NOTE: Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour tonight (i.e. 2:00 am Sunday becomes 3:00 am Sunday) Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, March 9th, 2013…

If you were a fan of Tatzu Nishi’s interior decorating style at the Discovering Columbus art installation at Columbus Circle this past fall, you can now literally take a piece home with you. The Public Art Fund is selling off furnishings from the exhibit that drew more than 100,000 visitors to Columbus Circle during the fall.

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, January 10th, 2013… 2013 Winter Restaurant Week Reservations Numerous UWS & NYC Restaurants $25 for lunch; $38 for dinner Reservations available now for 1/14 – 2/8

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, December 13th, 2012…

Great time-lapse film of the changing colors in Central Park shot by Vimeo user Jamie Scott. Here’s the description of how it was done:

The inaugural IceFest On The Circle has been running outside the Time Warner Center for the past few days. The event’s description makes it seem like there’s nonstop action all day, but apparently it’s kind of hit-or-miss depending on what time you’re there. I’ve heard from a few readers who passed by and reported seeing [...]

Posted back in September about Discovering Columbus (with additional details added last month), the free and quirky art exhibition that allows visitors to climb 70 feet above Columbus Circle and hang out in a fully-furnished, 810 square foot “living room” that has been built around the 13-foot-tall statue of Christopher Columbus. Discovering Columbus was originally [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, November 15th, 2012…

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With partial subway service restored, life is slowly starting to return to normal in Manhattan, although large swaths of the city still lack electricity. If you’re out and about on the Upper West Side today, here’s an abbreviated list of things to do:

The New York Times recently published a nice profile of artist Daniel Brush. The first “wide survey” of his work went on exhibit earlier this week at the Upper West Side’s Museum of Arts & Design. Mr. Brush is appearing in person tonight (Thursday, 10/18) to discuss his work in an informal conversation with MAD’s [...]

Posted last month about Discovering Columbus, a free and quirky art exhibition that allows visitors to climb 70 feet above Columbus Circle and hang out in a fully-furnished, 810 square foot “living room” that has been built around the 13-foot-tall statue of Christopher Columbus. WSJ writer (and native Upper West Sider) Ralph Gardner penned a [...]