To celebrate the first day of spring, Riverside Park Conservancy held its annual “Clay Date” – marking the delivery of seven tons of red clay for New York’s only outdoor public red clay tennis courts. Photo courtesy of Riverside Park Conservancy Fresh Red Clay Signals Spring at Riverside Park Tennis Courts For the first time in a while, Riverside Clay Tennis Association staff and volunteers dug their shovels into a huge pile... News 26 Mar 2021 | 02:03
200 Amsterdam Avenue, Feb. 2020. Photo: Alexis Gelber Controversial Tower Can Keep Its Top Floors The controversial high-rise at 200 Amsterdam Ave can keep all 52 of its stories, a state appeals court ruled this week –... News 05 Mar 2021 | 05:01
The Carlebach Shul on the Upper West Side. Photo via thecarlebachshul.org Shul on the Hill Inside the shul on the hill sits Rabbi Naftali Citron, gold-sprinkled blue yarmulke on his head, tzitzit dangling from his... News 25 Feb 2021 | 09:25
Screenshot of the virtual induction ceremony for Audre Lorde at the American Poets Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Honoring Audre Lorde In a moving tribute of verse and song, a literary luminary has her name etched in stone at a cathedral. On what would have... News 20 Feb 2021 | 11:05
Photo courtesy of Eli Nussbaum (left) and Jonah Rosen. UWS Millennials Launch Kosher Initiative Restaurants are hurting and it is a dark time for the food industry. While indoor dining will resume on Feb. 12, two Upper... News 09 Feb 2021 | 02:32
City Council candidate Sara Lind. Photo courtesy of the Office of Sara Lind A Plan to Reinvent Broadway Vacancies on the Upper West Side were high before the pandemic wreaked havoc on NYC, but now due to COVID-19, parts of the... News 09 Feb 2021 | 02:26
Pedro Aguilar with a West Side Campaign Against Hunger food pallet. Photo: Stephanie Moshier ‘My Heart Will Forgive’ What started out as a special holiday gift for the residents of Amsterdam Houses on December 11, 2020 ended in an unfathomable... News 06 Feb 2021 | 02:10
City Council District 7 candidate Dan Cohen. Photo courtesy of Dan Cohen for City Council campaign Dan Cohen’s Gambit In talking about his candidacy for City Council in District 7, Dan Cohen puts a lot of emphasis on his being a product of... News 25 Jan 2021 | 12:35
At an UWS Open Hearts brunch for shelter residents on New Year’s Day. Photo: UWS Open Hearts Initiative on Twitter A Victory for Lucerne Residents The saga of the shelter at the Lucerne Hotel continues. A five judge appellate court ruled Tuesday that the de Blasio administration,... News 05 Jan 2021 | 06:48
Julian Santos calls his film a “jaded Christmas holiday love letter.” Photo: Maxwell Geoffrey Saying Goodbye to 2020 with One ‘Last Christmas Party’ For Julian Santos, having “interesting things to film just right around the corner” was one of the benefits to studying the... News 27 Dec 2020 | 12:31
Tasca’s bar features a varied liquor and wine collection. Photo: Liz Clayman New Restaurant Tasca Unites Cultures and Communities Jay Espinal’s childhood revolved around food. As a young boy, he would pass the time in the Latin restaurants his parents... News 18 Nov 2020 | 01:50
A flyer advertising a Facebook group focused on “neighborhood safety” on the UWS hangs in a bus shelter on Broadway. Photo by Mike Oreskes. Residents Threaten Suit over Homeless, Crime There is a rooftop deck at the Lucerne hotel, with air and sun and sprawling views of the Upper West Side. But the current... Home 23 Aug 2020 | 01:38
Photo: Fred Plotkin In Praise of Mani Market Kudos to Mani Market at 697 Columbus Avenue and West 94 Street in Manhattan. While many people in this area who should know... Voices 23 Mar 2020 | 11:22
Columbus Ave., looking south from 75th St, Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2020. ( Photo: Mark Whitaker) Columbus Ave. BID Checklist Columbus Avenue BID Executive Director Nicole Paynter put together the following list of all the restaurants, coffee shops... News 20 Mar 2020 | 05:45
Thought Takes Flight at CMOM It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s three superhero pigeons on a mission to help children aged 0 to 6 tap into the amazing powers... News 02 Mar 2020 | 04:28
