Be Kind, Rewind: The Days of Video Rental Shops on the Upper West Side

Claudie Benjamin August 10, 2020 Arts & Entertainment 22 Comments

Gone? Yes … long gone. You may remember video rental stores of the 1980s and ’90s; perhaps watching movies that a parent brought home to Read More...

Helen Rosenthal Clarifies Stance on Belleclaire Sex Offenders

I Love The Upper West Side Staff August 9, 2020 Community 31 Comments

Recently after we broke the story about the registered sex offenders living at Hotel Belleclaire, Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal addressed the issue in an email to Read More...

Event Welcomes Lucerne Hotel Residents with Chalk-Art

I Love The Upper West Side Staff August 9, 2020 Community 38 Comments

Around 11:30am on Sunday morning, a group of people, including many children, decorated the street in front of the Lucerne Hotel with welcoming chalk-art messages. Read More...

Guardian Angels Meet Upper West Siders; Pledge To Set Up Patrols

I Love The Upper West Side Staff August 8, 2020 Community 78 Comments

Guardian Angels founder and CEO Curtis Sliwa agreed to meet with the Facebook group Upper West Siders for Safer Streets this weekend. He agreed to Read More...

Open Street Dining on Amsterdam Ave Starts August 8

I Love The Upper West Side Staff August 7, 2020 Food & Drink 1 Comment

The Columbus Amsterdam Business Improvement District (BID) is excited to be bringing “Open Streets: Restaurants” to the Bloomingdale neighborhood for the largest operation of this Read More...

Great Jazz – Streamed From Central Park

Mike Mishkin August 7, 2020 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Great Jazz on the Great Hill is an annual event which the Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile are bringing to us virtually this year. Read More...

Power Outage This Morning

Mike Mishkin August 7, 2020 Community No Comments

A power outage took place at about 5:15am Friday morning, affecting residents of the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Harlem. Read More...

Yoga with Michelle in Riverside Park!

Mike Mishkin August 7, 2020 Sponsored, Community 6 Comments

Michelle Lehrman’s approach to teaching yoga is literally a breath of fresh air. Her outdoor power yoga classes are carefully crafted and tailored depending on Read More...

Mostly Mozart Goes Virtual

Mike Mishkin August 6, 2020 Arts & Entertainment, Events No Comments

Lincoln Center and WQXR, New York City’s classical music station, have announced a partnership to bring the annual Mostly Mozart Festival to radio airwaves beginning Read More...

Friedmans Opening Lincoln Square Location

Mike Mishkin August 6, 2020 Food & Drink No Comments

Friedmans is opening a new location between 61st and 62nd Streets on West End Avenue, a sign in the storefront window indicates. Read More...