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West Side Rag
4 days ago
Upper West Side

Monday Bulletin: UWS Pizzeria Named One of NYC's Best; Second Shuttered by Health Department; Loan Secured to Construct 18-Story Building on West 84th Street; UWS Schools Fight for Space

Mama's Too! pizzeria at Upper West Side named among the best in NYC by Eater NY.
Marinara Pizza at Upper West Side faced shutdown by the Health Department due to violations.
New York Post
1 week ago
Upper West Side

Orthodox Jewish men hit by objects thrown from car in 3rd possible antisemitic incident in UWS over 1 weekend

Multiple antisemitic incidents reported on Upper West Side.
Incidents include vandalism and targeted attacks on Orthodox Jewish men.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
2 weeks ago
Upper West Side

Westville's New Upper West Side Location Is Now Open

Westville opens new Upper West Side location at 2290 Broadway near West 83rd Street.
Founder Jay Strauss mentions the importance of having a Westville in every NYC neighborhood.
therealdeal.com
3 weeks ago
Upper West Side

UWS Tenants Accuse Slate of Inhumane Displacement

Tenants at Slate Property Group's Upper West Side apartments are facing displacement due to lease non-renewals and significant rent increases.
Slate Property Group is accused of elevating rents substantially, causing distress among residents who fear being forced out of their homes.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
3 weeks ago
Upper West Side

Woman Killed By Upper West Side Subway: Police

Woman killed by subway train on Upper West Side
No criminality suspected in the incident
West Side Rag
1 month ago
Upper West Side

Man Robbed at Gunpoint at Upper West Side McDonald's: NYPD

Man robbed at gunpoint on Upper West Side
No injuries reported and no arrests made
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2 weeks ago
Film

For Your Viewing Pleasure: A (Very) Short Film Featuring Richard Kind and the Upper West Side

Short films are original motion pictures with a running time of 40 minutes or less.
Proof of Concept features notable Upper West Siders in a short film set in the Upper West Side.
NYC real estate
New York Post
1 month ago
NYC real estate

Robert Duvall once called this stately NYC duplex his home - and now it asks $6.5M for sale

Robert Duvall lived in a West 86th Street duplex until 1993.
The stately Upper West Side residence is listed for $6.5 million.
Mansionglobal
1 month ago
NYC real estate

$20 Million Penthouse Is The Biggest Sale So Far This Year on Manhattan's Upper West Side

A Manhattan penthouse sold for $20 million, breaking records.
The 4-bedroom condo features luxury amenities and panoramic views of Manhattan skyline.
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
NYC real estate

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn

The first apartment featured is a two-bedroom, two-bath unit with modern finishes, keyless entry, and a garbage disposal in the kitchen. The building amenities include a doorman, courtyard, roof deck, and gym.
The second apartment featured is a two-bedroom, two-bath unit with city views, updated in 2021, and Venetian plaster walls and ceilings. The building offers a gym, shared laundry, and a private parking garage.
New York Post
2 months ago
NYC real estate

Jay-Z and Beyonce hung out at this NYC home that now asks $5.99M for sale

Norton Cher is listing his former apartment, where he worked with Jay-Z and Beyoncé to create Rocawear, for $5.99 million or as a $19,990-a-month rental.
The apartment is located on the Upper West Side and offers river views, a great room with large picture windows, a chef's kitchen, and a corner suite with floor-to-ceiling windows and a custom home office.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
NYC real estate

A Tony Nominee Shows Off Her Snug Upper West Side Rental

Bonnie Milligan, an actress known for her vocal range and belting voice, shares a snug rental on the Upper West Side with a college friend who is also a performer.Ms. Milligan's bedroom is sufficiently small that she has to leave to change her mind.The kitchen and living room are pretty much one and the same space.
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10 months ago
NYC real estate

Roman and Kendall Roy's Succession' Pads Hit the Market for Real

If Roman Roy were a real person, he wouldn't live on the Upper West Side.So said a real-life real estate broker recently.Yet, Roman's apartment during the fourth season of Succession, the hit HBO show about a trio of mega-rich siblings vying for control of their father's media empire, is actually a penthouse at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, with panoramic city views.
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West Side Rag
1 month ago
Upper West Side

You Can Buy Liam Neeson's Upper West Side Apartment

Liam Neeson has listed his Upper West Side apartment for $12.75 million.
The apartment has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, panoramic windows with views of Central Park, a library, and a home gym.
West Side Rag
1 month ago
Upper West Side

4 Injured After Flames Break Out on First Floor of 44-Story UWS Building: FDNY

A fire broke out in the parking garage of a 44-story building on the Upper West Side, causing injuries to four people.
The firefighters and civilian injured in the fire were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
West Side Rag
1 month ago
Upper West Side

