Embracing the Madness of Thanksgiving Eve, for a Moment at Least
I was trying to walk my dog, fighting a torrent of tourists who had come to my block to view the inflation of the Thanksgiving Day parade bal … Read the rest of this entry >>
Neighbors Rally Around Beloved Tailor Who is Losing Her Shop
Loyal customers are mobilizing to help a local tailor whose lease is not being renewed after 14 years at 200 West 89th Street, between Amsterdam and Broa … Read the rest of this entry >>
Halloween Lifehack: How to Declutter While Making a Kid’s Day
Local dad and photographer extraordinaire Scott Matthews contacted us with some life advice that we thought was worth sharing with fellow West Si … Read the rest of this entry >>
Weekend Column: Mystery Doorman Becomes International Sensation
The entrance to my apartment building was awash with morning light. The June sun streamed through the filigreed cast iron door and spl … Read the rest of this entry >>
Nature’s Bounty is Revealed on the Great Squirrel Hunt
The hunt for the great Sciurus carolinensis, otherwise known as the Eastern Gray squirrel, is in its final week in Central Park. The folks b … Read the rest of this entry >>
Small Business Focus: Anya Brodsky, DDS
It’s never a good time to chip a tooth, but a front tooth on a Friday afternoon at the start of a three-day weekend is particularly … Read the rest of this entry >>
Column: Getting Back on the Vespa After a Brush With Death on 96th Street
I drive in New York City like everyone is trying to kill me, scanning the road "Mission- Impossible" style. It has this illusion of fearlessness when really, fear is my mental … Read the rest of this entry >>
Talking with Anna Quindlen About Her New, Very UWS Novel and Why the Neighborhood Suits Her Down to the Ground
Stepping into Pier 72 diner, Anna Quindlen seems much like any other work-from-home writer on break. Eager for news, a laugh, some rice pudding … Read the rest of this entry >>
Book Review: ‘We Are Staying’ Captures a Flashpoint in Upper West Side History and the Evolution of the Neighborhood
In the summer of 1977, New York City was about as far from the tourist mecca it is today as can be imagined. The Bronx was burning, a serial kille … Read the rest of this entry >>
After an Official Warning, A Dog Longs for an Off-Leash Romp
“Why are you keeping me on the leash? Hey! Wake up! This is the spot where you always let me off. We avoided the maniac cyclists. We’re safe now. I’m not movin … Read the rest of this entry >>
Why Stephanie Little Lives on the Upper West Side
Stephanie Little may have started out in The City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia, people!) but now can’t see herself living anywhere else but West 69th S … Read the rest of this entry >>
Why Jeffrey Toobin Lives on the Upper West Side
Jeffrey Toobin chuckled as he grabbed a bench in his favorite place in New York City – Riverside Park. “My wife thinks it’s very ambitious … Read the rest of this entry >>
Small Business Focus: Murray’s Sturgeon Shop
You won’t find schmaltz (either “excessive sentimentality” or “clarified chicken fat”) at Murray’s Sturgeon Shop, on Broadway between 89th and 90th St … Read the rest of this entry >>
Weekend Column: An Imperfect Bagel Leads to a Perfect UWS Apartment
“You’ve GOT to try this bagel place, it’s the best in the city!” said our real estate agent. Knowing about bagels is a cherished pastime for New Yor … Read the rest of this entry >>
Throwback Thursday: A Flower Shop That Was Out of This World
Once upon a time in what now seems like another world, there was a little flower shop on Columbus and 73rd Street between the years of 1974 and … Read the rest of this entry >>
Small Business Focus: The Jewel Boutique
“You dream it, I’ll make it,” said Harmeet Singh, owner of The Jewel Boutique on Broadway, between 97th and 98th Streets. “We ar … Read the rest of this entry >>
Weekend History: A New Mother Laments the Loss of a Fairyland, and The Rise of ‘Infobytes’
For generations of New York City children the mineral and gem room at the American Museum of Natural History was better than a cardboard … Read the rest of this entry >>
Book Review: In ‘Emerson Page’ You’ll Recognize the Neighborhood and the Struggles and Magic of Adolescence
There is something magical in recognizing local landmarks in a piece of literature or a film. For Upper West Siders it might be the exterior o … Read the rest of this entry >>
About the Importance of Local News, In the Wake of DNAinfo Closing Down
Joe Ricketts, the billionaire owner of news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist, shut both of those websites down last Thursday a week after … Read the rest of this entry >>
WestSide Wednesdays: Izakaya Ida
SPONSORED: Izakaya refers to the casual gastropub scene of Japan. Ida translates to between, during, or "a while". Located in the heart of the Upper West … Read the rest of this entry >>
