upper west side: Banks Win Bagels Lose on Upper West Side - 01/26/12 08:32 PM
Many Upper West Siders were saddened this past June when the famous H & H Bagels closed it's doors after almost 40 years on the Upper West Side. The store was closed down by the tax man. The owner was indicted on tax fraud charges. DNAinfo reported a Bagel company from Queens had hoped to take over the space, but the landlord is asking approximately $450 per square foot, which wss too epensive. Apparently H&H owed over $300,000 in rent. A spokesperson for the Queens bagel company said opening in the former H&H space would signal that "the … (8 comments)
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upper west side: Broadway Malls - The Centerpiece of Broadway on the Upper West Side - 01/15/12 10:12 AM
The Broadway Malls
From 60th Street to 168th Street, lies a history filled median of greenery and flowers called The Broadway Malls. The Malls were established in 1904 and have been a New York City park since 1904.
Eighteen whimsical and captivating sculptures have been placed for public view on the Broadway Malls from Columbus Circle to 168th Street.
The Malls are a 5.5 mile-long park that provides a welcome green space from the Upper West Side through Harlem to Washington Heights.
Art on the Malls is the Broadway Mall Association’s program to enliven the Broadway Malls with contemporary art. … (16 comments)
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upper west side: Riverside Drive Market Report | Upper West Side - 01/08/12 12:31 PM
Riverside Drive Apartments and Townhouses
In 1865 a scenic drive and park was built on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The development of the park encouraged the construction of mansions along the drive.
Today Riverside Drive is made up of handsome grand prewar buildings, mansions and townhouses.
Current available apartments for sale on Riverside Drive range from small studios in the mid $200,000's to a 4 bedroom 3 bath pre-war coop for $3,450,000 to an Eight bedroom 4742 square foot post war condo asking $10 million.
Current available townhouses for sale on Riverside Drive are a Single family … (5 comments)
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upper west side: It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas - Speechless Sunday - 12/11/11 07:23 AM
Truck loads of Christmas Trees on Upper West Side of Manhattan
Cartier, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
It's Beiginning to look a lot like Christmas!
iPhone photos courtesy of:
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upper west side: They Come and Go on the Upper West Side - 11/30/11 08:13 PM
Hello Brooks Brothers. Goodbye Filenes Basement
Activerain members and upper west side residents, homeowners and landlords that have been reading my blogs may remember my post from July 2007 titled Say No to Drugs Store Chains when I discovered that all the stores on my block were being forced to close. The new landlord who just inherited the building wanted a big box.
Broadway between 87th/88th streets circa 2007
B'way bet 87/88th remained vacant from 2007 - 2011
Then right before Labor Day, the last week of August this year (99 degrees) a Japanese Gap type store with … (10 comments)
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upper west side: 'Tis The Season! Awesome Apthorp - 11/27/11 06:00 AM
The Apthorp
390 West End Avenue - West 78th -West 79th at Broadway
The elegant full-block apartment complex built by the Astor family for the New York elite.
The History
• Built in 1908 • The vision of William Waldorf Astor, executed by architects Clinton and Russell • Listed on the National Register of Historic Places • Italian Renaissance Revival architecture • Richly ornamented limestone façade • Iconic iron entry gates • One of four private courtyard drive pre-war buildings • 163 condominium residences
Active Today
Current available condo apartments: One, two, three, four and five bedroom apartments range from … (9 comments)
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upper west side: Speechless Sunday: Galactic Spectacular - 11/20/11 08:25 AM
iPhone photo ©Mitchell Hall 2011
The American Museum of Natural History is located on Central Park West between 77th and 81st Streets.
iPhone photo ©Mitchell Hall 2011
The museum's Rose Center for Earth and Space at the Hayden Planetarium is a galactic spectacular at West 81st Street
iPhone photo ©Mitchell Hall 2011
Bright green waves of laser light ripple across the Hayden Sphere from 5 to 11 pm every evening until Sunday, November 27, to illustrate how the Hubble Space Telescope analyzes distant galaxies, quasars, and other celestial objects in the universe. … (9 comments)
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upper west side: Friday Fotos: Galactic Spectacular Upper West Side - 11/18/11 09:12 AM
The American Museum of Natural History is located on Central Park West between 77th and 81st Streets
The museum's Rose Center for Earth and Space at the Hayden Planetarium is a galactic spectacular
Bright green waves of laser light will ripple across the Hayden Sphere from 5 to 11 pm every evening until Sunday, November 27, to illustrate how the Hubble Space Telescope analyzes distant galaxies, quasars, and other celestial objects in the universe.
