A little short notice on this, but… If you’re looking for an UWS adventure tomorrow (Saturday, 4/27), “Wildman” Steve Brill is leading an urban foraging tour through Central Park starting at 4:00 pm — but you need to purchase tickets by 11:59 pm tonigh... »
@NycStoryTella snapped this yesterday at 66th & Central Park West. You’d think that guy would look happier, what with knowing he was offering the better deal and all… »
I’m not sure where the time went, but we’re a week away from May and it’ll be June before you know it. In a telltale sign that summer is just around the corner, yesterday the City Parks Foundation announced the 2012 season of SummerStage, New York City... »
Well here’s something you don’t see every day: Decapitated chickens in Central Park. Gawker recently posted a story about two such chickens found near 72nd & Central Park West over the weekend (h/t to Pete Labrozzi for the link). It was a fowl scene… E... »
This month’s “Bagel Bark” is being held tomorrow (Saturday) morning from 7:30 to 9:00 am at the East Pinetum in Central Park (see map below). Join other Central Park-area dog owners during off-leash hours for coffee, juice, pastries, and bagels (of cou... »
Kill Your Darlings, starring Harry Potter vet Daniel Radcliffe, is back on the Upper West Side today. OLV reports filming is around 121st & Broadway (possibly on the Columbia Campus). Radcliffe is playing Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg. The plot, ... »
It’s the first Friday of the month, which means it’s time for the Time’s Up monthly moonlight bike ride through Central Park. Tonight’s forecast is pretty good for early April — temperatures should hold somewhere between 45 and 50. If you’re looking fo... »
The new Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant & Steakhouse that’s taking over the former Mama Mexico space (previous coverage here, here, and here) is getting very close to opening (2672 Broadway, between 101st & 102nd) Word has it they’ll open their doors n... »
Posted a photo the other day of cherry blossoms in Central Park — spring is definitely in the air. If you’re looking for other some prime flower viewing spots in Central Park, John Moore over at CentralPark.org recently put up a “Top Ten Spring Flower ... »
Last week I posted a photo of what I thought were cherry blossoms, but the consensus amongst readers was that the photo was of a Magnolia tree. Well, here are some actual cherry blossoms, courtesy of the good folks over at NYC Daily Pictures. This shot... »
Following up on last week’s Department of Health closings of The Abbey Pub (237 W. 105th, between Broadway & Amsterdam) and Hungarian Pastry Shop (1030 Amsterdam, 110th/111th). Both establishments have been reopened. The Abbey Pub was closed on 3/8 and... »
Long-time readers may recall the incident of retired FDNY firefighter Robert Linhart being arrested in front of music legend Madonna’s former UWS apartment at Harperley Hall (Central Park West & 64th) — previous coverage here & here. The alleged stalke... »
The Department Of Health carnage continues. In the past week, DOH has closed UWS restaurants Bellini (since reopened), Dinastia China (I believe they have also reopened), and The Abbey Pub. Now comes word that 50-year-old neighborhood stalwart Hungaria... »
MUW reader Karen sent in this photo of the moon hanging over the Upper West Side on Tuesday night. It was taken with an iPhone from a rooftop on West 75th — you can see the two towers of the San Remo on the right. It’s a cell phone camera, so it’s a bi... »
I have no idea where the last month went. It seems like I just wrote about the Time’s Up monthly moonlight bike ride through Central Park, but that was on 2/2. Tonight’s forecast is looking slightly iffy — temperatures should hold in the mid 40s, but ... »
