Legendary Singer and Longtime Upper West Sider Roberta Flack Dies at 88
Chart-topping songstress, classically-trained pianist and cultural trailblazer Roberta Flack passed away Monday in Manhattan. Read More...
Tag: The Dakota
Recreation of Dakota Wins Gingerbread House Contest
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
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...
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Yoko Ono Leaves The Dakota
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
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
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...
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5 Historic Buildings on the Upper West Side
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
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
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...
Looking Back on 72nd Street
In the 1970s, the Chatsworth building at Riverside Drive and 72nd Street was a magnificent, romantic wreck. Read More...
