Month: July 2012

A candy store coming to the corner of 78th Street and Amsterdam has become a flashpoint for all of the community's anxieties -- the loss of small stores, the spread of ugly architecture, and now...childhood obesity. Sugar & Plumm Purveyors of Yumm, a candy store and cafe that's set to ...

July 23, 2012 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorm, High of 88 Degrees.

Lincoln Center has released the schedule for its amazing summer festival Lincoln Center Out of Doors, which starts this coming week. It's full of great free events, most of them outdoors. We'll have more on this, but for now check out the schedule and press release: CALENDAR OF EVENTS July ...

The Upper West Side was a turbulent place in the 1980's -- vibrant and relatively inexpensive, but plagued by high crime. To Carly Simon, who lived in the neighborhood, it was a perfect setting for a very cheesy music video. Much of the video for the song Why was filmed ...

July 20, 2012 Weather: Rain, High of 68 Degrees.

DSW will swing open the doors to a big new shoe emporium in the old Filene's Basement space at 79th Street and Broadway on Saturday. "At over 26,000 square feet, the 79th & Broadway store boasts three floors of selling space, housing over 36,000 pairs of men's and women's shoes ...

Barack Obama lived on the Upper West Side at 142 West 109th Street for a short period back when he attended Columbia, and the 2-bedroom apartment he rented is now on the market. No, he didn't make out with Michelle on the couch in the above picture, and that's not ...

July 19, 2012 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, High of 84 Degrees.

Borough President Scott Stringer and other elected officials held a town hall meeting on Wednesday night to hear the concerns of Upper West Siders who live in the 90's and 100's. Nick Prigo, a local Democratic district leader and a member of Community Board 7, wrote in to tell us ...

Recently received these two notices: The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 6:30 PM for Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, and Manhattan. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:30 PM for Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and The Bronx. For the latest weather information ...

July 18, 2012 Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms, High of 96 Degrees.

The election to succeed Councilwoman Gale Brewer is not for more than a year, but the four candidates who have already announced their intention to run have been raising money in a rush. To qualify for city matching funds for the primary, candidates can't spend more than $124,450. All of ...

The NYPD is looking for a man who they say has been stealing iPhones from people on the subway after showing them his gun and threatening to shoot them. Of five robberies he and

A "lesser ball python" needs a new home, says an Upper West Sider on Craigslist: "Here's A Great Animal, That Needs A New Home, He Eats Great, Loves To Be Held, And Will Make A Great Breeder." Contact the

July 17, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 93 Degrees.

Rookie USA, a new children's sporting goods and apparel chain, is opening a store at 808  Columbus Avenue (99th Street) in the Columbus Square complex this fall. The chain currently doesn't have any stores, but will be launching this fall in multiple locations, according to its website. "In the Fall ...

Almost the entire contents of a second-floor apartment at 112 West 74th Street fell to the ground as firefighters worked to put out a fire there this weekend. The furniture and other household items landed in the rear courtyard of the building. It was unclear what sparked the fire, but ...

July 16, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 92 Degrees.

Borough President Scott Stringer and elected officials at the federal, state and city level are holding a town hall meeting on Wednesday for people who live in the west 90's and 100's. They're asking people to RSVP:

Wouldn't today be a great day to sit outside with a view of the Hudson and have a burger, some fries and a couple (a few, let's not lie) drinks? Well, one of the neighborhood's top spots for just