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Amazon Books to Close All Locations (Columbus Circle Included)

Mike Mishkin March 6, 2022 Shopping 5 Comments

Amazon recently announced it will be closing all 68 of its bookstores and pop-up shops, Reuters first reported. This includes the Amazon Books which opened Read More...

From Gilded Age to Chamber of Horrors: Dickensian Extremes at the Astor

Wendy Blake March 6, 2022 Real Estate No Comments

The splendid mansions of the Upper East Side are what we think of most often when we think of the Gilded Age, but the era’s Read More...

UWS Gets New 24-Hour Bodega

Mike Mishkin March 6, 2022 Food & Drink 2 Comments

Soha Gourmet Marketplace has opened at 301 West 96th Street on West End Avenue. Thanks to @augiehaas (who tells us they make a solid breakfast Read More...

New Doc Reveals UWS as Skateboarding Sanctuary of ’80s and ’90s

Bobby Panza March 6, 2022 Arts & Entertainment 3 Comments

If you love Upper West Side history, Greg Navarro’s new nine-and-a-half-minute documentary provides viewers with a unique perspective of the neighborhood during the ’80s and Read More...

SAT, 3/5: Second Blue Marble Ice Cream Opens on UWS

Mike Mishkin March 4, 2022 Food & Drink 12 Comments

Anyone who’s been grieving about the eviction notice plastered in Big Gay Ice Cream’s window can take solace in the fact that another ice cream Read More...

“Distressed” UWS Buildings Placed on HPD List; Must Address Violations Swiftly

Mike Mishkin March 3, 2022 Real Estate 1 Comment

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) recently announced that 250 violation-stricken buildings have been placed in the City’s Alternative Enforcement Read More...

VIDEO: Postmates Workers, Post-Delivery, Steal Every Package from Building Lobby

Mike Mishkin March 3, 2022 Community 8 Comments

A property manager tells us that one of her buildings, 240 West 104th Street at the corner of Broadway, was recently burglarized by two Postmates Read More...

Playa Bowls Opens on Saturday

Mike Mishkin March 3, 2022 Food & Drink No Comments

Playa Bowls, which specializes in super fruit bowls, smoothies and juices, will have its grand opening on Saturday, March 5 at 11am. The shop is Read More...