Morningside Lights 2020: The Virtual Edition

Mike Mishkin October 27, 2020 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The favorite neighborhood tradition, Morningside Lights, presented by the Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University, returned virtually this year with Harlem Night Song, inspired by Langston Hughes’ 1926 Read More...

Lincoln Center Premieres Visual Poem Tribute to John Lewis and C.T. Vivian

Mike Mishkin October 27, 2020 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Lincoln Center has released Baptism, a three-part tribute poem inspired by the legacies of civil rights leaders John Lewis and C.T. Vivian by award-winning poet and Read More...

Hawk Eating Lunch in Riverside Park

Mike Mishkin October 27, 2020 Community 4 Comments

A reader sent us this video of a hawk eating lunch in Riverside Park near 88th Street! Read More...

Fertility and Women’s Health Acupuncturist

Mike Mishkin October 27, 2020 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Dr. Christine Palma has just opened her practice, Fire Over Water Acupuncture, adjacent to Central Park at 15 West 84th St, New York, NY 10024. Read More...

Upper West Side Artist, Stephen Galiczynski, Selected as Finalist in Two Prestigious Competitions

Mike Mishkin October 26, 2020 Arts & Entertainment 2 Comments

Artist Stephen Galiczynski is a 30+ year UWS resident and father of two. He runs a local painting and wallpapering business called Steve G’s, and Read More...

Upcoming Vietnamese Place, Bánh Vietnamese Shop House

Mike Mishkin October 25, 2020 Food & Drink 3 Comments

Bánh Vietnamese Shop House will soon be opening at 942 Amsterdam Avenue, between 106th and 107th Streets. We were first made aware of this upcoming Read More...

Strand Book Store Seeks Help to Stay Afloat

Mike Mishkin October 23, 2020 Shopping 4 Comments

On Friday, October 23, the Strand Book Store announced to its followers that its year-over-year revenues have dropped nearly 70%, and that the business is Read More...

Public Art Display in Lincoln Center Raises COVID Awareness

Mike Mishkin October 23, 2020 Community No Comments

Photographer Carrie Mae Weems has initiated a national art display called Resist COVID/Take 6!, which seeks to raise awareness about the deadly virus, as well Read More...

New Section of Riverside Park South Open

Mike Mishkin October 22, 2020 Community 1 Comment

The Riverside Park Conservancy has announced the completion and opening of a new section of Riverside Park South, which first opened to the public at Read More...

The Triumph of RBG on Amsterdam Avenue

Sonia Pilcer October 22, 2020 Community 2 Comments

Apthorp Dry Cleaners is around the corner from where I live. Walking on Amsterdam Avenue, I always peek into its windows. The new show is Read More...