Popular Wegmans Grocery Store Eyes Possible UWS Opening, But Details Remain Murky

Wegmans chairman, Danny Wegman, has signed a long-term lease for a space on the Upper West Side.
While there are no current plans to open a store at that location, the door is being left open for a future business venture.
Time Out New York
1 month ago
Upper West Side

This popular NYC bookstore is opening a new location on the Upper West Side

Shakespeare & Co. is opening a new location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The new location will not have a cafe or the popular self-publishing Espresso Book Machine.
West Side Rag
1 month ago
Upper West Side

Where to Find Free and Affordable Yoga on the Upper West Side

There are hidden yoga gems in the Upper West Side of New York City, including free and donation-based classes at unexpected locations like churches, parks, and libraries.
The teachers of these classes are usually Upper West Siders looking to give back to the community and offer their skills without a financial barrier.
Flipboard
1 month ago
Upper West Side

President's visit causes traffic nightmare | Flipboard

Teresa Priolo reports from the Upper West Side.
New York Post
1 month ago
Upper West Side

Hateful thief snatches yarmulke of Jewish man, who badgers him on NYC street to get it back: video

A man named Kevin Dunlop was arrested for ripping the kippah off a man's head in an antisemitic attack on the Upper West Side.
Another individual reported experiencing potentially antisemitic behavior on the UWS, where a Muslim woman kicked them and no one intervened.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
1 month ago
Upper West Side

Man Steals Nearly $300 Of Purses, Handbags From UWS TJ Maxx: NYPD

A man stole nearly $300 worth of handbags and purses from a T.J. Maxx store on the Upper West Side.
The suspect grabbed an armful of goods and walked out of the store without paying.
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West Side Rag
1 month ago
Upper West Side

Monday Bulletin: Bald Eagle Back in Central Park; UWS Sidewalk Sheds Among Manhattan's Oldest; Fordham's Unique New President; 2 UWS Eateries Named James Beard Semifinalists

Bald eagle Rover was spotted in Central Park after two years
Two Upper West Side sidewalk sheds named among oldest in Manhattan
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10 months ago
New York City

Nicholas Gray, 86, Dies; Paired Hot Dogs With Papaya to Make a Landmark

Nicholas Gray, the founder of Gray's Papaya, a storefront hot-dog stand whose culinary eccentricity, competitive prices, clever sloganeering and apparent immutability earned the affection of New Yorkers young and old, rich and poor, died on Friday at a hospital in Manhattan.He was 86.The cause was complications of Alzheimer's disease, his daughter Natasha Gray said.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC real estate

Amy Schumer Sells a Spacious Penthouse on the Upper West Side

The comedian Amy Schumer has finally closed on the sale of her Upper West Side apartment, a sprawling, glass-enclosed penthouse with wraparound terraces and an expansive rooftop deck overlooking the Hudson River.The buyer of the unit, perched atop 190 Riverside Drive, at West 91st Street, is the award-winning composer and lyricist Benj Pasek.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

How a Classical Music Power Couple Spend Their Sundays

Married for 18 years, Keri-Lynn Wilson and Peter Gelb spend a lot of time apart because of their high-profile careers.Ms. Wilson, 55, is a conductor with gigs all over the world.Mr. Gelb, 69, is the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.Even when they are together on the occasional Sunday, work has a way of interfering: While Ms. Wilson prepares for her next maestro engagement, Mr. Gelb is on call for whatever needs doing at the Met, including scrambling to find a replacement if a singer cancels just before a matinee.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC food

Opinion | Wait, Is My Dog Stoned?

On Thanksgiving morning, our dog, Sherlock, ate his usual breakfast and went for his usual walk, on which he performed his usual bodily functions before returning to his usual spot on his (that is, our) bed.Something's wrong with Sherlock, my son announced an hour later, after which the dog bolted into the room and began to jerk uncontrollably.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Essential by Christophe Opens in the Upper West Side

Christophe Bellanca, the French chef who rose to prominence in New York at Le Cirque and L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, is opening his own restaurant on the Upper West Side.He's taken over a townhouse restaurant that was once home to John Fraser's Dovetail and Adam Leonti's Leonti.But Mr. Bellanca has made it less plush, with light wood and beige throughout; wooden beams and clusters of tables give it a sort-of gathering place informality.
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Architectural Digest
2 months ago
Design

See How One Designer Approached a Historic Home Renovation in New York for Clients With Modern Style

The family wanted more space but loved their historic building on the Upper West Side.
They decided to merge their apartment with the neighboring unit to create a larger home.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

