NEW RESTAURANT OFFERS UNIQUE DELICACY: THAI SCOTCH EGGS!
When cultures cross, taste buds win. The latest proof is at Amster Thai, the new spot at 969 Amsterdam Avenue between 101st and 102nd Str … Read the rest of this entry >>
GEEZ, THESE NEW HYBRID DOGS SURE ARE FUNKY-LOOKING
A few furry critters grazed on leaves and assorted debris in a tree bed on 75th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue on Thur … Read the rest of this entry >>
TEXAN OPERA FAN WON’T BE CHARGED IN ASH-SCATTERING AT THE MET
The Times identified the opera fan who police say spread his mentor's ashes in the orchestra pit at the Met on Saturday, leading to a terrorism s … Read the rest of this entry >>
WEST END AVENUE HALLOWEEN DISPLAY ACHIEVES PEAK ZOMBIE-DEVIL MADNESS
The folks at 626 West End Avenue (90th Street) certainly achieved the psycho-killer aesth … Read the rest of this entry >>
PHOTO OF THE DAY: CREATIVE BIKE PARKING
Cameron Grey Rose spotted the dangling bike above on 96th Street and Broadway Tuesday morning. Is it an artistic or political statement, or simply a … Read the rest of this entry >>
WEEKEND HISTORY: WHEN FEARSOME ‘PIRATE CATS’ ROAMED THE UPPER WEST SIDE
One hundred years ago, the residents of the Upper West Side bolted their doors in fear of a group of marauding cats that h … Read the rest of this entry >>
COLUMN: THE UPPER WEST SIDE DON’T GET NO RESPECT
Remember your elementary school? Remember being escorted out for P.T. (Physical Training) in that fenced-in school … Read the rest of this entry >>
OPERA-LOVING SEAT-GRABBERS CREATE AGGRESSIVE TENOR BEFORE MET PERFORMANCES
First come first served indeed! Some opera-lovers went out of their way to nab the best seats in the house for the Metropolitan Opera's free high-defin … Read the rest of this entry >>
PARROT CAMPS OUT AT DOG RUN, DELIGHTING HUMANS AND EATING APPLES
A parrot has apparently taken up residence at the 72nd Street dog run in Riverside Park and has taken to eatin … Read the rest of this entry >>
UWS LANDMARKS GROUP USES POKEMON TO LURE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO CARING ABOUT HISTORY
How do you get young people to care about historic landmarks on the Upper West Side? Pokemon GO of co … Read the rest of this entry >>
96TH STREET SINKHOLE IS HUNGRY AGAIN; GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE
The sinkhole that has repeatedly gobbled up the asphalt at the intersection on 96th street and West End Avenue returned this week, causing the s … Read the rest of this entry >>
LYRICS TO ‘I DREAM OF BERNIE’ POSTED IN AN UPPER WEST SIDE PHONE BOOTH
A fan of Bernie Sanders posted the lyrics below (based on "I Dream of Jeannie") in a phone booth at 106th and Broadway. Hum … Read the rest of this entry >>
PHOTO OF THE DAY: GLORIOUS SWINE PRANCES DOWN 69TH STREET
Gwen Solomon happened upon a magnificent beast on 69th street between Broadway and Amsterdam on Thursday around 11:30 … Read the rest of this entry >>
FIND XIAO XIAO, THE ESCAPED UPPER WEST SIDE PANDA!
Oh no! An Upper West Side family is seeking its beloved lost panda Xiao Xiao, who is apparently roaming the hill … Read the rest of this entry >>
PHOTO OF THE DAY: AN ‘ONLY ON THE UWS’ ADVERTISEMENT
Harriet Flehinger snapped this shot in the Laytner's window at 82nd street and Broa … Read the rest of this entry >>
PHOTO OF THE DAY: HUNGRY, NAKED MANNEQUIN LOOKS LONGINGLY AT CITARELLA
Tipster Sally Martell sent the photo above of a mannequin salvaged from the closing sale at the EMS on 76th street and Broa … Read the rest of this entry >>
CENTRAL PARK FLORA IN FULL BLOOM AMID WARM TEMPS
Plants in Central Park seem quite convinced that it is in fact springtime once again. Flowers were blooming on Sunday … Read the rest of this entry >>
LINDA ROSENTHAL CLAIMS CITY IS NEUTERING HER ‘DINING WITH DOGS’ LAW, ISSUES BITING PRESS RELEASE
The state passed a law last year allowing people to eat with their pets at outdoor cafes in the city. But the city's Department of Health has i … Read the rest of this entry >>
THE TRADER-JOE-POCALYPSE IS UPON US!
Upper West Siders have emerged from their blizzard cocoons in search of sustenance, only to find that the apocalypse did arrive, it just occurred … Read the rest of this entry >>
FAKE-SNOW EVENT CANCELLED BECAUSE OF REAL SNOW
The Parks Department has cancelled Saturday's Winter Jam festival because of the impending blizzard coming our way Friday and Satu … Read the rest of this entry >>
