Snow Creatures Emerge From the Blizzard
The massive snowfall that hit New York City this week had an almost perfect consistency for packing and molding. On Friday and Saturday, Upper West Siders went outside and built various snow creatures and structures. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Sunday
February 28, 2010
Very Young People’s Concerts: The Four Seasons: Winter
Very Young People’s Concerts introduce preschoolers to classical music through imaginative engagement, active listening and hands-on music-making with musicians of the New York Philharmonic. Read More / Comment »
NYC Parks Handing out Sleds and Hot Chocolate
After warning people about going into the parks on Thursday night due to falling branches, the NYC Parks Department is encouraging people to go sledding today. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Saturday
February 27, 2010
Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address Reenactment
Lincoln and New York turns back the clocks to Lincoln’s epoch-making address at the Cooper Union and the photograph for which he posed on the same day, which would together launch his national career. Read More / Comment »
Damn the Snow. Keanu’s Taking the Subway!
We don’t tend to highlight celebrity sightings here, but we find this one kind of amusing. Upper West Sider @munipenny rode the C train (the certified worst train in the city) with Keanu Reeves this morning Read More / Comment »
Scattered Power Outages Hit the Upper West Side
Con Edison is reporting a couple of power outages in the neighborhood Friday morning. So far the agency has only pinpointed 16 customers who have been affected — 5 of them on 79th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenue and Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Friday
February 26, 2010
Juilliard Orchestra/Juilliard Composers
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor; Conor Hanick, piano. Juilliard’s annual performance celebrating new works by its talented young composers. Read More / Comment »
Man Killed By Falling Tree Limb in Central Park
Elmaz Qyra, a 46-year-old man from Brooklyn, was killed after being hit in the head by an Elm Tree branch on Literary Walk near 69th Street and the East Drive around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Read More / Comment »
Local Artist Portrays New York in Miniature
Have you ever stood on the balcony of a very tall building and watched people walking on the street below, marveling at how much they look like tiny busy ants? Upper West Sider Sam O’Hare took pictures of New York from high above the street Read More / Comment »
Burberry Coming to the Upper West Side
Get out your pocketbooks. Another high-end retailer is on its way to the neighborhood. Women’s Wear Daily reported today that Burberry is planning to move in this summer to the 3,000-square-foot space next to Ugg on Columbus Avenue between 67th and 68th Street. The store is expected to open by June.
