Upper West Side Teen Pairs High School Students with At-Home Volunteer Opportunities

Mike Mishkin April 29, 2020 Community 1 Comment

Lucas Cohen, a 17-year-old Upper West Sider and Fieldston student, recently unveiled www.impactcommunityservice.com, his new website which connects teenagers to virtual volunteer opportunities they can Read More...

AKC Canine Retreat Closing

Mike Mishkin April 29, 2020 Community 4 Comments

Canine Retreat by American Kennel Club is permanently closing all of its locations, including the one at 105 West 72nd Street. Read More...

Viewing the Thunderbirds & Blue Angels from the Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin April 28, 2020 Community No Comments

To honor essential workers and those on the frontline during the coronavirus crisis, the US Air Force Thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels flew over several Read More...

An Artifact From Cherry Restaurant

Claudie Benjamin April 27, 2020 Food & Drink 5 Comments

Once part of the furnishings at Cherry Restaurant, formerly located at 335 Columbus Avenue at 76th Street, this chair has been kept since 1999 by Read More...

DOB Gives Developers Permission To Continue Work on 200 Amsterdam Avenue

Mike Mishkin April 27, 2020 Real Estate No Comments

NYC’s Department of Buildings has given the developers of 200 Amsterdam Avenue permission to continue work on the building, The City reports. This comes just Read More...

Keeping Our Pets Safe From The Coronavirus

Sara Lewin Lebwohl April 27, 2020 Community No Comments

With confirmed COVID-19 virus cases found in domestic cats, dogs, and even a tiger at the Bronx Zoo, Upper West Siders want to make sure Read More...

Grossinger’s Legendary Confections Are Still Within Reach

Claudie Benjamin April 26, 2020 Food & Drink 5 Comments

In 1935, when Columbus Avenue was still shadowed by the 9th Avenue El, Ernest and Isabella Grossinger opened a very special bakery on 76th and Read More...

86th Street Celebration

Mike Mishkin April 26, 2020 Community 14 Comments

Saturday night’s 7pm clap extended onto the streets of the Upper West Side. Our reader, Hugh Savoldelli, sent us the following video he captured from Read More...

Bloomingdale School of Music’s Virtual Concert

Mike Mishkin April 25, 2020 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

On April 16th, Bloomingdale School of Music hosted its first virtual community concert and spring benefit, Bloomingdale ONLINE, raising more than $30,000 in support of Read More...

The Aviary + The Office Permanently Close

Mike Mishkin April 25, 2020 Food & Drink No Comments

The Aviary and The Office, two fancy cocktail bars at the Mandarin Oriental, have closed permanently, Eater reports. Read More...