UPDATE: Elevator Shutdown in Building with Elderly Residents to be Postponed

E.L. Danvers July 26, 2022 Real Estate 2 Comments

It has been a tumultuous five days for the tenants of 101 West 85th Street, but after some early morning drama and some late legal Read More...

Paul Sorvino Dies at 83; He was a Regular at the Original Amsterdam Billiards

Mike Mishkin July 25, 2022 Community 3 Comments

Brooklyn-born actor Paul Sorvino — who will perhaps be remembered most for his role as Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas — passed away on Monday at Read More...

Get Your Trader Joe’s Delivered!

Mike Mishkin July 25, 2022 Shopping, Sponsored No Comments

Want to go to Trader Joe’s but tired of waiting on those crazy lines? Navigating through those giant crowds? Carrying those heavy bags home? Read More...

Elevator Shutdown Will Impact Elderly and Disabled Residents, Tenants Say

E.L. Danvers July 24, 2022 Real Estate 5 Comments

Residents at 101 West 85th Street (just west of Columbus Ave) – many of whom are reportedly elderly or unable to use the stairs – Read More...

Police Rescue Man From Ledge of UWS Building

Mike Mishkin July 23, 2022 Community 2 Comments

A man was seen sitting on the ledge of a twelve-story Upper West Side building early Saturday morning. Read More...

Testy Tenant Cuts Fios Wires, Causes Outage and Outrage

E.L. Danvers July 23, 2022 Community 9 Comments

A “disgruntled” tenant cut off service to some Verizon Fios users at West End Towers on Monday, causing outages to creep into a fifth day Read More...

New Taqueria Opening on West 73rd Street

Mike Mishkin July 23, 2022 Food & Drink 2 Comments

Signage is up for El Coco at 104 West 73rd Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus Ave), formerly home to a Portofino Sun location. (Thanks to Read More...

Central Park’s Loeb Boathouse To Close For Good

Bobby Panza July 21, 2022 Food & Drink 40 Comments

Tragedy has struck Central Park’s Loeb Boathouse yet again. After closing for roughly five months amid the pandemic from October 2020 to March 2021, the Read More...

Coppola’s Closing, Being Replaced By New Restaurant

Bobby Panza July 19, 2022 Food & Drink 8 Comments

Coppola’s will soon be closing the UWS restaurant it’s been operating since 1988 (“Coppola’s West”), and the owner of a new Italian eatery — Paisani Read More...

Upper West Side Group Lobbies For Resident Parking Permit System

Bobby Panza July 19, 2022 Community 33 Comments

There’s a new advocacy group promoting the need for a citywide residential parking permit system. The campaign, NYC Resident Parking, is being led by retired Read More...