Film Series this Weekend: 75 Years of 20th Century Fox

It’s time for another great film series through the Film Society of Lincoln Center.  20th Century Fox is celebrating its 75th year casting its iconic searchlights on movie audiences throughout the world, and the Film Society plans to celebrate this historic anniversary with a weekend of screenings and special appearances, including newly restored prints, 70mm [...]

Today on the Upper West Side: 9/3/2010

Click through to see some events in the neighborhood for Friday, September 3rd, 2010…

UWS Unattainable Apartment of the Week

This week’s unattainable apartment is in the Lucian Lagrange-designed 535 West End Avenue (at 86th). The new building has a 6-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom, 6,637 square foot home on the market.  The unprecedented residence offers views in all four directions, as it encompasses the entire floor.  It offers a generous foyer and gallery, high ceilings traditionally [...]

Upper West Side Openings

Although the area around the Trump and Extell residential developments on the far west side of the neighborhood is currently lacking in shops and restaurants, there is hope on the horizon for Riverside South dwellers.  Two establishments are in the works, with possible openings soon.  Wei West, a restaurant featuring “Asian cuisine,” and The Yard, [...]

My Upper West Pick of the Month: Recipe

Each month, My Upper West chooses an Upper West Side business as Pick of the Month.  These businesses are part of what makes our neighborhood great, and we highly recommend checking them out if you haven’t yet had the chance.  This month’s pick is Recipe, the new American restaurant on Amsterdam between 81st and 82nd.  [...]

Man Survives 40-Story Suicide Attempt off West End Towers

An actor jumped off the 40-story West End Towers residential building (West End Avenue at 63rd) yesterday morning but miraculously survived, reports The New York Post.  Tom Magill, 22, jumped off the roof of the building at 10:44 am and fell over 400 feet before landing on a parked Dodge Charger.  The roof and back [...]

Today on the Upper West Side: 9/2/2010

Click through to see some events in the neighborhood for Thursday, September 2nd, 2010…

UWS Filming Location

Blue Bloods, the upcoming CBS show that revolves around a family of New York City cops and stars Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, and Bridget Moynihan, is filming on the Upper West Side tomorrow.  Signs have been spotted on 85th and Broadway and 81st between Central Park West and Columbus.  Thanks to My Upper West tipster [...]

Upper West Side Openings

Olde Good Things, an antique, decor, and housewares store, has opened in a permanent Upper West Side Location. The store, which has locations in Union Square and Chelsea, moved from a location at the GreenFlea market at 76th and Columbus to a storefront on Amsterdam between 81st and 82nd early last week, according to [...]

Ethics in Film Series Continues Friday

The New York Society for Ethical Culture (64th and Central Park West) is hosting a continuing series of interesting films that spark conversations on ethics, and this Friday continues with a fascinating documentary.  Marjoe, the 1972 film directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernahan based on the life of Marjoe Gortner, will be [...]