Preservation Watch List
Preservation Watch List
“The Upper West Side is not going to be frozen nor should it be frozen. LANDMARK WEST! will always have a role in the neighborhood’s ongoing health and preservation. You can never put a neighborhood on auto-pilot. You can never say, ‘the work is done.’”
~ Paul Goldberger, architecture critic and Upper West Sider
Sites on LW!’s “Watch List” – a major focus of our advocacy activity – include those that are imminently threatened by inappropriate redevelopment and unsound public policy.
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NYS Senator Tony Avella Finds LPC's Plan Outrageous! Read on!
December 4, 2014
New York State Senator Tony Avella writes to Mayor de Blasio and Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan...
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Over 100 Buildings Heard, But Not Designated by LPC, Originally Scheduled to be De-Calendared on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. LPC has since withdrawn the de-calendaring proposal. New date to be determined.
December 23, 2014
All Five Boroughs Building Name, Address, Year Calendared by LPC Upper West Side, ManhattanIRT Powerhouse, 11th Ave at...
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UPDATE: First Church of Christ, Scientist (361 CPW)
February 10, 2015
On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a Public Meeting on 361...
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WRITE TO LPC! Tell them PRESERVE, DON'T DESTROY First Church!
March 6, 2015
Copy and paste the following text in an email and send it to LPC Chair Meenakshi...
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PRESERVATION ALERT! Neighborhood Character is Under Threat!
March 12, 2015
PRESERVATION ALERT!NYC CITYWIDE REZONING PROPOSALWOULD WEAKEN HARD-WONCONTEXTUAL ZONING PROTECTIONS,RAISE HEIGHT LIMITSThirty years ago, in response to...
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LANDMARK WEST's Letter to the Department of City Planning on the Proposed Citywide Rezoning
March 25, 2015
Here is, in full, LANDMARK WEST's letter to Carl Weisbrod, Chair of the New York...
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Community Testimony on the Proposed Zoning for Quality and Affordability Text Amendment
March 27, 2015
Preservation Groups, Community Leaders and Elected Officials meet for aPress Conference in front of City...
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Deadline EXTENDED!
April 8, 2015
Write to City Planning by 5pm on Thursday, April 30 to oppose Mayor de Blasio's Proposed ReZoning plan Email: AHOUSING@planning.nyc.gov (please cc. landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org) Or send letters...
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ALERT: Buying the Sky?
April 21, 2015
Image Source: The Architect's NewspaperJoin us at a special Town Hall Meeting at the main New York Public Library, 5th...
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CB7 Rejects Variances for First Church of Christ, Scientist Conversion
May 7, 2015
dnainfo.com has a great article covering Community Board 7's full board meeting from Tuesday. At this...
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Sacred Sites Open House Weekend - May 16 & 17
May 14, 2015
LW! is a proud co-sponsor of this year's event, organized by our colleagues at the...
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City Revises Destructive Zoning Proposal
May 26, 2015
In March 2015, the City Planning Commission announced a massive citywide rezoning proposal that would...
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Call for Moratorium on Mega-Towers That Would Darken Central Park
May 27, 2015
Let's Keep Central Park From Becoming "Central Dark!" Yesterday at a press conference in front of...
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CENTRAL dARK
May 27, 2015
Sign the petition to stop mega-development! With development rights from three townhouses, and the former Congregation...
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Upper West End Avenue, A Walking Tour with Andrew Scott Dolkart*
June 4, 2015
Cornice detail of The Cornwall (90th Street), a Broadway building that could be "carved out" of...
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DEFEND the proposed Riverside-West End Avenue Historic District Extension II
June 19, 2015
This Tuesday, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission will vote on Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II Please...
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Can you see the differences in these two images?
June 23, 2015
Left: District Map from 2010, Right: District Map post-de Blasio Diet on June 23, 2015Image...
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Riverside-West End Historic District Map Available!
June 24, 2015
While the City Council has 120 days to amend or disprove the Historic District Extension,...
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NYT Features District Exclusions
June 29, 2015
The Broadway Fashion Building, long a Landmark West! Wishlist Candidatewas designated in the last expansion of...
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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty...and landmarks preservation too!
June 29, 2015
Bruce Willis once said "You can't undo the past...but you can certainly not repeat it"...
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Continued Opposition to 361 Central Park West Residential Conversion
August 12, 2015
architecture, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, Individual Landmark, landmark, Landmarks at Risk, New York City, Upper West Side, Watch List, ZoningLandmark West! wishes to comment on the application to the Board of Standards and Appeals...
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Concerns about Intro. 775 shared with Council Members
August 26, 2015
Friends of the UES, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, Intro. 775, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Watch ListLandmark West!, Historic Districts Council, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, and Friends of the Upper...
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Neighbors Share Concerns for Teddy Roosevelt Park
September 4, 2015
American Museum of Natural History, Gilder Center, Landmarks at Risk, Teddy Roosevelt Park, Theodore Roosevelt Park, Watch ListNo man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedienceTheodore Roosevelt from "Latitude...
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Mariners' Playground sets sail for renovation
September 10, 2015
Mariners' Gate, Mariners' Playground, Plan for Play, public design commission, Scenic Landmark, Spector Playground, Watch List, West 85th Street, When the Process WorksThe Central Parks Conservancy is planning to overhaul their playground near the Mariners' Gate entrance,...
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Update: Opposition to Intro. 775
September 10, 2015
August 26, 2015 MEMORANDUM OF OPPOSITION TO INTRO. 775 Dear Council Member, We write to express our...
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Solidarity Against Intro. 775
September 16, 2015
NICE WORK! BIG THANKS to all of you who filled City Hall to capacity on...
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ABCs of Central Park, a Labor Day Tour for Kids
December 4, 2015
Labor Day morning in Central Park provided a special treat for about 25 Upper West...
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los ABCs del parque central (¡en español!)
