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The Children’s Museum of Manhattan will have to make some changes to its proposal to turn the First Church of Christ, Scientist on 96th Street and CPW into a museum

Last week, the City Council voted to approve a text amendment to the New York City zoning code, restricting the size and placement of “mechanical voids,” oversized

The 127-year-old City Club of New York, which once took on Tammany Hall, is now going up against Extell Development and the 775-foot residential skyscraper

The Department of Buildings has rejected an attempt by opponents of a proposed 775-foot tower at 50 West 66th Street to stop the project.

Developers of a 668-foot tall apartment tower on 69th Street and Amsterdam Avenue that was delayed by a zoning challenge have begun construction

The super-tall building planned for 200 Amsterdam Avenue is officially “on hold,” according to the NYC Department of Buildings website.

Landmark West! is hosting a special celebration on Monday night to honor some of the Upper West Side 'unsung heroes', including

The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved an extension to the Riverside-West End Historic District Tuesday that will give more than 300 buildings landmark

Landmarks West sent out the following alert about the conversion of the old First Church of Christ at the corner of 96th street and Central Park West.

A long battle over a building next to an historic synagogue on West 70th street appears to be over. Congregation Shearith Israel plans to knock down a community house

Landmark West is putting on an important roundtable discussion this Thursday featuring the candidates vying to replace City Council member Gale Brewer. They plan to talk about land use on the Upper West Side, meaning everything from where to build new developments to zoning to landmarks. It's at the Society ...

October 12, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 54 Degrees.

June 1, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 72 Degrees.

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January 4, 2011 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, High of 31 Degrees.

By Emily Baer The IRT Powerhouse located on 11th Avenue between 58th and 59th Street is a beautiful example of Beaux Arts architecture, but it's also one of the most controversial buildings on the Upper West Side. A debate that began in 1979 about landmarking the powerhouse still hasn't been ...

October 6, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 68 Degrees. News: People placed flowers and candles in front of the Upper West Side Apple Store to commemorate and mourn Steve Jobs' death. Someone also placed an iPhone next to the flowers with a picture of Steve Jobs on it, as you ...

Some of the top chefs in the neighborhood served small plates, like the chopped fall salad by 'Cesca above, last night at an event called Landmark Feast. The event, held at the Museum of Natural History, was a fundraiser for Landmark West and Friends of Roosevelt Park, which takes care of ...

Landmark West, the Upper West Side historic preservation group, started a very cool little project a couple of weeks ago, asking readers to send in their photos of people playing in Central Park through the ages. So far they've gotten a nice smattering of snapshots, including this one above shot in ...

By Maria Gorshin What was it like yesterday at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, where a highly-anticipated public hearing was held for the West End Avenue historic district extension? It could have come down to a long day of Us vs. Them; corporate greed mongers vs. local sentimentalists; The Man in ...