Tag: People

Eric Francis: A Very Unusual Astrologer

Mike Mishkin May 29, 2021 Arts & Entertainment, Community, Sponsored No Comments

Eric Francis Coppolino might be the world’s only astrologer with a background in investigative journalism (and he’s definitely the only one with international press credentials). Read More...

Rest in Peace: Charles Grodin

Mike Mishkin May 18, 2021 Celebrities 1 Comment

Charles Grodin – an actor, author, comedian, television show host and former Upper West Sider – has passed away at the age of 86, the Read More...

Lox Slicer Honored by NY Pols

Mike Mishkin May 10, 2021 Community No Comments

Long-time Zabar’s lox slicer Len Berk recently returned to the counter. Now, he’s been honored by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Read More...

Erica Feidner: Piano Matchmaker™

Mike Mishkin May 10, 2021 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Meet Upper West Sider Erica Feidner: a world class pianist, piano instructor, and most uniquely, a piano matchmaker. Read More...

Leaving New York is Never Easy

Patricia Youngquist May 10, 2021 Community 9 Comments

“There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.” Read More...

Two UWS Legends Keep the Neighborhood Clean

Mike Mishkin May 5, 2021 Community, Sponsored 2 Comments

Bruce and Steven Stark have sponsored yet another graffiti cleanup day on the Upper West Side. The Starks owned the original Beacon Paint & Hardware, Read More...

Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs – and a 1944 Murder in Riverside Park

E.L. Danvers May 3, 2021 Community 2 Comments

In a month termed by the New York Times as “too hot for Satan,” the bloated body of 33-year-old David Kammerer surfaced in the Hudson Read More...

Guy Runs 98 Miles Around Central Park, Sets Record

Mike Mishkin April 30, 2021 Community No Comments

Endurance runner Robbie Balenger has set a new record, running over 98 miles around the loop in Central Park, which equates to 16 laps. It Read More...

Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Originated on the UWS!

Claudie Benjamin April 26, 2021 Community No Comments

Memories are frequently prompted by chance, but some items are also deliberately acquired as souvenirs, the English adaptation of the French word “remember.” Associations with a Read More...

91 Year Old Lox Slicer Returns to Zabar’s

Mike Mishkin April 26, 2021 Food & Drink 2 Comments

Len Berk, a 91 year old lox slicer, has returned to his post at Zabar’s after a one year absence due to the pandemic, the Read More...