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
