Tag: People

Shelly Fireman, Visionary Restaurateur Behind Café Fiorello, Dies at 93

Mike Mishkin October 10, 2025 Community No Comments

Shelly Fireman, the larger-than-life restaurateur who brought Café Fiorello to life across from Lincoln Center in 1974, has died at the age of 93. Read More...

Saul Zabar Dies at 97

Mike Mishkin October 7, 2025 Community No Comments

He'd been at the helm for more than seven decades. Read More...

Street Co-Naming For “A Mensch” Planned for Malachy McCourt This Saturday

Bobby Panza September 26, 2025 Community No Comments

The corner of 93rd Street and West End Avenue will soon bear the name of Malachy McCourt. Read More...

Upper West Side Teen Marks 5 Years of Reading to Children with Disabilities—One Zoom at a Time

Mike Mishkin September 11, 2025 Community No Comments

When the world shut down in 2020, most 12-year-olds were adjusting to online school, social distancing, and a sudden loss of routine. Read More...

Jerry Adler, Upper West Side Resident and Actor Best Known for ‘The Sopranos,’ Dies at 96

Mike Mishkin August 25, 2025 Community No Comments

Jerry Adler, the veteran Broadway stage manager who reinvented himself late in life as a television and film actor — most memorably as Herman “Hesh” Rabkin on The Sopranos — … Read More...

In Memory of John Bryant Simon, a GoFundMe Campaign Supports His Lifelong Mission on the Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin August 22, 2025 Community No Comments

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched in honor of John Bryant Simon, a beloved advocate, mentor, and community builder who spent nearly 15 years calling the Upper West Side home. Read More...

Upper West Side Community Rallies Around Father of Two After Sudden Health Crisis

Mike Mishkin August 15, 2025 Community No Comments

The Upper West Side is coming together to support one of its own after a beloved neighbor, Mark Weinberg, suffered a medical emergency earlier this month. Read More...

Upper West Side Men’s Group Tackles Loneliness—One Walk at a Time

Mike Mishkin August 5, 2025 Community 6 Comments

A growing number of Upper West Side men are beating back loneliness by doing something simple, free, and profoundly human: walking and talking. Read More...

Upper West Sider Launches ‘Car Sitting’ Side Hustle to Help Locals Avoid Street-Sweeping Tickets

Mike Mishkin August 2, 2025 Community 7 Comments

Alternate side parking rules have long been the scourge of New York City car owners — but one Upper West Side woman has found a way to turn the city’s … Read More...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ Star with Ties to UWS, Dies at 54

Mike Mishkin July 22, 2025 Celebrities No Comments

He died unexpectedly while vacationing with family in Costa Rica Read More...