2010 UWS Preview: Fashion, Controversy, and Trader Joe’s

The Upper West Side will get a lot more trendy and stylish in 2010, as Fashion Week moves from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center in September. So beware walking down Broadway in the 60’s without Read More / Comment »

UWS School Called “Dangerous”; Students Disagree

Middle School 256 at 93rd street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues made an inauspicious list this month. Along with nine other schools in New York City, the middle school has been labeled  ”persistently dangerous”, according to the Columbia Spectator. Read More / Comment »

Upper West Side Kindergartners Packed In Like Sardines

New data from the city Department of Education reveals that the Upper West Side has had the largest jump in kindergarten enrollments in the city, forcing local schools to stuff more and more kids into each class. Read More / Comment »

Gifted and Talented School Deadline Looming

Yes, every child is talented, but some of them are off the charts, like those kids who can beat adults at chess. If your 4-year-old can play chess, parcheesi or backgammon, or even handle the pieces without putting them in his or her mouth, you Read More / Comment »

City Wants Frank McCourt Writing School on West Side

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has thrown his support behind opening a specialized writing high school on the Upper West Side named after Pulitzer-Prize-winning author and teacher Frank McCourt. Read More / Comment »