December 4, 2015
In honor of Keeping the Past for the Future's Spanish language initiative, launched September 2015,...
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Come learn how this project would affect YOU!
December 6, 2015
American Museum of Natural History, architecture, Landmarks at Risk, NYC, open space, preservation, Theodore Roosevelt Park, Watch ListREAD LW's letter to the Museum outlining our preliminary questions and concerns. To learn more, please...
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The New York Landmarks Conservancy supports two pending UWS Landmarks
December 6, 2015
architecture, Backlog 95, Designation, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC, NYLC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Testimony, Watch ListCheck, and Check! The New York Landmarks Conservancy has released its position on two Upper...
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UPPER WEST SIEGE! Neighborhood Character Under Fire
December 6, 2015
UPPER WEST SIEGE! Mayor de Blasio's rezoning plan will raise height limits. The Upper West Side among...
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Time is Running Out for NYC!
December 6, 2015
Let's cut to the chase. Please sign this petition, New Yorkers for a Human-Scale City, and please...
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Testimony in Support of the Designation of the IRT Powerhouse & St. Michael's Episcopal Church Complex
December 6, 2015
In preparation for the November 5 & 12, 2015 Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) hearings, we...
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BFJ Comments on Zoning for Quality and Affordability
December 6, 2015
architecture, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, NYC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and AffordabilityLANDMARK WEST! asked BFJ Planning to review Mayor De Blasio's City Planning proposals "Zoning for...
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Central Park West Skyline: Potential Futures
December 6, 2015
Are there new towers in the future of this skyline? This is the important and...
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The future of a NYC treasure is at stake
December 19, 2015
Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Watch ListDear Neighbor: With so many critical, big-picture policy issues facing our neighborhood and city (eroding zoning...
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Time keeps on tickin'...or does it? >>UPDATED
December 30, 2015
As the hours wind down on 2015, they formally stopped at 10:25 for a landmark...
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Shapiro gets a fifth bite at the apple
January 13, 2016
A packed Spector Hall for the 361 CPW Hearing at the BSA An ever-growing roster of neighbors were...
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Stable Instability
January 20, 2016
Late Sunday night, news broke that Mayor de Blasio had hammered out an agreement with...
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Stable move even has humans saying "NEIGH"
January 28, 2016
Despite all of the press on the proposed Carriage Horse "compromise", few in the media have...
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The BIG Deal! [updated]
January 29, 2016
MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and AffordabilityChallenging de Blasio's Height-Raising Rezoning Plans Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) & Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH): THE BIG DEAL The Mayor's...
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Preservation Groups Blast Approval of Citywide Rezoning Plans With No Substantive Changes
February 3, 2016
MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and AffordabilityPRESS RELEASE February 3, 2016 PRESERVATION GROUPS BLAST APPROVAL OF CITYWIDE REZONING PLANS WITH NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES, VOW TO BRING...
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Coincidence$ >>UPDATED
February 4, 2016
UPDATE! The TIMES is reporting that the hearing is off. Mayor de Blasio's rushed, behind-the-scenes...
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BACK OFF!
February 4, 2016
As we've shared allegations of "Kick Backs" in the form of raises, for favorable votes...
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LPC addresses Backlog February 23
February 8, 2016
Backlog 95, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, McKim Mead and White, Robert W. Gibson, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Wish ListSt. Michael's Church by Robert W. Gibson After years of being deferred, the New York City...
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'fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again'
February 9, 2016
PediCab Driver at Protest outside WABC Studios on Columbus Avenue rallying against Intro. 573-a A former...
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New York is a dynamic metropolis...it isn’t a giant Etch A Sketch
February 17, 2016
Advocacy, Backlog 95, Beaux Arts, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, McKim Mead and White, NY Times, Powerhouse, Robert W. Gibson, Save the Powerhouse, St. Michael's Episcopal ChurchNew York Times Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman makes a timely case for NEXT TUESDAY'S BACKLOG...
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Chinese New Year Caption Contest - FINALISTS!
February 17, 2016
HAPPY YEAR OF THE MONKEY! We requested your captions and you delivered! See the top 10 11 ...
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LW! letter to AMNH
February 19, 2016
American Museum of Natural History, Gilder Center, Landmarks at Risk, Theodore Roosevelt Park, Watch ListBelow is the letter sent from LANDMARK WEST! to the American Museum of Natural History...
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IRT Coverage in CHELSEA NOW
March 3, 2016
Backlog 95, Historic Districts Council, IRT Powerhouse, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, McKim Mead and White, Watch List, Wish ListNeighborhood Paper CHELSEA NOW has a new article on the LPC Backlog and it quotes...
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Vote Looms on Height Increases
March 15, 2016
Advocacy, Affordable Housing, City Council, City Hall, Dept. of City Planning, Landmarks at Risk, MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, Zoning, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and AffordabilityMAYOR DE BLASIO'S HEIGHT INCREASES WON'T IMPROVE QUALITY OR AFFORDABILITY* Yet, there is talk of a "deal"...
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Seeing is Believing: ZQA & MIH
March 23, 2016
MIH-Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List, ZQA-Zoning for Quality and AffordabilityHeights will be increased from 14 to 17 stories for Broadway buildings that contain some...
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Ongoing Debate: Congregation Shearith (Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue)
March 28, 2016
Illustration by Alan Sugarman, protectwest70.org BAIT AND SWITCH: Congregation Shearith Israel's planned building has changed substantially since...
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AMNH Scoping - Follow up
April 8, 2016
American Museum of Natural History, Columbus Avenue, Gilder Center, Landmarks at Risk, Teddy Roosevelt ParkArmillary hanging in proposed-to-be-demolished Weston Pavilion On Wednesday, April 6th, the Parks Department held their mandatory...
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Neigh a word said...until today?
April 21, 2016
Calvert Vaux, Carriage Horses, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Intro 573-a, Landmarks at Risk, Scenic Landmark, UWS, Wall Street JournalIn an article that a commenter noted "should take him off his...
