Category: Community

Strycker’s Bay: A Tale of Early Settlers During the American Revolution

E.L. Danvers March 30, 2021 Community No Comments

It’s hard to imagine the Upper West Side of long ago, untouched and undeveloped. Thick woods, rolling hills, endless greenery. Former battlegrounds of the Revolutionary Read More...

Vaccine Eligibility Extends to Young People

Mike Mishkin March 29, 2021 Community 1 Comment

Governor Cuomo has announced that beginning March 30 at 8am, New Yorkers 30 and older will be eligible for the vaccine – and that universal Read More...

Upper West Sider Celebrates 110th Birthday

Mike Mishkin March 27, 2021 Community No Comments

One of the oldest New Yorkers lives on the Upper West Side. CBS New York announced the recent birthday celebration of now 110 year old Read More...

New York Nears Recreational Marijuana Legalization

Mike Mishkin March 24, 2021 Community 4 Comments

New York State politicians have reached an agreement to legalize recreational marijuana usage, Bloomberg first reports. This would make New York the fifteenth state to Read More...

The Stoop

Jody Prusan March 23, 2021 Community 4 Comments

In New York City, the entryways to apartment buildings are like the driveways to homes – they begin the transformation from being out in public Read More...

Escaped Parrot Rescued by FDNY

Mike Mishkin March 23, 2021 Community 1 Comment

A parrot was stuck in a tree on 87th and Columbus Avenue on Monday, reader Betsy Cadel informed us. She also sent us this photo Read More...

Health + Wellness Center, with Focus on Bones, Strength and Balance, Open on 72nd Street

Mike Mishkin March 20, 2021 Community No Comments

OsteoStrong, an integrative health and wellness center, with a focus on improving the musculoskeletal system, recently opened at 245 West 72nd Street, between West End Read More...

Texas Dog Family Reunites on the Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin March 19, 2021 Community 2 Comments

In the last few months, a Texas dog and his two male puppies were separately adopted by three people, all of whom coincidentally live on Read More...

A Shanty Town Along the Hudson River

E.L. Danvers March 19, 2021 Community No Comments

The crash of the stock market in 1929 and ensuing depression wreaked unprecedented widespread devastation for the lives of millions across the country. In the Read More...

Columbia University to Offer Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Income and More

Mike Mishkin March 19, 2021 Community 7 Comments

Columbia University has announced that in addition to its standard graduation ceremonies, it will this year be offering “Multicultural Graduation Celebrations, which provide a more Read More...