time to lose that reputation. Dear Friends of LANDMARK WEST!:…And now is no time to let your LW! membership lapse!  We need you more than ever.  If you’ve recently renewed or activated your 2015 membership (please...