The laser installation can be best viewed from 81st Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
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upper west side: Speechless Sunday: Broadway Fall Festival - Upper West Side - 10/09/11 11:01 PM
Upper West Siders enjoying the beautiful summer like day at the Broadway Fall Street Fair
The street fair took over Upper Broadway from 86th Street to 96th Street
80 degrees weather in October brought out crowds. Tis the season for street fairs.
courtesy of:
Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
Neighborhood Eats: Upper West Side
Barney Greengrass The Sturgeon King Zabars PrimeKo Kosher Steakhouse Gray's Papaya The Treats Truck Ollies To Go - 5 Napkin Burger Neighborhood Reports: Upper West Side
Central Park West Upper West Side West End Avenue Broadway Riverside Boulevard Condos and condops … (11 comments)
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upper west side: Neighborhood Eats: Barney Greengrass The Sturgeon King - 10/05/11 05:59 PM
If you're looking for nice atmosphere, nice decorations, table cloths, candles and warm and fuzzy waiters then go next door to the Popover Cafe. But if you don't mind "ungapatchka" (a Yiddish word that describes the overly, busy and cluttered with junk) If you're a real "foodie" and you can put up with the atmosphere, "tumult", and "shtick" from the staff than you will enjoy a real authentic Jewish breakfast at Barney Greengrass The Sturgeon King.
Barney Greengrass The Sturgeon King is an Upper West Side institution that looks like it hasn't renovated or redecorated in over 100 years since … (6 comments)
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upper west side: Condos and Condops with Pools on Upper West Side - 10/03/11 10:56 PM
Condos and Condops with Pools on Upper West Side
While there are many apartment buildings on the Upper West Side most are pre-war coops. There are fewer condos and even fewer condops and only a select few condos and condops have swimming pools. Many new large construction developments are including pools, so there are more pools in luxury condos and condops than ever before.
According to a recent Corcoran.com Consumer survey 37%, the largest margin said a building with a pool is a top priority amenity for them.
15 Central Park West, Full Service Luxury Condo
14,000 SF Fitness … (11 comments)
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upper west side: Deadly Sin of Real Estate - Greed! - 10/02/11 08:39 AM
"Don't it always seem to go that you dont know what you've got til it's gone....
Four years ago, I posted a blog on activerain titled Say No to Drugs Store Chains when I discovered that all the stores on my block were being forced to close. First The Malaysia Grill at the corner then the next day I discovered the Korean family that owned my local produce 24 hour grocery store was packing up and leaving after 15 years because the landlord wouldn't renew their lease. The new landlord who just inherited the building probably thought he could do better with … (14 comments)
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upper west side: Jewish High Holy Days 5772 (2011) - 09/28/11 09:39 AM
Shana Tova Umetukah!
May It Be A Sweet Year!
Wishing my clients, colleagues, friends, neighbors and family
a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
Yamim Nora’im 5772 - High Holy Days 2011 ("Days of Awe" or "Awesome Days")
ROSH HASHANAH
Wednesday, Sept. 28 First Evening
Thursday, Sept. 29 First Day
Friday, October 30 Second Day
SHABBAT SHUVAH
Friday, Sept 30 Evening
Saturday, October 1 Day
YOM KIPPUR
Friday, Oct. 7 Kol Nidre
Saturday, Oct. 8 Yom Kippur
SUKKOT
Wednesday, Oct. 12 First Evening
Thursday, Oct. 13 First Day
Wednesday, Oct. … (4 comments)
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upper west side: Best Deal On The Upper West Side - 09/27/11 02:47 PM
Gray's Papaya an Upper West Side Institution raised prices again this summer!
