Month: November 2011

By Katie Barry While cabbing it from Chelsea to the Upper West Side last week, I found a 24 year-old New Jersey lady's drivers license in the cab. My friend Ken's first response was, "What? You can't return it. My Nigerian prince needs it." We had a good laugh or ...

West Side Rag columnist Harriet Flehinger saw these mannequins on 73rd Street and Broadway, outside American Apparel, and knew they would not be there for long. In fact, a man grabbed one and scurried across the street just before she snapped this picture. They are quite something, aren't they? So ...

Do you like the feeling of walls closing in on you? Have you ever wanted to literally roll out of bed into the shower? Then maybe this 100-square-foot rental at 114 West 71st Street is exactly what you need! It's going for $1,000, and the broker points out: "This is ...

By Marjorie Cohen Get ready for some wonderful surprises when you enter the new and vastly improved New York Historical Society on 77th Street and Central Park West. After three years and $70 million dollars worth of renovations both inside and out, this venerable institution has let in the light ...

November 11, 2011 (Veterans Day) Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 49 Degrees

The police officer who was involved in a shootout with a man who took his gun on Riverside Drive and 91st Street a few weeks ago is now being investigated by the NYPD's Internal Affairs department, DNAinfo is reporting. The news comes after it was revealed that the same officer ...

November 10, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Showers, High of 63 Degrees.

The New York Historical Society at 77th Street and Central Park West has been renovating its facade and galleries for three years, and is about to unveil them to the public on Friday (actually at 11 a.m. on 11/11/11). The museum sent us a sneak peak, including the picture of ...

Since we broke the story about a nasty breed of mosquitoes attacking residents on West 84th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive, much has happened: CBS News broadcast the story on the evening news, it got picked up by powerful right-wing blogger Matt Drudge, Assemblyman Linda Rosenthal got ...

November 9, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 65 Degrees.

Three ambitious new eateries have opened within the last two weeks on the Upper West Side: Greek restaurant Loi at 208 West 70th Street, Slightly Oliver on Amsterdam Avenue and 85th Street and Elizabeth's Neighborhood Table on 93rd Street and Columbus Avenue. All three

November 8, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 67 Degrees

The shimmering Apple store on 67th Street and Broadway makes an architectural statement, and that statement is "Come in and worship, and then swipe your credit card into this neat little machine." But for months the glass facade of the store was marred by huge black panels installed to cover ...

This week, the Museum of Natural History is holding its 35th annual Margaret Mead Film Festival, showcasing international documentaries and talks with the people who made the films. The museum is using the occasion to show a retrospective of some of the best films from the past 35 years and ...

November 7, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 62 Degrees.

While running out for some Hale & Hearty on Friday afternoon (I frequently crave their tomato cheddar soup), I spotted a striking woman in front of me near 86th and Broadway wearing some sort of long, ruffled white wrap and the shoes pictured above.

Conan O'Brien is one jolly-ginger giant, and one of the funniest/tallest men I've ever loved. I've admired his quirky late-night show from Triumph the Insult Dog Comic to the masturbating bear, and with other like-minded folks, wept for his woes at NBC. On Friday I was in the vortex of ...

For those of you not running in the marathon (lazy!) there are lots of ways to participate in the festivities on Sunday, including listening to free music and watching the race from some prime viewing spots. Upper West Siders get the best view of the marathon, I think, because we ...

Upper West Side cinematographer Yael Shulman sent us this video she made of the tribute to 343 fallen firefighters on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at the Fireman's Memorial in Riverside Park: The Fallen - Canon 7D, 2011 from Yael Shulman on Vimeo.

November 4, 2011 Weather: Morning clouds, afternoon sun, High of 52 Degrees.