Central Park Coyote Caught…On Video
The coyote that has recently made a home in Central Park was filmed on Monday by blogger D. Bruce Yolton of Urban Hawks. The coyote was playing with a bottle on Read More / Comment »
City Wants All Parades to be 25% Shorter
It sounds like the genius MBAs in the Bloomberg administration have been working overtime. That’s the only explanation for this idea: Starting in April Read More / Comment »
Walk? Don’t Walk? It’s Up to You!
by Avi - February 23, 2010 at 12:30 am - - 2 Comments
The glitches with Walk/Don’t Walk signs flashing simultaneously at intersections on the Upper West Side continue, leaving pedestrians to determine for themselves whether it makes sense to step off the curb. Read More / Comment »
Sketchy UWS Super Catches Chuck Schumer’s Attention
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer came to the Upper West Side on Sunday to talk about a bill he’s introducing that would make building superintendents convicted of sexual offenses disclose their crimes to the building Read More / Comment »
Criminals on Upper West Side Apparently Like Avatar
For some reason, the movie “Avatar” appears to be attracting a lot of suspected criminals to the AMC Loews on 68th Street and Broadway.
A few weeks ago Read More / Comment »
Central Park Rabies Alert: 2 Humans and 1 Dog Exposed
by Avi - February 16, 2010 at 4:45 pm - - 2 Comments
The rabies outbreak in Central Park continues to spread, and now two humans have been exposed to the virus, one of whom was bitten by an aggressive and possibly rabid raccoon. A dog was also exposed after Read More / Comment »
Open and Shut: How Many Steakhouses Do We Need?
by Avi - February 16, 2010 at 2:16 am - - 2 Comments
Already this year we’ve learned of plans for two new steakhouses on the Upper West Side. A couple of weeks ago, we told you about a new steakhouse called Aged, and now Prime KO is looking Read More / Comment »
Upper West Siders Angry about Aggressive Parking Ticketers
by Avi - February 11, 2010 at 9:33 am - - 2 Comments
Police officers have gotten more aggressive about giving parking tickets in recent weeks on the Upper West Side, even giving tickets to people while they are still sitting in their cars Read More / Comment »
Upper West Side Kitten-Killer Avoids Prison
Sean Lynde, who was accused of killing four of his girlfriend’s cats on the Upper West Side, pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty and criminal contempt, but avoided prison Read More / Comment »
Magnolia Bakery Denied Permit for Sidewalk Cafe
by Avi - February 8, 2010 at 10:04 am - - 5 Comments
Magnolia cupcake-lovers, your empire is in peril.
Community Board 7 voted last week against renewing Magnolia Bakery’s license to have an enclosed sidewalk cafe at its West 69th Street location. Read More / Comment »
