Month: November 2012

On the first Tuesday in November every four years, Upper West Siders get to sit in front of their televisions and pray that the people in Florida and Ohio don't mess up our lives. And that day is here again. But don't think your vote doesn't matter (it arguably doesn't ...

It's Sunday afternoon. Sandy is looming. I haul out the flashlights and batteries, consider filling up the bathtub with water. I make a mad dash to Westside Market to get a bag of chocolate chips. If the electricity

November 5, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 46 Degrees.

Cars waited in a line that stretched from 101st Street and West End Avenue to 96th Street and around the corner to get gas on Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. The line stretched so far, that gas station attendants had to close it off to new cars around 2:30 p.m. ...

Hurricane Sandy may have pushed the awful murders of two Upper West Side children off of the front pages of newspapers. But Upper West Siders are still grieving. Tonight, community members will come together in Riverside Park for a flashlight vigil to remember Lulu Krim, 6, and Leo Krim, 2.

The marathon may have been called off, but the folks who came here to run in it are clearly still in the mood to stretch their legs. The park was packed on Saturday and Sunday, with runners passing between the flags that had been set

Because we continue to get more requests for volunteers and supplies, we'll try to use this post as a place to list current volunteer opportunities that locals are sending us.

Amid growing pressure from the public not to run the New York City Marathon while New Yorkers continue to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the mayor's office just announced that the race is cancelled.

Our parks are coming back, but they need your help. Central Park is expected to reopen tomorrow at 8 a.m., the conservancy says. Over 500 tress have been destroyed, and the cleanup work

Heard about some more volunteering/aid needs to add to the story we posted yesterday. Update: The information below may not be current. We have an ongoing list of needs posted here. From Shelly Fine: Evacuees have been transported to two Centers: Consolidation  Evacuation Center is in George Washington High School. ...

Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell's staff reached out to us about a health fair coming up on Saturday. "Some of the free services available include blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and foot health screenings, as well as HIV and Hepatitis C testing." There will also be flu shots and a free raffle ...

November 2, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 52 Degrees.

Casa Pomona, the Spanish restaurant that's getting set to open at 507 Columbus Avenue (between 84th and 85th Streets next door to Kefi), will host a special dinner on Monday to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. Casa Pomona, one of the 10 upcoming restaurants we highlighted in September, plans to ...

Upper West Siders heeded the call to help out the people who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy, bringing clothes and volunteering their time at shelters over the past few days. Evacuees from other parts of the city were sent to the neighborhood, and hundreds

We've received information on the openings of some more local institutions:

Con Edison has a handy map of power outages in the city, and it shows specific blocks where power is out, explaining the cause and, in some cases, the expected restoration date. This morning, the map shows isolated outages around 73rd, 89th, 99th and 109th Streets. Clearly, we're very lucky ...

Central Park has begun releasing photos from the park in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and the damage is clearly substantial. Please remember: the park remains closed, and going inside will just make it more difficult on conservancy staff and police. The conservancy has hired contractors, helped by staff, to ...