Riverside Park Herd Will Be Thinned as They Gobble the Hill of Weeds; Who Will Win the Game of Goats?
After a boisterous welcoming party on Tuesday, the work began for 24 Hudson Valley goats trucked to New York … Read the rest of this entry >>
Goats Stampede Into Riverside Park to Howls of Delight From Nature-Deprived Cityfolk
Pamplona has the running of the bulls; the Upper West Side has the running of the goats! Twenty-four goats from the Hudson Valley … Read the rest of this entry >>
Pupper West Side: Gary is a New Yorker with Southern Roots
I’m a Catahoula Leopard dog - the distinguished state dog of Louisiana! I’m mixed with a dash of a few other things, just like a nice jambalaya or étouf … Read the rest of this entry >>
The 24 Riverside Park Goats Are Becoming Famous, and Have Now Been Profiled By The New Yorker
Twenty-four goats are set to arrive in Riverside Park on Tuesday, and already they've caused enough of a stir to make it … Read the rest of this entry >>
Photo of the Day: A Monstrous Creature Coasts Up the Hudson
Sarah B. Roberts caught site of a massive pink object being pushed up the Hudson River by what looks like a tug boat on Mo … Read the rest of this entry >>
Pupper West Side: Bailey Loves Attention and Volunteering as a Pet Partner
I can often be found outside Lenwich when Mom and Dad are grabbing morning cof … Read the rest of this entry >>
Goat Welcoming Ceremony Planned; Come One, Come All!
Twenty-four goats are coming to Riverside Park this summer to eat our weeds, and the parks conservancy is planning to welcome them at their arr … Read the rest of this entry >>
Stormy Daniels Gets More Yuks Than Yucks at Local Comedy Club
Don’t call Stormy Daniels by her real name, Stephanie: the only people who call her that are the IRS and her mother, and she hates them … Read the rest of this entry >>
Goats Will Graze All Summer in Riverside Park
Riverside Park will get extra wild later this month, when a herd of goats arrive for a kind of summer intern … Read the rest of this entry >>
Photo of the Day: Rolling Along With a Bulldog on a Skateboard
Life is smoother when you're riding with a best friend, particularly when that best friend is a bulldog on a skateb … Read the rest of this entry >>
Upper West Side Parents Airmail Their Daughter a Seder-In-A-Box, With Jokes
There's nothing quite like Passover on the Upper West Side, so when the parents of comedy writer Bess Kalb realized she wouldn … Read the rest of this entry >>
Pupper West Side: Artie Loves Being Chased, Salmon-Based Treats, and His Friend Sergeant Pepper
I love sleeping, lounging, and maintaining my lifestyle as a gentleman of lei … Read the rest of this entry >>
Upper West Siders Confused And/Or Delighted by New ‘Gelato Burger’
Upper West Siders have emerged from their darkened rooms to embrace the spring, and all the joys of the season -- flower-gawking, park-lounging, frisbee-tossing and al fresco ea … Read the rest of this entry >>
69th Street is Having a Megamansion Meltdown; Listen to the Racket Here
A construction project on a double-townhouse mansion on 69th Street is making so much noise that it's causing residents to move away, give their poodles tranquil … Read the rest of this entry >>
Picturesque UWS Scaffolding to Be Considered for Landmark Status
In a move expected to ignite neighborhood controversy, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission has announced hearin … Read the rest of this entry >>
Unauthorized Toe Sculpture Remains, And Has Now Received a Pedicure
The Parks Department had vowed on Monday to dispose of the rogue toe-like sculpture that someone recently placed in Riverside Park. But as of Tuesday at 6 p.m., it was still … Read the rest of this entry >>
Sanitation Department Says Dog Poop Should Be Taken Back to Your Home, Not Left in Outdoor Garbage Cans
An Upper West Sider upset about the sudden disappearance of trash cans throughout the neighborhood -- and resulting garbage pileup -- rec … Read the rest of this entry >>
Photo of the Day: The Best Restaurant Name We’ve Ever Heard
Have you ever had an omelette made out of "I-hate-my-landlord"? Have you ever ordered a burger with a side of "No-one-picks-up-after-their-d … Read the rest of this entry >>
Jerry Seinfeld, Zabar’s and Barney Greengrass All Show up in New UWS-Themed Vampire Weekend Video
The band Vampire Weekend briefly stopped traffic at Zabar's earlier this year to film a music video. Now the fruits of those l … Read the rest of this entry >>
Spotted on the UWS: Small Acts of Political Expression
Upper West Siders have quietly, and not so quietly, been making their opinions known about politics for decades. In recent days, re … Read the rest of this entry >>
