Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 1/3/13

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013… Lincoln Center Platform Series Talk: David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, and Kristine Nielsen Beaumont Theater Lobby (150 W. 65th, between Broadway & Amsterdam) Doors open at 5:30 pm, events runs from 6:00 – 6:45 pm FREE (Seating is limited and available on a [...]

Seniors-Friendly Guide to Upper West Side Grocery Stores

Interesting post on The Times’ City Room blog this morning about a pamphlet put out by Upper West Side City Councilwomen Gale Brewer highlighting the “Senior Friendliness” of neighborhood grocery stores. If you’re a senior citizen (or have friends or loved-ones in the area who are), this is definitely an interesting read — a PDF [...]

Three UWS Senior Centers in Danger of Closing Due to Budget Cuts

The West Side Spirit reports that three senior centers on the west side may close later this year if $25 million in state funding is not restored to the budget.  The Hargrave Senior Center on 71st near Columbus, the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) West Side Senior Center on 76th between Columbus [...]

Chanukah at the JCC

Chanukah starts early this year, kicking off tomorrow at sundown, and the Jewish Community Center (76th and Amsterdam) is gearing up to celebrate.  From a community LGBTQ Chanukah celebration on Thursday to latkes and vodkas with Gary Shteyngart, there is something for anyone in the holiday spirit.  Check out a schedule of events below that [...]