Tag: coronavirus

The state has suspended the liquor license of another Upper West Side bar for Covid-related violations. George Keeley's at 485 Amsterdam Avenue (83rd Street) had

Sabon, the Israeli purveyor of luxurious bath, body, hair and home products has closed five of its nine Manhattan locations — and the Upper West Side store

The Museum of Natural History has applied to the city and state to reopen at 25% capacity on Sept. 9, nearly six months after it closed because of Covid-19.

Amsterdam Avenue between 97th and 110th Streets will be blocked off as an "open street" for restaurants to operate outdoors starting this weekend, the mayor announced

On Thursday, July 30th, the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) suspended the liquor license of Hi-Life Bar & Grill, on 83rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, for allegedly

The New York Public Library has been offering grab-and-go book pickups at a few locations in the last few weeks, and on Monday they'll be adding some more

Xi'an Famous Foods, a restaurant chain that serves authentic and reasonably priced Chinese food, suddenly closed its doors at 2675 Broadway, between 10st and 102nd streets.

Among the most recent restaurant closings on the Upper West Side are two Kosher spots.

Edith Tyson has been out and about in the neighborhood lately, snapping pictures of Upper West Siders enjoying Central Park and other areas. Here are some she sent us.

The Lucerne Hotel at 201 West 79th Street will be used to house 283 homeless people who have been staying at shelters downtown, as a way to reduce the population

Some Upper West Side parents have been pushing the Department of Education to move more activities outside when schools reopen this fall. The disease

When they returned from a July 4th weekend in Cape May, New Jersey, Marilyn and Larry (who preferred their last name not be used) thought

Barbara Eisberg, like many of the attendees at Bar Crawl Radio’s Special 100th podcast episode, came to make her voice heard. After reading about the planned interview

The fictionalized travails of a group of people quarantined in a building on 84th Street and Riverside Drive are the subject of a new web series starring actors and actresses who are

Though most local businesses continue to fight to stay open, some Upper West Side stores have begun to close permanently as the pandemic has forced

The city released the first details of its public school reopening plan on Wednesday, and made it clear that most students will get a mix of remote and in-person learning.

Some readers went to the 87th Street Dog Run in Riverside Park on Monday morning, June 6th — the start of Phase 3, when dog runs and other

The Ellington, a neighborhood bar and restaurant 936 Amsterdam Avenue and 106th Street, has closed for good, with a for rent sign on the door.

Restaurants were expected to open for in-person dining on July 6, this coming Monday. But mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo said on Wednesday

Tennis courts are expected to start opening next Monday, but one set of courts on the Upper West Side got a head start. The Riverside Clay Tennis Association, which