Upper West Side Celebrity Sightings

Chris Fowler, broadcaster for ESPN best known for his work on College GameDay, was spotted on the Upper West Side this week.  Fowler was at the Equinox Fitness Center at 76th and Amsterdam on Sunday night, according to tipster Mary. Also spotted recently in the neighborhood was Julie Taymor.  The Tony-award winning director, who recently [...]

Sunday: More/Fitness Women’s Half-Marathon

Stop by Central Park on Sunday morning to cheer on the thousands of women participating in this year’s More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Women’s Half-Marathon!  Co-sponsored by New York Road Runners, this women-only race starts on West Drive near 63rd in Central Park and makes two full counterclockwise loops of the park, continuing around the bottom of [...]

Central Park Photo of the Day

Above, @bikepeacenyc posts a photo that reminds New Yorkers why it’s important to give rights to Central Park cyclists as the cutest cyclist ever goes for a ride last week.  Say it with us now… “awww.”

Local Lawmakers Push to Make Central Park Car-Free, Bike-Friendly

City Councilwoman Gale Brewer is working hard this week to improve the conditions for non-motorists in Central Park.  First, Brewer is joining fellow City Council members Ydanis Rodriguez and Vincent Gentile to introduce legislation in hopes of changing Central Park’s traffic lights into flashing yellow lights during the park’s car-free hours. DNAinfo reports that the [...]

Central Park Cyclists Urge Officials to End Bombardment of Ticketing

DNAinfo reports that Monday night’s Central Park precinct community council meeting attracted about 300 people to discuss the recent ticketing blitz of cyclists in Central Park.  Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Upper West Side City Councilwoman Gale Brewer joined Central Park cyclists in favor of a proposal to have the 47 traffic lights traversing [...]