Upper West Side Week In Review: 8/29 – 9/5/11

A round-up of some of the most popular posts from the past week: Mugger Who Targets Senior Citizens Is On The Loose On The Upper West Side Zabar’s Renames Lobsterless Lobster Salad The  “Zabster Zalad” Zagat Names UWS Luke’s Lobster One Of NYC’s “8 Best Seafood Restaurants” DOT Finally Starts Improvements On Upper West Side [...]

Obama Shuts Down UWS Streets on His Trip to Harlem

President Obama landed at New York’s JFK Airport early this afternoon for a short NYC trip, and his travels to Harlem subsequently shut down streets on the Upper West Side.  My Upper West tipster Lilian reports seeing Central Park West from 72nd to 86th closed this afternoon, with a slew of police blocking off the [...]

UES Feathers Ruffled After Discovering That Central Park Is Technically On The UWS

After Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer noticed what he thought to be an error on bus stop signs on the west side of 5th Avenue, he sent a stern note to the Department of Transportation asking for a correction.  The bus stop signs, which run along the sidewalk that borders 5th Avenue and Central [...]

UWS Street and Subway Closings this Weekend

61st between Amsterdam and West End Avenue will be closed Saturday, March 19th and/or Sunday, March 20th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm to facilitate utility roadway work. 66th between Central Park West and Columbus will be closed Saturday, March 19th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm to facilitate crane operation. Central Park West from [...]