Well this must have been more than a little embarrassing… A couple fell out of a row boat and into the Central Park lake yesterday afternoon, drawing a rather large FDNY and NYPD response, including helicopters, to the scene.

One of the things I love about New York is that you never know what random thing you’re going to see at any given moment… If you were at the 66th Street/Lincoln Center subway station yesterday morning, you would have happened upon Grammy Award winner Michael Buble singing a capella. Daily News has a couple [...]

Posted last week about some of the best sledding spots on the Upper West Side. I’m a bit late with these videos, but I stopped by a couple of places in Central Park on Saturday to check them out. In the round-up of sledding spots, Time Out described Cedar Hill as such: Thrill-seekers need not [...]

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:

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Posted on Friday about a court order stopping the 10th Annual Broadway Bomb skateboarding event that was slated to start on the Upper West Side on Saturday. Despite the court ruling and a large presence by the NYPD, may skaters turned out and made the 8+ mile trek south — no arrests were reported.

Posted over the weekend about the bizarre-but-fantastic annual animal blessing at the UWS Cathedral Church Of St. John The Divine. Gothamist has 28 photos from the day’s festivities, via photographer Katie Sokoler. If you prefer video, I found these two of the animal procession into the church:

Posted on Monday that the cast of The Princess Bride was reuniting on the UWS for a 25th Anniversary screening at the 50th New York Film Festival. AP had a camera crew at last night’s event and caught up with the cast on the red carpet at Lincoln Center. There are some great Princess Bride [...]

New York News | NYC Breaking News UPDATE 9/29: Full media coverage round-up: NYT, WSJ, Daily News, NY Post, ABC, CBS, NBC, PIX, Fox, Gothamist, Huffington Post, NY Mag, Late Show With David Letterman UPDATE 9/29: Overnight “Enhancements”  (i.e Renovation) At UWS Fairway UPDATE 10/5: Official Company Response To Rodents In The Store ——————————— Posted video yesterday of a baby rat hanging out ** IN [...]

UPDATE 10/5: Official Company Response To Rodents In The Store ——————————— 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 & Eyewitness News ——————————— [...]

Posted back in April that Ritz Camera was relocating from 2400 Broadway to 2409 Broadway (both near 88th Street) to make room for a new TD Bank. They opened their doors at the new space on May 1st, but less than five months later they’re closing again — and this time for good.

A round-up of the most popular posts on MyUpperWest from the past week: Upper West Side News & Crime: “Ratgate”: Video Of Rats Scurrying Around Inside UWS Fairway Market UWS Cold Stone Creamery/Tim Hortons Combo Closed By Health Department The Story Behind The Smashed Up Car Wreck On Columbus Avenue Last Week Tickets On Sale [...]