I was there. And so was the sun. We just couldn’t see each other through the thick clouds.
Read moreDetailsYvonne Vávra is a magazine writer and author of the German book 111 Gründe New York zu lieben (111 Reasons to Love New York). Born a Berliner but an aspiring Upper West Sider since the 1990s (thanks, Nora Ephron), she came to New York in 2010 and seven years later made her Upper West Side dreams come true. She’s been obsessively walking the neighborhood ever since.
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I was there. And so was the sun. We just couldn’t see each other through the thick clouds.
Read moreDetailsThe UWS seems to have attracted the kind of New Yorker who’s in for the long haul, looking to plant themselves.
Read moreDetailsJustice only happens when people show up to claim it.
Read moreDetailsBeneath the surface of "our" New York is everyone else's New York — layers of lives, loves, businesses, and histories we rarely notice.
Read moreDetailsGrowing up in an economy that wasn’t built to fulfill your every need, I got to know the joys of anticipation.
Read moreDetailsAmidst a century of bustle, a corner of the UWS stood still, refusing to let a ghost from another era move on.
Read moreDetailsSure, there are plenty of tourists in Teddy Roosevelt Park, but do they even know its name?
Read moreDetailsMoving from one place to another is how all creatures respond to nature’s cyclical rhythm.
Read moreDetailsAnd who can teach us how to foster these connections? Mayor Simon — representing all the canines of Gotham.
Read moreDetailsWhatever is outside our windows, lives with us inside. It’s part of our intimate space -- a part we can't control.
Read moreDetailsWe can fight for a way to coexist in a less stressful way — without them gnawing on our bagels, to begin with.
Read moreDetailsThese Upper West Side moms had access to money, lawyers, and the media — their block was brimming with influential neighbors.
Read moreDetailsExploring solo frees you to be fully present, engage all your senses, and remain open to whatever comes your way.
Read moreDetailsDo you know how weirded out I was the first time I went to Trader Joe’s and the cashier asked how my day was going?
Read moreDetailsThere’s no rush here, no errands to run, no need to go faster, higher, further. West End Avenue offers respite from the chaos.
Read moreDetailsA fire truck would have demolished this whole experiment. Their volume makes my nerves pack up and leave.
Read moreDetailsWhen you’ve got 27 hippos on your block, you’re living in a place where the extraordinary is always just around the corner.
Read moreDetailsNew York has a long history of not giving a pigeon’s butt about the past.
Read moreDetailsA red Prius seemed to absorb the bulk of the damage with its roof crushed and front window broken.
Read moreDetailsThe federal holiday honoring the iconic civil rights leader falls on Monday, January 16.
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