Year: 2011

By Katie Barry Five years ago, I joined a softball team called the Consenting Adults. They were in their 23rd year of existence, with colorful characters who were writers, psychologists, teachers, and gifted softball players. They gave me a much deeper understanding as to what it means to strike out ...

July 25, 2011 Weather: Isolated thunderstorms, High of 82 Degrees. I'm putting the columnists in charge this week, and we will be posting one new column every morning, starting this morning with Katie Barry's funny take on love and softball in Central Park. Enjoy! And check out a great slate ...

Temperatures in the neighborhood should hit at least 99 degrees on Saturday, and although the mercury is supposed to dip on Sunday there will also be thunderstorms throughout the weekend. If you're one of the lucky couples having a gay marriage on the first weekend they're legal in the state, ...

The liquidation sale at Borders has begun, and the store on the second floor of the Time Warner Center Columbus Circle will be offering "up to 40% off" on all sorts of items, from books to puzzles and games. In fact, you can buy just about everything that can be ...

July 22, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 99 Degrees. Notices: Kevin Jacobs, a history teacher at the Beacon School is looking for Upper West Siders who lived here when San Juan Hill existed (the neighborhood that was torn down and replaced by Lincoln Center). Jacobs' students want to interview the ...

A fire on Wednesday shut down one of the city's sewage treatment plans, and now millions of gallons of raw sewage are being pumped into the Hudson River. The health department has issued a warning not to go into the Hudson through at least Sunday, and boat lanuches on the ...

With the imminent closing of Borders in the Time Warner Center less than a year after the shuttering of the huge Barnes & Noble on 66th Street, the Upper West Side has lost about half of the square feet in the neighborhood devoted to books. But longtime Upper West Siders ...

July 21, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 95 Degrees. News: Jewish Home Lifecare, an Upper West Side nursing home, had planned to relocate to 100th Street from 106th Street, but is now considering a 97th Street spot because of community opposition. But locals don't want the nursing home at ...

The American Folk Art Museum sadly closed its midtown location a few weeks ago. But the museum's smaller second location in Lincoln Square is still open and will now become the museum's main home. Even better, it's offering a bunch of free events this summer. The museum hosts a Guitar ...

Photo by Avi. July 20, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 88 Degrees. Notices: The people putting up a pop-up chapel at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park for the first day of same-sex marriage on Sunday are seeking ideas for a design for the chapel. Think fast! The deadline's tomorrow. ...

Amid all of the recent high-profile businesses closing (H&H! Borders! Cafe Con Leche!) on the Upper West Side, a bunch of new restaurants are preparing to open up shop or have just opened in the neighborhood. So don't despair. One of my favorite tipsters, Daren, recently snapped some shots of ...

Cuban joint Cafe Con Leche has closed its location at 726 Amsterdam Avenue between 95th and 96th Street, and a new restaurant will open in its spot. It's unclear what that new restaurant will serve: according to a message on the restaurant's answering machine it's going to be a French ...

July 19, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 92 Degrees. News: Malaysian "party boy" Taek Jho Low bought a condo at Time Warner Center previously rented by Jay-Z for $31 million. It's the most anyone has ever paid for a condo at 25 Columbus Circle, at more than $6,400 a ...

The Borders store in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle will close its doors imminently, "as soon as Friday" an employee there told us today, because

Have you noticed that 1 trains don't seem to be coming as frequently? I thought at first that I was just becoming more impatient, but it turns out that the MTA cut service without telling anyone or holding hearings. NY1 reported that the MTA reduced the number of rush hour ...

July 18, 2011 Weather: Scattered storms, High of 92 Degrees. Notices: There are tons of great events this week on our calendar, from a free screening of Elizabeth Taylor in "Father of the Bride" to live free music at Tavern on the Green. Check it out! News: A hawk snatched ...

Lincoln Center finished up its 23rd Midsummer Night Swing season last night, and posted a bunch of pictures of the action. We put a few of our favorites below, along with some flickr shots, and you can check out the whole gallery here. The Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival ...

The weather is supposed to be beautiful this weekend in the neighborhood (High of 88 degrees and sunny both days). And a heat wave is on its away next week, so enjoy it while you can! If you do one thing outside this weekend… Check out a free multicultural concert ...

Magnolia Bakery may not have started on the Upper West Side, but it's celebrating its 15th anniversary here on Saturday with some kid-friendly events that are sure to send the lines out the door. From 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, come to Magnolia on West 69th Street and Columbus ...

July 15, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 85 Degrees. News: People went all-out with capes and costumes at the midnight showing of the final Harry Potter movie at the AMC Loews. (Time) A nonprofit is pushing a crackdown on dirty and poorly maintained newspaper boxes. A local community board ...