Monday Bulletin: UWS Pizza Shop Oven an Issue for Neighbors; Pastrami on Rye Ice Cream at New UWS Shop; Personalizing an UWS Rental Apartment; 96-Year-Old Saul Zabar Clocks In October 14, 2024 | 3:16 AM 0 FOOD Saul Zabar was born in 1929. The 96-year-old went to work this weekend. Read more
Fire Kills 72-Year-Old Man on the Upper West Side; 3 Firefighters Sustain Minor Injuries October 13, 2024 | 12:41 PM 2 NEWS The fire occurred on West 88th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway. Read more
This Week: Both the Northern Lights AND a Comet in the Skies Over New York City October 13, 2024 | 10:24 AM 0 NEWS Saturday, from Pier i (70th Street), the weather was perfect for one of New York’s first opportunities to see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Read more
Everyone Has Their Own Opinions in Martoonerville October 13, 2024 | 5:20 AM 14 ART Time to express yours by voting. Read more
Weekend Column: A Central Park Moment October 12, 2024 | 9:23 AM 8 ABSURDITY I didn’t expect to encounter anything laugh-out-loud funny, but I did the other day at Bethesda Terrace. Read more
Latest NYC and UWS Crime Statistics: Major and Transit Crimes Down; Hate Crimes Rise October 12, 2024 | 9:13 AM 24 CRIME The Upper West Side precincts reported a 25% increase in hate crimes. Read more
‘He Had a Passion for the Shoe Business’; Danny Wasserman, Owner of Tip Top Shoes, Dies at 80 October 11, 2024 | 5:12 PM 13 NEWS Danny was widely known as a major influencer, helping to introduce successful brands like Birkenstock and UGG to NYC. Read more
Northern Lights Spotted From UWS: You Might Have Another Chance Friday Night October 11, 2024 | 10:17 AM 10 NEWS The New York City skies exploded into color on Thursday night due to a powerful solar storm. Read more
UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood October 11, 2024 | 9:39 AM 1 ART Alvin Ailey and Jazz at Lincoln Center; Sushi at Sushi Nonaka; the final films of the New York festival. Read more
WSR Cartoon: Bin Here, Bin There, Bin Everywhere October 11, 2024 | 8:45 AM 3 ABSURDITY How long has this new bin been there? Read more
UPDATED: Longtime UWS Bar May Shutter Permanently Following Health Dept. Closure: ‘It Is Killing Us’ October 10, 2024 | 6:37 PM 30 FOOD Emerald Inn has been trying in vain since September 17 to reopen from a Health Department closure. Read more
Upper West Sider Mariko Silver Starts Her ‘Dream’ Job as President of Lincoln Center October 10, 2024 | 3:07 PM 8 ART "Those extraordinary artists put their heart and soul out there for us." They are "baring their souls so that we can find ours." Read more
From Pristine Wilderness to Industrial Thoroughfare: New Exhibit Traces the Hudson’s Evolution October 10, 2024 | 9:21 AM 2 ART "Shifting Shorelines: Art, Industry and Ecology along the Hudson River" runs through January 12. Read more
Communication Access in Health Care: Barriers and Solutions, October 15, 6:00-7:30 P.M. October 10, 2024 | 9:13 AM 0 SPONSORED A discussion of barriers and solutions to ensure that patients can communicate safely and accurately in all medical encounters. (Sponsored) Read more
Throwback Thursday: ‘Living by the Streets’ of the UWS in the 1970s and 80s October 10, 2024 | 5:07 AM 16 ART The streets of the UWS were awash with color and character attributable in great measure to the people who 'lived by them.' Read more
Parks Releases New Map of City’s ‘Great Trees’: Eight of Them Are in Central Park October 9, 2024 | 4:45 PM 3 OUTDOORS This week, the Parks Department added to its official list of the city's Great Trees for the first time since 1985. Read more
Man Threatened With Gun and Robbed Midday on Upper West Side: Police October 9, 2024 | 2:51 PM 19 CRIME The robbery took place around 1:45 p.m. at West 70th Street and Broadway, police said. Read more
Openings & Closings: The Cashmere Sale; Easyplant; SUGARED + BRONZED; Midtown Physical Therapy; Inspire Orthodontics October 9, 2024 | 10:37 AM 1 COLUMNS Beauty treatments, orthodontics, and self-watering plants are coming; a physical therapy studio heads east. Read more
‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore,’ Showcased at New-York Historical Society October 9, 2024 | 8:46 AM 2 ART Some clothes were worn by women whose lives were full of hard labor and frugality; others had more liberation and lightheartedness. Read more
Why Well-Paid Maids Stands Out From The Rest (In Addition to the Living Wage) October 9, 2024 | 8:37 AM 0 SPONSORED In the NYC area, Well-Paid Maids has a dedicated operations manager who is happy to help. (Sponsored) Read more
