 | West End Avenue and environs,
between 89th and 109th Streets.
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Got questions? Get answers!
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The Upper West Side may soon be home to 800+ new landmarks, as the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) seriously considers landmark designation expansion in the area between Broadway and Riverside Drive, from 70th to 107th Street (click here for a map of the full study area). The third and final of three public hearings (to consider the area between West 89th and West 109th Streets) is this month!
Please join your fellow residents, business and property owners, and a host of preservation partners for an open Q&A program about the benefits and responsibilities of Living with Landmarks.
DATE: Wednesday, October 12th
TIME: 8:00 PM
LOCATION: American Youth Hostel
Amsterdam Avenue
at West 103rd Street
RSVP to landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org encouraged
This neighborly Q&A will feature a brief presentation by Prof. Andrew Scott Dolkart (Director of the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia University's School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation) on the history and development of West End Avenue and environs. The program will bring together individuals and organizations experienced in the landmark designation process, as well as the regulatory process for managing landmarks after designation has happened. Click here to meet our meeting co-sponsors.
Help spread the word! Click here to download a flyer to post in your building's entryway, mailroom or anywhere else that neighbors can learn about this important informational program.
Living with Landmarks is being organized in preparation for the third and final public hearing to be convened by the LPC. A similar informational session was held this past March 2011, to bring the community together in preparation for the first LPC public hearing, on March 22nd. Missed the program? Watch video on LW's YouTube Channel.
Living with Landmarks co-sponsors can answer questions regarding the upcoming public hearings, offer advice on ways to prepare, and speak to how landmark designation can affect you.
For our neighbors who live and own property within the proposed study areas: what does landmark protection for your home-for your neighborhood-mean? In addition to staff of the LPC and the organizations listed below, LANDMARK WEST! is a resource for the community. Over the past 25 years, LANDMARK WEST's tiny staff -- empowered by a league of volunteers with an array of expertise -- have aided innumerable friends and neighbors in navigating the landmarking waters.
For specific questions about owning property in a historic district and the regulatory process, call LANDMARK WEST! at 212-496-8110.
Our sincerest thanks go to the West End Preservation Society (WEPS) for their stalwart advocacy, and to Three Parks Independent Democrats for hosting the October 12th program.
 | Click the arrow above to visit LW's Flickr page and experience West End Avenue,
Riverside Drive, Broadway, and the streets between. |
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 Meeting Co-Sponsors
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Interested in being a co-sponsor? Let us know!)
Invited to attend the October 12th neighborhood meeting are:
Leadership and staff members from the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
Congressman Charles Rangel
State Senator Thomas K. Duane
State Senator Adriano Espaillat
State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal
State Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell
Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
City Council Member Gale Brewer
City Council Member Inez Dickens
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A historic district recognizing the architectural richness of West End Avenue and Riverside Drive has long been a landmark "Wish List" priority for LANDMARK WEST! The proposed extensions would weave together five smaller, existing historic districts along West End Avenue and take in eight individual buildings that have long been on LW's "Wish List" of landmark priorities (including the First Baptist Church at 79th and Broadway and the Cliff Dwelling apartments at Riverside Drive and 96th Street).
On September 15, 2010, the LPC held a community meeting at which they revealed a draft of their "West End Avenue Study Areas" (watch video of the meeting on our YouTube page). This was the public's first look at the area the LPC is considering for landmark designation. The new historic district would include 800+ buildings (click here for a map of the entire area).
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