Landmarks Preservation Commission hears pleas to save West Park Presbyterian Church – amNewYork

Landmarks Preservation Commission hears pleas to save West Park Presbyterian Church – amNewYork

Save or sell? A long battle over the future of a landmarked Upper West Side church reached the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday, as the church’s owners argued they should be allowed to demolish and sell, and advocates said they raised and would pay millions to help preserve it. Representatives of the congregation, down to roughly a dozen or fewer, are seeking to demolish the nearly 150-year-old West Park Presbyterian Ch…

The Star-Studded Fight for the Immortal Soul of an Upper West Side Church Rages On

Representatives for the 12 remaining congregants of West Park Presbyterian Church are appealing to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to allow them to remove their landmark status and sell the building—but some famous New Yorkers stand in their way.