Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Columbus Avenue
June 2, 2010 by Avi · 2 Comments
A protected bike lane like this one in Chelsea wil be coming to Columbus Avenue.
Columbus Avenue will be redesigned this summer to allow for a protected bike lane along the East side of the street from 96th to 77th Streets, creating a barrier between traffic and bicycles as well as concrete pedestrian islands on some blocks. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Wednesday
May 19, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
May 19, 2010
Guitar at 12 Noon at Folk Art Museum
Enjoy live music performed by jazz guitarists led by Bill Wurtzel. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Tuesday
May 18, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
May 18, 2010
Dixieland Jazz Concert
With the Gotham Jazzmen. In the Bruno Walter Auditorium, at the New York Public Library for Read More / Comment »
Events For $20 or Less Thursday
May 13, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
May 13, 2010
UnWined: Eleanor Dubinsky
Indie-soul songstress Eleanor Dubinsky combines sultry, jazzy vocals with global pop to create hot original music with international appeal. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Wednesday
May 12, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
May 12, 2010
Guitar at 12 Noon at Folk Art Museum
Enjoy live music performed by jazz guitarists led by Bill Wurtzel. Read More / Comment »
Surprising Setback for Bike Lanes on Columbus Avenue
May 12, 2010 by Avi · 10 Comments
In a surprising decision that felt like a slap in the face to local biking advocates, Community Board 7’s Transportation Committee voted not to put bike lanes on Columbus Avenue between 77th and 96th Streets. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Tuesday
May 11, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
May 11, 2010
Lebanese Film Series
The series includes special tributes to Maroun Baghdadi and Randa Chahal Sabbagh, two pivotal figures at the vanguard of Lebanese cinema, each of whom forged a distinct auteur voice. Read More / Comment »
Native Upper West Sider Nominated to Supreme Court
May 10, 2010 by Avi · 3 Comments
Elena Kagan, who was nominated on Monday to fill Justice John Paul Stevens’ seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, grew up on 75th Street and West End Avenue. Kagan’s Upper West Side upbringing could become Read More / Comment »
Look Out Ahead: Too Many Kids, Too Few Schools
May 5, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
A recent rally protesting school overcrowding at City Hall.
Editor’s Note: This is a monthly column by Rebecca Levey about raising children on the Upper West Side.
By Rebecca Levey
Of all the crazy and neurotic exploits that New York City parents go through, none is more fraught with insecurity, fear and downright competitiveness than the school process. Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Tuesday
May 4, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
May 4, 2010
Dave Barry: I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tales of Adulthood
Dave Barry may be one of the funniest men in America. His new book explains parenting, the battle of the sexes, certain unmentionable surgical procedures and more. Read More / Comment »
