Category: Community

Central Park Conservancy Launches Free Multimedia Digital Guide

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2020 No Comments

As New York City residents and visitors seek to take advantage of outdoor space during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Park Conservancy has just unveiled Read More...

Morningside Heights Without Columbia Students

Sara Lewin Lebwohl August 18, 2020 Community 6 Comments

On Friday, Columbia University President Lee Bollinger posted a statement with the update that all undergraduate courses for the upcoming fall semester will be held Read More...

An Interview with Classical Musician and New York Piano School Founder Alexander Barsov

Mike Mishkin August 18, 2020 Community, Sponsored No Comments

I recently got to sit down and speak with Alexander Barsov, the founder of New York Piano School, which he brought to NYC in January Read More...

What, No Masks?

Sonia Pilcer August 15, 2020 Community 2 Comments

As the neighborhood struggles with homeless shelters and motorist rage at zero sum parking spaces, a summer’s day fantasy comes into view. The kidney shaped Read More...

Remembering Old Stationery Stores

Claudie Benjamin August 15, 2020 Community 20 Comments

Back in the day, people of all ages were drawn to stationery stores to acquire items which, for the most part, could only be found Read More...

French and English Bilingual Preschool – Les Petits Sourires – Now Open For Admissions!

Mike Mishkin August 12, 2020 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Located at 120 West 97th Street, Les Petits Sourires is a bilingual preschool offering a French and English program for children from 2 to 4 Read More...

Proposal To Convert Part of Central Park to Farmland

Mike Mishkin August 11, 2020 Community 15 Comments

Horticulturist and farmer Amber Tamm is hoping to convert 14 acres of Central Park’s Great Lawn into farmland, an article by Fast Company reports. The Read More...

Imperial Court Hotel Owner Fined $290,000

Mike Mishkin August 11, 2020 1 Comment

The owner of the Imperial Court Hotel, at 307 West 79th Street, has been issued with fines amounting to $290,000, The Real Deal first reported. Read More...

Helen Rosenthal Clarifies Stance on Belleclaire Sex Offenders

I Love The Upper West Side Staff August 9, 2020 Community 31 Comments

Recently after we broke the story about the registered sex offenders living at Hotel Belleclaire, Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal addressed the issue in an email to Read More...

Event Welcomes Lucerne Hotel Residents with Chalk-Art

I Love The Upper West Side Staff August 9, 2020 Community 38 Comments

Around 11:30am on Sunday morning, a group of people, including many children, decorated the street in front of the Lucerne Hotel with welcoming chalk-art messages. Read More...