Annual “Open House New York” Is Next Weekend; Plenty Of Upper West Side Venues

Open House New York weekend, one of NYC’s best annual happenings and America’s largest architect and design event, is just around the corner — tours take place 10/15 & 10/16 (Saturday & Sunday). If you’re not familiar with it, I reccommend you take a look at both the official site and recent posts from Curbed [...]

Tickets Still Available For Landmark West’s “Unsung Heroes Of The Upper West Side” Awards Dinner

Landmark West’s “Unsung Heroes Of The Upper West Side” event is just around the corner, but some tickets are still available.

Reader Review Of Landmark West’s iPhone Walking Tour App

Two weeks ago I had a post about Landmark West’s free Upper West Side walking tour app for the iPhone. As I’m an Android guy, I haven’t been able to test it out. Fortunately, MyUpperWest reader Susan was kind enough to send in a brief review: I moved to NYC and the UWS about 8 [...]

Landmarked Upper West Side Building Is Largest Youth Hostel In The Americas

Here’s your random Upper West Side history lesson for the day, courtesy of AM New York. Apparently the largest youth hostel in the Americas is in our backyard, sitting at 891 Amsterdam (at 104th). More interestingly, it’s housed in a building that was designed by one of the leading architects of the time (1880s), Richard [...]

Sunday Reading: UWS Residents Pushing For Historical District Along West End Avenue

Pavement Pieces has a detailed look at the push to create a massive “historical district” along West End Avenue and parts of Broadway from 70th to 110th. This would be be an extension of a current Upper West side historic district that covers parts of the West End between 87th and 94th Streets. The creation [...]