Category: Community

NY Loves Yoga Finds New Home — with a Big Assist from Another UWS Business

Mike Mishkin November 28, 2025 No Comments

NY Loves Yoga has found a new place to call home following last month’s fire that forced the beloved Upper West Side studio to close its doors. Read More...

Theodore Dixon: Veteran, Advocate of Love, and Mayor of Muffins Café Passes at 100

Bobby Panza November 24, 2025 Community No Comments

Flowers and a memorial note sat on Theo’s bench at Muffins Café on Friday, November 21. Read More...

Construction Begins on 71st Street Bike Corrals by Busy McDonald’s

Bobby Panza November 23, 2025 Community No Comments

Plagued by congestion—largely caused by bikes parked or riding through the Sherman Square Pedestrian Plaza outside the McDonald’s area at 2049 Broadway, between West 70th and 71st Streets—and after back-and-forth … Read More...

Daycare Center Faces Scrutiny After Bleach Solution Mistakenly Served to Children

Mike Mishkin November 21, 2025 No Comments

Bright Horizons’ Columbus Circle location — already under intense scrutiny after three employees were indicted this summer for allegedly abusing toddlers — is now the subject of a newly revealed … Read More...

Ms. Rachel Gives Special Shout Out To Upper West Side Business

Mike Mishkin November 19, 2025 No Comments

An Upper West Side family business received national attention this week after Ms. Rachel — the hugely popular children’s entertainer and educator — publicly thanked them for opening their doors … Read More...

New and Coming Soon: Australian Fitness Brand, Ketamine Clinic, Peruvian Knitwear, Mexican-Kosher Food

Mike Mishkin November 19, 2025 No Comments

FS8, Keta Medical Center, Carina Hildebrandt and Polanco Social. Read More...

Remembering Willie Gluckstern, the UWS Wine Guru With a Fairway Love Story

Mike Mishkin November 18, 2025 No Comments

William B. Gluckstern — known professionally and affectionately as Willie, sometimes spelled with the German umlaut — spent more than four decades shaping how New Yorkers understood wine. Read More...

Man Stabbed on West 66th Street

Mike Mishkin November 16, 2025 No Comments

A man was stabbed during a dispute on the Upper West Side Friday night, according to police. Read More...

UWS Woman Accused of Marrying Dying, Mentally Ill Landlord for His Money

Mike Mishkin November 16, 2025 No Comments

A troubling lawsuit has emerged from the Upper West Side, where a longtime tenant is accused of manipulating her landlord into a deathbed marriage in order to claim his estate. Read More...

Man Shot in the Leg in Late-Night UWS Shooting

Mike Mishkin November 14, 2025 No Comments

A 41-year-old man was injured during an overnight shooting on the Upper West Side, police said. It happened at approximately 12:23 a.m. Friday, when the Read More...