Month: September 2013

Call it the anti-street fair. While most local street fairs feature the same old souvlakis and socks, this Sunday is different. A bunch of community organizatio9ns are putting on a fair on Amsterdam Avenue from 106th to 110th street where restaurants will put out outdoor seating, health groups will offer ...

Two local Asian restaurants that each opened about a year ago recently closed their doors.

By Katie Barry Clinging to the obliques of an Italian man zig-zagging around the Tuscan countryside, I knew that one day it would be mine: a Vespa. My history with wheels

L'Shana Tova everyone! Thought we'd share this great video of Gary Greengrass and the crew at Barney Greengrass. The High Holy Days are the busiest time of the year at the legendary smoked fish restaurant on 87th street. It was created by The Forward. We previously wrote about the joys ...

The city raised fees on tennis permits and rec center memberships in 2011, and that has caused a dramatic decline in the number of memberships and tennis permits that New Yorkers have been purchasing, a report from the city's Independent Budget Office said. The report, first written about by A ...

Telepan on 69th was remodeled by a design team called hOme, with leather banquettes and new massive produce images on the walls. The color scheme

On September 11, 2001, two rigs left the firehouse at 66th street and Amsterdam Avenue headed to the World Trade Center with 13 men aboard.

Upper West Siders, meet the winners of the Democratic primaries for City Council: Helen Rosenthal and Mark Levine.

The Upper West Side's own Gale Brewer declared victory shortly before 11 p.m. in her race to be the Democratic nominee for Manhattan Borough President. Brewer is a beloved figure in the neighborhood, and we hear that she dominated the voting here. "We won tonight on our integrity."--Gale Brewer, to ...

Today is Primary Day in New York City and there's a hot race for City Council on the Upper West Side. We've posted a few ridiculous photos from the campaign below. To find your voting location, click here. Our guide to the race is here. We'll have an update later ...

Some very highly rated "healthy" burgers are about to hit the Upper West Side.

Upper West Siders will cast their votes in city primaries on Tuesday for all sorts of reasons. They may have been swayed by one candidate's position on education, or their plans for development or bike lanes, for instance. But there's one local development that some Upper West Siders say is ...

If you thought the District 6 City Council race was crowded, you ain't seen nothing yet! There are nine Democratic candidates vying to represent the people who live in District 7, which includes Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights and the Southern part of Washington Heights. The Democratic candidates are Alicia Barksdale, ...

Verve, an accessories shop on Columbus between 73rd and 74th is in the process of closing out with a big liquidation sale. The shop, which also has a West Village location, sells jewelry

Despite all of our best efforts to dislodge them, rats have made a home on the Upper West Side. And one of their favorite nesting spots is the playground. The Little Engine playground on Riverside Boulevard and 68th street, which has had problems in the past, is now infested, one ...

Shakespeare in the Park is putting on a production of The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and it just might blow your mind. For one thing, as many as 200 people will be on the stage at the same time. The Public Theater reached out ...

Election season is upon us, and Upper West Siders have some big choices to make. Luckily, we're here to give you the information you will need to pull that rusty lever or press that malfunctioning computer screen (thanks Board of Elections!). This coming Tuesday, September 10 is Primary Day and ...

Upper West Siders have very mixed feelings about Fashion Week, which takes place twice a year in a massive tent at Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center. Some local residents have even

There have been some disturbing reports in the past few days about crimes in Central and Riverside Parks. Bicyclists have been attacked twice in Riverside Park in the past couple of weeks by thugs wielding ropes, bats and brass knuckles. The attacks happened along the Hudson above 160th street, according ...

Remember that rumor that Big Nick's Burger & Pizza Joint was going to become a bank? Looks like it was wrong.