Three Upper West Side Kids Who Became Famous
If asked who has lived on the Upper West Side, almost anyone will answer “artists, writers, musicians and other creatives.” Right, of course. Specific remarkable examples are three heroes of …
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The Upper West Side Appreciates You, Green Keepers
In late May, walking west from CPW on 89th Street, you might want to do a double-take. Just before you reach Columbus Avenue, right in front of you is a …
Dancing For Frontline Workers
Joseph Bolanos is the president of the 76th Street Park Block Association, has been an Upper West Sider for over 45 years, and has been a community advocate for over …
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Telling Stories That Get At Essential Joy & Pain
“Chomping at the bit” is how UWS documentary producer and director Muffie Meyer describes her eagerness and impatience to pick up a project she had just begun when the globe …
This Upper West Sider Knows About a Lot of Things, Including Toilet Paper
Wit and wry enthusiasm come across in everything Upper West Sider Ron Blumer does. And, he’s also a very serious person, dedicated researcher and documentary maker. Recently, he’s garnered unexpected …
Writing “The Russian Key”: An Upper West Sider Recounts Her Undercover Human Rights Work in The Soviet Union
For years, Jeri Laber’s friends and family have told her that her human rights work, as described in her 2002 memoir, The Courage of Strangers, read like a novel and should …
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A Doorman with a Good Attitude
Clifford Laurent is a doorman at an Upper West Side building in the West 70s off Columbus Avenue. He always appears to be positive and upbeat, without a problem in …
7pm Balcony Concerts on the UWS
Jeff Jacobs has been a New Yorker for the last 10 years, but he finally moved to the Upper West Side two months ago. He’s living on 110th between Broadway …
Family Tailoring Business Pivots Towards Face Mask Production
If you’ve ever thought that the days of custom tailoring beyond sewing a hem or taking in a waist band were long gone, thankfully, you are wrong. With the design …
Upcoming Book About Legendary Celebs of Morningside Heights & Manhattan Valley
When Jim Mackin talks about his upcoming book, Notable New Yorkers of Manhattan’s Upper West Side: Bloomingdale – Morningside Heights, he takes us on a journey, introducing nearly 600 notables who …
