June 12, 2012 Weather: Rain, High of 73 Degrees.
Read moreJune 12, 2012 Weather: Rain, High of 73 Degrees.
Read moreCafe Ronda, a Latin bistro on Columbus Avenue between 71st and 72nd Street that serves tapas was closed by the Department of Health on Monday for a variety of sanitary violations. Unlike other recent closures, no critters were found. It seems like the restaurant's biggest problem is keeping foods at ...
Read moreA fire that broke out in a top-floor apartment of a 27-story building at 70 West 95th Street in the wee hours of the morning Monday resulted in a pretty huge response: 20 units and more than 80 firefighters battled the blaze. The call came in at 2:42 a.m. and ...
Read moreIt's no secret that apartment rents have been going up in the past couple of years, both in the neighborhood and in the rest of Manhattan. Many would-be buyers decided to rent when the housing market tumbled, and the rental market got tighter. This month, all classes of Upper West ...
Read moreJune 11, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 76 Degrees.
Read moreMeet a true legend Monday night at the Upper West Side Apple Store on Broadway and 67th Street when Harry Belafonte makes an appearance at 7 p.m. Apple is hosting a Black Music Month in June, showcasing intimate concerts with R&B, hip hop, and soul artists (of course, almost all ...
Read moreBen Darr sent us the following video showing a fire hydrant around Broadway and 81st Street shooting water into the street at around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday. A friend of his said that the hydrant was already gushing water around 12:30 a.m. The FDNY did not respond to our questions ...
Read moreUpper West Sider Diane Maas recently let us in on a little secret: the neighborhood has its very own Buddha Tree. "For years I took the M10 down Central Park West to my kids' school on 63rd street. Every day we'd make sure to look at the 'Buddha Tree,' on ...
Read moreA fire broke out on Friday at Robert DeNiro's apartment on Central Park West and 69th Street. Luckily no one was inside and no one was injured in the blaze, but it did cause some serious damage to the apartment, and to other apartments on the fourth, fifth and sixth ...
Read moreA 28-year-old man was killed after he apparently jumped from a 1 train while standing in between two cars at around 9:40 a.m. Saturday morning, the NYPD told us. The train was traveling North and was between the 96th Street and 103rd Street stations. NYPD ha snot identified the man, ...
Read moreBetsey Johnson is liquidating its full stock as it prepares to close for good, and the sale is picking up steam. Clothes are now up to 60% off, and now the company is in the process of selling fixtures and mannequins too. Even the artwork's for sale, Racked notes. Fans ...
Read moreBy Katie Barry The New-York Historical Society is ready for their summer of bubbly love with the launch of "Beer Here: Brewing New York's History." It's an off-beat but eye-opening exhibit highlighting the rich unknown history beer has had in New York when they boasted over 200 breweries during the ...
Read moreJune 8, 2012 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms, High of 80 Degrees.
Read moreAt the West Side Rag, we practice public service journalism (along with posting rumors and silly videos and other less noble pursuits). We got this email from a reader who is very concerned about a little girl whose teddy bear went missing from a school bulletin board at an Art ...
Read moreIn the process known as gentrification, people and stores deemed undesirable are forced out of a neighborhood in favor of higher-end stores and wealthier folk. But what about un-gentrification? Our tipster Sharon sent us word that the Gourmet Garage on Broadway between 96th Street and 97th Street that closed last ...
Read moreBike thieves are often very run-of-the-mill crooks; they cut your chain and ride away on your wheels. Ho-hum. One suspected thief on the Upper West Side, however, showed quite a bit of creativity.
Read moreJune 7, 2012 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms, High of 76 Degrees.
Read moreDoctors from the emergency department of Mount Sinai just opened a new urgent care center on 91st Street and Columbus Avenue. "Our Emergency Medicine physicians possess extensive experience in caring for patients of all ages and medical backgrounds," the center's website says. "Our Urgent Care Center physicians are the same ...
Read moreLocals led by intrepid and hilarious TV personality Pat Kiernan appear to have won a battle to stop a tall, skinny "sliver" building from being built on West 75th Street. Tall and skinny people might look good, but tall, skinny buildings are more of a mixed proposition. Developers have been ...
Read moreJune 6, 2012 Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms, High of 69 Degrees.
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