Tomorrow at Borders: Cal Ripken Jr., Jill Zarin

We know, it does sound like an odd lineup, but don’t worry, they aren’t appearing together… first, Borders Columbus Circle (in the Time Warner Center) is hosting baseball great Cal Ripken Jr. tomorrow at 1:00 pm for an appearance and book signing.  The Hall of Famer will be on-hand to sign copies of Hothead, the [...]

Baseball Legends Help Kids Celebrate Caribbean World Series

Time Warner Cable hosted an event last weekend to celebrate the Caribbean World Series on the Upper West Side, and local kids got a chance to have a fun afternoon meeting baseball greats.  Baseball legend Bernie Williams and baseball Hall of Famer Juan Marichal joined famous radio DJ and Master of Ceremonies JI Starr at [...]

Knicks Star Forward Finds UWS Pad

Amar’e Stoudemire, the basketball forward who signed on with the New York Knicks this summer after eight years with the Phoenix Suns, may be an Upper West Sider, according to the New York Post.  Page Six watched Stoudemire get “bombarded by a pushy broker” at the Oak Room last week about a Harlem loft.  Stoudemire [...]

Rangers Goalie Sells UWS Condo and Heads to Midtown West

The New York Times reports that Henrik Lundqvist, the Swedish-born goalie for the New York Rangers, has sold his Upper West Side condo to migrate downtown a few blocks.  The athlete put his 1,300 square foot, two-bedroom condo in the Bromley (83rd between Broadway and Amsterdam) up for sale less than a month ago, and [...]