Local Author Launches Book About Famous Upper West Siders: Book Signing This Month!

Mike Mishkin December 2, 2020 Arts & Entertainment, Events 1 Comment

A new book, Notable New Yorkers of Manhattan’s Upper West Side: Bloomingdale and Morningside Heights, has just hit bookstore shelves. Published by Fordham University Press, Read More...

A New Holiday Light Installation

Lee Uehara December 2, 2020 Arts & Entertainment 1 Comment

As Winter’s Eve has been cancelled this year due to COVID-19, Lincoln Square BID is excited about a brand new, choreographed lighting display called Tumbling Read More...

Health Commissioner Urges Older New Yorkers To Stay Home

Mike Mishkin December 1, 2020 Community No Comments

On Tuesday, December 1, NYC Department of Health Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi issued a new warning to older adults and those with preexisting conditions. The Read More...

Winter Super Soccer Stars Classes Are Back!

Mike Mishkin December 1, 2020 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Super Soccer Stars is BACK on the Upper West Side! The industry leading soccer education program is open for the Winter Soccer Season at the Read More...

Trader Joe’s Employees Are Worried About Catching The Virus

Mike Mishkin November 30, 2020 Shopping 15 Comments

Employees at three Trader Joe’s locations are growing more and more concerned about catching COVID-19, Gothamist reports. Workers from stores in Murray Hill, SoHo, and Read More...

West Side Kids Featured on NBC News

Mike Mishkin November 30, 2020 Shopping 1 Comment

A recent national story about small business struggles by NBC News featured West Side Kids, a long-time UWS toy store located at 498 Amsterdam Avenue Read More...

Top Stories of the Week: November 23 to 29

Mike Mishkin November 30, 2020 Community No Comments

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! If you didn’t catch them, these were the biggest and most read stories we published between November Read More...

Two UWS Restaurants Win Grants To Help Them Prosper Through Winter

Mike Mishkin November 29, 2020 Food & Drink 1 Comment

Pappardella and Seven Hills Mediterranean Grill recently won grants from DoorDash to help winterize their outdoor dining setups, Patch first reported. Read More...

Levain Bakery vs. Levain Bakery: Original vs. Frozen

Bobby Panza November 28, 2020 Food & Drink 7 Comments

Levain Bakery is a crown jewel of the Upper West Side. A local, homegrown favorite and tourist destination, there’s always been some pixie dust in Read More...

Three Upper West Side Kids Who Became Famous

Claudie Benjamin November 28, 2020 Arts & Entertainment, Celebrities 1 Comment

If asked who has lived on the Upper West Side, almost anyone will answer “artists, writers, musicians and other creatives.” Right, of course. Specific remarkable Read More...