Year: 2013

We are receiving preliminary information about a possible dead body found in the Hudson River North of 79th Street on Monday afternoon. The person is believed to be a "jumper" -- people who jump off the George Washington Bridge sometimes end up coming ashore in the Hudson around the Upper ...

The Emerald Inn, a dive bar that has lasted for 70 years at 205 Columbus Avenue (69th street), is expected to close once its lease runs out on May 1. Its rumored replacement says all you need to know about Columbus Avenue circa 2013: leather and women's clothing retailer Kate ...

It was a week full of accidents, controversy and more on the Upper West Side.

Italian restaurant Nonna at 85th street and Columbus Avenue closed last week as the owners transformed it into a new restaurant: A.G. Bistro. The new restaurant will serve "hearty rustic food," a manager told us, with various French and Spanish dishes on the menu. It will have a soft launch ...

Police are looking for six people suspected of beating a gay man on the downtown 2 train last week in what may be a hate crime. Twenty-three-year-old Urena Morel Frankelly and his boyfriend got on the 2 on Monday around 6 p.m. at 125th street when a woman began taking ...

A fire on Columbus Avenue between 71st and 72nd Street on Saturday morning sent flames shooting from the roof of 246 Columbus Avenue and caused firefighters to close down Columbus Avenue south of 72nd.

Terrible news Friday morning around 10:20 a.m.: someone was hit by a 1 train at the 86th street stop. There have been multiple conflicting reports about the incident, but it appears that the victim was an Asian male and he may have been walking between cars when he fell. So ...

Some people just love to run, and a little rain, snow or sleet isn't going to stop them. A field of about 1,500 runners will race around Central Park five times this Sunday starting at 8 a.m. to complete a marathon, in a race put on by the company NYC ...

The owners of the Alamo Drafthouse Theater, the moviehouse coming to the former Metro Theater at 2626 Broadway (100th Street) next year, are applying for a permit to expand their lobby into the adjacent building at 2628 Broadway known as the Ariel East. The Drafthouse, a Texas company, is cramming ...

Upper West Siders will soon get three new places where we can satisfy our various indulgences. 1. Birch Coffee: A sustainability-minded coffee shop is set to open in about a week at 750 Columbus Avenue, at 97th street. Birch, which also has locations in the Flatiron district and the West ...

The news we broke about the city's effort to find developers willing to redevelop the sites of two Upper West Side public schools has shocked local parents. PS 191 on 61st street and PS 199 on 70th street could be demolished and redeveloped as high-rises with new schools inside them. ...

A bright blue and green yak with earrings over its horns greets customers who enter the new Alexis Bittar jewelry store, which just opened this week on Columbus Avenue between 79th and 80th Street. Alexis Bittar is a jeweler who is well-known in the fashion world. Our fashion columnist Cherly ...

The Dakota Bar has opened on the corner of 72nd street and Columbus Avenue, and the cocktail lounge and restaurant appears to already be drawing some nice crowds. The spot has a long wine list, and a full menu, with pasta bowls, salads, hors d'oeuvres and "specialty sandwiches" with ingredients ...

It was another week full of curious, disturbing and intriguing news on the Upper West Side, summarized and linked here for your easy-reading pleasure.

In somewhat shocking news, we have learned that the city has solicited and received proposals from developers to demolish PS 199 on West 70th Street and PS 191 on West 61st Street and build luxury towers on their sites. PS 199, an elementary school, is one of the most highly ...

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who is running for mayor, gave back $14,850 donated to him by homeless shelter landlord Alan Lapes and his wife, the New York Post reported today. It's a big move because it indicates that Lapes -- who is the landlord for multiple controversial

Metro-North has been eying a plan to bring train from the Hudson Valley to the West side of Manhattan and back again for decades, without any action. But those plans could start moving forward in the next few years, with train stations coming to the Upper West Side and near ...

Did you think technology is just for cell phones and computers? Oh no! Even trash cans are getting futuristic. The Upper West Side just got its first solar-powered trash can, located on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 77th street, right in front of Shake Shack. Why would a trash ...

The city has been working on a plan to lease land to private developers so they can build market-rate apartments on public space within housing projects. The plan, revealed last week by

Governor Cuomo delayed making a decision about fracking for oil and gas in New York state today, but the issue will still (eventually) be decided. Upper West Siders have been following the issue closely, as it could affect our drinking water. To find out how elected officials like Adriano Espaillat ...