Exterior on Lexington Ave. Photo courtesy of Kitchen Arts & Letters Famous Bookstore Fighting to Stay Alive A staple on the Upper East Side for nearly 40 years, Kitchen Arts & Letters, like many other businesses, has struggled to... News 05 Oct 2020 | 11:23
Overall Vision for Governors Island. Rendering: WXY architecture + urban design/bloomimages Climate Research Center Coming to Governors Island The Trust for Governors Island recently unveiled plans to develop a center for climate solutions, which could create 8,000... News 01 Oct 2020 | 01:31
Dolly Meckler in her kitchen. Photo courtesy of Dolly Meckler Challah Dolly’s Pandemic Launch As millions are unemployed due to COVID-19 and struggling to get by, some have turned to entrepreneurship. One of those is... News 24 Sep 2020 | 09:44
Church of the Nativity on Second Avenue on the Lower East Side. Photo: Beyond My Ken, via Wikimedia Commons Two Churches, Two Plans As an iconic church recently announced it was being flipped into luxury condos, another finally found a home. The Church of... News 04 Sep 2020 | 11:57
Iconic diner on the UWS. Photo courtesy of Mike Sabry. Utopia Diner to Remain Open Rumors that the iconic Utopia Diner was up for sale were put to bed last week when the landlord and owner came to an agreement.... News 30 Aug 2020 | 01:32
“Women’s Rights Pioneers” statue by Meredith Bergmann. Photo: Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer on Twitter Honoring Monumental Leaders On Women’s Equality Day on Wednesday, a large purple covering was pulled off in Central Park, revealing a statue honoring... News 25 Aug 2020 | 02:39
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo holds a coronavirus briefing in New York City Monday, August 3, 2020. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Restaurant Owners Propose Reopening Plan COVID-19 has hurt many industries, but none more than restaurants. While they are allowed to have outdoor seating, many are... News 12 Aug 2020 | 11:16
Rendering of the Farley building, courtesy of Vornado. Facebook Acquires New Space on West Side As Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled last week by Congress and businesses are being forced to close due... News 06 Aug 2020 | 03:53
Council Member Keith Powers (left) and Assembly Member Dan Quart (right) on the East Side on July 29, 2020. (Photo: Assembly Member Dan Quart on Twitter, @AMDanQuart) Powers Pushes to Help Small Businesses As New Yorkers continue to struggle to get by during the pandemic and businesses are barely surviving, one elected official... News 02 Aug 2020 | 02:18
Rendering: Gilman Architects Metro Theater to be Turned into Retail A famous movie theater that was built during the Great Depression will soon be transformed into retail. In June, a developer... News 29 Jun 2020 | 10:34
A rendering of the future home of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan in the former Christian Science church on Central Park West on 96th Street. ( Rendering: Courtesy of CMOM / FXCollaborative)) LPC Approves CMOM’s New Design UWS residents were initially thrilled with the idea that the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) had a found a new home... News 22 Jun 2020 | 10:59
Jonah Gleeman with donations. ( Photo: Ben Gleeman) Help for Households in Need When COVD-19 arrived, a group of UWS residents launched a service to aid those who are financially affected by the coronavirus... News 27 May 2020 | 11:54
Council Member Ben Kallos told Our Town that he prefers people stay home and quarantine, but if they must go out, outdoor cafes are a viable option. ( Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos) Outdoor Cafes for Social Distancing After numerous people on the Upper East Side disobeyed social distancing last weekend and converged in front of bars, elected... News 22 May 2020 | 10:31
Benny in the pediatric intensive care unit in early 2019. ( Photo courtesy of Gary and Jennie Landsman.) Taste Wine to Close He has spent 15 years in the wine business, but now Gary Landsman is putting his family first. With two chronically ill sons,... News 18 May 2020 | 09:48
Photo courtesy of Lucas Cohen UWS Teen Creates Volunteer Connections Lucas Cohen, 17, told the West Side Spirit he had plans to do a community service project this summer, but when COVID-19... News 05 May 2020 | 11:24
