Nice sunset shot snapped by @PictureMeinNYC in Riverside Park South last night (mid-60s). If you’re not familiar with this strip of the neighborhood, you can see the remains of the historic 69th Street Transfer Bridge, as well as Pier I jutting out into the Hudson at 70th Street. Those steel beams in the foreground are [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, September 22nd, 2012…

If  you’re looking for some family entertainment in the neighborhood this weekend, the 10th Annual West Side County Fair takes place tomorrow afternoon in Riverside Park South (Sunday, 9/9).

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012…

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012…

I’m a little late on this one, but if you’re looking for something to do with your kids today, there’s a free kite festival at Pier I until 3 pm (Saturday, 8/18).

14 free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, August 8th, 2012…

Looks like the weather should be great tomorrow night (Wednesday, 7/11) — high-70s with just a hint of a breeze. That’s should be just about perfect for a free evening screening of Cinema Paradiso on Pier I along the Hudson in Riverside Park South.

UPDATE 7/4: I’m now getting additional conflicting information on the Riverside Park South area. A representative from the Riverside Park Fund told me it would be open, while another source e-mailed me to confirm that their contact at the Parks Department is “adamant” it will close. I believe there my be some confusion between the [...]

Posted last week that a group of Occupy Wall Street “Occu-Pirates” had set-up a sailboat-based encampment and drum protest at the 79th Street Boat Basin. Thankfully, it looks like that drumming activity is not something most people on the Upper West Side will have to listen to as they stroll along the river.

It’s Sunday, which means it’s another evening of free dance lessons at Pier I in Riverside Park South. Master teachers from the Piel Canela Dance and Music School will be giving salsa, cha-cha and bachata lessons and leading group dances along the river.

Nice free event this evening at Pier I in Riverside Park. Master teachers from the Piel Canela Dance and Music School will be giving salsa, cha-cha and bachata lessons and leading group dances along the river.

The body of an unidentified male thought to be in his 30s was discovered early yesterday morning in Riverside Park South.

Looks like the horrific case of Upper West Side mom Devi Silvia is about to come to a close. Silvia was charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child after she threw her 19-month-old daughter from Pier I into the Hudson River and then jumped in herself in an [...]

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