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Congregation Shearith Israel - A Victory!
May 3, 2016
Image from protectwest70.org Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI) is a powerful Upper West Side religious institution attempting...
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City Hall Press Conference
May 3, 2016
Mayor de Blasio, Our City Is Not For Sale! "Business as usual" is transforming New York...
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How to help 361 Central Park West
May 5, 2016
A long series of hearings at the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) will come...
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Condo Plans Cited Among Possible "Pay to Play" Deals
May 5, 2016
Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Watch List"The fix is in," LW! President Kate Wood told reporters at a May 4, 2016,...
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Community Groups Unite to Take Back New York!
May 5, 2016
Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Wish ListIt's time to end pay-to-play real estate deals. -- From the steps of City Hall, a coalition...
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116 Years of History Comes Down to June 2nd
May 24, 2016
More than 100 New Yorkers held a candlelight vigil in front of the former First Church...
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VICTORY for 361!
June 3, 2016
Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, When the Process Works, ZoningVICTORY! Developers' Speculative Development Project DENIED; New Hope for Landmark Church Today, the NYC Board of Standards & Appeals...
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Press Coverage of the Big Win for 361 Central Park West
June 3, 2016
Beaux Arts, Board of Standards and Appeals, First Church of Christ Scientist, Upper West Side, UWS, When the Process WorksThe press is already abuzz about the NYC Board of Standards & Appeals' vote to...
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Kudos from the New York Times
June 8, 2016
Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Carrere and Hastings, Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Individual Landmark, Media, When the Process WorksThere has been a lot of coverage of last Thursday's victory for New Yorkers at...
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Damaging State Bill Threatens Our Neighborhoods
June 10, 2016
UPDATE! NYC FAR Legislation Is Off The Table (for now...stay tuned) Click here for a press release _fddf SOME MEMBERS...
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Intro. 775-A: It's a Done Deal!
June 14, 2016
GOVERNMENT IN THE DARK! We can't make this stuff up. - In a surprise move, City Council fast-tracked...
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Landmark Changes in the Dark
June 14, 2016
Landmark Changes in the Dark -- Daily News: Opinion, Voice of the People (June 13, 2016) Prof. Jeffrey...
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Damaging State Bill ON HOLD
June 17, 2016
A WEEK AGO WE ALERTED YOU TO YET ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE BILL - THIS ONE IS...
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New Plans for W. 70th St. Condo Project
July 14, 2016
Public Review of Significant Changes to West 70th Street Condo Project Wednesday, July 20, 7:00 pm Community...
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Not So Fast: CB7 Sends Mixed Signals to Synagogue Developer
July 21, 2016
Thanks to everyone who packed the room at the July 20, 2016, Community Board 7 meeting! - Please click here...
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Congregation Shearith Israel Continues its March...
July 25, 2016
As follow up to last Wednesday's Community Board 7 Land Use hearing about a SECOND...
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Chain-LinkNYC
July 27, 2016
You may have noticed the new kiosks sprouting along Broadway and seemingly every other corridor...
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Quote of the Day: Central "Dark" & Our City's Fabric
August 9, 2016
Quote of the Day Central "Dark" & Our City's Fabric In a recent interview with Dezeen Magazine,...
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A "Materially Incomplete Submission" by Congregation Shearith Israel
August 30, 2016
On Sunday, August 28, 2016, LW! attorney (and board member) David Rosenberg emailed Community Board...
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We're not alone in the Universe
September 26, 2016
No, it's not a Dr. Who reference... New Yorkers have been beleaguered by incessant construction noise...
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Congregation Shearith Israel: No Bending the Rules
October 6, 2016
Board of Standards and Appeals, Congregation Shearith Israel, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Watch ListCONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL'S W. 70TH ST. MIDBLOCK CONDO PROJECT UNDER SCRUTINY COME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FRIDAY, OCTOBER...
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Testimony on proposed AMNH Expansion (UPDATED)
October 6, 2016
Although the Community Board overwhelmingly approved the American Museum of Natural History's proposed expansion, there...
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Public Hearing Raises More Questions than Answers
October 17, 2016
Board of Standards and Appeals, Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Watch ListOn Friday, October 14, the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) held its first...
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"Minor" Changes are "Major" Misrepresentation
October 20, 2016
Board of Standards and Appeals, Congregation Shearith Israel, Dept. of Buildings, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation Under Fire, Watch ListLast night, at Community Board 7's Land Use Committee meeting, CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL was at...
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Kate Wood on NY1: Time is Running Out for Landmark-Worthy Synagogue
November 4, 2016
demolition, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, Upper West Side, UWS, Watch ListKate Wood protests impending demolition of a nearly century-old synagogue on W. 93rd Street. As a...
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Fourth Universalist "Landmark on the Park" Launches New Era
November 22, 2016
S.O.U.L., a partnership between the Fourth Universalist Society and Upper West Side neighbors, was founded...
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Governor Cuomo: Tell MTA to MIND THE CAP!
November 28, 2016
AVOID DELAYS! Contact Governor Cuomo Today! Last week, the MTA announced their plan to raise fares...
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CENTRAL dARK Statement
November 28, 2016
DOWNLOAD the new printable CENTRAL dARK flyer HERE Will Central Park Become CENTRAL dARK? A supertall tower...
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Nixed Again! CSI covered by West Side Spirit
November 28, 2016
Olivia Kelley recounts the latest trials for Congregation Shearith Israel's long-toothed proposal to build five stories...
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Church on Park Debating Plans for Demolition
December 6, 2016
Don’t panic! This article from The New York Times is from May 1982…nearly 35 years ago....
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LPC Hears Morningside Heights Historic District
December 8, 2016
After more than two decades of hard work, the LPC heard testimony on Tuesday for...
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Yes, Virginia...
