Tag: upper west side

The dig, along with other historic documents, has uncovered a middle class village of over 260 people, a thriving community with a school and three churches. Records indicate that two churches were black and one was integrated.

August 25, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms, High of 85 Degrees. Notices: There is a barefoot runners club that runs in Central Park. So far, 2 people have signed up for next Wednesday's run, but more than 600 have joined the group. "Baring soles together is good for the soul," writes ...

Maxilla & Mandible, the fossil shop at 451 Columbus Avenue where thousands of New York kids gawked at the bones and fearsome skulls of dinosaurs, bobcats and crocodiles will close this month

The wrecking ball has done its work to Manhattan Diner, the beloved Greek spot that held down the corner of 77th Street and Broadway for 11 years.

Hey stamp collectors of the Upper West Side! Your dreams have come true: the neighborhood now has its very own postage stamp.

August 23, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 79 Degrees. Notices: If you'd like your photo to be featured on West Side Rag like @isardasorensen above, please email us or contact us via twitter. News: The striking workers at the Central Park Boathouse are telling people who pass by that ...

This week, get ready for a film festival on the lawn just north of Sheep Meadow in Central Park starting Tuesday and a birthday bash for Whole Foods on 100th Street on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, you can basically eat all three meals for free at Whole Foods while ...

August 22, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 81 Degrees. Notices: This week, get ready for an outdoor film series in Central Park dedicated to films about music, a free screening of the Motorcycle Diaries, and the two year anniversary of Whole Foods in Columbus Square, along with tons of other ...

By Harriet Flehinger I’ve been writing an occasional column for two years about what I call “Aging in Action” which is  “Aging In Place” for those of us who really hate to stay still for long periods of time.  There’s a great Yiddish word for this “spilkes” which literally translate ...

Resist the urge to indulge in two full drunk brunches this weekend. Yes, the summer is almost over and your therapist just left for two weeks, but there's no reason to despair. Anyway, that's what I keep telling myself. Isn't the picture above, from a recent rainy day on Amsterdam ...

The Department of Transportation recently converted some old parking meters to bike racks on Columbus Avenue, attaching shiny silver circles onto the poles. They look somewhat like ancient alien symbols brought to earth for an M. Night Shyamalan movie, meaning the aliens will soon be here and will turn the ...

August 17, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 88 Degrees. Notices: There are two free outdoor movies tonight on our calendar! News: The city has created a special lane spanning nearly two whole blocks where only limos can park in front of the buildings on Riverside Boulevard overlooking the Hudson ...

Upper West Siders have been waiting for months -- numerous seasons in fact -- to find out when the new Century 21 will actually open in the space vacated by Barnes and Noble on 66th Street and Broadway many eons ago. Well, wait no more. On September 22, the 50th ...

With record rain having already fallen on New York City over the weekend, and more to come, it's time to take off our pants and hang them up to dry -- and then pause and reflect in our underwear. That feels better, doesn't it? Above, check out a picture that ...

August 15, 2011 Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms, High of 81 Degrees. Notices: The Central Park Conservancy is putting on an outdoor movie series next week on a hill in the middle of the park between Sheep Meadow and the 72nd Street Cross Drive, and you can vote for which movie will ...

This weekend, it looks like the weather will be mixed, with sun on Saturday, but rain on Saturday night and Sunday. It's imperative that you try to get to one of the free concerts in the neighborhood this weekend, if you're around. If you do one thing outside this weekend… Lincoln ...

Landmark West, the Upper West Side historic preservation group, started a very cool little project a couple of weeks ago, asking readers to send in their photos of people playing in Central Park through the ages. So far they've gotten a nice smattering of snapshots, including this one above shot in ...

By Maria Gorshin The economy is rallying, plunging, rebounding or in freefall. The news changes moment to moment and each statistic is analyzed to the edge of confusion, madness or maybe just comedy. All the news is good on the one hand yet bad on another but could be worse ...

August 11, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 84 Degrees. Notices: Given that it's supposed to be gorgeous out today, why not check out an outdoor concert? There's a big free concert and dance performance featuring the Family Stone tonight at 7 in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, and more on our events calendar. Ditch Plains ...

Doug MacCash, a columnist from the New Orleans Times-Picayune, came to New York with his family recently and stopped into Zabar's for lunch. He grabbed some lobster salad to pile on top of  his bagel and chowed down. But something seemed wrong: the meat he was eating didn't seem like ...