OPEN HOUSE ADVENTURES: DO THE STINKY SOCKS COME WITH THE APARTMENT?
By Malcolm Carter It is always abundantly, sometimes pungently, clear who lives in some properties that are on the market. Is it the owner or a tenant? You can tell all too easily. When I opened the closet door of … Read the rest of this entry >>
PORTRAIT OF A NEIGHBOR: CECELIA M. SHOEMAKER
As part of a regular West Side Rag series, artist Michelle Hill will interview and paint/draw an Upper West Sider. This is the second in that se … Read the rest of this entry >>
PORTRAIT OF A NEIGHBOR: PIETER KRAMER
Editor's Note: As part of a regular West Side Rag series, artist Michelle Hill will interview and paint/draw an Upper West Sider. This is the first in that se … Read the rest of this entry >>
TACO BATTLE: OAXACA TAQUERIA VS. COCINA ECONOMICA
By Marisa Olsen I used to think of tacos as those dry and tasteless corn shells that broke into a million pieces during your first bite and were filled with generically flavored low fat ground beef that was almost unidentifiable … Read the rest of this entry >>
BOOK REVIEW: ARTHUR WOOTEN’S DIZZY
By Nancy Novick Unless you’ve been living in a media-free zone, stories of celebrities spinning out of control have become part of our daily conversation—a phenomenon that may lead to a serious case of compassion fatigue. But imagine a scenario … Read the rest of this entry >>
BLOOMINGDALE: AN OLD NAME RESURFACES, BUT WILL IT STICK?
By Marjorie Cohen The members of a local history group think that the name of the area from 96th street to 110th, from the river to the park, should be known as Bloomingdale. They want to differentiate this piece of the island from the rest of the Upper West Side, to give the area its own name to evoke its unique past. The first step i … Read the rest of this entry >>
Q&A WITH SOULCYCLE’S JULIE RICE: A LOCAL GYM THAT HELPED SPAWN AN EXERCISE CRAZE
By Meg D’Incecco Have you ever walked past the corner of Amsterdam and 77th Street and noticed sweaty people streaming out the door of Soul Cycle and wondered, ‘what the heck is that place?’ At its most basic, Soul Cycle … Read the rest of this entry >>
5 THINGS TO DO ON THE UWS INSTEAD OF WATCHING THE SUPER BOWL
By Nancy Novick So you’ve just finished watching Puppy Bowl IX on Animal Planet and you’re looking for something else to do on the UWS while everyone you know is watching the Super Bowl. Forget finding a place to have … Read the rest of this entry >>
UWS SPICY SICHUAN SHOWDOWN: LEGEND VERSUS GRAND SICHUAN
By Marisa Olsen Legend Bar & Restaurant in Chelsea, a cult favorite Sichuan restaurant, now has a new sister spot on the Upper West Side. Legend Upper West, located at 109 Street and Broadway, which opened its doors in early December. The word has defin … Read the rest of this entry >>
REVIEWS: THE ART OF SPIEGELMAN AND CABARET-BERLIN AT THE NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
By Nancy Novick The Art of Spiegelman Early in the documentary about his work, artist Art Spiegelman lets us know that he isn’t very productive when he’s feeling good, for example, when he’s just had sex. Disaster is his self- … Read the rest of this entry >>
