Gilt City is another website devoted to limited-time-only, hard-to-beat discounts on places throughout the city.  This week, in addition to great discounts at David Barton Gym and Clarins Skin Spa, Gilt City is offering a special deal at the Empire Hotel’s Rooftop Lounge (63rd between Broadway and Columbus).  Pay just $49 and get 4 cocktails [...]

The Real Deal reports that the owner of Café Lalo (83rd between Broadway and Amsterdam), the iconic eatery made nationally famous in You’ve Got Mail, has put his Upper West Side apartment up for sale.  Haim Lalo, an Israeli expat who opened Café Lalo in 1998, has listed his duplex co-op in the Gloucester (79th [...]

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, and if you’re looking for a fun day, head up to Village Pourhouse on Amsterdam between 108th and 109th.  They are hosting a St. Patty’s Day party starting at noon and running all day until close.  Enjoy drink specials like $3 Bud Light drafts, $4 Jameson shots, $4 Smithwick’s, $5 [...]

One of our fave Upper West Siders was spotted in the neighborhood recently… My Upper West tipster Susannah spotted Tina Fey with her husband and daughter crossing Broadway at 73rd on Sunday afternoon.  Fey and her family moved into an apartment on West End Avenue in 2009, so our guess is that they were heading [...]