Upper West Side Openings & Closings

The Upper West Side has been getting a slew of dessert-type places of late: Baked By Melissa, Choco Bolo, Crumbs @ 92nd, and Crumbs @ 108th just to name a few. Plus there’s also the impending arrival of Sugar & Plumm later this year.
Now the neighborhood has yet another option to satisfy your sweet cravings: [...]

UWS Fire At Amsterdam & 94th Injures Five

A fire in an apartment at 711 Amsterdam (between 94th & 95th) injured five and took FDNY more than an hour to get under control last night.

Upper West Side Dining Deals & Discounts For Fashion Week Start Tomorrow

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is returning to the Upper West Side tomorrow, running through 2/16.
The celebrate, the Lincoln Center Business Improvement District is once again organizing “Fashion Place Prix Fixe.”
Just like last fall, 25 restaurants located in and around Lincoln Center are participating with a variety of dining discounts.

Great Event At FilmLinc Tonight: Screening + Q&A Session With Oscar Winning Director Errol Morris

If you’re looking for something to do in the neighborhood tonight, the Film Society of Lincoln Center has a great event this evening.
They’re screening Gates Of Heaven (1978), a documentary that Roger Ebert called one of the “10 greatest films ever made.” Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session with the film’s director, [...]

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

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 deal fell through in the spring of 2010 and the landmark restaurant has been languishing as a snack bar/gift shop/visitors center [...]