Month: May 2012

The Wild Bird Fund will swing open the doors to its brand new wildlife rehab center on Columbus Avenue between 87th and 88th Streets this weekend, and it wants you to come inside. A two-day open house will feature tours and events for children and adults. The kids can even ...

Some dogs just have that special glow, that star quality achieved by every member of the Kardashian family but by few others. Beefy is one of those dogs.

May 31, 2012 Weather:Sunny, High of 79 Degrees.

New Yorkers clogged major East-West arteries on Wednesday night hoping to get a clear shot of Manhattanhenge, the rare celestial-spiritual phenomenon that occurs when the sun lines up perfectly with Manhattan's East-West grid. Some of them came away with great shots. Thanks to everyone who sent in photos, or gave ...

Artisanal coffee roaster Irving Farm Cafe opened its first Upper West Side cafe today at 224 West 79th Street. The spacious cafe (1,300 square feet) can hold 74 people and will serve some very fancy-shmancy coffee indeed -- the Kalita Wave coffee drippers were imported from Japan and the espresso ...

May 30, 2012 Weather: Morning Showers, High of 80 Degrees.

A new upscale gastropub called Five Lamps Tavern is set to open on 106th Street and Broadway in the old space of Italian restaurant Meridiana -- and it's going to have a beer garden! The restaurant is expected to have 75 seats in the beer garden, 90 inside and about ...

According to the geniuses at the Museum of Natural History, we are in for another round of the phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge in the next two days. The photo above by Upper West Side photographer Michael Huitt is of Manhattanhenge on 72nd Street last year. Manhattanhenge occurs "when the setting ...

Maybe it's a coincidence, but landlords have been renting space to banks in a hurry in the past few months ahead of new rules that will limit the size of banks on the Upper West Side. Some of the banks are gobbling up space that used to hold multiple smaller ...

May 29, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 88 Degrees.

Mayor Bloomberg and other officials gathered at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument off Riverside Drive at 89th street Monday morning at 10:30 to commemorate Memorial Day. "The New York Scottish Pipes and Drums, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Veteran Corps of Artillery in their ...

There's sustainable food, and then there's sustainable food. We noted last week that a new bakery called the Birdbath, run by the owners of City Bakery, was expected to open on 85th Street and Columbus. Tipster Sarah Andress sent in the photo above, showing that the space is already on ...

Each month we choose an object from the N-Y Historical Society Library's collection that relates to the history of the Upper West Side and use it as the focus of an article.  The topic for this month's column, the Lion Brewery, dovetails with the Society's latest exhibit, Beer Here: Brewing ...

Photo by Ryan Mahoney. May 25, 2012 Notices: In lieu of a traditional morning bulletin today, we bring you the picture above of a sailboat from the Parade of Ships sailing up the Hudson on Wednesday. Also, there is a Maurice Sendak tribute at the Film Society of Lincoln Center ...

Jewish Home Lifecare, a nursing home on 106th Street, is offering local residents the chance to buy into a "community-supported agriculture" program that will allow Upper West Siders to get fresh vegetables every week during the summer. (By the way, does anyone know if there any other programs like this ...

Actor Michael McKean broke his leg and was seriously bloodied in a nasty accident on 86th Street and Broadway on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, he pronounced himself "lucky" on twitter. Lucky man: best wife, great kids, awesome docs and nurses, priceless friends; a little overwhelmed by the sweet tweets. Love ...

May 24, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 73 Degrees.

Some of the finest food in the city filled a white tent at 76th Street and Columbus this weekend as Whole Foods presented "A New Taste of the Upper West Side," a two-night celebration of local restaurants and food culture. Celebrities like

May 23, 2012 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms, High of 73 Degrees.

A parade of ships will float up and down the Hudson this morning, sailing up from the Statue of Liberty and turning back around at the George Washington Bridge. There are expected to be military ships and sailboats, and they will be accompanied by the Blue Angel airplanes. The full ...