Note: I took an unexpected, last-minute trip out of town yesterday and will be traveling until late Thursday. I’ll be posting a bit during the week, but you might notice a decrease in quantity until I get back. Many thanks to MUW reader Seth, who sent in this YouTube clip filmed on the UWS in [...]

Tuesday was the official first day of spring and it’s over 70 degrees as I write this — a beautiful day on the Upper West Side to say the least.

Thanks to MUW reader @aarongottlieb for pointing this out. Jerry Seinfeld was (is?) apparently filming something in the neighborhood today. @JerrySeinfeld tweeted this earlier this afternoon: Working on my New Thing. Shooting in Manhattan with the Great @alecbaldwin UPDATE 6:00 pm: Pretty nice start to the weekend — Alec Baldwin retweeted this post and we [...]

Posted the other day about a fantastic Upper West Side fundraiser taking place on Sunday evening (March 4th). The event features legendary composer/musician Alan Menken, winner of eight Academy Awards (19 nominations!), seven Golden Globes, and 11 Grammy’s (just to name some of his accolades). In addition to a concert by Mr. Menken, there will [...]

You may not recognize the face of the man pictured above, but you’re almost certainly familiar with his work. He’s famed composer and musician Alan Menken — winner of eight Academy Awards (19 nominations!), seven Golden Globes, 11 Grammy’s, and three Tony nominations (how did he not win one of those too??). On Sunday, March [...]