Year: 2013

By Emily Baer Serious Strength personal training, located on the lower level of 169 West 78th street, offers the promise of big results for a small time commitment. Founded in 1998 by Fred Hahn, the personal training studio uses

Jack Krugman, a 68-year-old man from the Upper East Side, died on Monday after his motorcycle crashed into the guardrail on the East side of the Central Park loop road around

Brrr...it's freezing out there! If your child needs a coat, please check out this event: "Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center will be the host site for a 1000-coat giveaway on Thursday, February 7 from noon until 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by Kars4Kids, a nonprofit car donation organization that ...

Texas movie theater chain the Alamo Drafthouse announced last April that it would open a new five-screen cineplex in the historic Metro Theater on Broadway between 99th and 100th streets. Upper West Siders were ecstatic that it would fill the empty space with movies once again. But for months after ...

The operator of a controversial temporary homeless shelter on West 95th Street is seeking a new five-year contract worth $47 million, according to a copy of the contract we obtained. But the shelter could be around for much longer than that if

February 4, 2013 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 30 Degrees.

By Nancy Novick So you’ve just finished watching Puppy Bowl IX on Animal Planet and you’re looking for something else to do on the UWS while everyone you know is watching the Super Bowl.  Forget finding a place to have a quiet drink; that kind of bar has gone the ...

By Marisa Olsen Legend Bar & Restaurant in Chelsea, a cult favorite Sichuan restaurant, now has a new sister spot on the Upper West Side. Legend Upper West, located at 109 Street and Broadway, which opened its doors in early December. The word has definitely

Aguila, the company running the mega-shelter at 316 and 330 West 95th Street is getting extra-special scrutiny for the second time in three years, as Comptroller John Liu ordered a new audit of the company today. The audit bodes well for opponents of the shelter: Liu has to sign off ...

Pippin Vintage Jewelry lasted about six months on Columbus Avenue and 75th Street before closing its doors. The store replaced another

February 1, 2013 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 33 Degrees.

Upper West Side restaurant news keeps oozing into our mailbox, like fake cheese on a huge plate of Super Bowl nachos.

A pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash on 70th street and Amsterdam Avenue around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital. We got the photo above from Mel Wymore, who arrived just after the crash and said it looked "pretty bad." FDNY tells us the ...

January 31, 2013 Weather: Partly Cloudy/Wind, High of 45 Degrees.

A long-awaited forum on Wednesday about a controversial 400-person homeless shelter on 95th street got very heated, with Borough President Scott Stringer and other politicians saying that the city Department of Homeless Services had lied to them and had used misleading tactics to keep a massive contract from getting a ...

Some news on the retail front: Laytner's Linens & Home, a bedding store on 82nd and Broadway, has decided to shrink by half "by March." The store is holding a consolidation sale, offering 20% to 70% off. They want to "improve your shopping experience while bringing you higher standards at ...

January 30, 2013 Weather: Few Showers, High of 59 Degrees.

Tavern on the Green is getting a big makeover as it prepares to open later this year. But figuring out how to make the historic upscale restaurant into a more mid-priced neighborhood spot is already proving complicated. The Central Park Conservancy and

New owners have taken over Sushi Hana at 466 Amsterdam Avenue (82nd) and have turned the restaurant into a fusion spot called Amaze, serving Chinese and Thai food as well as Japanese cuisine like sushi. The restaurant opened today. Sushi Hana closed a little over a week ago, telling customers ...

January 29, 2013 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, High of 48 Degrees.