Seneca Village: A Forgotten Settlement Buried under Central Park

Sam Neubauer November 24, 2021 Community No Comments

Decades before Central Park was even a concept, Seneca Village began to grow into a tight-knit settlement of African-American and Irish landowners. Centered near the Read More...

Mayor de Blasio’s Last Push for Horse Carriage Ban

Hazen Cuyler November 24, 2021 Community 7 Comments

To an applauding studio-audience on John Stewart’s “The Daily Show” in 2014, Bill de Blasio said “It’s not fair when you think about what their Read More...

Utopia Restaurant Giving Out Free Thanksgiving Meals

Mike Mishkin November 23, 2021 Food & Drink 1 Comment

Mike Sabry, the owner of Utopia Restaurant and Jessica Massias, a pastry chef at Le Moulin on the UES, will be giving out free Thanksgiving Read More...

AMNH’s Teddy Roosevelt Statue Relocating to North Dakota

Bobby Panza November 22, 2021 Arts & Entertainment 16 Comments

Last June, the New York City Public Design Commission gave the final approval to remove the Theodore Roosevelt Statue from the entrance of the American Read More...

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine Welcomes Back A Holiday Tradition With “Joy of Christmas” Concert

Mike Mishkin November 22, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine celebrates the holiday season with Joy of Christmas, part of the 2021-2022 season of Great Music in a Great Read More...

Origami Tree Returning to AMNH for 50th Year

Mike Mishkin November 22, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The American Museum of Natural History‘s Origami Tree is back on display November 24, and the theme of this year’s rendition is Gems of the Read More...

UWS School COVID Closures, Quarantines Double Overnight

E.L. Danvers November 22, 2021 Community 1 Comment

The number of Upper West Side schools with partial or full quarantine classrooms grew from nine on Thursday afternoon to more than double by Friday Read More...

Moving Sucks, But This Company Will Make it Suck Less

Mike Mishkin November 22, 2021 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Yes, moving always sucks, at least to some degree. But it will suck a whole lot less with the help of Solidarity Movers: an ethically-conscious Read More...

Man Threatens Bus Driver in Front of AMNH

Mike Mishkin November 20, 2021 Community 5 Comments

On Saturday, November 13 at about 8:58am, an individual got on an M10 bus in front of 200 Central Park West (the AMNH) and threatened Read More...

7 Books Set on the Upper West Side

Edgar Catasus November 20, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

It’s easy to understand why many writers choose the Upper West Side as the setting to their stories. The neighborhood charms residents and visitors alike Read More...