What’s Open On The Upper West Side?

UPDATE 4:26 pm: Great response so far — more than 60 submission. Thanks to everyone who has tweeted, e-mailed, and posted on Facebook. Keep the tips coming! UPDATE 5:31 pm: We’re up to about 100 submissions and counting — thanks again for all the great feedback! I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from people asking [...]

Celebrating Super Bowl XLV on the Upper West Side

Super Bowl XLV is taking place on Sunday with kickoff scheduled at 6:00 pm, and Upper West Side bars are gearing up for the big game.  If you feel like going out to root for the Green Bay Packers or the Pittsburgh Steelers, here are a few of the many options in the neighborhood. • [...]

UWS Bars Offering Beer Discounts on Wednesdays

Beer fans should brave the cold on Wednesdays this month and head to an Upper West Side bar for a great discount.  Come to The Parlour (86th between Broadway and West End) on Wednesdays for “Half Price Hoes,” where you can get half off Hoegaarden beer from 9:00 pm to midnight.  Head over to The [...]

Upper West Side Celebrity Sightings

My Upper West tipster @shmollycoco spotted Dann Florek, best known for his role as Captain Don Cragen on Law & Order: SVU, hanging out late Monday night.  The actor was reportedly at The Parlour (86th near Broadway) around midnight on Monday night.  Also spotted this week was the legendary comedian Bill Cosby.  He was “power [...]

ING NYC Marathon Lottery Celebrations

The ING New York City Marathon will take place on November 7th this year, giving tens of thousands of runners the chance to run 26.2 miles through all five boroughs, ending in Central Park.  Seeing the over-40,000 runners in the race, non-runners may be surprised to discover that there is actually a lottery drawing to [...]