A Look Inside the NYC Apartment of MALIN+GOETZ Founders

Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz, co-founders of the luxe (and self-described "uncomplicated") skincare brand MALIN+GOETZ, enlisted the talents of New York architecture firm Messana O'Rorke (MO'R) to help design their New York City apartment located on the Upper West Side.Much like their deliciously-scented brand, the apartment's new design has an understated elegance with clean white walls adorned with original baseboards and plaster relief details that mimic crown molding.
West Side Rag
2 months ago
Upper West Side

Openings and Closings: Duke's Deli; The Granola Bar; One Medical; Broadway Deli; Dagon

Duke's Deli II and Broadway Deli have opened on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, offering a variety of food and convenience items.
The Granola Bar, a restaurant and grab-and-go eatery, has opened its first location in New York City on Amsterdam Avenue.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
2 months ago
NYC food

Over 30 Upper West Side Eateries Join Restaurant Week 2024

33 eateries on the Upper West Side are participating in NYC Restaurant Week, offering special menus with prix fixe options ranging from $30-$65.
NYC Winter Outing program offers discounts on hotels, shows, cultural attractions, and businesses in addition to Restaurant Week.
West Side Rag
2 months ago
NYC food

Here Are the 33 UWS Eateries Taking Part in NYC Restaurant Week

New York City Restaurant Week is back for the winter
Upper West Side has dozens of participating restaurants
Upper West Side, NY Patch
3 months ago
NYC food

New 'High End' UWS Chinese Restaurant Coming To Ex-La Mirabelle Space

The former space of French restaurant La Mirabelle on the Upper West Side will be replaced with a high-end Chinese restaurant called Abes.
Abes will serve peking duck and Sichuan dishes in an elegant and modern interior.
Eater NY
10 months ago
NYC food

New Spotted Pig Building Owner Wants His Restaurant to Feel Like 'a Clubhouse'

1. Matt Abramcyk, co-owner of The Spotted Pig, is opening a new restaurant called The Golden Swan in New York City.
2. The Golden Swan will specialize in New American cuisine with a focus on seasonal ingredients.
3. The restaurant is slated to open in late
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Find Soft and Squishy Banh Mi at This Vietnamese Restaurant Hiding in a Bar Basement

New York's Vietnamese foodscene is still relatively young compared to places like Orange County, California, and Houston, Texas.As recently as a decade ago, many of the city's Vietnamese restaurants were found in Chinatown and run by Hoa, ethnic Chinese immigrants who were born and raised in Vietnam.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

This New Manhattan Ghost Kitchen Will Have Di Fara Pizza and a Steak Spot From Bobby Flay

Marc Lore, the billionaire founder behind online e-commerce sites diaper.comand jet.com, is bringing a new ghost kitchen to the Upper West Side on Thursday.Wonder, at 2030 Broadway, between West 69th and 70th streets, will open with 10 restaurants available for takeout and delivery, including Di Fara Pizza, Bobby Flay Steak, and Brooklyn ramen shop Chuko, the New York Post reports.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
2 months ago
Upper West Side

Blaze Breaks Out Inside Upper West Side Apartment Building: FDNY

A fire broke out in a 28-story apartment building on the Upper West Side.
Around 80 firefighters were able to control the fire in about 30 minutes.
Time Out New York
2 months ago
Upper West Side

A giant new Morton Williams location is opening on the Upper West Side this month

Morton Williams will open a new location on the Upper West Side on January 26.
The new location will be one of the largest supermarkets in the neighborhood.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
3 months ago
Upper West Side

UWS Restaurants Open Christmas Eve, Day 2023: See The List

Many restaurants in and around the Upper West Side will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but some will remain open.
A list of area restaurants and national chains that are still taking Christmas Day and Christmas Eve reservations has been compiled.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
3 months ago
Upper West Side

St. John The Divine Attempted Statue Swiper Sought, NYPD Says

A man attempted to steal a religious statue from The Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine on the Upper West Side.
The suspect dropped the statue and fled when he noticed security inside the building.
West Side Rag
3 months ago
Upper West Side

Monday Bulletin: John and Yoko Atop Charts as Anniversary of his Death Passes; Shuttered Prison Near Central Park to Become Affordable Housing; UWS Landlord Sues Over Food-Truck Gripe; Mayor Eric Adams Polls Record-Low Approval Rating

NYC Hotel Week offers deals on Upper West Side hotels from January 3 to February 4, with savings of 24%.
John Lennon's song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" has reappeared on Billboard's top-10 rock-streaming songs list.
Upper West Side
Eater NY
3 months ago
NYC food

'Sopranos' and 'White Lotus' Actor Michael Imperioli Opens a Manhattan Bar

Actor Michael Imperioli and his wife have opened a bar and restaurant on the Upper West Side.
The couple previously opened a speakeasy-style lounge in Chelsea in the early 2000s.
New York Post
3 months ago
NYC real estate

NYC townhouse on land once owned by the Dakota's developer is listing

Upper West Side townhouse with ties to historic Dakota building listed for $14.6 million
Modern and chic four-story home with six bedrooms, six baths, and an elevator
Upper West Side, NY Patch
3 months ago
NYC food

UWS Restaurant Named Among Yelp's Top Picks In U.S.

