Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, December 2nd, 2011…

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, November 21st, 2011…

This is by no means a complete list, and I might be adding some things over the next day or two, but here’s a brief rundown of a few Halloween-related activities on the Upper West Side. Most of these are kid/family oriented. If you’re a single adult looking for something to do, I’ve got one [...]

I apologize for the short notice, but this got lost in the shuffle over the past few days. There’s a fundraiser tonight at The Cathedral Church Of St. John The Divine (Amsterdam & 112th) to benefit Morningside Park. The event is being co-sponsored by the Columbus/Amsterdam Business Improvement District.

A round-up of some of the most popular posts from the past week: Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Service Coming To UWS Subway Stations Video From Black Eyed Peas Central Park Concert 4 NYC UWS Animal Blessing Brings Out Camels & Yaks, Among Others Another Water Main Break On West 82nd UWS Real [...]

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 [...]

On Friday I mentioned Saturday’s annual “Blessing Of Animals” at Grace & St. Paul’s Church. I neglected to include a similar, much larger, gathering at the Cathedral of St. John The Divine on Sunday because, by that point, they stopped distributing advanced passes. Apparently that ceremony included kangaroos, camels, yaks, miniature horses, dogs, cats, birds and other [...]

@erinmay0731 of Melanoma and the City toured the Cathedral Of St. John The Divine (1047 Amsterdam, at 112th) over the weekend and snapped this shot of the Peace Fountain, as well as some interior photos.

The New York Philharmonic is putting on a free Memorial Day concert tonight at 8 pm. It takes place at The Cathedral Church Of St. John The Divine (1047 Amsterdam at 112th) and will feature Barber’s “Adagio For Strings” and Beethoven’s “Symphony No.3, Eroica.” Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. If you aren’t able [...]

You may be sick of all of the snow that NYC has seen this year, but here’s some good news… the break from precipitation that started yesterday continues today with temperatures in the 40′s (like summer!), and no significant snowfall is expected this week.  In the meantime, enjoy a photo sent by tipster Adam Rossi [...]

If you haven’t opened your shades or turned on the TV in the last 24 hours, you may not know that we got a whopper of a blizzard yesterday.  New York City was hit with 13 inches, and city officials are urging residents to avoid getting on the roads unless necessary.  Want to avoid getting [...]

New Year’s Eve is only two weeks away, so it’s time to make your plans to ring in 2011.  The Upper West Side is filled with New Year’s Eve events, so if you want to stay in the neighborhood, take your pick of a wide variety of choices.  Click through for some of the New [...]