December 12, 2016
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. ~ Virginia O'Hanlon (age...
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IRT Powerhouse Remains in Landmarks Limbo
December 14, 2016
Backlog 95, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, McKim Mead and White, Wish ListWell, Virginia... It's still a tough world out there. After 37 years on the Landmarks Preservation Commission's...
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Zoning Variance Agency Under Scrutiny
December 20, 2016
New legislation aims to regulate the Board of Standards and Appeals By Madeleine Thompson, West Side Spirit and Our...
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Community Board 7 Addresses Tall Towers on UWS
January 11, 2017
POSTPONED DUE TO OVERWHELMING PUBLIC INTEREST! Please stay tuned - the meeting will be rescheduled...
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Deja Vu All Over Again
January 12, 2017
CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL'S W. 70TH STREET LUXURY CONDOS DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN... Back in 2003,...
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MAKING MUSIC Event for 711 West End Avenue!
January 12, 2017
TAG, the Tenants' Action Group of 711 West End Avenue is presenting a special concert...
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Another chapter in "Wreck Side Story"
January 18, 2017
Karma Comes to Call In 2013, LW! alerted you to a Daily News article on the...
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Congregation Shearith Israel Vote Scheduled
February 26, 2017
CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL'S W. 70TH STREET LUXURY CONDOS VOTE SCHEDULED! Tuesday, February 28, starting at 10:00am 22 Reade...
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Open Letter to BSA Chair Margery Perlmutter
March 12, 2017
March 6, 2017 - Hon. Margery Perlmutter, Chair NYC Board of Standards and Appeals 250 Broadway, 29th Floor New York, NY ...
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New Republic: "For New York developers, blatant deception isn't just good for business—it's completely legal"
March 24, 2017
The April 2017 issue of the New Republic focuses on the U.S. President in a collection of...
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Crain's Reveals Gerrymandered Zoning Lot
April 15, 2017
Rare tower set to rise on Upper West Side: Developers of 200 Amsterdam Ave. stitched together...
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April 20, 2017
2 Columbus Circle, 200 Amsterdam, adventure playground, Advocacy, American Museum of Natural History, Arlene Simon, CENTRAL dARK, Congregation Shearith Israel, Edward Durell Stone, Fourth Universalist Society, how the west was won, Keeping the Past for the Future, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Preservation Under Fire, RAP, Riverside West End Avenue Historic District, Watch List, When the Process Works, Wish ListA pristine brownstone block of West 70th Street On April 19, 2017 – the 52nd anniversary to...
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Best Manhattan Prices Per Foot!
May 2, 2017
Quarter two revealed some of the highest prices on record for Manhattan condos and coops:...
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It's a Small World...
May 5, 2017
And although Central Park is a "big" 843 acres of a Scenic Landmark, there always...
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668' on Amsterdam Avenue?
May 5, 2017
Hundreds of Upper West Siders flocked to a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 3,...
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Curbing Supertall Tower Development: A Few Ideas
May 10, 2017
Two 600-foot-plus towers planned for the Upper West Side THE PROBLEM Towers soaring to 600 feet and...
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LW! Secures $5,000 Challenge Grant to Fund the Fight Against 200 Amsterdam
May 11, 2017
LW! has secured a $5,000 challenge grant to help bring community legal counsel on board to...
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CSI: Article 78 Filed
May 15, 2017
Board of Standards and Appeals, Congregation Shearith Israel, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch ListLANDMARK WEST! has filed an Article 78 to challenge the BSA approval of special permits...
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Rally Against Developer's "Alternative Facts" on 200 Amsterdam SuperTower
May 16, 2017
"...exceptionally irregular zoning lot..." "...four floors of mechanical spaces at the top of the...
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BIG Landmarks Win!
May 24, 2017
On Tuesday, May 23rd, the LPC denied a revised proposal brought before them by the...
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Speaking Out Against 200 Amsterdam Supertall Tower
June 1, 2017
The 200 Amsterdam development site, backing up to the PS 199 playground LANDMARK WEST! has taken...
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PS199 Homework
June 9, 2017
A 668' tall tower right next to a public school and playground would have multiple deleterious...
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Not So Fast: 200 Amsterdam Project "On Hold"
June 14, 2017
"PLANS FOR UPPER WEST SIDE’S TALLEST BUILDING ON HOLD AS CITY REVIEWS CHALLENGE BY NEIGHBORS,"...
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SAVE NEW YORK SUMMIT, Thursday, June 22, 6pm
June 15, 2017
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, CENTRAL dARK, Landmarks at Risk, Preservation Under Fire, Watch ListThe scale of New York is being drastically changed - not just in Midtown Manhattan,...
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Voters Against Supertalls
June 22, 2017
New Yorkers from neighborhoods across the city came together on Thursday, June 22, 2017, for...
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"We Can't Really Stop It"--but we can change it!
June 26, 2017
At Thursday, June 22nd's Save New York Summit, #VotersAgainstSupertalls rallied to support appropriately scaled development...
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200 Amsterdam -- PROGRESS!
June 27, 2017
NEWS FLASH! The Department of Buildings has posted on its website a "Notice to Revoke" permits for the 668' tower...
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Electeds Weigh in on West 66th Street
June 28, 2017
Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Assembly Member Dick Gottfried and Senator Brad Hoylman have chimed in...
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WATCH NOW: Save New York Summit
July 5, 2017
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Friends of the UES, Landmark West, shadows, skyline, Tours and Events, ZoningLANDMARK WEST! presents newly available footage from the night of our Save New York Summit! On...
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UWS District 6 Candidate's Forum
July 20, 2017
WEST SIDE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM: The Balance Between Land Use and Quality of Life Hosted by LANDMARK...