Yelp has released its top 25 new restaurants in the US, including Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi on the Upper West Side.
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi draws on flavors from Chinese takeout to Caribbean roti to bodega fare.
Tatiana has received accolades from Yelp and The New York Times for its Afro-Caribbean-influenced menu.
Eater NY
4 months ago
NYC food

Historic Middle Eastern Grocer Sahadi's Opens in Manhattan This Month

Sahadi's is opening a restaurant and bar in Manhattan inside Market 57 on November 27, offering Middle Eastern cuisine.
Kossar's is opening a location on the Upper West Side, expected to open next spring.
Artist Anastasia Inciardi is selling miniature prints of New York foods from a vending machine at the Whitney Museum.
Eater NY
4 months ago
NYC food

Historic Middle Eastern Grocer Sahadi's Opens in Manhattan This Month

Sahadi's is opening a restaurant and bar in Manhattan's Market 57 food hall.
Kossar's is starting construction on a new location on the Upper West Side.
Anastasia Inciardi is selling her food art prints from a vending machine at the Whitney Museum.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
4 months ago
NYC food

PHOTOS: New NY-Style Pizza, Cocktail Bar 'Parla' Opens On UWS

Parla, an Italian restaurant, has opened on the Upper West Side of New York City.
The restaurant offers a menu of Italian dishes such as pasta, pizza, and vegetable dishes.
Parla plans to expand to become an all-day café with breakfast and lunch options.
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Brownstoner
9 months ago
Brooklyn real estate

Sales Begin for Upper West Side Condominiums at The Rockwell

The Rockwell, rising at the corner of 103rd Street and Broadway, is named for the block where the iconic American artist Norman Rockwell was born in 1894.He would have appreciated the visual appeal of the prewar neighborhood and nearby Riverside Park.Designed by Hill West, with interiors by Whitehall, The Rockwell offers 81 one- to three-bedroom condominiums.
Brownstoner
1 year ago
Brooklyn real estate

From the Forum: Free Vintage Blue Sink and Toilet

A reader is looking for a home for a vintage blue sink and toilet with pickup on the Upper West Side.While the rest of the mid-20th-century bathroom, which has tub, tile and accessories intact, isn't being offered, interested parties can get either the sink or toilet, or both for free.These look like they might be circa 1940s, but blue bathroom fittings were on offer during the late 1920s through the 1960s.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

Sartiano's Replaces Mercer Kitchen, in the Mercer Hotel

The owners of the Mercer Hotel, which survived the evolution of SoHo from manufacturing lofts to mainstream retail and dining, have pushed the refresh button.Its Mercer Kitchen is now this spot, in the hands of Scott Sartiano, a hospitality entrepreneur best known for top-shelf places like Zero Bond.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

Casa Lever, in the Lever House on Park Avenue, Gets a Refresh

The eye-catching collection of Andy Warhol portraits are gone.The walls of Casa Lever, the elegant Milanese-style Italian restaurant that just reopened after months of renovation in the landmark Lever House on Park Avenue, will now display two colorful Damien Hirst paintings, Summer of Love and Love and Hate.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

How to Read a Menu Like a Food Critic

This week marks one year of Where to Eat.What I hoped would be a digestible, funny and useful weekly guide to eating out in New York City is now a community of readers with thoughtful questions and strong opinions.How to celebrate one year?Traditionally, with the gift of paper.More specifically here: menus.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Finding That Cozy Feeling

This fall, I visited Paris.On the recommendation of a friend of a friend, I dropped into Le Chardenoux, a whisper of a restaurant in the 11th Arrondissement.I bring it up because that tiny space was the ideal cozy restaurant: low light, just a handful of seats and that purr of soft, latent energy that you can find only in intimate places.
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1 year ago
Dining

A Gin and Peppermint Cocktail to Toast 2023

Several festive new holiday drinks, suitable for year-end reveling, have been created by Nolet's, a gin company that was founded in 1691 in Schiedam, the Netherlands, and is still family-owned.The cocktails are notable for the simplicity of their ingredients  no need to concoct arcane herbal mixtures, and the like.
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1 year ago
Dining

