Tag: books

See a movie, see a play, or just find a cool nook and read a book. Whatever your preference, there's lots on tap on the UWS this weekend!

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.

"Holding cyclists to a far higher standard than motor vehicle drivers is unjust, puts immigrant workers at grave risk, and sends the wrong message about the actual danger on our streets."

"The reality of life is that 99.999% of all the people who ever live are completely forgotten 50 years after they die."

You may be shocked to discover that something akin to poetry poured from Richard Nixon’s pen.

Upper West Siders stepped up to salvage the frustrating situation by saving many of the books from the dumpster on West 76th Street.

"The skills I am teaching about marketing and mindset could be geared towards anyone. It's really a self-development book in disguise."

During my childhood, our family had acquaintances with an unusual living arrangement.

“When you do a lot of reading about New York, and you’ve been around long enough, you find there’s always another crisis.”

His cancer was in remission, and he decided to take a 330-mile walk from our nation’s capitol to New York City.

“The beautiful architecture, the old homes, the peace and quiet of Riverside Park, the view of the Hudson River all make me very happy.”

What is it like to endure and survive the intractable violence in inner city Chicago? What was it like to be stopped and frisked by the police in New York

We hear that every once in a while it's worth reading something other than West Side Rag, so we're looking for help putting together

A fundraiser that began after West Side Rag's latest post about Westsider Rare & Used Books' plans to close has already raised nearly $13,000 as

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 with

A little over a year and a half back, thanks to the W. 102nd & 103rd Streets Block Association blog, I received a message from New York Times journalist and editor

Two book fairs are coming up on the Upper West Side, with some unique and inexpensive selections. This weekend, social service agency Goddard Riverside

What if the entire neighborhood was reading the same really great book? You could chat with people in line at the bakery! You could have an

Kirk Davidson, who sells books on Broadway between 72nd and 74th Streets, beat a charge of leaving unattended property at his book stands.

Police confiscated several piles of books from bookseller Charlie Mysak, who has set up shop on West 68th Street and Columbus Avenue for more