Monday Bulletin: UWS Pizza Shop Oven an Issue for Neighbors; Pastrami on Rye Ice Cream at New UWS Shop; Personalizing an UWS Rental Apartment; 96-Year-Old Saul Zabar Clocks In October 14, 2024 | 3:16 AM 0 FOOD Saul Zabar was born in 1929. The 96-year-old went to work this weekend. Read more
Fire Kills 72-Year-Old Man on the Upper West Side; 3 Firefighters Sustain Minor Injuries October 13, 2024 | 12:41 PM 2 NEWS The fire occurred on West 88th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway. Read more
This Week: Both the Northern Lights AND a Comet in the Skies Over New York City October 13, 2024 | 10:24 AM 0 NEWS Saturday, from Pier i (70th Street), the weather was perfect for one of New York’s first opportunities to see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Read more
Everyone Has Their Own Opinions in Martoonerville October 13, 2024 | 5:20 AM 14 ART Time to express yours by voting. Read more
Weekend Column: A Central Park Moment October 12, 2024 | 9:23 AM 8 ABSURDITY I didn’t expect to encounter anything laugh-out-loud funny, but I did the other day at Bethesda Terrace. Read more
Latest NYC and UWS Crime Statistics: Major and Transit Crimes Down; Hate Crimes Rise October 12, 2024 | 9:13 AM 24 CRIME The Upper West Side precincts reported a 25% increase in hate crimes. Read more
‘He Had a Passion for the Shoe Business’; Danny Wasserman, Owner of Tip Top Shoes, Dies at 80 October 11, 2024 | 5:12 PM 13 NEWS Danny was widely known as a major influencer, helping to introduce successful brands like Birkenstock and UGG to NYC. Read more
Northern Lights Spotted From UWS: You Might Have Another Chance Friday Night October 11, 2024 | 10:17 AM 10 NEWS The New York City skies exploded into color on Thursday night due to a powerful solar storm. Read more
UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood October 11, 2024 | 9:39 AM 1 ART Alvin Ailey and Jazz at Lincoln Center; Sushi at Sushi Nonaka; the final films of the New York festival. Read more
WSR Cartoon: Bin Here, Bin There, Bin Everywhere October 11, 2024 | 8:45 AM 3 ABSURDITY How long has this new bin been there? Read more
UPDATED: Longtime UWS Bar May Shutter Permanently Following Health Dept. Closure: ‘It Is Killing Us’ October 10, 2024 | 6:37 PM 30 FOOD Emerald Inn has been trying in vain since September 17 to reopen from a Health Department closure. Read more
Upper West Sider Mariko Silver Starts Her ‘Dream’ Job as President of Lincoln Center October 10, 2024 | 3:07 PM 8 ART "Those extraordinary artists put their heart and soul out there for us." They are "baring their souls so that we can find ours." Read more
From Pristine Wilderness to Industrial Thoroughfare: New Exhibit Traces the Hudson’s Evolution October 10, 2024 | 9:21 AM 2 ART "Shifting Shorelines: Art, Industry and Ecology along the Hudson River" runs through January 12. Read more
Communication Access in Health Care: Barriers and Solutions, October 15, 6:00-7:30 P.M. October 10, 2024 | 9:13 AM 0 SPONSORED A discussion of barriers and solutions to ensure that patients can communicate safely and accurately in all medical encounters. (Sponsored) Read more
Throwback Thursday: ‘Living by the Streets’ of the UWS in the 1970s and 80s October 10, 2024 | 5:07 AM 16 ART The streets of the UWS were awash with color and character attributable in great measure to the people who 'lived by them.' Read more
Parks Releases New Map of City’s ‘Great Trees’: Eight of Them Are in Central Park October 9, 2024 | 4:45 PM 3 OUTDOORS This week, the Parks Department added to its official list of the city's Great Trees for the first time since 1985. Read more
Man Threatened With Gun and Robbed Midday on Upper West Side: Police October 9, 2024 | 2:51 PM 19 CRIME The robbery took place around 1:45 p.m. at West 70th Street and Broadway, police said. Read more
Openings & Closings: The Cashmere Sale; Easyplant; SUGARED + BRONZED; Midtown Physical Therapy; Inspire Orthodontics October 9, 2024 | 10:37 AM 1 COLUMNS Beauty treatments, orthodontics, and self-watering plants are coming; a physical therapy studio heads east. Read more
‘Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore,’ Showcased at New-York Historical Society October 9, 2024 | 8:46 AM 2 ART Some clothes were worn by women whose lives were full of hard labor and frugality; others had more liberation and lightheartedness. Read more
Why Well-Paid Maids Stands Out From The Rest (In Addition to the Living Wage) October 9, 2024 | 8:37 AM 0 SPONSORED In the NYC area, Well-Paid Maids has a dedicated operations manager who is happy to help. (Sponsored) Read more