Kebab aur Sharab, Celebrating Indian Food, Opens on the Upper West Side

Until now, the chef and restaurateur Salil Mehta's focus has been Southeast Asia.Laut, his showcase for Malaysian food, was awarded a Michelin star.He has interpreted Singaporean food and drinks at Laut Singapura, Chard (now closed) and Singlish near Union Square, and provided tastes of Indonesia and Malaysia at Wau on the Upper West Side.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

A Musical Walk With Gershwin, Rachmaninoff and Papageno

Good morning.It's Friday.We'll go on a walk something you probably shouldn't do today, but reading about it might take your mind off the smoke from the Canadian wildfires.We'll also find out when the air quality in New York will improve.Image Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times Thomas Oliemans is a newcomer who navigates New York like a native.
Eater NY
10 months ago
NYC food

A Legendary Manhattan Dinner Party Where Black Luminaries Break Bread

An Alexander Smalls's dinner party at his home in Sugar Hill is about more than the food, which, if you're lucky, is prepared by Smalls himself, or, if you're just as lucky, it's made by an emerging chef in Smalls's Black chef collective, bringing mentorship and visibility to up-and-coming cooks.A New York City icon, Smalls is in the middle of opening the city's first African food hall, Alkebulan, which will launch in Harlem later this year.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Broken Shaker Has Several Bars and Restaurants at This New Brooklyn Hotel

Bar Lab Hospitality, better known as Broken Shaker from Gabe Orta and Elad Zvi, is opening a restaurant at the new Moxy Williamsburg on March 15 at 353 Bedford Avenue, near North 10th Street.Mesiba, or "party," in Hebrew, features a menu that riffs on Zvi's childhood memories in Tel Aviv, a spokesperson says, with a "melting-pot" menu of dishes from Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

A Pigeon Was Dyed. Then It Died. Now the Police Are Investigating.

The New York City Police Department's Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad said Thursday it was investigating how a white king pigeon, nicknamed Flamingo, ended up dyed completely pink before being found by rescuers.The bird, which was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation organization last week, died earlier this week.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

UWS Comfort Staple Jacob's Pickles to Open in Moynihan Food Hall

Jacob's Pickles opened on the Upper West Side in late 2011 and will follow up with a second location further south, set to open in Moynihan Hall on Monday, December 12.While an array of chicken and waffles and other familiar dishes will be on the menu, it will also list location-specific dishes, including a doughnut breakfast sandwich and vegan oat milk pickle ice cream.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Arts

Francoise Gilot, the famed artist who loved and then left Picasso, is dead at 101

Artist Francoise Gilot appears during an interview with Reginald Bosanquet in London on March 3, 1965, in connection with the publication of her book, My Life With Picasso.Bob Dear/AP NEW YORK Francoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who produced art for well more than a half-century but was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso and for leaving him died Tuesday in New York City, where she had lived for decades.
Eater NY
10 months ago
NYC food

Nicholas Gray, Founder of NYC Hot Dog Institution Gray's Papaya, Dies at 86

1. Nicholas Gray, the founder of Grays Papaya, passed away at the age of 86.
2. Gray opened the first Grays Papaya location in 1972 on the Upper West Side, quickly becoming a New York City staple.
3. Gray's legacy lives on in the form
Eater NY
10 months ago
NYC food

Team Behind Manhattan Hits Acme and Le Dive Opening a New French Restaurant

The team responsible for some of Manhattan's trendiest restaurants and bars has another project in the works.Jon Neidich, the restaurateur behind Noho bar Acme and Dimes Square hangout Le Dive, is opening a French restaurant in Greenwich Village at 260 Sixth Avenue, between West Houston and Bleecker streets, What Now NY reports.
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10 months ago
New York City

I Was Walking on Columbus Avenue on a Cold Afternoon'

Dear Diary: I was walking on Columbus Avenue on a cold afternoon when I suddenly had a strong desire for an ice cream cone.As if in answer to my thought, a lovely ice cream shop appeared almost immediately.I went in and ordered a double.When it came time to pay, I realized I had only a $20 bill.When I offered it, the young clerk told me he had no change.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
New York City

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens

Coldwell Banker Warburg Coldwell Banker Warburg Coldwell Banker Warburg Coldwell Banker Warburg Coldwell Banker Warburg Coldwell Banker Warburg Coldwell Banker Warburg Coldwell Banker Warburg Manhattan | 222 East 24th Street, No. 5A A two-bedroom, two-bath, approximately 1,850-square-foot triplex with an entry closet, a kitchen with a gas fireplace and a full bathroom on the first level; a primary bedroom suite with casement windows, a wall of closets, a bath with a double vanity and Jacuzzi on the second level; and a bedroom with a skylight, a gas fireplace and a 523-square-foot roof terrace on the third level, atop a seven-story co-op with a part time superintendent and a video intercom.
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1 year ago
Arts

Journalist Victor S. Navasky has died. For years, he led The Nation.

