I think it’s fair to say that many people have old CD collections lying around that they’re not sure what to do with. Some still listen to them, while others have transferred the content to MP3 format. I suspect a lot of the actual discs get thrown out or donated to libraries, but one Upper [...]

New York News | NYC Breaking News It sounds like something out of a cheesy horror flick: A killer fish with the head of a snake and jagged teeth that devours everything in its path and — gasp! — breathes air and can live on land. Except… it’s real. And apparently it’s invading the waters [...]

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.

Hard to believe this actually happened, but… The NYPD bomb squad was called to Central Park on Friday to disarm a 233-year-old cannon. During a routine cleaning, Central Park Conservancy workers discovered that the Revolutionary War-era cannon was still packed with gunpowder, wadding, and a cannonball. The cannon was located in a storage shed along [...]

Bizarre story to start off the week… 45-year-old Upper West Sider Gary Rintel loved his dog Astro so much that when the pooch died, he did what any other grieving pet owner would do: he made a hat out of the dog’s fur. He also froze Astro’s DNA and paid $140,000 to have it inserted [...]

New York News | NYC Breaking News Multiple lawsuits filed by octogenarians on the Upper West Side these days… Posted yesterday about an 80-year-old UWS man who was kicked out of the public library for B.O. three years ago and is now suing for $5.5 million. Elsewhere in the neighborhood, 82-year-old Tatiana Strage is suing [...]

Three years ago, 80-year-old Upper West Sider George Stillman was apparently asked to leave the UWS St. Agnes branch of the New York Public Library because he smelled. Now he’s suing for $5.5 million.

Sunday marks one of the most bizarre — yet equally fantastic — annual Upper West Side traditions: The blessing of animals for St. Francis Day at the UWS Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam, at 112th). The morning service is followed by an afternoon “fair” in the courtyard featuring an incredible array [...]

UPDATE 11/15: “Discovering Columbus” Art Installation Extended; Free Passes Now Available Through December 2nd (With new video) UPDATE 10/10: WSJ Review Of “Discovering Columbus”; Tickets Going Fast If you’ve ever wanted to get up-close-and-personal with the Christopher Columbus monument at Columbus Circle, now’s your chance. Discovering Columbus, a free and quirky art exhibition, opens today [...]

I’ve had a couple of readers ask about the car wreck pictured above — it was parked on Columbus Avenue near W. 82nd Street for a couple of days last week. The story behind it is actually pretty straightforward.

(Keep an eye on the right side of the video, around the 8-second mark) UPDATE 9/29: Overnight “Enhancements”  (i.e Renovation) At UWS Fairway ————————————- UPDATE 9/29: Media coverage from NYT, WSJ, Daily News, NY Post, ABC, CBS, NBC, PIX, Fox, Gothamist, Huffington Post, NY Mag ————————————- UPDATE 9/28: Letterman Opens Thursday Night Monologue With Fairway Rat Joke ————————————- UPDATE 9/27: Video Coverage From Good Day NY [...]

Found this video while looking for photos of the recent free New York Philharmonic concert in Central Park. It was posted on the Philharmonic’s Facebook page, with the following note: