There once was a classic 1926 comedy in the silent era called The Bat. But when a real bat invaded the apartment of an Upper West Side Woman recently, it was no laughing matter. And it sure was not silent. Photo: Wikimedia Commons When A Bat Sneaks Into Your Bedroom, It Can Drive You Batty It all started when I read an article about the quality of one’s sleep being improved with one simple step: before going... News 22 May 2023 | 03:54
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell at a press conference on the UWS near the scene of the first shooting on March 14 in which he revealed an alleged shooter was apprehended. He believes two other shooting later that afternoon on the East Side are connected. The hunt is on for other suspects. Photo: Keith J. Kelly UWS shooter hit with attempted murder, NYPD probes 2 more shootings on UES A 19 year old suspect who was apprenhended shorty after he shot a 17 year old high school student on the UWS blocks away... News 19 Mar 2023 | 04:45
Chief of Patrol John Chell praised actions of the UWS community for a timely reaction that led to the quick apprehension of a suspect in shooting of a student on the UWS on Tuesday, the first of three shootings that that police now think are connected. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Student Staggers to His HS After Being Shot on UWS; First of 3 Related Shootings on Tuesday A 17 year old student staggered two blocks back to the Martin Luther King High School campus after getting shot twice in... News 14 Mar 2023 | 11:07
She’s Leaving Town, Bye Bye: Yoko Ono is the latest New Yorker to exit for greener environs. Photo: Ed McGehee Wikimedia Commons Can NY Rebound? Yoko Leaving the Dakota, Latest City Dweller to Exit for the Leafy Burbs Another one bites the dust. Yoko Ono is leaving NYC—The Dakota, in particular after 50 years–for her 600 acre farm in upstate... News 03 Mar 2023 | 09:53
Gael Greene’s social circle swapped stories at Boulud Sud on the Upper West Side during the afternoon tribute. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Honoring Legendary Gael Greene: A Tribute Fit For A Critic Shallow dishes of a sweet, sticky delicacy — Swedish Fish — adorned the tables at Boulud Sud, a Mediterranean restaurant... News 11 Jan 2023 | 04:13
Ron Menin is the owner of Hell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce. Photo: Zoe Kava Arts, Crafts and Hot Sauce! There is no shortage of holiday markets in New York City, but there’s something about the Columbus Circle market that always... News 22 Dec 2022 | 10:16
Playwright Alice Eve Cohen’s ancestors in a cornfield on their farm in Oklahoma. Photo courtesy of Alice Eve Cohen ‘Oklahoma Samovar’ Is a Rumination On Jewish Identity, Through A Personal Lens Alice Eve Cohen’s play, “Oklahoma Samovar,” tracks a family’s footsteps over five generations, from Latvia to Brooklyn, Kansas... City Arts 02 Dec 2022 | 10:41
Dean Fusto, Head of School for The School of the Blessed Sacrament. Photo: Allison Chernutan ‘The Face of the School Out in the Community’ This June, Dean Fusto took on the role of Head of School at the School of the Blessed Sacrament. The private Catholic school... News 31 Oct 2022 | 10:31
Bethany Kandel and her husband, Gary Fishman, with sons Ryan (as Cyclops) and Jared (as a pumpkin). Photo courtesy of Bethany Kandel My Kids are Grown and I Miss Halloween My kids are grown and I miss Halloween. It used to be so much fun. It’s not just the door-to-door sugar fest of trick-or-treating... Voices 21 Oct 2022 | 09:05
UWS Council Member Gale Brewer (at podium) announced her intent to revitalize the “Schoolyards to Playgrounds” program outside of P.S. 9 on Tuesday. Photo: Abigail Gruskin What If Schoolyards Stayed Open? Schoolyards in all five boroughs boast precious outdoor real estate, with a catch: an overwhelming number aren’t open beyond... News 19 Oct 2022 | 01:03
The Rev. K Karpen (right) with a recently arrived Venezuelan family. The parents were married in the church. Photo: Courtesy St. Paul & St. Andrew UWS Sanctuary Offers Help to New Asylum Seekers The news has been filled with reports of busloads of migrants from Texas, Florida and Arizona being “shipped” to politically... News 28 Sep 2022 | 01:30
A line of parents waiting to drop off their children on the first day of school wrapped around the block at P.S. 87, on West 77th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Is This What Normal Feels Like? On paper, little about the upcoming school year felt settled in the weeks — and even days — leading up to September 8, the... Education Guide 21 Sep 2022 | 12:10
Lori Zabar’s book, published in May. Photo via Zabar’s Instagram. Lox of Love for Zabar’s Zabar’s customers have their favorites. An onion bagel with nova, capers, red onion and scallion cream cheese. A cinnamon... News 09 Sep 2022 | 04:14
Photo via clipart-library.com Speaking Up in the Neighborhood We have all types here on the Upper West Side, including those who are shy about public speaking. I used to be one of them.... Voices 12 Aug 2022 | 10:26
From the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group website. Photo courtesy of BNHG The Old Bloomingdale Neighborhood “Enthusiastic, energetic amateur historians.” That’s how Vita Wallace described herself and her fellow members of the Bloomingdale... News 12 Aug 2022 | 09:50
