Midblock Marvel: The Pythian Temple
The Pythian, located at 135 West 70th Street between Broadway and Columbus Avenue, takes the cake in the game of “which one of these things is not like the others” …
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The Witch of Bethesda Terrace
With so many captivating sites, it’s easy for Central Park’s finer details to go unnoticed, especially for those who are new to the park. Take Bethesda Terrace — an iconic, …
Famous People Who’ve Lived at The Belnord
Considering how so much of the fictional crime drama Only Murders in the Building is rooted inside The Belnord at 225 West 86th Street (known in the show as The Arconia), …
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Paul Sorvino Dies at 83; He was a Regular at the Original Amsterdam Billiards
Brooklyn-born actor Paul Sorvino — who will perhaps be remembered most for his role as Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas — passed away on Monday at the age of 83.
A Forgotten Upper West Side Treasure: Little Liberty
Little Liberty first was placed atop 43 West 64th Street in 1902, above an eight-story business named Liberty Warehouse. At the time Little Liberty was one of the tallest points …
James Dean’s UWS Hollywood Escape
It could be said the original Rebel Without a Cause was born on the top floor of a yellow-brick, four-story walk-up just off Central Park on West 68th Street. Home …
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A Shanty Town Along the Hudson River
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 winter of 1932-1933, the New …
The Upper West Side in the Mid-1940s
In some ways, the avenues and side streets of the Upper West Side during the mid-1940s resembled a village. The owners of many stores on Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues lived …
From Gilded Age to Chamber of Horrors: Dickensian Extremes at the Astor
The splendid mansions of the Upper East Side are what we think of most often when we think of the Gilded Age, but the era’s ruling real estate family, the …
New Doc Reveals UWS as Skateboarding Sanctuary of ’80s and ’90s
If you love Upper West Side history, Greg Navarro’s new nine-and-a-half-minute documentary provides viewers with a unique perspective of the neighborhood during the ’80s and ’90s. Whether you skateboard or …
