Sara Lind, co-secretary of Community Board 7, is also a board member of her local Democratic club. ( Photo: Tall Paul Olkowski. Courtesy of Friends of Sara Lind) Politics is Women's Work Though she has only lived in New York City for six years, Sara Lind has immersed herself in her Upper West Side community... News 24 Feb 2020 | 10:47
Bruce Stark, Ellen Gabe-Stark and Steven Stark with Bru, the store's mascot. ( Photo: Courtesy of Beacon Paint & Hardware) It's All Over Now for Beacon Paint Beacon Paint & Hardware was a staple on the Upper West Side for more than a century. Sadly, on Monday, Feb. 17, it closed... News 20 Feb 2020 | 03:54
A wintertime photo of the Harlem Meer in Central Park, looking south and east, with the twin ovals that comprise the existing Lasker skating rink. ( Photo: Courtesy Central Park Conservancy) Petition Pushback on Lasker Pool and Rink Plan The Central Park Conservancy has a plan to replace the pool and ice rinks at the northeast corner of Central Park, but thousands... News 17 Feb 2020 | 01:04
Owner Nancy Bass Wyden, seen here with her father, Fred Bass, is excited about expanding to the UWS. ( Photo: Courtesy of Strand Book Store) Here Comes The Strand The Strand Book Store, an iconic institution in Greenwich Village for nearly a century, opens a new chapter next month when... News 10 Feb 2020 | 10:58
Damp, bubbling paint and mold on an apartment wall and ceiling in Holmes Towers. ( Photo: Courtesy of Saundrea Coleman) 'It's Not Safe to Live Like This' A group of Upper East Side residents are fed up with living in buildings filled with rats, broken doors and elevators, and... News 27 Jan 2020 | 12:47
Neighbors rallied in support of the doomed bookstore on January 9. ( Photo: Ema Schumer) The Bell Tolls for Book Culture After having a city marshal’s lock placed on the door of its 450 Columbus Ave. location two weeks ago, Book Culture announced... News 24 Jan 2020 | 12:17
Residents turned out last week to show their support for Book Culture. ( Photo: Ema Schumer) A Neighborhood Loses Its Bookstore A bookstore on the Upper West Side found itself in a hole it could not climb out of. After Book Culture fell more than $100,000... News 17 Jan 2020 | 03:37
The design plan for the new boat basin includes additional boat slips. ( Rendering: Courtesy NYC Parks) $90 Million Boat Basin Overhaul The 79th Street Boat Basin, one of the Upper West Side's quirkiest features, may get a much-needed $90 million face-lift... News 09 Jan 2020 | 03:33
The busway transformed 14th St., seen here on a weekday morning in October. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) A Busway for 125th Street? After seeing the success of the 14th St. Busway, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer is advocating for more bus lanes... Home 02 Dec 2019 | 10:14
People went to Candle 79 for the warm atmosphere and farm-to-table organic food. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Candle 79 to Go Dark After nearly 20 years on the UES, Candle 79 is closing at the end of the year. Located at 154 East 79th, Candle 79 has served... News 22 Nov 2019 | 03:38
Luv Michael employees are known as "granologists." ( Photo: Gus Butera) Finding a Place in the Workforce For people with autism, finding a job is often a challenge. But one organization is doing their best to change that. On Oct.... News 18 Nov 2019 | 04:25
Books of Wonder launched in September 1980. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Books of Wonder to Relocate A fixture in Chelsea for nearly four decades, Books of Wonder plans to relocate when its 15-year lease at 18 West 18th Street... News 11 Nov 2019 | 01:16
Amanda Petersen, Jessica Thigpen and Margaux Gray (l to r) protested the Crunch Fitness decision in front of the West 83rd St. gym on Oct. 29th. ( Photo: Courtesy of Margaux Gray) Crunch Cuts Childcare Parents that work out at Crunch Fitness on the Upper West Side are angry. On Oct. 29, the gym, located at 162 West 83rd St.,... News 04 Nov 2019 | 03:09
CB7 transportation committee chair Howard Yaruss (left), was joined at the forum by Ed Pincar, Rachel Weinberger and Charles Komanoff (l to r). ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS: Nix on Paying for Parking Permits Residents on the Upper West Side are tired of being seen as numbers. Analytics aside, they are people, not cash cows. “You... Voices 04 Nov 2019 | 12:07
A one-third size model of the statue, which will be cast in bronze. ( Photo: Michael Bergmann) 'Breaking the Bronze Ceiling' There are 23 monuments in Central Park, including a Polish king, a Prussian naturalist and a sled dog. Not one depicts real... Home 28 Oct 2019 | 02:39
