Open and Shut: Truffles are the Gentrification Endgame
An entire store devoted to truffles is about to open on the corner of 60th Street and West End Avenue. Truffles! Pretty soon, even regular upper-middle-class people won’t be able to live here. Until then, here’s this week’s Open and Shut. Read More / Comment »
Politicians Get Involved After Riverside Attacks; Video Released of Suspect
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and local community board leaders will be out in Riverside Park Sunday starting at 1 to let people know about two recent attacks in the park. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Sunday
July 11, 2010
Upper West Side photo of the day by wfuv of Paul Simon backstage at Summerstage.
SummerStage: Jimmy Cliff, Trevor Hall and Victor Deme
The king of Jamaican reggae plays alongside roots newcomers from South Carolina and Burkina Faso. Read More / Comment »
Fire Hydrants and the Urban Rainbow
Yes, dogs urinate on them and you can’t park in front of them. But fire hydrants can also be quite attractive — magical, even — as evidenced by these photos of Upper West Side hydrants by David T. Cole Read More / Comment »
Another Woman Attacked in Riverside Park
A second woman was attacked in Riverside Park last Monday, possibly by the same man who assaulted a Barnard student that day. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Saturday
July 10, 2010
Upper West Side photo of the day by wallyg of Hans Christian-Anderson statue in Central Park.
(Events may get postponed or cancelled due to thunderstorms. Jazz on the Great Hill has already been cancelled.)
Maldita Vecindad, The Pinker Tones, and Ocote Soul Sounds
Presented with the 11th Annual Latin Alternative Music Conference. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Friday
July 9, 2010
Upper West Side photo of the day by Ed Yourdon in Riverside Park South.
Clint Eastwood Film Festival
A full retrospective of the actor and director’s work. Read More / Comment »
Chinese Restaurant Thrilled for Elena Kagan’s Support
Ivy’s Chinese Restaurant on 72nd Street between Broadway and Columbus Avenue is a proud supporter of Elena Kagan, the Upper West Sider who Read More / Comment »
Woman Assaulted, Robbed in Riverside Park; Mugger at Large (Corrected)
Marisa Cortright, a freshman at Barnard, was jogging through Riverside Park at about 120th Street early Monday morning when a mugger grabbed her from behind and Read More / Comment »
Clint Eastwood Film Festival Starts Friday
“Do you feel lucky? Well do ya, punk?” Read More / Comment »
