Discover New York’s Landmarks!

Through publications, lectures, walking tours, courses and seminars, Anthony W. Robins has been bringing the city’s architecture and history to life for natives and visitors alike for years. He brings to his work the perspective gained in two decades on the staff of the city’s Landmarks Commission, and his love of the city and its history and architecture.

NB: This website went dormant during COVID, but the time has come to bring it back to life. I am gradually doing just that – please be patient….

Click here to watch the March 2025 pilot episode of Obsession to Detail – a 30-minute look at three New York skyscrapers that each once held the title of “World’s Tallest Building”

Also: 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Paris exposition from which Art Deco takes its name. Click here to watch a video chronicling the rediscovery of Art Deco, particularly in New York City over the past half century