A Corner One-Bedroom With Amazing Features
SPONSORED: Owned by the Tony Award-winning Broadway and TV actress Carole Shelley from The Odd Couple and more recently Wicked, this rarely available reno … Read the rest of this entry >>
Monday Bulletin: Politician’s Covid Controversy, Frozen Levain Cookies at the Grocery Store, Subway Attack
Brooklyn Borough President and 2021 mayoral candidate Eric Adams is the latest politician to be caught in a compromising corona … Read the rest of this entry >>
Fairway’s New Self-Checkout Kiosks are the Buzz of the Neighborhood; Some Approve While Others are ‘Flummoxed’
Fairway Market’s flagship location on 75th Street and Broadway has installed a fleet of self-checkout kiosks— and they are already a hot topic on the Upper West … Read the rest of this entry >>
Restaurant Openings: Broadway Family Mart, Miss Saigon, Chick Chick, Anar, Pastrami Queen
Just in time for winter, we got a new restaurant serving … Read the rest of this entry >>
Flying Tiger Sale Still Attracts Droves as Prices Fall to 50 Cents and Customers Start Petition
Upper West Siders are clearly obsessed with Flying Tiger, the gift, household item and trinket shop on Columbus and 81st that's been having a going-out-of-bus … Read the rest of this entry >>
Covid Service Updates: Free Daily Dinners and Quarantine Kit Including Dog-Walks
The city is beefing up its services as Covid-19 rates ticks higher. Those who test positive for Covid can get all sorts of services, and peopl … Read the rest of this entry >>
Open Restaurant Street Gets Shortened; Here’s Who Is Participating
The Open Restaurant Street on Amsterdam Avenue from 97th to 110th Street will now be a little about shorter, but still delic … Read the rest of this entry >>
Takeda Reopens, With the Same Great Sushi Selection and Exciting New Options
SPONSORED: Takeda, the Upper West Side's much-anticipated edo-style sushi restaurant which originally opened in November 2019 has now reopened to the pu … Read the rest of this entry >>
The Doctor Is In: Guidelines and Suggestions for a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving 2020
Thanksgiving 2020 will surely be like no other in U.S. history. We are drifting increasingly into unprecedented terr … Read the rest of this entry >>
Denzel Washington Films in the Neighborhood
Jason Haber had a very cool sighting on Thursday -- Denzel Washington was shooting a movie around 72nd Street and Central Park … Read the rest of this entry >>
Two Barred Owls are Now Competing for Attention
Birdwatchers have been flocking to Central Park to see the Barred Owl of The Loch, which sounds like something invented by Shakespeare and Edgar Allan … Read the rest of this entry >>
Deliver a Thanksgiving Meal and Share Warmth & Companionship Over the Phone with an Older Neighbor
SPONSORED: Connect with a senior by phone to share good wishes for the holiday se … Read the rest of this entry >>
Pier 72 Fan Starts Fundraiser as Diner is Set to Close
A neighbor of Pier 72 on 72nd Street and West End Avenue is raising money to help out employees there because of the restaurant's imminent clo … Read the rest of this entry >>
12 Injured in Fire on Riverside Drive
Seven civilians and five firefighters were reported injured in an apartment fire at 98 Riverside Drive off of 82nd Street early on Thur … Read the rest of this entry >>
Justices Hear Arguments and Rebuttals About 200 Amsterdam, But Is the Case ‘Moot’?
The long-running dispute about the legality of the zoning lot for 200 Amsterdam Avenue, the gleaming glass-and-steel skysc … Read the rest of this entry >>
Two UWS Nonprofits Come Together to Feed Vulnerable Seniors; ‘People Down the Street Just Would Not Have Food’
When West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH), a nonprofit that houses low-income senior citizens, suddenly … Read the rest of this entry >>
Goddard Book Fair Goes Online
SPONSORED: Goddard Riverside’s 34th Annual Book Fair will be the first held completely online. “The Book Fair is here just in time for the holidays!” said Beth D … Read the rest of this entry >>
NYC Public Schools to Close on Thursday as Covid Positivity Rate Hits 3%
New York City will close its public schools starting on Thursday because the 7-day Covid-19 positivity rate has hit 3%, according to the m … Read the rest of this entry >>
FDNY Engine Company 74’s Newest Member Has Big Paws to Fill
FDNY Engine Company 74 on West 83rd Street welcomed a new mascot in September. JT, a seven-month-old Dalmatian puppy is named after the … Read the rest of this entry >>
Wednesday: Two Court Hearings for Contentious Development Projects
Two development projects that have drawn criticism from neighbors are scheduled to have court hearings this … Read the rest of this entry >>
