Upper West Side Photo of the Day

Above, Jamie of the fabulous From Me To You photography blog snaps a photo of the roses at the 72nd Street Subway Station from Broadway’s Verdi Square.
Did you take a photo of the neighborhood recently?  Send it to “alerts [at] myupperwest.com,” and we might post it!

One Night, Two Openings at 25CPW

Come to the Upper West Side’s newest art gallery, 25CPW (25 Central Park West, at 62nd), tomorrow evening for two openings in one night.  First, “NY Perspectives” is a series of photographs of Amsterdam, discovered by New York photographers.  Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of Manhattan for the Dutch, the photographs were [...]

Haiti Fundraiser at the Upper West Side’s Newest Art Gallery

As the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti continues, help to those affected is still badly needed.  Tomorrow, an event at the new UWS art gallery, 25CPW (25 Central Park West, at 62nd), will offer New Yorkers another way to be part of the relief effort.  The Stand with Haiti photo auction and fundraiser will [...]

The UWS Polaroid Project

Today we welcome guest blogger Jamie Beck, an Upper West Side photographer.  She has taken some fabulous photos of our beloved neighborhood… read on to learn about her UWS Polaroid Project and enjoy her photos.
Manhattan’s Upper West Side is synonymous with timelessness.  Photographing something timeless allows the photographer to choose how to capture these moments [...]

Art Gallery Appears in Empty Central Park West Space

Good news… the Upper West Side has just gotten an extra injection of culture.  The ground floor of 25 Central Park West, the prime location building that previously housed Gristedes supermarket and has been empty since August 2007, is now occupied by an art gallery.  The newly-opened 25CPW is an “artist run alternative space which [...]

Outdoor Astrophotography Exhibit at Columbia University

Columbia University’s Morningside campus (near Broadway and 116th) will celebrate the merging of science and art when an outdoor astrophotography exhibit opens tomorrow.  25 double-sided 3×3 foot images of our universe taken by ground and space-based telescopes will be accompanied by scientific descriptions on Butler Lawn of the campus.  Professional astronomers staff the event from [...]