What if you could pick up an affordable, comforting, takeout container of Italian pasta covered with delicious, slow-simmering homemade sauce?

An international array of restaurant openings; coffee shop closing; Columbia favorites questionable; heated cabins for rent in Central Park.

I come for one dish and one dish only -- and a kebab it is not.

Some sad closings, but exciting openings too: a French-themed wine bar; a high-end marketplace; a work-friendly cafe, and a Southeast Asian eatery.

The daughter of violinist extraordinaire Itzhak Perlman and a former concert pianist herself, Navah Perlman's cake business is thriving.

Why was the assistant district attorney raiding UWS chop suey restaurants?

Here are some Upper West Side places where you can get a free holiday meal or volunteer this Thanksgiving.

Pre and postnatal fitness studio opening; waxing to replace Max; high-end Chinese and "Brain-Health' eateries coming; Senn temporarily closed.

Citarella just had one of its selections named among the best in the city.

Martin Johnson is the manager and guiding force at 67 Gourmet on the Upper West Side.

1. I can tell my California friends, with pride, that composting is now mandatory in Manhattan.

Jazz at Lincoln Center; UWS Greenmarkets; Leaf Peeping.

Flavors of the day.

Bake shop loses battle with scaffolding; new bar and restaurant in Morningside Heights; coffee; and legal weed.

An "elevated gastropub" is opening in a historic townhouse; running stores are popping up all over; a pilates studio, too.

Bagel Talk was shuttered by the Health Department on Thursday, and remains closed as of Monday afternoon.

For over a decade WSCAH has been distributing 1,000s of turkeys to their customers throughout November. (Sponsored)

The third annual Trick-or-Treat Night for Dogs is happening on Sunday, October 27th, from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Columbus Avenue.

Three UWS bagel spots were featured in a new ranking of the best in the city by The New York Times.

Designer samples sale, 50% off; Mermaid Inn is back; Southeast Asian Cuisine; a relocated and rebranded salon.

There are more special deals from Zabar's this week.

A sprinkler-system malfunction Saturday night caused the postponement.

Saul Zabar was born in 1929. The 96-year-old went to work this weekend.

Alvin Ailey and Jazz at Lincoln Center; Sushi at Sushi Nonaka; the final films of the New York festival.

Emerald Inn has been trying in vain since September 17 to reopen from a Health Department closure.

Sunday, October 6th is the date the city's Department of Sanitation begins collecting compost from all residential buildings in Manhattan.

Openings! Openings! Openings!

It is always difficult to turn down a good deal on a cup of joe.

At Ballet Hispánico, there will be food trucks, dancing, face painting, free performances, and dance lessons for all ages.

Plants, psychedelics, Persian/Mediterranean food; pizza (mysteriously closed).