The merguez sausages in Café du Soleil's Moroccan sandwich are as good as they can possibly get this side of the Atlantic.

The UWS lost an environmental giant last week, when activist Olive Freud died at age 97.

Thank goodness for air conditioning.

The first rule is showing up.

On tap this weekend: Storytelling and a performance of Richard II in Central Park; Jane Austin in Riverside Park; and a tour of St. John the Divine

Some latecomers to the race unveil their policies.

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

A bubble-tea shop, a math-tutoring program and a swimming school are among the new businesses that have opened or announced plans to open on 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?

One kind of freedom remains available to all of us: the freedom to think for ourselves.

Fireworks, swimming and live music are on tap this holiday weekend.

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.

Typhoon Cafe, at 947 Columbus Ave., serves all kinds of Thai specialties, including Thai coffee, Thai iced tea, and espresso with coconut water.

This photo was taken somewhere on the Upper West Side, sometime in the past. Can you figure out where, when, and what it shows?

I noticed an unexpected ingredient in both the antipasti and primi sections of the menu. Intrigued, I first ordered the Cappelletti with English Peas, Lemon and Butter.

Upper West Side pizza chef Frank Tuttolomondo, owner of Mama's Too, has been voted one of the 100 best pizza chefs in the world by an international panel.

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

If there’s one thing hotter than a New York summer, it’s us.

There's lots going on in the neighborhood over the next couple of days so ... let's weekend!

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 very long list of new businesses opened on the Upper West Side in the first half of 2025.

Friends bring wine and flowers to my dinner parties. How do I make them stop?

You would cry too if it happened to you.

"Yay you, Church!"

“He welcomes everyone who passes through the doors like family. He remembers everyone, and always makes them feel at home."