Winter’s Eve, New York City’s largest outdoor holiday festival, took place last night, and the perfect weather, great crowd, and festive atmosphere made for a successful event.  Above, the evening kicked off with a holiday tree lighting hosted by WABC-TV’s Sade Baderinwa at Dante Park (Broadway between 63rd and 64th) followed by a fun performance [...]

DNAinfo reports that a Bronx man was arrested for stealing more than $4.5 million from Columbia University.  George Castro, 48, was arrested for embezzling millions from the university on Wednesday, being taken from his Bronx home where he allegedly had $200,000 in cash and a brand new $80,000 Audi parked out front.  Castro was “familiar [...]

The Sunburnt Calf, the Aussie-themed restaurant that opened at 79th near Broadway in April, is now offering a unique-to-the-neighborhood keg service.  ZagatBuzz reports that the pour-your-own-keg service is now available at the hangout for parties and groups if planned in advance.  Select a beer from hundreds of available brews and the bar will supply a [...]

Chanukah starts early this year, kicking off tomorrow at sundown, and the Jewish Community Center (76th and Amsterdam) is gearing up to celebrate.  From a community LGBTQ Chanukah celebration on Thursday to latkes and vodkas with Gary Shteyngart, there is something for anyone in the holiday spirit.  Check out a schedule of events below that [...]

Click through to see some events in the neighborhood for Tuesday, November 30th, 2010…