Check out some stories published about the neighborhood in other media outlets over the past week.
Read moreCheck out some stories published about the neighborhood in other media outlets over the past week.
Read moreThis weekend, the city took away garbage cans around West 72nd street and Columbus, just as tens of thousands of people flocked to the area to watch a concert in Central Park on Saturday and the triathlon on Sunday. The result: corners were piled with garbage with food spilled everywhere. ...
Read moreOne of the great Central Park traditions is back. The New York Philharmonic will play a concert on Central Park's Great Lawn on Monday night at 8 followed by fireworks. Led by Alan Gilbert, the philharmonic will play Dvorak's cello concerto and Tchaikovsky's Symphony Number 5. To get to the ...
Read moreThere is a new hotspot for heavy petting on the Upper West Side. The AMC Loews movie theater on 84th street and Broadway was recently renovated. Among the new amenities are cushy reclining seats, that have already been drawing couples who "go to" the movies but don't really "watch" the ...
Read moreThe Greenflea market, which is held in the playground on Columbus Avenue between 76th and 77th streets on Sundays, will be closed until August 4, because of construction in the playground. Say the organizers: "Due to a renovation project at the school, the market - both the indoor and outdoor ...
Read moreFour manholes exploded on Wednesday night on 72nd street near Riverside Drive, with at least one witness claiming she saw flames leap out. The explosions caused power outages to several buildings in the area, according to NBC News. A Con Edison power outage map now indicates that the power has ...
Read moreThe landlord of the Rite Aid on Amsterdam Avenue between 69th and 70th street appears to want the drug store out of the space -- and fast. The asking rent on the space was decreased from $175 to $130 per square foot and the listing says the new tenant can ...
Read moreRiverside Park will once again host Movies Under the Stars, its outdoor movie series on Pier 1 at 70th street. The series kicks off on Wednesday night starting around 8:30 p.m. with the showing of Gold Diggers of 1933. Here's a description: "Millionaire turned composer Dick Powell rescues unemployed Broadway ...
Read moreCorvo Bianco, the Italian restaurant taking over the former home of Calle Ocho on Columbus Avenue and 81st street, is set to open its doors to the public next Monday, July 15. The opening is already generating quite a bit of buzz because the restaurant landed a well-known chef earlier ...
Read moreCommunity board 7 will meet on Tuesday night to decide the fate of a playground on West 89th street between Amsterdam and Columbus. Some parents want the city to pave over Playground 89 because its bumpy stones are tripping their kids and causing nasty injuries. But other parents and preservationists ...
Read moreThe Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will perform a free concert on Tuesday night at 7:30 at the Naumberg Bandshell in the middle of Central Park around 72nd street. The concert, which is part of a series that's been going on for 108 years, tends to draw very large crowds. There will ...
Read moreThere's quite a bit of recent news about Upper West Side restaurants to whet your appetite.
Read moreThe city is blocking cars from driving on the loop road North of 72nd street starting today through the end of the summer. Before the change, cars could drive on the West Drive from 8 to 10 a.m., and on the East Drive from 3 to 7 p.m. on weekdays. ...
Read moreA writer in a cold Winnebago, a campaign to raise money for a sick child, and some political twists highlight our news bulletin this week.
Read moreTwo outdoor theater productions are just starting up, and both are free to the public. One performance is a series of three short Bertolt Brecht plays, performed by the Elephant Run District company at the southeast corner of the Great Hill in Central Park (West side of the park between ...
Read moreBetter call Saul! Heisenberg and the rest of the gang are coming to the Film Society of Lincoln Center for a Breaking Bad marathon at the end of this month. The first five seasons of the AMC television show will be replayed starting on Friday July 26 for free at ...
Read moreHappy Fourth everyone! We have the good fortune of seeing another fireworks show over the Hudson River this year, and it could be the last for awhile if some of those Brooklyn politicians have their way and the show gets moved to the East River. There are several events going ...
Read moreA 30-year-old woman fought off a man who she said attempted to rape her in Central Park around 64th street early on Tuesday morning. Police released minimal official details about the crime. The Daily News and DNAinfo say the woman, an actress, met the man after drinking at a bar. ...
Read moreComptroller John Liu rejected a contract between the city and the Aguila corporation for a controversial homeless shelter on West 95th street, Liu's office just told us. It's a very big win for opponents of the shelter. Aguila and the Bloomberg administration can still reapply. The comptroller's full statement is ...
Read moreThere's been some hot news in the world of Upper West Side electronics, clothes and accessories.
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