Send Letters To Older Upper West Siders

Claudie Benjamin May 20, 2020 Community No Comments

After the COVID Lockdown went into effect, staff at Goddard Riverside, a senior residence and community center located between 88th-89th Streets at 593 Columbus Ave, realized Read More...

Cody, An Upper West Side Cockatiel, Loves Upper West Side Restaurants

Mike Mishkin May 19, 2020 Community No Comments

Cody is a cockatiel, and since 2002, he has been a resident of the Upper West Side, where he lives in an apartment with a Read More...

Luxury Wine Store Signs Lease at Waterline Square

Mike Mishkin May 19, 2020 Food & Drink No Comments

Somm Cellars Wine & Spirits, a new luxury wine store founded by two sommeliers, has signed a retail lease at Waterline Square, the three-building residential Read More...

Pizza Collective Opens

Mike Mishkin May 18, 2020 Food & Drink 4 Comments

Pizza Collective has opened at 2060 Broadway, just south of 71st Street (last occupied by Pinkyotto). The new spot specializes in Roman Pan Pizza which Read More...

Wild Bird Fund Says High-Rise Condo is Bird Killer

Mike Mishkin May 18, 2020 Community 1 Comment

Rita McMahon of Wild Bird Fund, headquartered on the Upper West Side, told the NY Post that 28 birds died when they flew into the Read More...

Bagpipin’ For First Responders

Mike Mishkin May 18, 2020 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

We received the video below from our reader Martin Nolan, who tells us the bagpiping salute is taking place at 7pm every evening on 86th Read More...

Effy’s Cafe Closes

Mike Mishkin May 17, 2020 Food & Drink 7 Comments

A chalk-written announcement on the sandwich board outside of Effy’s Cafe announced its permanent closing. Our reader, Dee, told us about the closing and sent Read More...

Telling Stories That Get At Essential Joy & Pain

Claudie Benjamin May 17, 2020 Community 2 Comments

“Chomping at the bit” is how UWS documentary producer and director Muffie Meyer describes her eagerness and impatience to pick up a project she had Read More...

Gap and Banana Republic Expected To Close

Mike Mishkin May 16, 2020 Shopping 7 Comments

Both the Gap and Banana Republic stores on the Upper West Side are expected to close, our tipster who goes by ‘Upper West Sider’ has Read More...

Children’s Museum of Manhattan Announces “Laurie Berkner Sings with CMOM At Home” Series

Mike Mishkin May 16, 2020 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The Children’s Museum of Manhattan has announced “Laurie Berkner Sings with CMOM at Home,” a new series of virtual performances by the kids music star Read More...