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200 Amsterdam Avenue: Good News
October 30, 2017
200 Amsterdam Avenue: GOOD NEWS! WE DO NOT GET ENOUGH GOOD NEWS THESE DAYS BUT HERE...
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Money & Politics: Extensive News Coverage UPDATED
November 2, 2017
Congregation Shearith Israel, First Church of Christ Scientist, Landmarks at Risk, Pay to Play, Preservation Under Fire, Watch ListFIND MOST RECENT UPDATES HERE The past few months have brought wave after wave of news...
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CPW Skyline Alert: 50 West 66th Street
November 27, 2017
Snohetta's intention for the revamped CPW skyline viewed from south east. Image from Snohetta website. Design Intent...
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ERFA Progress-HUGE Community Win
December 1, 2017
The East River Fifties Alliance (ERFA) has the extraordinary news that the City Planning Commission...
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The IRT Powerhouse is Designated!
December 5, 2017
Backlog 95, Individual Landmark, IRT Powerhouse, Landmarks Preservation Commission, McKim Mead and White, When the Process Works(revised) It is with great excitement that LANDMARK WEST! can report that the Landmarks Preservation Commission...
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Tribeca Clocktower to Remain!
December 5, 2017
Individual Landmark, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation Commission, McKim Mead and White, When the Process Worksimage by Michael Vecchio Sometimes the beauty (and the ingenuity!) is not always visible on the...
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A Window into the Certificate of Appropriateness Process
December 13, 2017
Columbus Avenue, Landmark West, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, LPC, McKim Mead and White, preservation, Upper West Side, West 72nd Street, When the Process WorksColumbus Avenue Elevation At yesterday’s Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, the vigilance of LANDMARK WEST! and our...
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Full Steam Ahead: 2018
December 29, 2017
C of A, Individual Landmark, IRT Powerhouse, Landmark West, McKim Mead and White, New York City, Powerhouse, preservation, Save the Powerhouse, Upper West Side, UWS, When the Process Works, Wish ListFull Steam Ahead! Undoubtedly, 2017 has been a year of change, both for the nation and...
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Belleclaire Rising!
January 12, 2018
Hotel Belleclaire, Broadway at Seventy-Seventh Street New York Thanks to the wonders of the internet, one...
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The Doctor is OUT
January 15, 2018
After a months-long review, the Mayor has concluded the work of a special commission developed...
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Victor's Cafe, Penang, Cafe Tallulah, Oxbow Tavern...just keep the relief mural!
February 14, 2018
Wide eye'd pedestrians may have noticed earlier this week when signs went up on the...
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Kalikow: Cat's Out of the Bag!
February 21, 2018
Big things are happening in NYC--and they are not all good. LANDMARK WEST! has teamed...
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Mixed Forecast Ahead for 200 Amsterdam Avenue
March 16, 2018
200 Amsterdam, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of Buildings, Landmark West, shadows, skyline, Upper West SideClear Skies or Long Shadows overhead? LANDMARK WEST! and Committee for Environmentally Sound Development, along with...
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Coin Toss for March 27th
March 20, 2018
architecture, Board of Standards and Appeals, Dept. of Buildings, Historic District, Individual Landmark, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, New York, New York City, NYC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Testimony, Upper West Side, UWSMarch 27th is a coin toss... With lots on the docket, one must prioritize... Attend the...
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CC Speaker Johnson against LPC Rules Changes
March 23, 2018
Advocacy, C of A, City Hall, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation Under FireEchoing the position of LANDMARK WEST! and several colleague organizations, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson...
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Don't Rule Us Out
March 26, 2018
C of A, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, LPC, New York, New York City, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, Upper West Side, UWSDon't Rule Out the Power of the Public In advance of the LPC's proposal to revise...
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The People Take A Stand
March 28, 2018
Advocacy, Affordable Housing, architecture, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, landmark, Landmark West, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, legalization, LPC, Moderism, New York City, NYC, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, REBNY, Upper West Side, UWS, West End Preservation SocietyA Day of Public Outcry at the Landmarks Preservation Commission The community was out in full...
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Funding 50 West 66th Street
April 13, 2018
The Real Deal reports that financing for Extell Development's proposed 50 West 66th Street will...
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No Shortage of Threats to Upper West Side
April 14, 2018
Three new webpages to stay on top of your issues! A series of developments continue to...
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UWS JANE'S WALK - Saturday May 5th, 11am
April 16, 2018
FREE UWS Jane's Walk! RSVP via Municipal Art Society Website. The East River Fifties Alliance’s (“ERFA”)...
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Joint Statement about LPC Rules Changes
April 19, 2018
LANDMARK WEST! along with the the Brooklyn Heights Association, The City Club of New York,...
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The Next LPC Chair...
April 25, 2018
There has been much speculation of who might take the place of Meenakshi Srinivasan who...
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2.5 Blocks for the Bowery
May 18, 2018
In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, and Commissioner Corey...
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What is Floor Area Ratio?
May 21, 2018
#votersagainstsupertalls, Landmarks at Risk, preservation, Preservation Under Fire, shadows, skylineWondering what it means when someone refers to Floor Area Ratio or FAR? We've got you. FLOOR...
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Senators to contact re: Senate Bill 6760
May 22, 2018
While Speaker Carl Heastie has New York City's interests covered in the Assembly, concerns arise...
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It's YOUR Call: Curb Senate Bill 6760
May 23, 2018
It's YOUR call... Although removed from New York State budget negotiations, the provision to eliminate the Floor Area...
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Taking Exception to the Rules
May 30, 2018
Advocacy, Landmarks, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Preservation Under Fire, When the Process WorksTaking Exception to the Rules Public Impact on the Proposed LPC Rules Changes The Landmarks Preservation Commission...
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Death at 217 West 57
June 1, 2018
In an unfortunate report, a construction worker was injured and a security guard was killed...
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Two Wrongs Don't Make an 'As-of-Right'
June 5, 2018
200 Amsterdam, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, Preservation Under Fire, Upper West Side, UWS, ZoningFrom left to right: Frank Chaney (the plaintiff's lawyer), Paul Selver of Kramer Levin (the...
