“Largest-Ever” Summer on the Hudson Lineup Announced

Mike Mishkin April 14, 2024 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The Riverside Park Conservancy has announced this year’s lineup for Summer on the Hudson, which it says will be the festival’s largest celebration since it Read More...

This Year’s Tulip Festival has Sprouted!

Jennifer Lynch April 13, 2024 Events No Comments

You know it’s officially spring on the UWS when the annual Tulip Festival kicks off at the West Side Community Garden, located at 123 West Read More...

Fire Breaks Out at Thyme and Tonic

Jennifer Lynch April 12, 2024 Community 1 Comment

A fire broke out Friday afternoon in the basement of Thyme and Tonic at 474 Columbus Avenue at 83rd Street. Multiple FDNY vehicles and firefighters Read More...

Upper West Side Kids Doing Awesome Things

Mike Mishkin April 12, 2024 Community 5 Comments

Students from the Smith School of Music (131 West 86th Street) recently completed a performance of the entire Abbey Road album by The Beatles, from Read More...

Theater Legend, Author and Activist leslie Shreve Passes Away at 79

Jennifer Lynch April 10, 2024 Community No Comments

A simple homemade memorial left on a bench overlooking Riverside Park celebrates the life of Upper West Sider leslie Shreve, a popular fixture in the Read More...

The World-Renowned Bach Virtuosi Festival Will Debut on the Upper West Side this May

Spencer Cain April 10, 2024 Sponsored, Arts & Entertainment No Comments

New York City music fans with a particular passion for the baroque period have a reason to rejoice this spring: Bach Virtuosi Festival is set Read More...

UPDATE: Gertrude to Close this Month, New Coffee Place Taking Over

Mike Mishkin April 10, 2024 Food & Drink 2 Comments

Gertrude, a small coffee and pastry place at 204 West 96th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue), has announced it will be closing its doors Read More...

Cafe Aroma Opens Friday on 62nd and Broadway

Mike Mishkin April 10, 2024 Food & Drink 9 Comments

Cafe Aroma, an eatery with two Midtown locations, will be opening its doors at 1875 Broadway (at 62nd Street) on Friday, taking over part of Read More...

Upper West Siders Enjoy the Eclipse

Mike Mishkin April 9, 2024 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Featured image by @jenny.gray via Instagram Viewing parties took place across NYC to enjoy the total solar eclipse on Monday. Skies began to darken at Read More...

Amish Dairy Farm to Open Upper West Side Store

Jennifer Lynch April 8, 2024 Food & Drink 16 Comments

Due to regulations affecting the sale of eggs outdoors, a popular Amish dairy farm and longtime farmers market vendor based on Lancaster, Pennsylvania will soon Read More...