Tag: history

Stephen Harmon took hundreds of pictures of the neighborhood in the 70's and 80's and thankfully he still has many of them. Check out some

Writer James Baldwin bought the building at 137 West 71st Street in 1965, and lived there on and off for the last two decades of his life.

Riverside Park’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, the ornate circular structure and plaza at 89th Street and Riverside Drive, commemorates

Author Stephen Wolf will tell stories about Central Park -- some historical, some fictional -- at a special talk on Monday night. Wolf, a professor at

When The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel needed a bar where Midge Maisel and Lenny Bruce could commiserate about the hardships of being cutting-edge comics in

In the summer of 1977, New York City was about as far from the tourist mecca it is today as can be imagined. The Bronx was burning, a serial killer was

Welcome to the Upper West Side, where even our powerhouses are historic! A powerhouse designed by prominent architect Stanford White at

Broadway in our neighborhood was retail heaven in the Thirties and early Forties. There were grocery stores; bakeries; haberdasheries; lingerie shops; shoe stores

Having lived on the Upper West Side since 1989, I could never imagine living in another area of the city. This is my home. I lived here first as a

The New York Public Library has been creating some amazing digital tools in the past couple of years. The library wants more of its collection

Turgut Balikci was the first to see them, peeking out from behind a wood-paneled wall: “little trees,” he said. Balikci had been planning to preserve

An old sign advertising an astrologist named Lauren on 74th and Columbus who promises to "solve all problems of life" is up for auction at an

Remember the olden days, when young men wore tight shorts, old ones wore hats, and everyone read actual physical newspapers? Here are

One hundred years ago, the residents of the Upper West Side bolted their doors in fear of a group of marauding cats that hunted

Stephen Harmon has so many wonderful photos of Upper West Siders that he took in the 80's (and other decades). He's shared

Upper West Sider Stephen Harmon loved to walk around the neighborhood in the 1980's and snap pictures of the colorful people.

The Hotel Belleclaire on the corner of 77th street and Broadway won approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission to redesign

I think the neighborhood we now know as the Upper West Side came into being at around the same time as I did — in 1928

Photographer Robert L. Bracklow took lots of excellent photos of buildings in New York City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His photos

The City Council voted last week to officially name the corner of West 103 Street and Amsterdam Avenue "Norman Rockwell Place" after