Upper West Side Openings & Closings: Mud Coffee & Lancôme

Thanks to @joleenzanuzoski who tweeted to say that MUD Coffee has opened up an outpost at Osteria Cotta (513 Columbus, between 84th & 85th). Joleen reported that they had their soft opening last week and are now fully open. She said they start serving at 8 am, but I called earlier and someone at the [...]

Lottery For Central Park Camp-Out Takes Place Tomorrow

If you’ve got kids or know anyone who does, you should be aware that the lottery for a chance to camp-out overnight in Central Park starts at midnight tonight.
From 12:00 am - 11:59 pm on Wednesday, 6/1, people can register online for the lottery to win one of 30 coveted spots. The actual camp-out event [...]

Photo Of The Day: New Upper West Side Fashion Trend?

My girlfriend snapped this photo over the weekend while coming out of the subway at 79th & Broadway. She was pretty adamant that the woman pictured had clearly gone with this look on purpose and was not the victim of some sort of pantyhose mishap after she’d already left her apartment that day.
Is one stocking [...]

Free Weekly Yoga Classes In Riverside Park Start Tomorrow

The Parks Department is kicking off its free “Summer on the Hudson: Evening Salute to the Sun Yoga” series tomorrow, Wednesday 6/1.
This is a weekly event that runs from 6:30 - 7:30 pm every Wednesday through 9/22/11. Per the Parks Department’s website:
“End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting. Suitable for [...]

Manhattanhenge Tonight At 8:17 pm

I try and keep things focused on the UWS here, but I saw this mentioned in a variety of places and I thought it was too cool not to share (yes, I can be a geek).
Tonight (and apparently yesterday) New Yorkers can revel in the bi-annual phenomenon known as “Manhattanhenge.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson describes the event [...]