Citywide News & Events
Free Housing Clinics
Sponsors: Council Member Gale A. Brewer, Urban Justice Center, and Goddard Riverside’s SRO Law Project
Where: Goddard Riverside Community Center, 593 Columbus Ave. at 88 Street
Info: 646 459-3017 or CM Brewer at 212-873-0282
Funding is thanks to Council Member Eric Dilan, Chair, Housing Committee and initiator of the Housing Preservation Initiative of the NYC Council.
On the 1st Wednesday of each month, the clinic provides a presentation, followed by questions and answers. An attorney meets with individuals who are seeking legal advice.
- March 7, 2012 DHCR Overview, including MCIs and 1/40ths
- April 4, 2012 City-Wide Housing Related Campaigns
- May 2, 2012 Preferential Rents
- June 6, 2012 Succession Rights
September 7, 2011 Rent Laws Update & RGB IncreasesOctober 5, 2011 Roommates & SublettingNovember 2, 2011 HPs Repairs, Bedbugs and CockroachesDecember 7, 2011 HarassmentFebruary 1, 2012 Non-Primary Residence
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Wednesday, January 18, 7:00 PM
Goddard Riverside Community Center
Columbus Avenue (West 88th Street)
The Upper West Side Neighborhood Retail Streets Initiative: Application by the Department of City Planning to rezone the street fronts along sections on: Broadway bounded by 72nd Street and 110th Street on the east side; Amsterdam Avenue bounded by 75th Street and 110th Streets on the west side, excluding the blocks between 110th-101st Streets and 102nd-103rd Streets and bounded by 73rd-87th Streets, and 105th-109th Streets on the east side of the avenues; and Columbus Avenue bounded by 72nd and 87th Streets. (Note from NYC Council Member Gale Brewer: I have been trying to find a way to save the mom and pop stores in our community; I appreciate the efforts made by City Planning and look forward to West Siders supporting this effort.)
January 22, 10 am - 4 pm
Electronic Waste Recycling Day on the Upper West Side
The Lower East Side Ecology Center is bringing one of its 9th Annual "After the Holidays" E-waste Events to the Upper West Side this January to help you responsibly recycle all of your unwanted or broken gadgets. Help us meet our goal of collecting 110 tons this January by spreading the word to your friends and neighbors!
For more info and details of items accepted: www.lesecologycenter.org/
Sunday. January 8: MULCHFEST 2012
If you were planning on volunteering for MulchFest 2012 on West 75th, you can stay home and sleep instead. Hertz on Demand bagged on our truck rental for the day. Big thanks to those who planned to come out and help load trees.
We apologize if this has caused anyone any inconvenience.
Last year the West 75th Street Block Association collected over 50 trees from our blocks (CPW-RSD) for recycling. This year we will participate again and need volunteers!
For more on this great, green event: www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest
Sunday, October 30: NYC Bike Share
 Bike Share is a network of thousands of bicycles available at self-service docking stations around the city. It's coming to NYC next summer.
On Sunday, October 30, it will be demo'd from
12 noon to 4 PM at Columbus Avenue and 76 Street. Bikes will be located on the sidewalk on the west side of Columbus Avenue just south of 76th Street. Sponsored by the NYC Department of Transportation. Free.
Here's your chance to weigh in on the location of bike racks. The program will make 10,000 bikes available to members at 600 stations around Manhattan and Brooklyn. Where should these stations be located, if at all?
You can suggest a site to the Department of Transportation by clicking http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/bikeshare
Bike sharing will change the way we get around our city, and we should all be part of shaping the program. There will be a series of community meetings in the future to discuss which locations make sense— and which don't. What do you think?
Tuesday, October 25:
WEST END AVENUE LANDMARKING
Last Scheduled Hearing
2:30 - 4:30 PM
Landmarks Preservation Commission
One Centre Street (Centre & Chambers)
LPC Headquarters, 9th floor
October 15-16: openhousenewyork Weekend allows you to discover new neighborhoods, explore with friends and family, and experience our city's architecture and design through special talks, performances, and family-friendly workshops— all free of charge! This 9th Annual Weekend falls on October 15-16. For more information: ohny.org/weekend/overview
Landmark West! offers several West Side opportunities:
 West End Avenue Walking Tour
Sunday, October 16th at 1:00PM
West End Avenue, an assortment of grand residences, houses of worship and educational institutions, offers a cohesive picture of the development of the Upper West Side. This is a terrific opportunity to learn more about West End Avenue prior to the final Public Hearing at the Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding the proposed West End Avenue Historic District Extensions on October 25th.
This tour will be led by Gregory Dietrich of Gregory Dietrich Preservation Consulting. Gregory is a graduate of Columbia University's Historic Preservation and Real Estate Development programs and has been working in the Historic Preservation field for more than eleven years.
This tour is offered as part of openhousenewyork, but reservations should be made through LANDMARK WEST!. Email us at landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org to reserve a spot and we will let you know the meeting location for the tour.
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First Baptist Church OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, October 15th from 10:00am to 4:00pm
265 West 79th Street at Broadway
Come discover this neighborhood landmark, completed in 1893 and designed by George Kesiter, situated at a major crossroads of the Upper West Side. First Baptist features an eclectic Italian Romanesque Revival facade and a gorgeous stained glass barrel-vaulted ceiling. First Baptist is included in the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I, heard by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in March 2011.
 St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, October 15th from 9:00am to 5:00am
Sunday, October 16th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
552 West End Avenue at 87th Street
St. Ignatius, designed in 1901 by Charles Coolidge Haight, is distinguished by its stained glass windows, Roman brick interior, and Gustavino ceiling tiles. The magnificent interior also features a significant collection of American Gothic Revival polychrome wood sculptures. St. Ignatius is included in the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I, heard by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in March 2011.
 First Church of Christ, Scientist OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, October 15th from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, October 16th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Central Park West at 68th Street
Discover this 1901 Beaux Arts church designed by Frederick R. Comstock, recently emerged from a mult-year restoration that returned the white marble and granite facade, green copper dome (measuring 42 feet in diameter and rising to a total height of 100 feet), grand entrance doors, and glorious interior to their orignial splendor. First Church was designated a NYC Landmark in 1990 as part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.
 Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, October 15th from 12:30pm to 5:30pm
West 86th Street at West End Avenue
An architectural, cultural and spiritual anchor of the Upper West Side, The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, was designed by the architect R.H. Robertson and completed in 1897. This church is an eclectic mix of Romanesque, Renaissance, and Classical styles featuring a 108-foot octagonal tower and a 1,000 seat sanctuary. St. Paul and St. Andrew was designated an Individual Landmark in 1981.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 2-4 PM
Senior Cultural Discounts Fair
Where: The American Museum of Natural History
Want to learn more about free or low-cost cultural offerings for older New Yorkers? Then come to our Senior Cultural Discounts Fair. Join Council Member Jessica Lappin and Council Member Gale A. Brewer as they co-host with the American Museum of Natural History to provide constituents with information from citywide cultural and arts groups—theaters, museums, and more—about free or low-cost tickets and offerings for seniors.
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