Community Board 7, the board that represents land use, zoning matters, and community concerns of the Upper West Side, is holding a Transportation Committee meeting tonight at 250 W 87th (near Broadway). All are welcome to come and listen or give their two cents about UWS transportation issues. In addition to issues such as parking [...]
Gothamist reports on a new way for Upper West Siders to get what they want easily… Michael Eberstadt, owner of Rack & Soul Chicken & Ribs (109th at Broadway), has started a service that will deliver bulk items from Costco to your UWS home. Big Box Deliveries allows you to shop for items online, pay [...]
The annual Gina Bachauer International Piano Scholarship Competition was held at Julliard again this year, and winners Michael Brown and Eric Zuber received not only full scholarships to Julliard, but also the opportunity to perform during a one-hour live broadcast on WQXR as part of the McGraw-Hill Young Artists’ Showcase. The performance takes place tonight, [...]
Ready for Halloween 2009? Yeah, we aren’t either. Fortunately, we now have more places to go to get that perfect costume for the holiday. There is a temporary “Halloween Warehouse” now occupying the space on the west side of Broadway between 99th and 100th. You can come out through the end of October to pick [...]
Click through to see some events in the neighborhood for Wednesday, September 30th, 2009…
Have you ever felt the well-known “runner’s high” that can be experienced after pushing past the initial difficulties of running and being able to run long distances? Well, it’s our guess that this guy has. Dean Karnazes, often described as “superhuman,” is known as “The Ultramarathon Man” for running 50 marathons in 50 states in [...]
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH, Central Park West at 79th) puts on an event on the last Tuesday of each month called “Celestial Highlights,” where you can enjoy a live presentation under the brilliant stars of the Zeiss Mark IX Star Projector. This tour of the heavens offers a view of the constantly [...]
How to Make It in America, an upcoming HBO comedy produced by Mark Wahlberg and starring Shannyn Sossamon, Samaire Armstrong, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Luis Guzman, and Lake Bell, is filming today in the vicinity of 86th and West End Avenue, according to On Location Vacations.
Did you see an upcoming or current filming in the Upper [...]
With the real estate market in NYC still struggling to pick up after the burst of the housing bubble, many apartment buildings are coming up with creative incentives to try to fill the vacant homes. One such incentive is now being offered at the complex of five rental buildings at Columbus Square (Columbus between 97th [...]
Click through to see some events in the neighborhood for Tuesday, September 29th, 2009…
