Celebrities came out by the many to attend the Our Family Wedding premiere last night at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square (Broadway at 68th). Stars America Ferrara, Lance Gross, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Diana Maria Riva, and Charlie Murphy all walked the red carpet for the premiere. In addition, well-known faces like Ferrara’s [...]
The FX hit show Damages starring Glenn Close is filming today in the vicinity of Broadway and the low 100’s. Swing by and check it out if you are a fan. Thanks to Twitter tipster @porcinea for the photo and information.
Did you see a filming scheduled to occur on the Upper West Side? Let [...]
The Jewish Community Center (Amsterdam at 76th) is hosting a special event tomorrow, “Rescuing the Economy: Two Expert Views.” Get informed when two experts make an appearance to talk about the state of the economy and where it’s heading, hosted by Myron Kandel, founding financial editor of CNN. The experts are Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of [...]
The first New Yorker and African American ringmaster of Ringling Brothers Circus is an Upper West Sider, as told by the main man himself to the New York Daily News. Johnathan Lee Iverson, 34, sang with the renowned Harlem Boys Choir for 11 years and attended La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts (Amsterdam [...]
There are several filming locations planned for the Upper West Side in the coming days. First, On Location Vacations reports that the FX hit show Damages starring Glenn Close is filming today in the vicinity of 77th between Central Park West and Columbus. Signs were spotted for another filming tomorrow on 74th between Riverside and [...]
Come to Borders Columbus Circle (in the Time Warner Center) on Friday to meet a big name in both wrestling and politics… Jesse “The Body” Ventura, who was first known for his WWF career and later served as the Governor of Minnesota, will come to the bookstore to discuss his latest work that investigates conspiracy [...]
Kate Gosselin was in her ex’s new stomping grounds (Jon Gosselin is currently renting a two-bedroom pad at 72nd and Broadway) on Thursday when she made an appearance at the premiere of Life, a documentary airing on the Discovery Channel, at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall (65th between Broadway and Amsterdam). The mother of eight [...]
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, but just because you aren’t enjoying the festivities at the Kodak Theatre in LA doesn’t mean you are stuck watching the Oscars in your onesie on the sofa… the Upper West Side has some cool Oscar-related events this weekend to celebrate critically acclaimed films. First, [...]
From starring in 30 Rock to hosting the Oscars to a late-night incident sending him to the hospital, actor Alec Baldwin has certainly been in the spotlight lately, which is probably why his every move has been reported in recent months. The latest of the Baldwin news comes from his search for a new home [...]
Actor and everyone’s favorite vampire Robert Pattinson revealed some details about his New York City stay this week on Comedy’s Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Tuesday night. The teen hearthrob revealed that he had been staying at the Mandarin Oriental (60th and Columbus) while on his press tour for his latest movie, [...]
