Lock up the women and children! Take the pooch out for one final walk! Run to Trader Joe's and buy all of the frozen pad thai! Because the demonic northern snakehead has allegedly been spotted in Central Park, and it's not happpppyyyyy.
Read moreLock up the women and children! Take the pooch out for one final walk! Run to Trader Joe's and buy all of the frozen pad thai! Because the demonic northern snakehead has allegedly been spotted in Central Park, and it's not happpppyyyyy.
Read moreBirch Coffee has been planning to open a new cafe on Columbus Avenue between 96th and 97th streets for months now, but got delayed by "issues...completely out of our control." Well, those issues have clearly been solved, because Birch began serving coffee and pastries today, and the company posted the ...
Read moreRiverside Park has been taking away garbage cans and asking people to carry their trash out of the park with them, even if that means carrying around their steaming dog poop bags until they leave the park. The movement and removal of the cans has upset people who use the ...
Read moreHistoric Upper West Side bar The Emerald Inn will be closing this week after 70 years in the same spot on Columbus Avenue between 69th and 70th street. In that bar, Jack
Read moreWe just received an update about a forum tonight on gun violence. Mark Barden, the father of one of the children who was slain in Newtown Conn., will be at Stephen Wise synagogue tonight for a forum on gun violence with Rep. Jerry Nadler. Details below: Congressman Jerrold Nadler will ...
Read moreThis week, there's a very full lineup of unique events at Juilliard. Some famous conductors will be here and local groups perform music and dance pieces. Check out the events below!
Read moreThis week, there was lots of news about development controversies, real estate, and lawsuits in other publications. We read it all so you didn't have to! Check out a summary below.
Read moreEditor's Note: As part of a regular West Side Rag series, artist Michelle Hill will interview and paint/draw an Upper West Sider. This is the first in that series.
Read moreWhile you're out gallivanting about today, keep your eyes open for this lost dog. Notice courtesy of Neighborhood in the Nineties. We'll try to get a photo up too. "LOST DOG: Please look out for a dog that got lost this morning by Riverside Park & 98th Street on the ...
Read moreThis week, an old sign popped out as workers rehabilitated a building at 376 Amsterdam Avenue, between 77th and 78th streets. Rue St. Denis is a funky clothing store that opened on the Upper West Side in 1990, but left for Alphabet City just three years later. Named for Paris' ...
Read moreThis weekend, the sidewalk next to the Museum of Natural History from 77th to 81st will be teeming with shoppers and artisans for the Crafts on Columbus fair. On Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., you can buy all sorts of craft items. About 100 artisans are ...
Read moreCanadian singer Michael Bublé performed a song in the subway station at 66th street Thursday morning, had it filmed, and then advertised it as an impromptu event on YouTube. He's using it to promote his new album, "To Be Loved." "Singing in the New York subway is something that's been ...
Read moreThe 24th police precinct, which covers 86th street to 110th from the park to the river, has seen a spike in the number of assaults and robberies as compared to one year ago, according to NYPD stats. In the past few months, a mugger has been preying on young men ...
Read moreThe future is here, whether you like it or not. Wi-fi is now available at every Upper West Side subway station from 96th street south, on both the B, C lines and the 1, 2, and 3 lines, the MTA said today. In addition, cell service is accessible to anyone ...
Read moreForget about no-bid contracts, the homeless mega-shelter (400 adults) on West 95th street has no contract at all, and it hasn't had one for more than two months! The city Department of Homeless Services simply hasn't submitted a contract to the Comptroller's Office, a spokesperson there tells us. "Vendors who ...
Read moreYikes! That liquidation sale at Food Emporium on 68th and Broadway certainly looks like it was successful. We just received this photo of the aisles at the store, which is set to close on May 4. Kind of eerie, isn't it? Thanks to Doug Kaplan for the photo.
Read moreA police officer's scooter burst into flames on Tuesday at around 5 p.m. on the West 86th street transverse road in Central Park, forcing the officer to flee the vehicle, according to Geoffrey Croft of watchdog group NYC Park Advocates. Croft says the officer was not injured although his clothes ...
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Read moreA new retail strip is being built on Columbus Avenue between 92nd and 93rd street, and the neighborhood is likely to get some new stores in the not-too-distant future.
Read moreThis weekend marks the first street fair of the season on the Upper West Side. It stretches from 96th to 106th streets on Broadway. Check out the full list, courtesy of Community
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