WEST END AVENUE-RIVERSIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT WINS APPROVAL
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted this morning to approve the first phase of the long-awaited Riverside-West End Avenue historic district. The district, which also includes buildings on Riverside Drive and Broadway, is split into three sections — the one voted … Read the rest of this entry >>
TAVERN ON THE GREEN VISITOR’S CENTER CLOSES TODAY; WHAT COMES NEXT?
The historic Tavern on the Green in Central Park off of 67th Street has been a visitor's center and food truck parking lot for more than a year, but the center closes today. What's … Read the rest of this entry >>
TIP YOUR HAT TO FAMOUS UPPER WEST SIDE DADS
Today we tip our hat to dads everywhere. We would list them all, but that would take too long and we have a brunch to attend. In the interest of brevity, here's a list of some of the most famous fathers to have lived on the Upper West Side, m … Read the rest of this entry >>
AFTER 40 YEARS, NEIGHBORHOOD STAPLE GOODRICH PHARMACY CLOSING ITS DOORS
They don’t make pharmacies like Goodrich Pharmacy anymore. And that’s a shame because Goodrich is going away. The pharmacy on 70th Street just West of Columbus Avenue is closing for good at the end of the month, and transferring its … Read the rest of this entry >>
BIG VOTE SET FOR WEST END AVENUE HISTORIC DISTRICT
After years of planning sessions, three public hearings, and hundreds of letters sent to elected officials, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has set a date to vote on whether West End Avenue — or at least one portion of it — … Read the rest of this entry >>
LINCOLN SQUARE MYSTERY: WAS IT REALLY NAMED FOR ABE?
By Stan Solomon Greenwich Village’s Washington Square was named for President George Washington, and the Flatiron District’s Madison Square was named not for a sports arena but for President James Madison. Thus, isn’t it safe to assume that the Upper … Read the rest of this entry >>
THE LION BREWERY, WHERE BEER WAS MADE ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE
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 … Read the rest of this entry >>
A POX ON YOU IF YOU MISS THIS EXCITING NEW EXHIBIT!
Editor’s Note: The New-York Historical Society was kind enough to give two of our writers a preview of its new Smallpox exhibit. We thus have two reviews. They both happen to be excellent, and I learned something different from each … Read the rest of this entry >>
WEEKEND COLUMN: HOW COLUMBUS GOT A CIRCLE, A SQUARE, AND A “TRIANGLE”
By Stan Solomon Small wonder that some out-of-town visitors appear dazed and confused, for our city can sometimes (okay, most times) be a confusing place. Take the tourist-schlock-shop chain “Phantom of Broadway” (please!). Four of its six outlets are not … Read the rest of this entry >>
CITY RESTORING HISTORIC HUDSON RIVER FREIGHT BRIDGE, COULD BECOME TOURIST SITE
The 69th Street Transfer Bridge is a glorious post-industrial wreck. Built in 1911 by the New York Central Railroad, it transported freight cars to and from barges on the Hudson River that traveled to New Jersey. As rail transport disappeared, … Read the rest of this entry >>
