Jun 23, 2017 | American Museum of Natural History, Gilder Center, open space, parks, Theodore Roosevelt Park
The Parks Department received testimony on Thursday, June 15th in response to their posted DEIS prepared by AKRF. The full report, posted on the PARKS DEPARTMENT WEBSITE covers various expected impacts of the Museum’s proposal. LW! upheld our prior position...
Nov 14, 2011 | Central Park, Central Park app alert, education, kids, parks
We couldn’t have asked for nicer weather on Sunday, November 13th for LW’s family program, The ABCs of Central Park, led by author and artist Gerald Lynas (visit http://www.lynaspress.com to see his work). The air was crisp and the leaves were crunching as...
Sep 28, 2011 | Landmark Feast, parks, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Sincere thanks to photographer Henrik Olund for capturing the truly magical spirit of Landmark Feast. More photos to...
Sep 27, 2011 | American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, historic district, history, Individual Landmark, parks, photography, preservation, Upper West Side, UWS
Yesterday marked the inaugural Landmark Feast, an Upper West Side dining event like none other. Gathering with hundreds of our friends, new and old, LW! toasted and tasted on the Arthur Ross Terrace at the American Museum of Natural History as the sun set over...
Aug 31, 2011 | architecture, C of A, Calvert Vaux, Central Park, Central Park app alert, Central Park Conservancy, parks
By Intern Kate G. Whenever you hear about Central Park, a 843 acre urban oasis, the names that immediately come to mind are Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. And rightly so, since they are the designers/brains behind the Greensward Plan, Central...
Aug 24, 2011 | Central Park, Central Park app alert, parks, preservation, Scenic Landmark, Upper West Side, UWS
REPORT from the FIELDBy Debi and intern Kate G. This morning we visited the Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History’s Open House in Central Park. The students’ presentations were fascinating and ranged from the description of different...