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Hedge Fund Buyers?
June 23, 2018
Gary Stern takes a look at the (sometimes) foreign, but always MEGA money in play...
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Tell DeBlasio What You Think about SUPERTALLS on UWS: RSVP for 6/27 Town Hall
June 25, 2018
UPDATE FROM THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT: "Thank you for your interest in our upcoming town...
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What Happened at the Town Hall
June 28, 2018
Last night's town hall meeting saw the community pushing Mayor Bill de Blasio on some...
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Celebrating Penn Central Day!
July 2, 2018
Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, New York City, preservation, Tours and Events, When the Process WorksLast week, LANDMARK WEST! co-sponsored a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Penn Central v....
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99 Problems...but height ain't one
July 3, 2018
Call it the ultimate first world problem...only it's about being surpassed by the third world...literally.* In...
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Op-Ed: A Tower of 775 feet, and We Can't Say One Word
July 27, 2018
Excavation work for a 775-foot residential tower on 65th/66th Streets ...
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The Next Step: LPC to Hold Hearing for Revised Rules Changes
July 31, 2018
Advocacy, Landmarks Law, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC, New York City, preservation, When the Process WorksThe Next Step LPC to Hold Hearing for Revised Rules Changes Earlier this year, LANDMARK WEST! joined neighbors...
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The Post Delivers
August 13, 2018
Image Courtesy New York PostThis past Sunday, the New York Post's exclusive cover story, "City...
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More impacts of Extell on 66 reverberate
August 17, 2018
As noted by many neighbors, it got a lot more difficult to park on the...
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Money & Politics: An Update on "Pay to Play" in New York City
August 19, 2018
Money & Politics Pay-to-Play Politics in New York City Image Courtesy New York Public Library, Billy Rose...
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Elected Officials take one giant leap on eliminating gaps
August 20, 2018
Several council members have signed onto a letter penned by City Council Speaker Corey Johnson...
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Development by Loophole: UWS Block Association Explains Impact of 66th Street Development
August 24, 2018
#votersagainstsupertalls, CENTRAL dARK, Preservation Under Fire, shadows, skyline, Upper West Side, UWSView the West 65th and West 66th Street Block Association's video NYC" Development by Loophole...
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It is "GO" Time on W 66th St. Zoning Challenge
August 24, 2018
Is all of the UWS excavation leaving you feeling a little "empty"? 'Life isn't a sprint,...
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City Planning Examines Voids
September 5, 2018
New York City's Department of City Planning, Manhattan division met with neighbors and LANDMARK WEST!...
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66th Street Zoning Challenge Meeting
September 6, 2018
Mark your Calendars: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th: (1) New York State Primary Day Polls are open 6am-9pm. Please remember to...
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215' of Nothing is NOT okay!
September 6, 2018
LANDMARK WEST! and neighbors have filed our Department of Buildings Zoning Challenge against the CENTRAL...
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66th Street Challenge is filed! 75 Days of Road Ahead.
September 10, 2018
Ever vigilant, LW! and Neighbors filed a Department of Buildings Zoning Challenge against 36 West 66th Street,*...
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984' and Counting
September 12, 2018
The definition of SuperTall has "grown" as the sky is, increasingly no longer the limit. ...
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CITY Support!
September 13, 2018
Local, City and State Electeds write in support of the 10 West 66th Street Corporation...
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The Spirit on Tall Talk
September 22, 2018
Reporter Michael Garofalo reports on the DOB CHALLENGE against 36 West 66th Street in the...
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Excavator Flips, Progress Flops
September 27, 2018
Thankfully, there are no known reported injuries as of yet, but an excavator flipped over...
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36 West 66th Street Throws Shade on the UWS
October 4, 2018
The Department of Buildings (DOB) has 75 days from our 9/9/2018 CHALLENGE * filing against 36 West 66th...
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Referendum Questions Addressed!
October 16, 2018
FREE Public Education Forum in Manhattan on Community Board Referendum Questions Thursday October 18th 6:30pm-8:30pm Gregorio Luperon...
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REPLY: Senator Hoylman
October 31, 2018
In conjunction with filing the Zoning Challenge against 36 West 66th Street, LANDMARK WEST! issued...
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AMNH may proceed
December 11, 2018
A legal action spearheaded by neighborhood group Community United to Protect Theodore Roosevelt Park has...
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Move 'ova Cova
December 11, 2018
View of Cova Building prior to alterations Identified as a National Register Eligible building in a...
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36 West 66th Street Is Filed!
December 20, 2018
It truly is the busiest time of the year! To catch you up on three fronts...
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The Facts of 36 West 66th Street
January 7, 2019
2018 ended in a flurry, and LANDMARK WEST! met the deadline to file a Board of...
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Addressing the Voids
January 8, 2019
#votersagainstsupertalls, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning, Watch List, ZoningLANDMARK WEST! Executive Director was featured in an article in CRAINS NY (linked) alongside colleague Rachel...
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City Council Statement on Mechanical Voids
January 16, 2019
"The officials highlighted developer tactics such as excessive use of “void spaces” — unoccupied floors...
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Gale Brewer Statement on DOB to Revoke Permits for 36 W. 66th St.
January 17, 2019
"This is a victory not only for the Upper West Side, but for communities all...
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Neighbors Prevail! LW! Wins Round in 36 W. 66th Street Battle
January 17, 2019
With many thanks to our team of Attorneys: John Low-Beer, Chuck Weinstock and Zoning Expert...
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MEDIA coverage of DOB Intent to Revoke
January 17, 2019
Image Courtesy THE REAL DEAL. Considering the rarity of the Department of Building Revoking Permits, and...
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Manhattan Delegation of City Council speaks out
January 18, 2019
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, City Council, Dept. of Buildings, Dept. of City Planning, ZoningImage Courtesy New York Daily News In a letter dated January 10, the entire Manhattan Delegation...
