Fine Dining is the Rule at Local Soup Kitchen

By Megan Gibson and Vadim Lavrusik
How does Mesopotamian meatloaf with apples, raisins and an almond cumin sauce sound? That’s the kind of entree Read More / Comment »
UN Hears Testimony on Local Public Housing Project
The United Nations heard from a resident of the Amsterdam Houses on the Upper West Side during a hearing into the lack of decent affordable housing in New York City. Read More / Comment »
Apple Store on 67th Will Open Imminently
Apple-lovers simply can’t stand the anticipation, and they won’t have to wait much longer. The Upper West Side Apple store is about to open! The company has posted Read More / Comment »
Local Candidates Reveal Where Their Bread is Buttered
by Avi - October 27, 2009 at 1:01 pm - - Comments Off
Financial disclosures for the Upper West Side’s City Council candidates are in and they’re full of details about who’s contributing and where that money is going. Read More / Comment »
Atheists Challenge God’s Existence on the Upper West Side
The Big Apple Coalition of Reason has purchased advertising in Upper West Side subway stations that encourages people to question the existence of God. The group purchased Read More / Comment »
Recession Aside, Sexy Halloween Costumes Sell

By Sonam Hajela
Few things are as spooky as the current economy, but that hasn’t held Upper West Siders back this Halloween. Costumes are still selling, especially pirates and super heroes — and of course, the sexy ones. Read More / Comment »
Gifted and Talented School Deadline Looming
Yes, every child is talented, but some of them are off the charts, like those kids who can beat adults at chess. If your 4-year-old can play chess, parcheesi or backgammon, or even handle the pieces without putting them in his or her mouth, you Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: Yes Craft-Lovers, Michaels is Here
This week, two more stores at Columbus Circle have either opened or are preparing to open. Michaels, the Texas-based crafts chain, has opened its first Read More / Comment »
Food Review: Alibaba and the 40 Falafels

By The Mango Lassie
Alibaba, a glatt kosher Yemenite-Israeli-run falafel restaurant, is housed in a tiny nook of a space on Amsterdam and 85th Street. There is Read More / Comment »
Upper West Side Brimming with Halloween Events
Starting on Friday, Oct. 23, every single day through November 1 will be packed with pumpkins, ghosts and gargoyles on the Upper West Side. And with Halloween Read More / Comment »





