Remembering Amsterdam Video, the Upper West Side’s “Last Hardcore Pornography Shop”

Mike Mishkin February 7, 2021 Shopping 5 Comments

Currently occupied by Blo Dry Bar, the storefront at 287 Amsterdam Avenue, between 73rd and 74th streets, was not too long ago home to an Read More...

City Seeks Trump’s Replacement For Wollman Rink and Carousel

Mike Mishkin February 7, 2021 Community 1 Comment

The NYC Parks Department is seeking new operators for Wollman Rink and the Central (Friedsam Memorial) Carousel, and has submitted proposal requests for both. Read More...

Stop The Chop Coalition Gains Support of Central Park Conservancy, Presents to CB7

Bobby Panza February 7, 2021 Community 2 Comments

Recently, members of Stop the Chop NY/NJ – Andrew Rosenthal (President) and Melissa Elstein (Secretary) – connected with members of Community Board 7’s ‘Parks & Read More...

Chef Jon is Cooking Up Kosher Meal Delivery

Mike Mishkin February 7, 2021 Food & Drink, Sponsored No Comments

Chef Jonathan Hartig is an Upper West Sider and the founder of J Squared Food, which prepares and delivers kosher meals to New Yorkers. Before Read More...

Vanessa’s Dumpling House Soft-Opens Today

Mike Mishkin February 5, 2021 Food & Drink No Comments

Vanessa’s Dumpling House will be soft-opening today, February 5 at 12pm! An Instagram post reads that they will be offering a limited menu while training Read More...

UWS Restaurants Offer $5 Bags of Surprises

E.L. Danvers February 4, 2021 Food & Drink No Comments

Support local businesses and help fight global food waste with Too Good To Go (www.toogoodtogo.org), an anti food waste app created in 2015 by five Read More...

The Breakup Scene from “You’ve Got Mail” was Filmed at this Forgotten UWS Haunt

Mike Mishkin February 4, 2021 Food & Drink, Arts & Entertainment 15 Comments

When Upper West Siders think about 1998 classic You’ve Got Mail, the first scenes which likely come to mind are those which were filmed at Read More...

Tarallucci e Vino Launches New Delivery Concept

Mike Mishkin February 3, 2021 Food & Drink No Comments

A new delivery-only Italian restaurant has opened on the Upper West Side. Emilia is located at 475 Columbus Avenue, on the corner of 83rd Street Read More...

New Dry Cleaning Business Organizes Coat Drive

Patricia Youngquist February 3, 2021 Community 1 Comment

Wäsh-o is a dry cleaning business which opened its doors at 405 Central Park West, between 100th and 101st Streets, in February 2020. Owned and Read More...

Upper West Siders Have a Blast in the Snow

Mike Mishkin February 2, 2021 Community No Comments

For those who’ve been stuck inside, feel free to live through these people (and dogs). Read More...