Landmark West

Preservation advocacy:providing advocacy and leadership to protect important historic places on theupper West side; collaboration with preservation organizations throughoutnew york city to address citywide issues and policies affecting historicplaces and neighborhood integrity; online resources (www.landmarkwest.org);involving community residents, architects, historians, preservationists,planners, and other volunteers who meet regularly to review applicationssubmitted to the landmarks preservation commission for permits to work onlandmark properties; helping businesses and commercial property ownersmaintain and renovate their storefronts in keeping with the special characterof the neighborhood.youth education:school-based education program, designed to strengthen young peoplessense of engagement, ownership, and responsibility toward theircommunity through learning about the built environment; reaching 2303 students in 7 upper West side schools each year.public programs:special events and public programs including lectures,workshops and community gatherings to inform people of all ages aboutthe history and architecture of our neighborhood.