Billie Holiday: Profile of an Upper West Sider
If you visited the old Tower Records on West 66th Street in 1997 or 1998, chances are you heard the unforgettable voice of Billie Holiday crooning on repeat from the …
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105 Year Old Enjoys Birthday Bash!
ABC 7 NYC reports that Ruth Rosner celebrated her 105th birthday at Breads Bakery on Saturday, and enjoyed a delicious “three-part babka cake.”
Chef Eliot Brings the Party to You!
Chef Eliot Ramirez launched his private catering business – Eating with Eliot – in 2018, after graduating from culinary school and working at several Upper West Side restaurants including Burke …
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Upper West Sider Celebrates 110th Birthday
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 Josephine Melecio, who celebrated with …
The Stoop
In New York City, the entryways to apartment buildings are like the driveways to homes – they begin the transformation from being out in public to entering one’s personal private …
The Upper West Side’s “Masked Hatter” Publishes New Book
Upper West Sider and fancy hat enthusiast Elizabeth Sobieski has recently self-published “The Masked Hatter, Pandemic Style on the Upper West Side” – all while using the beauty of Manhattan and …
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A Glimpse of Marion Davies’ Former Upper West Side Mansion
Once a figure of the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s, actress Marion Davies seems to be making headlines again, thanks to Mank, directed by David Fincher. The black-and-white …
Upper West Sider Goes Viral on TikTok
Upper West Sider Hattie Kolp gained overnight fame after posting video tours of her ridiculous apartment, which she reveals is rent controlled and costs her just $1,300 per month.
Maya Angelou’s Upper West Side Life
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” Set by her own example, Maya Angelou’s poem On the Pulse of …
Upper West Side Teen Launches Initiative For Hair Donations
An Upper West Side sixteen-year-old named Caleb Rosenfeld has been donating his hair to charities that make wigs for children suffering from cancer and other medical afflictions which cause hair …