How can we hate you?
The "Recession Special" still returns change from $5 bill, 2 Franks and a drink for $4.50
Since I've been living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Gray's Papaya has raised their prices a few times. About ten years ago or so, one hot dog cost only 75 cents. Then it skyrocketed to $1.25 in 2005 (during the bubble) prices remained stable for a while then inching up to $1.50 about three years ago. What will the future be like for Hot Dogs?
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upper west side: Verdi Square- Upper West Side Condo Apartments - 09/25/11 09:29 PM
Verdi Square Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue between West 73rd Street and West 73nd Street on the Upper West Side.
Verdi Square is a small triangular shaped piece of land with the Giuseppe Verdi statue (opera singer) enclosed by fencing on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
In the early 1900s the square served as a gathering place for musicians, including Enrico Caruso, Arturo Toscanini and Igor Strativinsky.
In 1974, Verdi Square was designated a Scenic Landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, one of only nine public parks to receive this distinction.
When I first moved to the Upper West Side, … (6 comments)
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upper west side: 1920 Vintage Subway Ride in Manhattan - 09/24/11 10:47 PM
HBO folks dressed in prohibition era fashion are giving out free metro-cards at the 72nd Street subway station on the Upper West Side to promote season two of Martin Scorcese's Boardwalk Empire.
An authentic vintage 1920’s train has been running on the express 2/3 track in Manhattan throughout September (specifically, from 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays). I got to take the ride today.
Originally operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) system, the train began service in 1917 and is once again operational.
The vintage train has been transporting New Yorker's and visitors back … (11 comments)
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upper west side: The Good Luck Manhattan Mansion - 09/21/11 10:21 AM
50 West 86th Street - Limeston Mansion - Townhouse
A recent New York Times Article is about the house next door to Carrie Bradshaw's 'sex and the city' townhouse, 64 Perry Street recently listed by the Corcoran Group. The townhouse is in the West Village although in the TV series Carrie Bradshaw lived in a fictitious Upper East Side townhouse.
This blog is about the townhouse that both the real Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker and myself both lived in during the 1980's on the Upper West Side off Central Park West.
My first Manhattan apartment was a studio with a sleeping … (16 comments)
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upper west side: Friday Fotos: Treat Truck Upper West Side - 09/16/11 11:51 AM
iPhone photo 9/15/2011
The Treat Truck on Upper Brodawy on the Upper West Side of Manhattan
Look for the silver ’50s retro truck, emblazoned with the slogan, “NOT TOO FANCY, ALWAYS DELICIOUS.”
in a New York City neighborhood near you.
http://www.treatstruck.com/
iPhone Photo Courtesy of:
Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
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upper west side: JCC of Manhattan 10 Year Anniversary - 09/15/11 09:53 PM
Sun, Sept 18, 10 am and on, FREE
The JCC in Manhattan is celebrating it's 10th year on the Upper West Side at 76th and Amsterdam and you’re invited to this free day as the JCC throws its doors wide open in celebration! Experience a taste of their programs, special offers, giveaways, and more.
Sing-Along Basketball Demo with the Stars Rooftop Wine Tasting Massage Culinary Showcase Rooftop Kids Play Zone! Classic Films Live Music Yoga Gallery Exhibit Coaches Corner Jewelry + Art Boutique Gallim Dancers turn the whole JCC into a stage! Surprise Performances, and more!
And … (0 comments)
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upper west side: Neighborhood Report: Apartments on Central Park West - 09/15/11 04:24 PM
View from 25th Floor San Remo Tower Penhouse
Central Park West runs along Central Park from west 59th street to West 110th street. The 8th Avenue subway B & C trains run along Central Park West.
Upper West Side zoning does not permit buildings to be taller than approximately 20 stories between 72nd and 96th Streets except the Art Deco Twin Tower buildings from the 1930's on Central Park West. The set back towers can go up to 30 floors.
The buildings are mostly pre war buildings. The Upper West Side's Central Park West is home to some extraordinary buildings. … (11 comments)
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