Tag: hurricane irene

September 8, 2011 Weather: Thundershowers, High of 75 Degrees. Notices: Fashion's Night Out is tonight, and there are tons of deals to be had throughout the city and the neighborhood, including 36 locations on the Upper West Side. Check out the list of participating stores here. Also lots of restaurants ...

Remember Hurricane Irene? It was just one week ago, but it feels much farther away, doesn't it? We've dug up seven videos made by Upper West Siders of the scene in the neighborhood, from Blair-Witch-style films to a silly video of a woman dressing up her dogs in ridiculous yellow ...

September 1, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 83 Degrees. Notices: Yikes, it's September! Consider playing human chess, or checking out one of the other free events on our calendar. News: Robert Redmond, a nudist who works for the NYC Parks Department, enjoys hosting people at his three-bedroom Upper West ...

"The Central Park Lake flooded Bethesda Terrace during hurricane Irene. Although the park was still officially closed, we took a 4 hour hike through it and were happy to see there was no major damage. Here and there some tree limbs down, and we saw a few trees down, but ...

Even if you don't need to go anywhere today, it might be worth hopping on the B or C train from 86th Street just for this unique experience: you can actually ride the New York City subway for FREE!

August 29, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 78 Degrees. Notices: There are 37 free events in this week's events calendar, including tons of free music, movies and outdoor events. Check them out! Central Park is closed to vehicular traffic today, but is open for pedestrians and cyclists. News: In ...

The sad/happy thing about Hurricane Irene is that the worst of it hit while almost everyone was sleeping. So we all woke up and thought "Did we miss it?" But luckily, one Upper West Sider with a great view of the city pointed a camera out the window to record ...

During the hurricane, the wind reached as high as 60 miles per hour in Central Park and a few trees were down there. The park is still closed. The Hudson River also crested the bank in a few spots in Riverside Park. Check out some pictures by Upper West Siders ...

The front edge of Hurricane Irene is here, the rain is starting to come down in sheets, there's a tornado warning, and the wind has really been picking up. But some people were still out drinking after 10 p.m. Saturday at bars on Amsterdam in the low 80's like George ...

By Melissa Cooper No animals are visible on today’s late afternoon dog walk in Riverside Park on the eve of Hurricane Irene’s arrival. Well, actually many animals are out, but only two species: humans and canines.  No wildlife. Not a single bird or squirrel.  Even the cicadas are silent, and ...

The luxury apartment buildings along the Hudson River from 63rd to 72nd Streets offer wonderful views, concierge-like service, and even a special lane for limousines. But the Riverside South buildings, originally developed by Donald Trump, also offer one disadvantage right about now: they sit on the only residential block on ...

Hurricane Irene is whirling its way up the East Coast, destined for an intimate date with New York City late Saturday and into Sunday (the worst of the storm is expected to hit between about 7 a.m. and noon on Sunday), and frankly most of us aren't very prepared. So ...

August 26, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 85 Degrees. News: So apparently people are taking this hurricane thing pretty seriously. The following New York City neighborhoods could be evacuated: Battery Park City; Coney Island and Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn; Far Rockaway and Broad Channel in Queens; and some low-lying ...