Clockwise: Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle Christian Mission in Harlem, St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chelsea, Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum on the Lower East Side, and St. Peter’s Chelsea. ( Photo credits, clockwise: Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle Christian Mission’s Facebook page, Jim Naureckas via Wikimedia Commons, Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons, Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons.) Four Sacred Sites in Manhattan Receive Renovation Grants The New York Landmarks Conservancy has pledged a total of $81,750 in “Sacred Sites Grants” to four religious properties in... News 03 Jun 2024 | 04:11
Sievren Versteeg, the mastermind behind the restored Astor Place Cube’s and its improved spin mechanism, explained his fabrication methodology at an unveiling ceremony on July 18. ( Photo via NYC DOT ) The Astor Place Cube, A True Icon, Is Back & Begging To Be Spun The Alamo, known colloquially as the Astor Place Cube, is back in action as of July 18. In other words, it’s ready to be... News 24 Jul 2023 | 12:51
The last Bloomingdale Asylum building of what used to be called Macy Villa is now known as Buell Hall on Columbia University’s campus located at 515 W 116th Street in Morningside Heights. Photo: Alessia Girardin A Building at Columbia University used to be part of a 19th Century Insane Asylum Columbia University’s Buell Hall is currently a gallery space and academic building for the Department of Architecture. Who... News 27 Jun 2023 | 02:09
The building where it all happens. Screenshot via Zoom The UWS Landmark Behind ‘Only Murders In The Building’ If you’ve stuck around the Upper West Side long enough, your memory of an earlier era of apartments may have been jogged... News 09 Dec 2022 | 03:42
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Riverside Park. Photo: Zoe Kava A Push to Restore Iconic Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Following the celebration of Memorial Day, many Upper West Siders are seeking to honor our service members in a new way –... News 03 Jun 2022 | 09:21
A rendering of the future home of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan in the former Christian Science church on Central Park West on 96th Street. ( Rendering: Courtesy of CMOM / FXCollaborative)) LPC Approves CMOM’s New Design UWS residents were initially thrilled with the idea that the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) had a found a new home... News 22 Jun 2020 | 10:59
