The dig, along with other historic documents, has uncovered a middle class village of over 260 people, a thriving community with a school and three churches. Records indicate that two churches were black and one was integrated.
Read moreThe dig, along with other historic documents, has uncovered a middle class village of over 260 people, a thriving community with a school and three churches. Records indicate that two churches were black and one was integrated.
Read moreAugust 25, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms, High of 85 Degrees. Notices: There is a barefoot runners club that runs in Central Park. So far, 2 people have signed up for next Wednesday's run, but more than 600 have joined the group. "Baring soles together is good for the soul," writes ...
Read moreMaxilla & Mandible, the fossil shop at 451 Columbus Avenue where thousands of New York kids gawked at the bones and fearsome skulls of dinosaurs, bobcats and crocodiles will close this month
Read moreAugust 24, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 82 Degrees. News: Josephina's, a stalwart on Broadway between 63rd and 64th Streets for the pre-and-post-theater crowd for more than 20 years, closed suddenly on Sunday, and rumors are already floating that it could be replaced by a branch of East Village ...
Read moreThe wrecking ball has done its work to Manhattan Diner, the beloved Greek spot that held down the corner of 77th Street and Broadway for 11 years.
Read moreHey stamp collectors of the Upper West Side! Your dreams have come true: the neighborhood now has its very own postage stamp.
Read moreAugust 23, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 79 Degrees. Notices: If you'd like your photo to be featured on West Side Rag like @isardasorensen above, please email us or contact us via twitter. News: The striking workers at the Central Park Boathouse are telling people who pass by that ...
Read moreMomofuku Milk Bar will open at 561 Columbus Avenue around 87th Street in September, New York magazine reported (hat-tip to Eater). David Chang, the inventive chef behind East Village noodle emporium Momofuku and its various spin-offs, added Milk Bar about three years ago, with pastry chef Christina Tosi at the ...
Read moreThis week, get ready for a film festival on the lawn just north of Sheep Meadow in Central Park starting Tuesday and a birthday bash for Whole Foods on 100th Street on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, you can basically eat all three meals for free at Whole Foods while ...
Read moreAugust 22, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 81 Degrees. Notices: This week, get ready for an outdoor film series in Central Park dedicated to films about music, a free screening of the Motorcycle Diaries, and the two year anniversary of Whole Foods in Columbus Square, along with tons of other ...
Read moreBy Harriet Flehinger I’ve been writing an occasional column for two years about what I call “Aging in Action” which is “Aging In Place” for those of us who really hate to stay still for long periods of time. There’s a great Yiddish word for this “spilkes” which literally translate ...
Read moreWe reported last month that the boutique clothing store Theory was moving from 71st Street and Columbus Avenue to 69th and Columbus, the old spot of makeup store Lancome. It was supposed to take a couple of months for the move to go down, but it turns out Theory has ...
Read moreIt’s another dirty and gritty August in the city, the right time for obscure facts about NYC H2O and our city’s iconic water towers. The towers hold a special place in the hearts of many New Yorkers. Maybe it's a fetish for industrial architecture, or a longing for a time ...
Read moreResist the urge to indulge in two full drunk brunches this weekend. Yes, the summer is almost over and your therapist just left for two weeks, but there's no reason to despair. Anyway, that's what I keep telling myself. Isn't the picture above, from a recent rainy day on Amsterdam ...
Read moreThe Department of Transportation recently converted some old parking meters to bike racks on Columbus Avenue, attaching shiny silver circles onto the poles. They look somewhat like ancient alien symbols brought to earth for an M. Night Shyamalan movie, meaning the aliens will soon be here and will turn the ...
Read moreAugust 19, 2011 Weather: Scattered thunderstorms, High of 85 Degrees. Notices: At the barber yesterday on Columbus Avenue, I saw another customer casually reading a Playboy while he got his haircut. Beyond the initial shock, it made me feel strangely nostalgic. News: The trustee for bankrupt Tavern on the Green ...
Read moreCity Councilwoman Gale Brewer is pushing the mayor to pay more attention to the explosion in the number of food trucks and carts in the city, and start to standardize enforcement. Among her ideas: track food trucks using GPS to find out where they are and where they're going; make ...
Read moreAugust 18, 2011 Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms, High of 86 Degrees. Notices: The voting is complete, and New Yorkers chose "A Star is Born" with Barbara Streisand as the final movie in next week's Central Park outdoor movie series. Was there really ever any doubt? News: Charles Mysak, who sells books ...
Read moreThe Black Eyed Peas will hold a blowout concert in Central Park on September 30 to make up for the June concert that was rained out, the band announced today. People who had tickets to the original Concert 4 New York will get into the new concert, according to the ...
Read moreYou know how cars instantly lose value as soon as you drive them off the lot? Smartphones and tablet computers seem to gain value once they become used. As soon as you've got your photos and documents on that handy device, losing it becomes almost unthinkable. So if you do ...
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