Advocates have asked the LPC to reject a “hardship application” filed by the West Park Presbyterian Church’s congregation, which wants to sell the church (above) to a developer. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) Advocates Ask LPC to Save West Park Presbyterian Church Various Upper West Side advocates asked the Landmarks Preservation Commission to reject the demolition of West Park Presbyterian... News 12 Dec 2025 | 05:42
Matt Damon (left) and Kenneth Lonergan have a chuckle during a discussion about Lonergan’s play. ( Photo: Center at West Park ) Celebrities Stage Reading in Effort to Save West Park Presbyterian A few mega-celebrities participated in a staged benefit reading of the Kenneth Lonergan play Hold On to Me Darling at The... Home 29 Oct 2025 | 10:19
The fate of West Park Presbyterian Church is closer to being decided, as the church reintroduces a demolition request before the Landmarks Preservations Commission at a hearing. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Landmarks Commission to Reconsider West Park Presbyterian Church Demolition Plans The West Park Presbyterian Church is once again trying to get the Landmark Preservation Commission to okay a plan for the... News 29 Sep 2025 | 08:59
West Park Presbyterian Church pictured on July 14, the day that The Center at West Park moved out. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Key Tenant in Long-Running Battle Evicted from West Park Presbyterian A cornerstone tenant of the West Park Presbyterian Church has left the premises following an eviction order, which could... News 21 Jul 2025 | 05:09
All sides agree West Park Presbyterian Church, located at 165 W 86th Street on the corner of Amsterdam Ave. is deteriorating, but whether it should be sold to a developer and torn down or whether money can be raised and spent to save it is a subject of hot debate before the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Photo: Google Street View. Battle Lines Harden Over West Park Church in Hearing before Landmark Commission The debate continues to rage. Advocates looking for a way to save West Park Presbyterian Church called on the Landmarks Preservation... News 14 Jun 2023 | 04:36
West-Park Presbyterian Church, at the corner of West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Photo courtesy of the church West-Park Lawsuit Ups The Ante The dwindling congregation that owns the West-Park Presbyterian Church, on the corner of West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue,... News 24 Aug 2022 | 05:36
CB7 voted during a full-board meeting on Tuesday night to pass a resolution in opposition of West-Park Presbyterian Church’s hardship application. Photo: Abigail Gruskin CB7 Votes Down West-Park Presbyterian Church Hardship Application Neither side is letting up in a battle over the West-Park Presbyterian Church, an Upper West Side landmark deemed exemplary... News 10 Jun 2022 | 04:08
Protective scaffolding has surrounded West-Park Presbyterian Church for over 20 years. Photo courtesy of West-Park Presbyterian Church CB7 Preservation Committee Shoots Down UWS Church’s Landmark Hardship Application Late on Thursday evening, Community Boards 7’s preservation committee voted to stamp a seal of disapproval on West-Park Presbyterian... News 07 May 2022 | 12:36
