8 REMARKABLE NEW YORKERS OVER 80
At its 6th annual Eight Over Eighty benefit gala, The New Jewish Home will pay tribute to eight exceptional individuals who personify the value of aging well into their 80s as they continue …
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Activist to Archivist: Professor Richard K. Lieberman
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Richard K. Lieberman, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director of LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College, ties the focus of his entire career …
See What This Young Upper West Sider Can Do in Your Kitchen!
Eliot Ramirez is a life-long Upper West Sider and private chef, who, at just 25, has perfected his craft in the kitchen. Upper West Siders have experienced this perfection first-hand, …
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The 1-800 Popcorn Man is Back This Weekend!
Good news, UWS popcorn fans: the 1-800-Popcorn guy is back this weekend! He’s at his same old spot, on the south west corner of 72nd and Broadway. He plans to …
Donna Wandrey: Upper West Sider and Star of “Dark Shadows”
The recent death of actor John Karlen has caused the mass media and social media to cover the many roles he played, including one for the gothic soap opera, Dark …
Maya Schaper: A Familiar Face on the Upper West Side
There are so many stories these days of openings and closings of our beloved shops on the Upper West Side, but some of our wonderful small shop keepers persevere in …
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East Will Meet West … Because of the Long’s!
“Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” states Rudyard Kipling in the first line of his poem, The Ballad of the East and …
NY1’s New Yorker of the Week is Upper West Sider Wendy Strauss
Upper West Sider Wendy Strauss was recently awarded as “New Yorker of the Week” by NY1.
Giving Back At Any Age: Residents of the New Jewish Home Raise Funds For Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Selling Handmade Holiday Crafts and Treats
With the winter holidays in in full swing, residents of The New Jewish Home’s Manhattan campus, a nondenominational nursing home on the Upper West Side, launched their seasonal drive to …
A Mobile Barber Comes to the Upper West Side
Master barber John Rivera has started a mobile barber service out of the back of a truck called The NY Barber, which comes to the Upper West Side two to …
