Exploring Lincoln Square During the 1990s
Sheryl Crow was playing in my headphones. I would have preferred to shuffle her songs with Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy and The Fugees’ The Score, but my Discman only allowed one …
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A 1970s Photo Exhibit Space at the 79th Street Boat Basin
Super innovative, committed both to encouraging photographers and providing community service with long lasting impact? Yes!
Look Out the Window Next Time You Pass 86th Street
It’s a little-known fact that 1 trains run express from 86th Street to 96th Street – sort of. If you look at a modern New York City subway map, you …
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Columbus Avenue’s Former Dance Clubs
Oddly, dancing at a club has never seemed quite appropriate on the Upper West Side – though many Upper West Siders may recall leaving late, dressed in various styles of …
There was Once a Cafe at Bethesda Terrace
Take any issue of a newspaper at random and consider the contrast between articles covering what’s traumatic and events so frivolous they may take your breath away. So, for example, …
A Day in The Life of Bobby: Discovering Virgil Fox
I’m combing through book vendor Charles Mysak’s vinyl on Monday and it’s a good batch this time. You never know if you’re going to find something good and usually at …
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UWS Streets Named After Famous People
As one of the most historic neighborhoods in the city, it’s no wonder why the Upper West Side has attracted so many influential people throughout its history. A number of …
The Historic Central Savings Bank
If you climb out of the 72nd Street subway station and head north, you’ll find yourself face-to-face with the Central Savings Bank building, now home to Apple Bank.
Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, and Their Greatest Legacy: Nicole Fosse Remembers Her Famous Parents and Their Upper West Side Life
Bob Fosse is undoubtedly a legend. He changed the framework of Broadway. His choreography is world renowned, his style often instantly recognizable. He gave the world decades of artistic brilliance, …
San Juan Hill: The Upper West Side’s Lost Neighborhood
Long before there was the New York City Ballet or Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center – before there was a Lincoln Center – there were the dance halls and jazz …
