“Fashion’s Night Out,” the annual shopping event marked by parties, discounts, celebrities, and other events, descends upon NYC and the Upper West Side tomorrow (Thursday, 9/6). While SoHo might be a sexier destination, the Upper West Side has nearly four dozen stores participating in the evening’s festivities — plenty keep you occupied if you prefer [...]

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is returning to the Upper West Side tomorrow, running through 2/16. The celebrate, the Lincoln Center Business Improvement District is once again organizing “Fashion Plate Prix Fixe.” Just like last fall, 25 restaurants located in and around Lincoln Center are participating with a variety of dining discounts.

The Global Street Food pop-up cafe isn’t the the only Fashion Week dining special in the neighborhood. Some of the Upper West Side’s best restaurants have joined together to offer “Fashion Plate Prixe Fixe” from today through September 15th. It’s open to the public and there’s no requirement that you be fashionable.

Fashion’s Night Out is sort of dominating today’s posts, and this one is no different. Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson is opening a pop-up cafe in Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall (Broadway & 65th) to provide “global comfort” food through 9/15.

Following up on yesterday’s post, here’s some more “Fashion’s Night Out” news. I just realized the FNO website (seems to be loading very slowly at the moment) listed Columbus Circle as a separate entity from the Upper West Side, so the previous post omitted all the participating stores in the Time Warner Center. If you’re [...]

A baker’s dozen of free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, September 8th, 2011… Summer On The Hudson Presents Human Chess Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park (Riverside Drive & 89th) 3:00 – 5:00 pm FREE A Practical Guide To Buying a Co-Op, Condo, or House Bloomingdale Branch, New York Public Library (150 [...]

UPDATE 9/8: Related Post — More Than 30 Participating Retailers Under One Roof At UWS Time Warner Center “Fashion’s Night Out,” the annual shopping event marked by parties, discounts, celebrities, and other events, is nearly upon us. If you haven’t mapped out your plan for Thursday night, there’s still time.

Fashion’s Night Out is approaching quickly, with festivities taking place this Friday.  Along with citywide deals and events, The Shops at Columbus Circle are taking part in the evening with a great lineup of fashion happenings.  The evening kicks off on the second floor Circle of Style Lounge at 5:30 pm with a debut of [...]

It was a night of high fashion and big names Tuesday evening when the huge public fashion show, Fashion’s Night Out: The Show, took place in the plaza at Lincoln Center.  From fashion gurus like Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, Phillip Lim, Tory Burch, Vera Wang, Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, and Elie Tahari [...]

In only a few hours, one of the largest fashion shows in New York City history, will take place on the Upper West Side.  Fashion’s Night Out: The Show, an event featuring “public” seating for 1,500 and over 150 models (including Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bundchen, and Adriana Lima), is slated for tonight at Lincoln Center’s [...]

Fashion Week is descending upon the Upper West Side very quickly, with the official events taking place from September 9th to September 16th, and the second Fashion’s Night Out is gearing up to be a huge citywide celebration of fashion.  In addition to the FNO show, the “largest fashion show in history” which takes place [...]

Yes, you got that right… high fashion is moving to the Upper West Side.  The people behind Fashion’s Night Out, the citywide shopping extravaganza coming back for the second year this September, held a press conference on Wednesday to promote the event.  Mayor Bloomberg joined big names in fashion, from Anna Wintour to Donna Karan [...]