Tag: uws

April 13, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 67 Degrees.

An iconic space meant to represent all the good things on the Upper West Side that have been demolished by corporate greed has a new owner who will gladly starch your shirts for you. The exterior of the store at 106 West 69th Street was the set for "The Shop ...

April 9, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, Windy, High of 63 Degrees.

A new bar called 78 Below has opened in the space formerly occupied by the P&G Bar on the corner of 78th Street and Columbus Avenue. And like P&G, the new spot is dedicated to playing lots of live music -- every night, if possible. 78 Below is located in ...

April 6, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 57 Degrees.

Can you hear the howls of injustice from Brooklyn? I can. Once again, the July 4 fireworks will be shot over the Hudson, meaning West Siders get a front-row seat. Macy's released the following statement to Gothamist: "This year, Macy's Fireworks will take place on the Hudson River with barges ...

The Upper West Side is getting a new bridge tonight. No, it won't get you to Jersey, and who wants to go there anyway. Lincoln Center is installing a bridge over 65th Street as part of its $1.2 billion redevelopment. The bridge will link the somewhat disparate campuses on either ...

March 29, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy and windy, High of 55 Degrees.

Hollywood has always romanticized bank robbers, even when they were not romantic or even attractive at all. But now the Upper West Side appears to have an honest-to-goodness romantic bank robber. He brings flowers to his robberies. All together now: Awwwwww. Police are seeking the man in the picture above, ...

March 28, 2012 Weather: Afternoon Storms, High of 68 Degrees.

March 27, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 51 Degrees.

School overcrowding has become a persistent problem on the Upper West Side as the city has approved large developments in the neighborhood, but has been slow to add classroom seats to keep up with the growing population. Now a group of parents and local leaders is calling on the city ...

March 22, 2012 Weather: Gorgeous! High of 76 Degrees.

Gastronomie 491, the new food market and restaurant on Columbus between 83rd and 84th, opened today at 7 a.m. after offering some journalists, bloggers and friends a sneak preview last night. I got a chance to check it out and can't pretend to be fully objective: they fed me well ...

The city is planning to add two new bike lanes to the 72nd Street transverse in Central Park, reducing car traffic on the road from two lanes to one. The lanes, one traveling East and one traveling West, will stretch from Central Park West to 5th Avenue, according to Streetsblog ...

Photo by Avi. March 21, 2012 Weather:Partly Cloudy, High of 69 Degrees. Notices: William Anderson's monthly work-from-home meetup at The Dead Poet Bar on 81st and Amsterdam is today at 2 p.m. Protesters will congregate in Verdi Square at 72nd and Broadway at 4:30 p.m. today to urge a citywide ...

The city has drafted a plan to rezone much of the Upper West Side to keep the neighborhood's storefronts small. The ambitious plan would make sure that most stores take up less than 40 feet of sidewalk space, thus keeping big box stores from gobbling up retail space and keeping ...

March 20, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 68 Degrees.

The Upper West Side is bursting with phenomenal grocery stores and markets. From Zabar's to Citarella to Fairway to Trader Joe's to Whole Foods (not to mention Westside Market, Gourmet Garage and dozens of smaller specialty shops like Barney Greengrass and Epicerie Boulud) we are never more than 10 blocks ...

March 19, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 71 Degrees.