Tag: upper west side

By Katie Barry There’s a mannequin from the waist up sitting in my room, wearing an Obama mask, a bright purple wig, and a gaudy orange beach hat with a half-marathon medal and old school Polaroid camera dangling from the neck. Where did I get all this stuff and why ...

Gray's Papaya on 72nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue is famous for its kooky political signs, and it has just put up another whopper. With food prices escalating, Gray's is getting ready to raise its prices, but it doesn't want to alienate its customers. So it put up a pretty crazy ...

May 24, 2011 Weather: Thunderstorms in the afternoon, High of 81 degrees. News: Taxi slams into a bus on Central Park West and 86th Street. Three were injured and listed in serious condition. (Gothamist) PS 9 is closing its gifted and talented program, supposedly to make room for more local ...

Yikes! Gothamist has some wild pictures and a purported eyewitness account of a taxi slamming into a bus on Central Park West and 86th Street on Monday afternoon around 3:40 p.m. Three patients, all from the taxi, were taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt and were listed in serious condition. The picture ...

May 23, 2011 Weather: Isolated thunderstorms, High of 82 degrees. Notices: An Upper West Side woman is holding a weight loss challenge for the Biggest Loser in the neighborhood. (Meetup) The Film Society of Lincoln Center is holding an film fan essay contest -- the winner gets to name a ...

Friday, May 20, 2011 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms (30% chance of rain), High of 75 degrees. Notices: Councilwoman Gale Brewer, the DOT, and Upper West Side Streets Renaissance are giving out free bike helmets this weekend. Just go to Gale's office on Columbus between 87th and 88th Streets between 10 a.m. ...

I came across this flyer at the supermarket last night. The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church is holding a festival on 91st and West End Avenue on Saturday with food, music and dancing. Just try to keep me away from that feta cheese! Seriously, try. For more events this week and ...

Weather: Rain showers (what else?), High of 70 degrees. Notices: The American Museum of Natural History wants your help in naming its massive Mamenchisaurus, one of the largest dinosaurs in the world. Submissions are due by May 25 andn the winner will be announced on June 7. News: A Community ...

Weather: Rainy, high of 64 degrees. Notices: Are you 14 to 24 and want a summer job? Apply for a job with the city by clicking here. Deadline is May 27. News: 61-year-old man critically injured in apartment fire on West 87th Street and CPW Monday night. It's unclear what ...

I saw a celebrity this weekend, although it's not the kind of celebrity sighting that ends up on TMZ or Access Hollywood. In fact, this celeb is from (gasp!) New Jersey. Yes, I saw Newark Mayor Cory Booker at my local smoothie shop on 72nd Street near Columbus. The very ...