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Buildings near you---now 66% larger than intended!
January 19, 2019
Charles Bagli of The New York Times cited the postcard at left (dreamed up during...
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The Spirit: West Side Tower Cut Down to Size
January 24, 2019
The West Side Spirit's Emily Higginbotham weighs in on the City's notice to revoke permits...
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LW! Making Headlines
January 25, 2019
LANDMARK WEST!'s fight against supertall towers is making headlines. The Department of Buildings Notice Intent to Revoke of...
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Department of City Planning to Act on Voids
January 25, 2019
Attached HERE is a letter from City Planning--including information on their proposal to address excessive...
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LW! Makes More Headlines!
January 30, 2019
Our fight against supertall towers continues making headlines! LANDMARK WEST! board chair Page Cowley, FAIA and her fellow...
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Out of this world!
February 1, 2019
GOTHAMIST picks up where it left off last week in its expose on the City...
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Mechanical Voids Are Highbrow/Despicable
February 5, 2019
From New York Magazine's "The Approval Matrix: Week of February 4, 2019": "So it's perfectly legal right...
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THE GUARDIAN: Anything but "Super"
February 5, 2019
Like leggy plants given too much fertiliser, these buildings are a symptom of a city...
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This isn't a Game
February 6, 2019
The City enacts building codes and zoning guidelines often to protect the public. Jacob Riis...
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Higher Power
February 8, 2019
Perhaps Rapunzel slept in this tower? But some wonder about the ethics of a religious institution...
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Community Boards Consider City Planning text on VOIDS
February 14, 2019
Mark your Calendars! Key Dates to Curb Inappropriate Development LANDMARK WEST! and our colleagues FRIENDS of the...
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Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal Lowers the Roof on Excess
February 16, 2019
New York State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal has introduced state legislation A.5026 aimed at closing...
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How the DCP Zoning Text Amendment Stacks UP
March 6, 2019
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning, ZoningDepartment of City Planning (DCP) hearing on VOIDS Zoning Text Amendment WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th, beginning at 10am 120...
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Let's Talk Loopholes!
March 9, 2019
LANDMARK WEST!'s Sean Khorsandi (2nd from left) discusses the threat posed to many communities by...
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Sean Khorsandi Explains Proposed Voids Text Amendment
March 13, 2019
Sean Khorsandi was a guest of Assembly Member Dick Gottfried on this week's episode of...
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LW! Gives Testimony re VOIDS Proposed Amendment
March 15, 2019
On March 13th, the Department of City Planning (DCP) held a hearing on a proposed...
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DCP to vote on their VOIDS Zoning Text Amendment
April 8, 2019
On Wednesday, the Department of City Planning is expected to vote on their proposal to close the...
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State to the Rescue
May 3, 2019
Image via The Real Deal In the wake of disappointing results from the Department of City...
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Gale Brewer on Development
May 6, 2019
Image via City and State Upper West Sider and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer told the...
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De ja Vu on the UWS-New Appeal on 50 W. 66th, Possible New Landmark, and Fighting the Voids
May 14, 2019
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, Advocacy, CENTRAL dARK, Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservationLW! has been hard at work. Read on for news about Yesterday, Today, Thursday, and...
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Support our Bravest!
June 7, 2019
LANDMARK WEST! has been asking #isitsafe and the FDNY has just answered: "No". Is the Dept. of Buildings listening? When LW! first...
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How to Game the Zoning Codes to Build Supertall Skyscrapers by James S. Russell
June 12, 2019
In CityLab, James S. Russell (with a little help from LW! Executive Director, Sean Khorsandi,...
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If 137 West 71st Street Could Talk...NOW IT CAN!
June 18, 2019
FILE--Author James Baldwin gestures in a Feb. 25, 1985 file photo. James Campbell, the biographer...
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Belvedere-Beautiful View Looking Beautiful!
June 18, 2019
The Belvedere "Castle" (actually a Victorian Folly) is set to reopen after a lengthy renovation. ...
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Daytonian in Manhattan: Hardenberg's Nos. 1845-1847 Broadway
July 15, 2019
By Tom Miller, aka the Daytonian in Manhattan Reproduced with permission. Original Entry from September 15,...
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Developer July 2019 BSA Filing on 50 W. 66th Street
July 24, 2019
Response to LW! May 13, 2019 Filing at the Board of Standards and Appeals. The team...
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The Development Driving a Wedge Through the UWS
July 31, 2019
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARKWe've told you about how A new breed of skyscraper threatens to devastate the fabric of...
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What Happened Yesterday at the BSA: Defining the Realm of the Absurd
August 7, 2019
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARKOn Tuesday, August 6th neighbors, friends, electeds and lawyers from across the Upper West Side...
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ICYMI: W66th St Tower at BSA
August 14, 2019
#votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of City Planning, ZoningWhile many were hitting the beach to beat the heat last week, LW! had an...
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The Fight Against 50 W. 66th Continues Sept. 10th
September 4, 2019
On August 6th, the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) heard Landmark West's Appeal (view it HERE) regarding...
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Absurdity Continues: 50 W 66th Street at BSA Tomorrow
September 9, 2019
At its Executive Review Session on August 6th, the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA)...
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Another Round of Absurdity!
September 11, 2019
The UWS again temporarily relocated to 22 Reade Street on Tuesday morning to witness continued...
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LW! November 2019 BSA Filing of 50 W. 66th Street
November 7, 2019
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, ZoningThese are the response documents filed by LW! on November 6, 2019 Submission Notice Statement of Facts Exhibit...
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Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer Re: 50 W. 66th Street
December 17, 2019
Thank you Gale Brewer for your support as the community's pushes back against excessive mechanical...
