Students Propose Redesigned MLK High School
The plaza in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School on Amsterdam Avenue and 66th Street is a pretty depressing and underutilized space right now, but students at the school have some ideas to make it better. Read More / Comment »
Overruled! Brewer Won’t Block Magnolia’s Sidewalk Cafe
Magnolia Bakery fans can take a deep breath. Although the famous cupcake shop at 69th Street and Columbus Avenue lost a community board vote to keep its sidewalk cafe a few weeks ago Read More / Comment »
Events for $20 or Less Wednesday
March 3, 2010 by Avi · Leave a Comment
March 3, 2010
SciCafe: Energy Through Chemistry
Our energy future—from powering cell phones, laptops, and cars to harnessing alternative sources like solar andwind—depends on more efficient, high-performance batteries and fuel cells. Read More / Comment »
Trader Joe’s Expected to Open Late September/Early October
Trader Joe’s has been incredibly hush-hush about its plans to open a new store at 200 West 72nd Street on Broadway. At first, it wouldn’t even confirm that it planned to open a store at all, and since then the company has refused Read More / Comment »
Get Your Kids a Free Visit to the Dentist Wednesday
The NYU College of Dentistry’s mobile care unit (it’s in a van), is driving up to the Upper West Side on Wednesday to offer kids from 6 months to 15 years old free dental care. The van will be parked at PS 84, at 32 West 92nd Street between Columbus and Central Park West. Read More / Comment »
Walk? Don’t Walk? It’s Up to You!
February 23, 2010 by Avi · 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 »
Upper West Siders Angry about Aggressive Parking Ticketers
February 11, 2010 by Avi · 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 »
Trader Joe’s to Complete Renovation on 72nd by August
February 1, 2010 by Avi · 3 Comments
Construction at the new building on the corner of 72nd Street and Broadway is ongoing, and there are still no signs of Trader Joe’s imminent arrival on the ground floor, but that should change in a few months. Trader Joe’s will Read More / Comment »
Brewer: Broken Crosswalk Signals Endangering Pedestrians
Councilwoman Gale Brewer’s staff found at least 13 crosswalk signals on the Upper West Side that told pedestrians to walk and don’t walk at the same time. Read More / Comment »
West Park Presbyterian a Landmark; Bye-Bye Homeless
The Landmarks Preservation Commission decided on Tuesday to declare West Park Presbyterian Church, the beautiful beaten-down church on the corner of 86th Street Read More / Comment »
