Month: October 2014

You may have seen artist Barbara Nessim's illustrations on the cover of the New York Times Magazine or Rolling Stone. This Thursday, you can hear her discuss

The beautiful sagging steps of steps of St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church on 86th street and West End Avenue are

The Naftali Group has filed its plans for a development at the site of the garage that once held a National Car Rental on 77th between Amsterdam and Broadway.

By Elaina Plott The Upper West Side was his before it was mine. He took me there for the first time when I was 18, to

In our continuing step-by-step coverage of the changes on West End Avenue, we present a photo of what the street looks like with the new lines

A new 13-story building proposed for 207 West 79th street won approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission this week after the architects

Several properties on the Upper West Side made it onto a "landlord watchlist" compiled by Public Advocate Tish James from violation reports.

By Nancy Novick Wednesday’s unsealing of a time capsule at the New York Historical Society may well have been a once-in-a-lifetime event for most of those present.

Council members Mark Levine and Helen Rosenthal have introduced a bill that would close Central Park to cars next summer, allowing

We've got word of several retail openings and closings in the neighborhood, from a new SoulCycle to beauty and cosmetics stores. Meanwhile, one of the city's last Judaica stores is in trouble.

1080 Amsterdam is the newest luxury tower to join the thriving Morningside Heights neighborhood. An architectural gem originally constructed in 1931, the 20-story

The New-York Historical Society is set to open a chest first nailed shut 100 years ago and stocked with who knows what.

State officials say the bear cub found under a bush in Central Park on Monday appears to have been hit by a car -- and probably not in the park itself.

We don't tend to publish poetry in the West Side Rag, but poet Kit T. sent in the ode below and we couldn't resist. Enjoy!

Gunfire, a gunpoint robbery of a diner employee, and an assault kept police busy over the last few days.

A dead bear cub was found Monday morning by a bush in Central Park around 69th street and West Drive.

A 24-year-old man was attacked and robbed in Central Park on Sunday, part of a trend this year that has seen robberies double from 2013 levels.

One of the most unique events on the Upper West Side will take place on Sunday at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Check out news about a shuttered Chinese restaurant, a new afterschool spot and several other Upper West Side openings and closings.

Book Culture's owner Chris Doeblin says the store's upcoming space on Columbus between 81st and 82nd streets needs to sell $3 million a year to break even. And