NOTE: Alternate side parking rules are suspended today for Shavuot Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, May 16th, 2013… NYC Landmarks50 Commemoration At Miles Davis’ UWS Home 312 W. 77th (Between West End & Riverside) 3:45 pm FREE Central Park Circuit Fitness Class: “Bliss Out” Great Hill, Central Park (meet at CPW [...]

Wrote yesterday about the free fitness classes in Central Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. If you prefer to do your exercise on the weekends, the Riverside Park Conservancy is offering free Zumba and Tai Chi classes every Saturday and Sunday through the end of summer, part of RPC’s popular “Summer On The Hudson” program.

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013… “UWS Work From Home” Meeting/Networking/Social Event Dead Poet Bar (450 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) 4:00 – 6:00 pm (and probably later) FREE Fitness: Summer Shape Up In The Park Athleta (216 Columbus, at 70th) 7:00 – 8:00 pm FREE (meet at store, [...]

RELATED:  SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS: Free Zumba & Tai Chi Classes In Riverside Park If you’re looking to get in shape this summer but don’t like being stuck indoors at the gym, the Central Park Conservancy is offering free bi-weekly fitness classes in the park from now through August. The classes make use of various park [...]

NOTE: Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour tonight (i.e. 2:00 am Sunday becomes 3:00 am Sunday) Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, March 9th, 2013…

Wrote last March that Matt Damon can occasionally be spotted working out at the Upper West Side Crunch (162 W. 83rd, between Amsterdam & Columbus). Almost exactly one year later, that still appears to be the case. MUW reader Beth snapped a photo of the actor between sets over the weekend. I can’t say he [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, February 21st, 2013…

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, February 7th, 2013… Grey Goose Cocktail Tasting Event 67 Wine (179 Columbus, at 68th) 5:00 – 7:30 pm FREE Sex Takes Two but Starts with YOU JCC In Manhattan (334 Amsterdam, at 76th) 7:00 – 9:00 pm $15 ($10 for members)

Give these guys points for creativity. A new personal training center named Fifty Shades Of Pain recently opened at 673 Amsterdam (at 93rd).

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, January 31st, 2013… Wine & Food Tasting: Beyond Wine With Beverly Wine Shop @ Columbus Square Whole Foods (808 Columbus, near 97th) 5:00 – 8:00 pm FREE Lectures & Conversations: Rogers & Rockwell — The Original Pop Artists New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West, at [...]

If you’re looking to get your sweat on tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, 1/30), the new UWS Flywheel spinning studio is offering a free midday “Friends & Family” spin class. Shoes, towels, and water bottles will be provided.

A quick note if you’re looking to get your blood pumping tomorrow morning (Sunday, 1/27). The Upper West Side Athleta store (216 Columbus, at 70th) is partnering with FiTMAPPED to offer a free kickboxing class, followed by a “smoothie workshop.” Details are available at Athleta’s website. Kickboxing runs from 9:00 – 9:30 am, with the [...]