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
The cast of “La Dame Blanche”: Left Column: Katy Lindhart, Kofi Hayford, Joe Lodato. Middle Column: Steven Herring, Andrew Dwan, Maestro Keith Chambers. Right Column: Arnold Livingston Geis, Kathleen Norchi, Laura Zahn. Photo courtesy of NewAmsterdamOpera.org Rare Operatic Birds Take Flight This Spring Small opera companies need to take different routes in order to stand out and compete against the wealthier and more international... City Arts 12 May 2022 | 08:15
Protective scaffolding has surrounded West-Park Presbyterian Church for over 20 years. Photo courtesy of West-Park Presbyterian Church CB7 Preservation Committee Shoots Down UWS Church’s Landmark Hardship Application Late on Thursday evening, Community Boards 7’s preservation committee voted to stamp a seal of disapproval on West-Park Presbyterian... 07 May 2022 | 12:36
Bob’s window and logo. Photo courtesy of Bob’s Your Uncle The Tour Guides of Bob’s Your Uncle I discovered Bob’s Your Uncle during the summer, when happy hour was the drinks time du jour, and patrons enjoyed outdoor... News 29 Apr 2022 | 05:45
A vision impaired student learns how to throw a baseball. Photo: Kay Bontempo NYC’s Vision Impaired Teens Play Adaptive Baseball A group of visually impaired teenagers tried a new activity on the Upper West Side on Saturday: adaptive blind baseball. News 25 Apr 2022 | 02:37
Brewer partnered with Beta NYC to create an updated map of micro-fulfillment centers in March. Photo courtesy of Council Member Gale Brewer’s office Brewer Illuminates ‘Dark Stores’ With New Stats Gale Brewer, council member to the Upper West Side, has made it her mission to investigate what she and others have portrayed... News 20 Apr 2022 | 12:39
On stage for “Peter Pan.” Photo: Emily Viega A Summer of Theater Camp The Upper West Side’s Play On! Studios is back this summer with their second year of in-person camp since before the start... News 16 Apr 2022 | 02:52
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried (second from left), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (center), State Senator Cordell Cleare (second from right) and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (right) posed for a photo with supporters. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Maloney Rallies Support on the UWS for Re-Election At the steps of the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, incumbent Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney received backing... News 20 Mar 2022 | 04:48
Ronald Kapon at Zabar’s. Photo: Stephan Russo From Wine Connoisseur to Stellar Volunteer I recently wrote a piece on Andrew Blacks and the Positive Influence basketball program at Amsterdam Houses. Andrew has a... Voices 16 Mar 2022 | 10:26
At the Lighthouse Guild Technology Center ribbon-cutting. Photo: Ben Asen Ribbon-Cutting for Lighthouse Guild Technology Center Lighthouse Guild Technology Center, which offers people who are blind or visually impaired access to the latest assistive... News 09 Mar 2022 | 11:31
Andrew Blacks (far right) and Cole Anthony of the Orlando Magic (back row, second from left) at Positive Influence Basketball. Photo courtesy of Andrew Blacks Andrew Blacks and Positive Influence Basketball Know How to Build Bridges Andrew Blacks is one persistent, determined person. We are in the middle of winter but planning is well underway for the... News 28 Feb 2022 | 12:31
A map from December 2021, released by the office of then-Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer in partnership with BetaNYC, shows delivery service company locations in Manhattan. Photo: Gale Brewer’s Office How Fast Do You Need Your Groceries? Just the other week, Council Member Gale Brewer stepped foot inside an Upper West Side outpost of Gopuff, a company from... News 26 Feb 2022 | 10:16
Photo via Little Lions Camp website Going to Camp on Campus As the child of a Columbia professor, many of my childhood memories were set in the small, idyllic neighborhood of Morningside... Camp Guide 22 Feb 2022 | 02:18
Suraj Patel is running for the third time in Congressional District 12. Photo courtesy of Suraj Patel’s campaign Suraj Patel Announces Third Campaign for Congress Suraj Patel — an attorney, activist and business ethics lecturer at New York University — is embarking on his third run in... News 18 Feb 2022 | 11:17
Entrance to The Abraham Joshua Heschel School. Photo: Zachary Weg And They’ll Stand Majestic Heschel High School was hard but it saved me. As the Upper West Side building turns twenty this year, at a time when students... Voices 12 Feb 2022 | 06:51