Upper West Sider Bari Simon was bartending at the Dive Bars (the great little bars with locations on 75th near Columbus, Amsterdam between 95th and 96th, and Broadway near 101st) when noticing not only the public’s increased interest in obtaining quality beer, but also the lack of a convenient and readily-accessible source to help link [...]

While the subway system’s countdown clocks are popping up on numbered lines, many stations still have no clocks or non-functioning clocks, leaving New Yorkers with that common feeling of not knowing whether it will take 3 or 30 minutes until they can hop on their train.  Now, a Columbia University student has attempted to remedy [...]

Preservationist group Landmark West! is embracing technology as they work to launch an Upper West Side iPhone app, according to DNAinfo.  The smartphone application would be a neighborhood walking tour, guiding users up Central Park West and giving information about sites like The Dakota (CPW at 72nd) along the way.  In order to launch the [...]

The American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th) is giving patrons a new way to tour the 45 exhibition halls.  Last week, the AMNH previewed Explorer, an iPhone app that is designed as an indoor navigation tool.  The app functions as an “indoor GPS” to guide you through the museum, pinpointing your [...]