Remember when subway cars were covered with graffiti and the Dakota was not yet cleaned?

Nobody is immune from a twist of fate that puts them on the outside, with no way back without help.

Our goal is that any time you come to New Plaza Cinema, whatever film you see, it's going to be a quality film.”

A new book documents the history of public monuments to Black Americans in New York City, including a number of sculptures on or near the UWS.

Charges have been dropped against a bicyclist who was arrested after colliding with an electric unicycle in Central Park.

I get easily distracted. You?

Books here! Get your books here!

More photos of vanished days from Stephen Harmon's "Old Negs vault."

Stop and listen; there’s music everywhere, not just indoors in concert halls, but on the streets year-round.

Every day is a roller coaster. For a while at least, we can be certain of that.

Not quite yet, but keep an eye out for the Riverside Park goats who are returning on July 12.

I hope you find something to enjoy.

To be classified as a “diner,” you need the large, multi-page menu describing the Great American Foodbook.

A city commission approved proposed plans for a major redo of Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center.

You would cry too if it happened to you.

May you find something to enjoy.

An exhibit on Hollywood's blacklisting offers lessons on "who gets to define what’s American and un-American."

Juneteenth events Thursday on the UWS include a run in Central Park, jazz at Dizzy's Club, and a screening of a Harriet Tubman film

“We will continue both our programming and our commitment to preserving this landmark building.”

"This is a grammar and road trip movie...fun and silly and full of grammar, but the heart of it is human connection."

May we point our attention to those that deserve a little celebration this weekend, and away from those that drain us.

I have an Old Negs file I call "Strictly UWS," which has images that I think come close.

Inside Epices Bakery with Robert Beck.

What does the old man want now?

From the settings, to the actors, to the plot premise, 'Bad Shabbos' is about as Upper West Side as a film can be.

What ever happened to "spring cleaning"?

I was fascinated by the way they lit them, held them, or let them dangle from their lips.

The annual NY Philharmonic concert in Central Park Wednesday will feature Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky -- and post-concert fireworks.

“$10,000 may not seem like much, but for programs of our size, a loss like this is devastating.”

"I am wealthy in my friends. Thank you for your ongoing support.”