It was 31 years ago today that John Lennon was gunned down in front of the Dakota apartment building on the Upper West Side. There are countless tributes all over the internet, but @ReporterLeslie has a decidedly local story today: she managed to catch up with Lennon’s former optometrist, Dr. Gary Tracy.
One of the quintessential Upper West Siders, Yoko Ono, was spotted in Central Park recently. Twitterer @Kath_Kirk was lunching at the Central Park Boathouse on Christmas Day, and as she left, she spotted the star in the park. Also spotted recently was David Spade. The actor/funny guy was spotted by @JebBanegas in a snowy Columbus [...]
October 9th marks the 70th year since John Lennon’s birth, and along with a celebration of the legend at the Beacon (Broadway at 74th) and an Imagine Peace Tower memorial lighting in Reykjavik, Iceland by widow Yoko Ono is another event commemorating the artist. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Ono held a press conference outside of [...]
A celebration to mark the 70th year from John Lennon’s birth has been scheduled at the Beacon Theatre (Broadway at 74th). The benefit concert, with proceeds going to the Playing for Change Foundation, a charity that aims to promote peace through music and also builds music schools in the developing world, has an all-star lineup. [...]
Former NFL star and current Fox NFL Football Sunday correspondent Michael Strahan was spotted in the neighborhood last week. My Upper West tipster Mary R. spotted the athlete where else? At the gym… he was reportedly working out at the Equinox at 76th and Amsterdam on Thursday evening. Another recent neighborhood celebrity sighting is one [...]
