Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 4/29/13

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Monday, April 29th, 2013… Wine Tasting/Meet The Winemaker: Tal Pelter of Pelter Winery 67 Wine (179 Columbus, at 68th) 4:00 – 7:00 pm FREE Community Discussion On Preventing Gun Violence, with Congressman Jerrold Nadler Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (30 W. 68th, between Columbus & CPW) 7:30 – [...]

SUNDAY MORNING: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For New UWS Obama Campaign Office

Posted on Thursday that a new campaign office for President Obama is opening on the Upper West Side. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony (can’t have something political without a ribbon-cutting) is on Sunday morning and a variety of local officials will be on hand.

Obama Campaign Office Opens On Upper West Side; Volunteers Being Accepted

UPDATE 9/22: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For New UWS Obama Campaign Office On Sunday 9/23 At 11:00 AM Posted back in April — “Obama vs. Romney = UWS vs. UES?” — that the Upper West Side was fertile fundraising ground for President Obama. Earlier today, news broke that a group called Community Free Democrats is opening an [...]

TONIGHT: Free UWS Political History Talk With Congressman Jerry Nadler

Interesting free event in the neighborhood tonight for anyone who’s a history buff or political junkie. Congressman Jerry Nadler, whose district includes most of the UWS, is giving a talk focusing on the history of 60 years of Upper West Side politics.

Upper West Side Parents Sue City To Block Charter School From Brandeis Complex

The latest salvo fired in the on-going battle to prevent The Upper West Success Academy from finding a home in the neighborhood is a lawsuit filed by local parents against the city. According to DNAinfo, parents of students at the Brandeis Educational Complex (West 84th) have sued the Department of Education to prevent the elementary [...]