UWS Community Board 7 Expresses Concerns Over Designs For New Tavern On The Green

It’s been more than three years since the iconic Tavern On The Green restaurant in Central Park served its last meal. The space is currently going through a massive renovation and is slated to be reincarnated as a casual restaurant and outdoor cafe later this year. Initial landscaping designs were recently shown to UWS Community Board [...]

City Selects New Operator For Tavern On The Green; Slated To Reopen In Fall 2013

Posted back in February that the city had started the process of selecting a new operator for the historic Tavern On The Green in Central Park. Yesterday the Park & Recreation department announced a 20-year license has been awarded to Emerald Green Group for “the operation and maintenance of a high-quality casual restaurant and outdoor [...]

UWS Photos Of The Day: Ice Sculptures At Central Park Ice Festival @ Tavern On The Green

Mentioned this morning there was an “Ice Festival” in Central Park today with master carvers from Okamoto Studio. If you weren’t able to make it over there, @gigi_nyc tweeted a couple of photos of the happenings. Thanks to @CentralParkBuzz (the official Twitter feed of the Central Park Conservancy) for retweeting them. The photo above is [...]

Ice Festival In Central Park Today — Free Ice Sculpting Demonstrations

It’s snowing (lightly) as I write this, which means today is one of the few times it has actually looked like winter this year. The timing is fortuitous — today is the Ice Festival in Central Park. If you’re looking for something out-of-the-ordinary to do, head on over to Tavern On The Green for free [...]

Upper West Side Openings & Closings: Allbright Trading Company, Runway Authentic Clothing, Best Copy & Shipping Center, H & H Broadway Wine Center, Metro PCS, Tavern On The Green

MUW reader Seth just checked in with a slew of opening/closing news happening in the vicinity of Broadway & 101st. Per Seth:

NYC Aims To Reopen Iconic Tavern On The Green By 2013; Big-Name Restauranteurs Getting Ready To Bid

UPDATE 3/29: NYT article – Tavern on the Green Draws At Least Two Bidders — And Many ‘No, Thank You’s It’s been more than two years since the iconic Tavern On The Green restaurant in Central Park served its last meal. Central Park Boathouse restauranteur Dean Poll was supposed to take over TOTG, but that [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 12/11/11

13 free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, December 11th, 2011…

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 12/3/11

Extra-long list (17 to be exact) of free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011…

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 11/20/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, November 20th, 2011…

Sunday: Free Fall Harvest Festival At Tavern On The Green

Tavern On The Green is holding a fall harvest festival tomorrow with activities for both kids and adults. There will be cooking demonstrations, pumpkin carving demos from “Master Pumpkin Carver” Hugh McMahon (he was the guy at Riverside Park earlier today), and face painting and mini-pumpkin decorating for kids.

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 9/21/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011… Live Music: Guitar Afternoon, With Bill Wurtzel & Guests American Folk Art Museum (2 Lincoln Square — Columbus @ 66th) 2:00 – 3:00 pm FREE Kosher Wine Tasting: Galilee & Samson — Sips & Stories From The Israeli Wine Trail 67 Wine (Columbus [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 9/9/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, September 9th, 2011… “Fashion Plate Prixe Fixe” Various Restaurants In & Around Lincoln Center Through 9/15 Discounted lunch and dinner deals The Scene @ Tavern: Health & Race Walking Tavern On The Green, Central Park (enter at West 67th) 10:00 am FREE Walking Tour: Castle & [...]