Victor Navasky was also the author of a classic work about the Hollywood blacklist, Naming Names.Leo Sorel/The Nation A left wing political luminary has died.Journalist Victor S. Navasky died at the age of 90.Navasky ran The Nation, one of the oldest magazines in America, with a sharp progressive bent.
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9 months ago
New York City

Lincoln Center, Seeking New Audiences, Plans to Remake Its West Edge

Lincoln Center welcomes visitors at its main entrance facing Broadway with an elegant plaza, a majestic fountain and an array of travertine concert halls and theaters.But the view from the center's western edge, along Amsterdam Avenue, is far less convivial: An imposing wall stretches across several blocks, giving the feel of a fortress.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

A Gilded Age Setting for a Huge Art Show

Afternoon sunbeams stretched across the vast floor inside a palazzo that occupies an entire New York City block.A clock without hands overlooked the empty drill hall, time forever suspended.It was a rare moment of stillness for the 142-year-old Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue, also known as the Park Avenue Armory.
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11 months ago
New York City

4 Parking Garages Ordered Evacuated After Deadly Collapse in Manhattan

In the wake of a deadly collapse of a parking garage in Lower Manhattan last week, New York City officials found structural problems at four other garages so dangerous they ordered the buildings at least partially vacated.At those four garages two in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn the city's Buildings Department found that the structures had deteriorated to the point where they were now posing an immediate threat to public safety, said Andrew Rudansky, a spokesman for the department.
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1 year ago
New York City

How the Head of a Shelter for Young L.G.B.T.Q. Adults Spends Sundays

Wendy Kaplan is the director of Trinity Place Shelter, which houses up to 10 young people at any given time most of them transgender men and women of color and steers them toward permanent housing, as well as professional or educational goals they set for themselves.The shelter, an independent nonprofit, was originally a pilot project of Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, and still occupies its basement on the Upper West Side.
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1 year ago
New York City

How a Fashion and Culture Editor Spends Her Sundays

I always knew that I wanted to write about fashion, said Aria Hughes, the editorial creative director of Complex, a global youth entertainment network that covers pop culture, style, food, music, sneakers and sports.Case in point: When she visited her parents in Virginia recently, she discovered a mock-up of a magazine page layout she'd made when she was about 12, she said, that was basically how hip-hop artists love Chanel.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Are New Yorkers Feeling the Love?

A musician playing on an L train passing under the East River.A delicately wrapped bouquet of roses left behind on a seat.Couples sneaking hugs on the platform.On the Saturday night before Valentine's Day, there were signs of romance and friendship on the subway.Here's what some New Yorkers (and one couple from New Jersey) in transit had to say.
Eater NY
9 months ago
NYC food

A Running List of Restaurant and Bar Closings in New York City, June 2023

COVID-19 pandemic.
1. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a large number of restaurants in New York City to close.
2. Restaurateurs are facing an uncertain future as the pandemic continues and indoor dining remains restricted.
3. The hospitality industry is adapting with the introduction of outdoor dining, delivery, and takeout services to help sustain businesses.
Eater NY
10 months ago
NYC food

Lilia Co-Owner Is Opening a Pizzeria in the Hamptons

1. Fini Pizza will be opening a new location in Amagansett, Long Island in summer 2023.
2. Fini Pizza will feature indoor and outdoor seating, wood-fired pizza and a variety of Italian dishes.
3. Fini Pizza is aiming to create a welcoming
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Dining

Learn Korean Tea Ceremony Etiquette With a Tea Master

Genesis House, the Manhattan flagship for the Korean automobile company that last year opened its restaurant Genesis House Restaurant Curated by Onjium, now has a serene tea pavilion in its building where Korean teas green, red, black, blue, white and herbal are served and available for purchase.Now, on Saturdays and Sundays there at 1 p.m., a tea master, Ashley Lim, is conducting traditional tea ceremonies for up to six guests.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Dining

Where Vegetarians Are Always Welcome

New York City is full of restaurants that deliver the unexpected.A nearly 80-year-old Jewish deli run by a Yemeni family, scallion pancake burritos lowered from someone's fire escape by bucket, bagels to rival New York's delivered from Connecticut.After all, isn't that why we live here?The ever-present possibility that something exciting could be right around the corner.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Manhattan Restaurant Accused of Serving Rat Soup Closed by Health Department

Gammeeok, a Koreatown restaurant that was sued this week for allegedly serving two customers a rat carcass in their soup, was closed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene following an inspection on Wednesday, TMZ reports.Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams, tells the publication: "No New York City restaurant is authorized to have mice or rats on the menu and we are investigating further."
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Two of the Biggest Names in NYC Slice Shops Are Opening West Village Pizzerias

