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
"We knew we were going to be really busy here," said Store Director Anthony Rodriguez. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Target Opens on UES As winds howled and rain poured down on the city last Wednesday, Oct. 16, Target was welcomed by the Upper East Side community.... News 22 Oct 2019 | 10:00
Brandon Sauer at work. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) A Passion for Cycling Fixing things and repairing locks help pay the bills, but cycling is the passion for Upper East Side resident Brandon Sauer.... News 14 Oct 2019 | 02:35
Community Board 7 member Katie Rosman called the DHS plan "inhumane" and "cruel." ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS Shelter Battle Escalates Community Board 7 and neighborhood activists are not backing down from a fight. The women’s shelter at 237 West 107th Street... News 04 Oct 2019 | 04:00
Kurt Pohmer, who opposes the men's shelter, spoke at the committee meeting. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS Residents Want Women’s Shelter to Stay If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That is the sentiment that more than 60 UWS residents expressed about turning a women’s... News 27 Sep 2019 | 04:22
All Buttoned Up Tender Buttons was a staple and an institution on the UES for five decades. Sadly, with the building being sold, the iconic... News 23 Sep 2019 | 01:06
The restaurant was also the largest tequila bar on the UWS. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Gabriela's Closing After 27 Years After nearly three decades as a staple on the UWS, Gabriela’s Restaurant and Tequila Bar is shuttering its doors. The eatery,... News 23 Sep 2019 | 11:08
Jake Tapper and Bari Weiss in conversation. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Is Anti-Semitism Normal in Today's Society? New York Times columnist Bari Weiss never thought anti-Semitism could be so open and mainstream until recently when it hit... News 16 Sep 2019 | 01:45
Steven O'Brien, who has lived in Hell's Kitchen for 25 years, hopes officials make the most of the opportunity to improve a major public facility. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) 'Please Don't Blow It' The nation’s largest bus terminal causes terrible traffic congestion and poor air quality in Midtown Manhattan and needs... News 06 Sep 2019 | 04:01
