Tag: coronavirus

Ian Alterman moved to the Upper West Side in 1965 when he was seven years old, and has lived in the same apartment on West 83rd

New York is now allowing restaurants to serve people inside, as long as they keep capacity to 25% or less. Not every restaurant is doing so

The latest report on apartment rents in New York appears to paint the same picture drawn since the pandemic first shook confidence

The history books may one day have a whole chapter devoted to 2020, and not because it was awesome. One local history group is making an effort

Restaurants city-wide are gearing up for the start of indoor dining, which can begin this Wednesday at 25% capacity. Many Upper West Side restaurant owners and managers

The continuing threat of Covid-19 has made many people wary of gathering in enclosed spaces for extended periods, but one synagogue found a way to allow

New luxury condos on West End and 78th Street are being designed with Covid-19 in mind -- down to the lobby entrances and the weights in the workout room.

The Shops at Columbus Circle opened again on Wednesday after malls in the city were given permission to open. There are several new rules that

Mark O'Toole sent us the following video in response to some of the angst that has filled the Upper West Side in recent weeks, as neighbors battle over

The parent council for the Upper West Side and parts of Harlem has sent a letter to the mayor and governor asking them to delay the planned reopening

There's a new spot in the neighborhood to get a Covid test where you're likely to get results quickly -- in fact, the city says it can get

Upper West Siders have suffered and died from Covid-19, but in comparison with other areas of the city the virus did not appear to do as much damage in the neighborhood.

Each weekday, Lamont Stokes and his brother, Antwon, pop open a violin case listing a PayPal address and park themselves near one

Coronavirus testing has been a mess with Upper West Siders telling us they've sometimes had to wait as long as two weeks to get results -- making those results all but worthless.

Governor Cuomo announced on Monday that gyms in New York State will be allowed to reopen on August 24 at 33% capacity with safety guidelines, such as mandatory mask wearing, in place.

Victorian Gardens, the amusement park that sets up inside Wollman Rink every summer, will not be able to open this year and may have to cease operations entirely

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger announced on Friday that the university will hold all of its classes online in the fall semester.

On a humid August weekday, the formidable fruit stand outside the Ansonia Post Office Station on Columbus Avenue at the intersection

Amsterdam Avenue will be blocked off to traffic from 97th to 110th Street on the weekends from August 8 to October 31 as part of the city's plan to make it easier

Hundreds of individuals, many of them women, waited in line Monday morning to receive free groceries from the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) on 72nd between