It's always the summer of the slice here in New York City, but in the West Village, it's looking especially so.Mama's Too and L'Industrie, two of the biggest names in NYC slice shops, are heading for the West Village this year.Mama's Too owner Frank Tuttolomondo says his pizzeria will launch at 323-325 Bleecker, near Christopher Street, while L'Industrie's Massimo Laveglia says he'd prefer to remain tight-lipped about his address, but that its "very, very close" to Mama's Too West Village.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Books

Gay writer Paul Rudnick won't let the book banners bring him down

In his epic new romance, Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style, author Paul Rudnick celebrates a pair of 18-year-olds falling in love at Yale University and follows them across an arc of gay history from New York to Hollywood to Paris and beyond.Like all the writer's work, it's non-stop incisive and insightful, and a rare combination of achingly funny and achingly tender.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
London

17 lives lost: London exhibition turns lens on state-related deaths

On a wall in a back room of the gallery, next to a window, is a photograph of a basketball stuck between the hoop and the backboard, forever up in the air.A game prematurely cut short.Across in the adjoining room is an image of a dressing gown, slippers and shoes, along with a slinky toy, sleepily shed on the way up the stairs to bed.
www.amny.com
11 months ago
Upper West Side

Filthy bigot on Upper West Side spreads his feces on Pride flags in hate crime | amNewYork

By Robert Pozarycki Posted on April 29, 2023 The suspect who smeared feces onto Pride flags on the Upper West Side on April 15, 2023 Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Police on the Upper West Side need the public's help in finding the disgusting deviant who spread his own feces on Pride flags earlier this month.
www.amny.com
1 year ago
Education

Upper West Side high schoolers protest DOE's plans to relocate their school to East Harlem | amNewYork

A number of students, families, and community members are calling on the Department of Education to abandon its plans to relocate a high school that is currently located on the Upper West Side to East Harlem.The students, along with teachers and school staff, held a protest outside of Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School on Wednesday in an attempt to thwart the DOE's plans to swap West Side High with The Young Women's Leadership School, which is located at the site that West Site High would move into.
www.amny.com
1 year ago
Education

Uptown Manhattan student group holds rally after boy with autism is attacked and beaten near their school | amNewYork

Three students from the High School for Media and Communications, who became frustrated with watching crime and racism from the sidelines, recently decided to form a new social justice organization to respond to racism and violence in uptown Manhattan schools.Uptown Youth Power, which they named their group, held its first rally in Washington Heights this past Saturday, March 18.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

I'm Ready for Deliveries at My Door Again, but My Building Still Says No

Q: I live in an Upper West Side co-op building with about 80 apartments and a 24-hour doorman.During the pandemic, our building restricted takeout food deliveries, holding them at the front desk for residents to fetch themselves, rather than letting the delivery workers bring them to our doors.While other buildings have reversed similar policies, my building's board has refused to restore door-to-door delivery, only saying some residents do not like the service.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Jollibee's New York Takeover Continues With New Queens Location

Jollibee, the Filipino fast-food chain with a cult following in the United States, will open its next location in Elmhurst, Queens.The chain has signed a lease at 91-19 Queens Boulevard in Flushing, across from the Queens Center Mall, the website Secret NYC reports.It's Jollibee's fifth location in the city, following the opening of its flagship outpost at 1500 Broadway, between West 43rd and 44th streets, in Times Square last year.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

After a Ban on Sleeping at Homeless Youth Centers, a Center Resists

The city's overnight drop-in centers for homeless and runaway youth, which are serving a rising number of young people, received a jarring message last month: Effective immediately, providers are required to discontinue the practice of allowing youth and young adults to sleep overnight.At least one of the centers has responded in turn: no.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Upper West Side

Creep wanted for Upper West Side rape: cops | amNewYork

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Cops are looking for the creep who raped a woman on the Upper West Side over the weekend.According to police, at around 1:20 a.m. on March 4, a man followed a woman into a building near West End Avenue and West 65th Street.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Seven Food Businesses on the UWS Were Burglarized This Week

Seven food businesses on the Upper West Side were burglarized within the same 24-hour period, the West Side Rag reports.Businesses affected include cupcake spot Billy's Bakery, seafood shack Luke's Lobster, and chain Joe Coffee, which were hit sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.The incident follows other struggles neighborhood businesses have faced over the last year.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Reading Between the Lines and Talking to People in Them, Too