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Upper West Siders Say Luxury Tower's Height-Boosting "Mechanical Void" is Mostly Empty Space - GOTHAMIST
December 17, 2019
#votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of BuildingsGothamist article By Elizabeth Kim Dec. 17, 2019 4:11 p.m. Rendering...
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Today's Hearing on 50 West 66th Street
December 17, 2019
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARKThe UWS came out en force today for three and one half hours of arguments...
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One Loophole, 100%
December 30, 2019
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, Dept. of Buildings, ZoningThrough the 1980's and 1990's a popular cereal brand famously compared the vitamins and minerals in their one bowl of cereal...
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ALL Local Electeds Agree -- Revoke Permits for 50 West 66th Street!
January 27, 2020
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARKTuesday, January 28th the Board of Standards and Appeals will rule on LW's Appeal of...
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BSA: Tie Goes to the Developer at 50 West 66th Street
January 28, 2020
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARKThe Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) decided today that the nearly 200 vertical feet of mechanical...
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BSA Chair Perlmutter is "OK with what was represented" even though SHE NEVER SAW IT
January 29, 2020
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARKThere's so much to question about how the Chair of the Board of Standards and...
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GOTTFRIED stands with LW!
January 31, 2020
#isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARK, ZoningIn his recent community update, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried reiterated his support of LANDMARK WEST!...
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‘We’re literally at the behest of developers’ whim’
February 7, 2020
#votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, 50 West 66th Street, Advocacy, Board of Standards and Appeals, CENTRAL dARKNew York Times Reporter Stefanos Chen brings readers "The People vs. Big Development" ticking off...
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Going Soon! From a Neighborhood Near You
February 18, 2020
CONGRATULATIONS to our colleagues, both the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development (CFESD) and the Municipal Art Society (MAS) on...
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C'MON CMOM!
February 29, 2020
Advocacy, Children's Museum of Manhattan, Individual Landmark, Landmarks at Risk, Landmarks Preservation CommissionThe Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), the latest stewards of the 117-year old individual landmark at 361...
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CMOM Takes 5!
March 4, 2020
Community rallies for FIVE hours in support of the 117-year old individual landmark at 361 Central Park West. ...
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A Ray of Sunshine in NYC?
March 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, ZoningNew York City’s local communities may be getting the “breath of fresh air” (and ray...
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Judge Sides with Common Sense
September 29, 2020
Community WINS in Supreme Court of State of NY! -- Developer vows to Appeal the...
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Big Things Planned in 2021: We're Going to Court for YOU
December 8, 2020
Coming through for you, and Standing TALL! Once Again YOU CAN COUNT on LANDMARK WEST! As promised, our Article 78 is now...
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City's Response to LW! Article 78 Filing
February 17, 2021
The City filed their response on Tuesday, February 17. Documents are as follows: ANSWER IN SPECIAL...
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STILL GOING: Stopping the Copper Top at 50 West 66th Street
February 19, 2021
Year 6, and LW! continues the MARCH for you. On December 7th, 2020 LANDMARK WEST! filed our Article 78 asking...
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Planning Together -- Without the Community
February 22, 2021
The City Council Speaker has proposed PLANNING TOGETHER: A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR NEW YORK CITY (linked). Formally Intro 2186, this...
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West 66th Street Appeal: How We Will Beat the Voids
August 23, 2021
West 66th Street Appeal: How We Will Beat the Voids Long, long ago, in a land (not...
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LW's Appellate Division Filing
December 14, 2021
LANDMARK WEST filed our Appellate Division Appeal on Monday, December 6, 2021. Documents are as...
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LW is very APPEALing
December 14, 2021
New York is the Big Onion and we are pulling back it's many layers! After a...
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"Shady Cash"
January 14, 2022
Image Credit: Snøhetta / NY Post composite, via NY Post New York Post Journalist Jennifer Gould...
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Billionaire's Cluster?
February 24, 2022
Silverstein Properties Buys, Holds, and Flips Following a competitive bidding war, and a July 2018 purchase...
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LW! loses Appeal
April 28, 2022
Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, First Judicial Department rules against...
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Joint Letter on 5G Towers
January 17, 2023
Historic Districts Council, Landmarks at Risk, New York Landmarks Conservancy, public design commissionLW! has a long history as an adversary for the out-of-scale 5G-towers proposed for the...
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The Endurance of West Park Presbyterian
June 14, 2023
PEW! That was one long hearing! Following an updated presentation by the Presbytery and their team...
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Landmark West is "Living for the City" on WBAI
August 18, 2023
by Sarah McCully In case you missed it, our Executive Director Sean Khorsandi guested on this...
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Protecting the Laws That Protect Our Landmarks
Upper West Siders have worked hard over many decades to secure sound planning policies to guide the future of our neighborhood and city. Important laws that protect Upper West Side character and quality of life include the New York City Landmarks Law and Zoning Resolution, especially contextual zoning designed to reinforce existing community character. Keep reading to find out how these laws and the landmarks they protect are increasingly under attack, and what you can do to help LW! defend them.
Use the buttons at the top of the page to see “PRESERVATION UNDER FIRE” and “WHEN THE PROCESS WORKS” Watch-Blog posts.
CENTRAL dARK
In 2007, LW! commissioned a study by Weisz + Yoes Architecture to examine the development potential directly adjacent to Central Park. Their findings identified ten potential sites where towers may rise. These “worst case scenario” findings pale in comparison to the actual scale of current planned development in the blocks just south of the park – and creeping north.
Watch Bill Moyers’s PBS program “The Long, Dark Shadows of Plutocracy”
New Yorkers for a Human-Scaled City – Join the Movement!
Use the buttons at the top of the page to see “CENTRAL dARK” Watch-Blog posts.
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Preservation
Official landmark designation is only one step in ensuring the survival of our neighborhood’s architectural, historically and culturally significant assets. Preservation requires constant vigilance.
Use the buttons at the top of the page to see “LANDMARKS AT RISK” Watch-Blog posts