Original Post 8/3/2009: Final Naumburg Orchestral Concert of 2009

2009 was the 104th Season of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts. Click here for more information.

Original Post 7/15/2009: Full House at July 14th Public Hearings

The floodgates opened at the July 14 public hearing as scores of supporters showed up to urge the Landmarks Preservation Commission to finally designate West-Park Presbyterian Church and the former IRT Powerhouse as Individual Landmarks. This was the first public hearing on West-Park since it was left out of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District in 1990 and the third public hearing since 1979 on the Powerhouse. Both buildings have hovered in "Landmarks Limbo" due to owner opposition. Decades' worth of bottled-up testimony sent the message loud and clear: these buildings have waited too long, but it is not too late. The Commission must act now. Click here for more information.

Original Post 7/6/2009: Free Walking Tour "From Stryker's Bay to Morningside Heights"

On July 12, the Columbus-Amsterdam BID sponsored a free walking tour of the Bloomingdale area, from Stryker's Bay to Morningside Heights. Click here for more information.

Original Post 7/1/2009: Presenting P.S.199 Students' Neighborhood Model!

In the summer of 2009, a neighborhood model created by first grade students at P.S. 199 was proudly displayed in the storefront window of Council Member Gale Brewer's office on Columbus Avenue. Click here for more information!

Original Post 6/16/2009: Urban Forests UPDATE

What started out as a project to preserve and protect open spaces behind rowhouse blocks has burgeoned into a far-reaching preservation effort aimed at protecting privately owned open space throughout the 5 boroughs—space that could be lost piecemeal under the radar screen to development projects, small and large. LANDMARK WEST! commissioned CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities to identify and map privately owned open space—not only on the Upper West Side, but in all 5 boroughs of the City! Click here for more information.

Original Post 6/15/2009: July 14th A Big Day for UWS landmarks-in-waiting

On July 14th, the Landmark Preservation Commission will hear testimony on 2 Upper West Side buildings: West-Park Presbyterian Church and the IRT Powerhouse. Click here for more information.

Original Post 6/11/2009: West 104th Street Block Association Walking Tour

On June 28th, the West 104th St. Block Association and Bloomingdale Aging in Place hosted a walking tour of upper West End Avenue from 107th to 96th Streets, led by Gilbert Tauber, urban planner and historian. Click here for more information.

Original Post 6/8/2009: Call for Unsung Heroes Nominations!

In June, Landmark West! asked for nominations for our Unsung Heroes Awards Ceremony, celebrating the people, groups or projects that have made an honest-to-goodness difference for New York and the Upper West Side. Click here for more information.

Original Post 6/5/2009: West End Avenue Walking Tour

On July 1, 2009, Andrew S. Dolkart, Director of Columbia University's graduate program in Historic Preservation, led a walking tour of West End Avenue. This tour was a continuation of the very popular original tour in September of 2008. Click here for more information.

Original Post: 5/27/2009: Free Concert at First Church of Christ, Scientist

On June 1, The First Church of Christ, Scientist at Central Park West and 68th Street hosted a free piano concert. Click here for more details.