Winter’s Eve at the Apple Store

As part of today’s Winter’s Eve festivities, retail stores throughout the neighborhood are adding to the festivities with discounts, demonstrations, and entertainment.  One such participating store is the new Apple store on Broadway and 67th.  Come to the Apple store to see a special live performance of the New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet.  The [...]

Tomorrow: Virtual Universe at the American Museum of Natural History

Each month on the first Tuesday, The Hayden Planetarium, with ongoing support from NASA, offers the public a glimpse of the world’s largest cosmic atlas, extending from Earth to the greatest distances yet charted by astronomers.  Virtual Universe is an interactive tour of the universe that surrounds us—the longest trip you can take while staying [...]

Winter’s Eve Tonight

It’s time for the biggest holiday festival on the Upper West Side!  Come out for the tenth annual Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square.  The event kicks off with a holiday tree lighting at Dante Park (Broadway and 63rd) featuring The View’s Joy Behar, a 25-foot Balsam Fir, and fun entertainment.  Stay after the ceremony for [...]

Upper West Side Filming Location

Gossip Girl, the CW’s hit show that makes a frequent appearance on the Upper West Side, is filming again tomorrow in the neighborhood.  Parking signs indicate the show will be filming either in the Empire Hotel (63rd and Columbus) or in its vicinity throughout the day on Tuesday.
Did you see an upcoming or current filming [...]

Today on the Upper West Side: 11/30/2009

Click through to see some events in the neighborhood for Monday, November 30th, 2009…

Regis Scheduled to Appear at Barnes & Noble

Regis Philbin and his wife Joy recently released a CD that can be called a “labor of love.”  The duets on Just You. Just Me. each have their own unique arrangements and were compiled to help describe the experiences in a long and loving arrangement.  The celebrity couple is scheduled to appear at the Lincoln [...]

UWS Buildings Make Decade’s Biggest Real Estate Deals List

As the blog Curbed compiles several “Top of the Aughts” lists, we can start to look back at the last decade in New York City to see some of the city’s greatest moments and achievements.  One recent list examines the top 20 real estate deals of the last 10 years, specifically looking at the most [...]

The Nutcracker Opens this Weekend

You know it’s time for the holidays when The Nutcracker is in town… come to Koch Theater at Lincoln Center (Columbus at 63rd) to see the NYC Ballet perform the classic piece.  Performances of the ballet, interpreted by George Balanchine, run from this weekend until January 3rd, and while tickets can run as high as [...]

Today on the Upper West Side: 11/29/2009

Click through to see some events in the neighborhood for Sunday, November 29th, 2009…

Spring Bulb Planting Begins in Central Park

While you may just have started thinking about the holiday season, the Central Park Conservancy already has a team preparing the park for spring.  The Conservancy gardeners and volunteers have started planting thousands of bulbs for a spring bloom, according to the Conservancy’s website.  Over 70,000 tulip bulbs will be planted throughout the park, including 9,500 [...]