This month’s “meet-up” for Upper West Siders who work from home will take place tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon. Organized by MUW reader @wiljr, this will be the eighth monthly gathering on the Upper West Side. The meetings are one-part “discuss the challenges and benefits of working from home” and one-part “get out your apartment and chill [...]

Catching up on some news that piled up while I was traveling. Women’s clothing retailer Betsey Johnson filed for bankruptcy protection last month and will be closing all its stores. The upshot for Upper West Siders is that there’s now a 20% – 50%-off liquidation sale at the 248 Columbus location (between 71st & 72nd).

I’m still trying to track down details, but apparently someone robbed the Chase bank at 112th & Broadway yesterday afternoon, just five blocks south of where President Obama gave a commencement speech at Barnard.

The MTA is continuing its FASTRACK maintenance program this week. If you take the B or D trains (F and M too, but those aren’t UWS specific), be aware there are major service changes over the next four nights from 10:00 pm – 5:00 am.

Good event tonight at the Barnes & Noble. Legendary sports writer Frank Deford will be on hand to discuss and sign copies of his new book, Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter.