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
Lady Macbeth (Erin Roth) and Macbeth (Nicholas Martin-Smith) conspire in the Hudson Classical Theater Company’s current production of “Macbeth.” Photo: Susane Lee. ‘Theater is a Unifier’ “Magical, energetic, and dynamic” were the first words that came to mind for both Susane Lee and Nicholas Martin-Smith when... City Arts 08 Aug 2022 | 03:38
“Charlotte of the Upper West Side” on Columbus Avenue. Photo: Christopher Payne/ESTO (Courtesy BKSK Architects) New Building Embodies High Performing Future A new eight-story building called “Charlotte of the Upper West Side” has opened in New York City on Columbus Avenue between... Home 03 Aug 2022 | 04:00
Cover of “The Scandalous Hamiltons.” Photo courtesy of Bill Shaffer The New York Scandal that Captivated America During the Gilded Age In 1889, Robert Ray Hamilton, the great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, was looking to divorce the sex worker who had supposedly... News 29 Jul 2022 | 11:44
Linus Coraggio in his studio/apartment. Photo: Zoe Kava An Art-Filled Block on West 100th Street The whole block knows his name. New York City artist Linus Coraggio has lived on the same Upper West Side block — on 100th... News 19 Jul 2022 | 03:54
Paul Stache and MollyJohnson of Smoke Jazz Club. Photo: James Katz Where There’s Smoke, There’s This Couple Paul Stache and Molly Sparrow Johnson met at Smoke Jazz Club and are now a part of its storied history. Stache, a native... News 18 Jul 2022 | 09:13
Steph Del Rosso, writer of “53% OF.” Photo: Ella Pennington Old Venue Reopens With New Take On Women “I have many, many supporters. They’re all fantastic people. But they’ve had to deal with some very very bad things I’m gonna... City Arts 14 Jul 2022 | 03:41
Ellen Jovin awaits questions at the Grammar Table in Central Park near West 72nd Street. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Putting The Grammar Table On the Page In Verdi Square, on the Upper West Side, Ellen Jovin once met a “footnote fetishist,” a “fashionably dressed young woman”... News 08 Jul 2022 | 11:33
NYS Assembly District 73 candidate Russell Squire (left), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (second from left), Governor Kathy Hochul (center), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (second from right) and District 76 Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright (right) on the campaign trail on the morning of the primary at East 86th Street and Second Avenue. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Seawright’s campaign Where Were the Voters? New York’s first of two summer primary elections drew to a close on Tuesday night, after a long — but extremely low-turnout... News 30 Jun 2022 | 05:46
The Dakota today. Photo: Alexis Gelber Que Pasa, New York! ‘Sometime in New York City’ Turns 50 Has New York ever embraced a transplant quite as happily as it accepted John Lennon when he moved here, with his wife Yoko... Voices 22 Jun 2022 | 11:29
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter City Council Passes Record-High $101.1 Billion Budget Following a City Council vote that wrapped up late Monday evening — and a handshake agreement with Mayor Eric Adams only... News 16 Jun 2022 | 04:19
Laura Santos-Bishop and Daniel Caballero. Photo: Bethany Kandel Wedding Cake Dress Rehearsal Benefits UWS Dessert Lovers You’ve heard of 50 first dates. Laura Santos-Bishop baked 50 cakes and shared them with her Upper West Side neighbors. It... News 13 Jun 2022 | 11:36
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Riverside Park. Photo: Zoe Kava A Push to Restore Iconic Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Following the celebration of Memorial Day, many Upper West Siders are seeking to honor our service members in a new way –... News 03 Jun 2022 | 09:21
Charlotte showing how she’s cleaned up the subways as mayor. Ilustrator: Ena Hodzic. Photo courtesy of Lese Dunton If I Were Mayor: Ideas From the City’s Most Innovative Leaders I had the honor of meeting the most imaginative and innovative new leaders of New York. They are forward-thinking, creative... Voices 21 May 2022 | 05:44
Congressional candidate Suraj Patel has devoted his campaign efforts to the Upper East Side as of late. Photo courtesy of Suraj Patel’s campaign Districts — and Campaigns — In Limbo The world is in a troubling state of tumult, according to third-time congressional candidate Suraj Patel — think crime rates... News 13 May 2022 | 03:32