Original Post 9/3/2009: Register now for Mechanic's Institute!

The Mechanics' Institute is now accepting new applicants for its Historic Preservation program. The tuition-free certificate program, launched in 2006, is comprised of eight courses that cover a wide range of preservation topics.

For more information visit the school website at www.mechanicsinstitute.org. To register, call the Admissions office at 212.840.7648.

Sacred Sites Walking Tour September 16, 2009

In a world of constant change, religious institutions are often the historical and visual anchors of New York’s many neighborhoods, representing some of the most distinctive and exciting architectural styles. Please join Mosette and Herb Broderick in a walking tour of some of the most outstanding sacred sites on Manhattan’s historic Upper West Side. We will visit several institutions and see several of their magnificent interiors whilewalking and talking about everything in between. This is the second of a popular two-part series. For more information, click here.

Original Post 8/19/2009: SAVE THE DATE for Unsung Heroes!

On October 8th, Landmark West! will celebrate the Unsung Heroes of the Upper West Side. Save the date for the Dionysian feast!

Original Post 8/10/2009: Mayoral Breakfasts

In the summer of 2009, Mayoral candidates Tony Avella and William C. Thompson, Jr. discussed their positions on historic preservation and neighborhood planning issues. For more information, including photos and audio recordings of their remarks, please click here.

Original Post 8/4/2009: Postcard Slide Lecture on August 20th

On August 20th, Landmark West! hosted a slide lecture given by vintage postcard collector Michael V. Susi, author of the Postcard History Series’ The Upper West Side, Arcadia Publishing 2009. Michael shared his images of the lost and surviving structures of the Upper West Side over decades of development and redevelopment. Click here for more information.

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.