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.What is worth standing outside in the cold on Christmas Day?That question came up while I was having brunch with my family at Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery in Manhattan and noticed a line forming outside the window of the restaurant.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Sunny Jain's Symphony Space residency, inspired by westerns, psychedelics, and more, to begin Jan. 24 * Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn-based bandleader, composer, drummer, and dhol player Sunny Jain - better known as the founder of the bhangra band Red Baraat - will perform three distinct shows in his residency at the Symphony Space on the Upper West Side starting at the end of this month.The New York City cultural institution will host Jain, the leading voice of the burgeoning movement of South Asian-American jazz musicians, between January 28th and February 9th.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

A Rat Killer Has Some Advice for Mayor Adams

Good morning.It's Friday.Mayor Eric Adams has a residential rat problem.We'll hear what someone who has spent more than 40 years in the pest-control business would advise the mayor to do.Image Eric Adams in 2019, when he was the Brooklyn borough president, with a chart showing how rapidly rats can reproduce.Credit...Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse Getty Images Mayor Eric Adams, who in his official capacity has been waging war on rats, has again been fined for failing to control them at the four-unit rowhouse he owns in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
Upper West Side, NY Patch
1 year ago
Upper West Side

Attempted Rape Of 18-Year-Old Happens On Upper West Side Train: Police

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY - A man exposed himself and tried to pull an 18-year-old woman's pants down on an Upper West Side train, police said.The woman got on a "2" train about 10 p.m. on Sunday at 125th Street, where she was followed by an unknown man, police said.The man then exposed himself and tried to grab her pants as the train pulled into the 72nd Street station, police said.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Suddenly, It Appeared as Though the Bus Was Going to Be Able to Move'

Dear Diary: I was on my way home on a downtown M15 at around 9 p.m. on a Tuesday when the bus stopped abruptly near the entrance to the Midtown Tunnel.Road work.They didn't tell me about this, the driver said.Oh, lord.I don't know how you do this, I said.She smiled.She explained while we waited that she couldn't let me off because we had just pulled away from a stop and it would be too dangerous.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

For Newly Arrived New Yorkers, a Chance to Celebrate

Margo Tipan fed a plate of beans and arepas to her 8-year-old daughter, Genesis, on Christmas Day, a respite after a long and challenging month.This is the first time we have celebrated anything since arriving in this country, Ms. Tipan said.They came to New York City just a few weeks ago from Ecuador.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

A Korean Steakhouse Is Opening in the Theater District From Mari's Sungchul Shim

Chef Sungchul Shim of Hell's Kitchen's Kochi and Mari, both Michelin-starred, posted on Instagram that he has signed a lease to open GUI, a steakhouse and Korean grill in late 2023 or early 2024 in what had been a Staples at 776 Eighth Avenue between 47th and 48th streets.W42ST reports the restaurant will include the manager of Kochi, Jooyoung Yang; chef Byeongseok Lee, and sommelier Robert Longo.
Secret NYC
1 year ago
NYC drinking

15 Best Fireplace Bars And Restaurants In NYC - Secret NYC

It's cold out there!And with a "winter bomb cyclone" set to approach NYC and the Northeast this weekend, it's time to stay warm by any means necessary.Whether that means snuggling up in your apartment, or meandering to grab a drink around the town, it should be done with thought!To make things easier, we've rounded up some of the coziest bars in NYC.
Streetsblog New York City
1 year ago
San Francisco

Take the Fifth: Pedestrians Revel on Open Street Near Rockefeller Center Tree

Daniel and his son Jules enjoying Fifth Avenue.Photo: Julianne Cuba
New York just got more room to celebrate the holidays this year - well, only on Sundays.For the first time ever, the city is banning cars along 11 blocks of Fifth Avenue to make room for the throngs of pedestrians and tourists that flock to gaze at the famed Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center - but only on three Sundays in December.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

A Local Mexican Restaurant Chain Shutters Multiple Locations - And More Closings

More than two years after New York's first indoor dining shutdown, restaurants and bars continue to struggle.At least 4,500 have closed since the onset of the pandemic due to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Due to the difficulty of tracking restaurant and bar closings, experts say that number is likely much higher and will take years to fully assess.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

How to Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade returns on Thursday for its 96th year, and is expected to draw about three million spectators who will line the streets of Manhattan in hopes of catching a glimpse of the enormous balloons, marching bands, star performers and, of course, Santa Claus.Typically around 6,500 people come together to work on the parade, which will follow a 2.5-mile route through New York City, starting on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and ending in Herald Square.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

Grand Central Now Has a Sprawling New Restaurant and Bar From City Winery

City Winery, the popular national chain that got its start in New York City, opened its 14th location nationwide at Grand Central Terminal on November 1.The 15,888-square-foot space includes a full-service restaurant, two tasting counters, and a grab-and-go spot inside Vanderbilt Hall, previously home to the terminal's Great Northern Food Hall.
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