Year: 2011

November 15, 2011 Weather: Showers, High of 64 Degrees.

Buy Sanford Weill's old penthouse at 15 Central Park West on 63rd Street for his asking price of $88 million and you will get: Penthouse: Yes Rooms: 10.0 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 6.5 Library: Yes Outdoor space: Terrace Woodburning fireplaces: 2 City views: Yes Park views: Yes Air conditioning: Central Air ...

Wouldn't be great to meet your neighbors? At least the ones who aren't crazy/mean? Well, this is your week, with lots of events to draw out Upper West Siders, from an appearance by an author who took pictures of the Upper West Side from the air, to afternoon happy hours ...

November 14, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Showers, High of 64 Degrees.

After the freak October snowstorm a few weeks ago, it seemed like we might not get fall at all this year. But fall happened this weekend in a big way. Check out some pictures of Central Park:

The 32-year-old woman who was hit by a Mercury Mountaineer and killed on Thursday night was an Italian singer who had recently moved to New York to try to make a career here. The singer, Daniela D'Ercole, was crossing Broadway at 106th Street after getting out of a cab when ...

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 ...