September 14, 2011 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms, High of 80 Degrees.
Notices:
Councilwoman Gale Brewer is surveying Upper West Siders about their thoughts on the Columbus Avenue protected bike lanes. Fill out the survey here.
Margaret Marrer, a 7th grade teacher from the Upper West Side, is posting to a blog about preparing for the Hamptons marathon with a team from Jack Rabbit Sports on 72nd Street.
News:
Machiavelli, a new Italian restaurant, is opening on 85th Street and Columbus Avenue on Friday. The restaurant is decorated with art inspired by “The Battle of San Romano” by 15th Century Florentine artist Paolo Uccello. The food will be simple Northern Italian food, including pasta, pizza and wine: “This is a neighborhood place after all so we have to have normal food,” said owner Nathalie de La Fontaine. Let’s pray that means entrees under $20. (NY Times)
Josie the cockatiel, lost in Hurricane Irene, was found under a Central park bench and nursed back to health and returned to her West81st Street apartment. (DNAinfo)
Lincoln Center’s Hypar Pavilion (the building with Lincoln restaurant and the new film center on the bottom and a grass roof on the top) won a best new building award from the Municipal Arts Society. (Metropolis Magazine)
those are wild grapes, m80