Street Pianos Make UWS Come Alive With Mini-Concerts, Dancing
The group Sing for Hope placed pianos at dozens of locations throughout New York over the past couple of weeks, including at six spots on the Upper West Side. And a pretty amazing thing happened.
The Fence That No One Would Fix
by Avi - July 6, 2010 at 2:10 am - - 2 Comments
The fence around the subway station on Broadway at 72nd Street was busted about a year ago when a taxi slammed through it, injuring three people. Since then, the city has Read More / Comment »
Rabid Raccoon Problem Appears to be Getting Better
A rabies outbreak in Central Park that began last year has apparently begun to dissipate after the New York City Parks Department, the USDA and other agencies vaccinated hundreds of raccoons in New York’s parks. Read More / Comment »
A Sneak Peek at the July 4 Fireworks on the Hudson
July 4 is just a few days away, and Macy’s is getting ready to blow 40,000 fireworks shells sky high over the Hudson River. In preparation, the shells are being held at Read More / Comment »
Proof that the New York Times is More Popular than the Wall Street Journal — Among Thieves
The Wall Street Journal is in a death-match with the New York Times to win the hearts and minds of New York’s intellegentsia. But there is one crucial group to whom the Journal apparently doesn’t appeal: thieves. Read More / Comment »
Central Park Tennis Bubble Plan Could Rise from the Dead
Landmark West is once again raising the alarm about the possibility of vinyl bubbles being put over the Central Park tennis courts at 96th Street, even though the parks department Read More / Comment »
Curb Your Enthusiasm Filming on Upper West Side
by Avi - June 28, 2010 at 3:59 pm - - 2 Comments
Larry David, the offensively hilarious creator of Seinfeld, is coming back to the Upper West Side from the unholy swamps of Los Angeles to film the next season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Read More / Comment »
Baby Killed by Tree Branch in Central Park
A branch fell from a tree in the Central Park Zoo on Saturday afternoon and hit a 33-year-old woman holding her 6-month-old daughter. The baby was killed and her mother was critically injured. Read More / Comment »
Video Shows Cop Beating Iraq War Veteran in UWS Project
A police officer is on trial for beating up an Iraq war Army veteran in a housing project on West 93rd Street, and prosecutors have released a full video of the beating (below), which was caught on surveillance cameras. Read More / Comment »
Fairway Cafe Saved! (Mostly)
The CEO and vice president of Fairway said today that Fairway Cafe isn’t going anywhere, despite fears that it could be closed to make way for more grocery space. The Fairway honchos Read More / Comment »
