Tag: The Dakota

Parole Denied for Man Who Shot John Lennon Outside the Dakota

Mike Mishkin September 10, 2025 Community No Comments

The man who murdered John Lennon outside the legendary musician’s Upper West Side home has once again been denied parole, AP News reports. Mark David Read More...

Legendary Singer and Longtime Upper West Sider Roberta Flack Dies at 88

Spencer Cain February 24, 2025 Celebrities, Community 1 Comment

Chart-topping songstress, classically-trained pianist and cultural trailblazer Roberta Flack passed away Monday in Manhattan. Read More...

Recreation of Dakota Wins Gingerbread House Contest

Mike Mishkin January 6, 2025 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Julia Kiskie, a professional pastry chef, has been named the People’s Choice winner of the Museum of the City of New York’s third annual Gingerbread Read More...

The 44th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Death

Patricia Youngquist December 8, 2024 Community, Celebrities No Comments

November 22 marked the 59th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. News coverage at that time was obviously very different than it Read More...

Yoko Ono Leaves The Dakota

Spencer Cain February 27, 2023 Celebrities 9 Comments

Few public figures are as synonymous with the Upper West Side as Yoko Ono. The 90-year-old has called the hallowed halls of The Dakota home Read More...

Cardboard King Finally Accepted by Dakota Board — After 20 Years

Wendy Blake March 19, 2022 Real Estate 1 Comment

A multimillionaire political donor who made his fortune with cardboard boxes has finally made it into The Dakota, two decades after being rejected by the Read More...

7 Iconic Movies Filmed on the Upper West Side

Ysabel Cacho November 8, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

New York City is one of the biggest film industry capitals and is full of iconic film history moments. It’s almost impossible to look at Read More...

5 Historic Buildings on the Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin May 25, 2021 Real Estate No Comments

Buildings rich in history aren’t hard to find on the UWS. Maybe you’re reading because you’re a big architecture buff. Or perhaps you’re just hoping Read More...

5 Upper West Side Buildings Featured in Movies

Edgar Catasus January 22, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The Upper West Side has long been one of the most featured and easily recognizable neighborhoods in cinema and television. Some films feature unique UWS Read More...

Famous Former Residents of The Dakota

Mike Mishkin January 1, 2021 Celebrities, Real Estate No Comments

The legendary Dakota has been home to many prominent figures, and still is. Here, we’re providing a list of some of the most unarguable legends Read More...