NEIGHBORHOOD STAPLE HARRY’S SHOES TO TRIPLE IN SIZE
Score one for the little guys! Harry’s Shoes, a staple on 83rd Street and Broadway for 37 years, is expanding later this year in a big way. Harry’s will lease the space formerly occupied by Talbot’s next door and will … Read the rest of this entry >>
AN OPEN LETTER FROM A LOCAL DAD: “I CAN’T QUIT YOU, UPPER WEST SIDE”
Note: West Side Rag columnist Richard Kriheli decamped earlier this year for Harlem, seeking more space and cheaper rent. But the relocation (thankfully) was tempora … Read the rest of this entry >>
“MOM-AND-POP” REZONING BECOMES MORE FRIENDLY TO PROPERTY OWNERS
The city has amended its plan to limit the size of Upper West Side storefronts so it addresses concerns brought by property owners that it’s too restrictive. The Department of City Planning changed its original plan to “maintain a diversity … Read the rest of this entry >>
LINCOLN CENTER, CENTRAL PARK ANNOUNCE OVER 100 FREE SUMMER CONCERTS
Lincoln Center and Central Park have released their schedules for free concerts this summer, and there are more than 100 to look forward to! From July 25 until August 12, Lincoln Center will present its Out of Doors festival, with … Read the rest of this entry >>
MORNING BULLETIN: A BED-BUG VICTORY, SWEET CHARTER SCHOOL DEAL ANGERS PARENTS
April 24, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy and Windy, High of 59 Deg … Read the rest of this entry >>
200-SQUARE-FOOT APARTMENT IS SO CUTE, IT WILL MAKE YOU JEALOUS
Apartment-dwellers are obsessed with space. Most of us would gladly sacrifice a limb for 100 to 200 more square feet, if only to give us more room to store our junk. That’s why it’s so nice to see apartments that … Read the rest of this entry >>
“RAT HOUSE” ON 74TH INSPIRES OUTRAGE AND ART
By Clare Smith Marash The brownstone at 120 West 74th Street has seen better days. Walter Tillow sold the building in November 2010 to an entity known as the 553 West 174th St. LLC. The company went bankrupt a year … Read the rest of this entry >>
NEW BLU CAFE MIXES REAL ESTATE AND TEA
A new cafe with a unique twist has just opened at 120 Riverside Boulevard near 66th Street. Blu Cafe is a combination real estate office/cafe, with a glass partition separating the coffee area run by a company called Tavalon from … Read the rest of this entry >>
BREWER MAKES FORCEFUL PLEA FOR UWS REZONING, TOUTS SUPPORT OF 76 LOCAL BUSINESSES
Councilwoman Gale Brewer testified on Wednesday before the city Planning Commission in favor of a rezoning plan that would force landlords to keep Upper West Side storefronts small, limiting the neighborhood’s big-box stores. Brewer said she had letters of support … Read the rest of this entry >>
NEW MOVIE THEATER’S ANTI-CELLPHONE POLICY IS ALREADY CAUSING CONTROVERSY
The Alamo Drafthouse, the Texas company that will be opening a new movie theater in the historic Metro Theater on Broadway and 99th Street next year, is famous for its strict no cellphone policy. In fact, the company created an … Read the rest of this entry >>
