Category: Upper Westside
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NY- Has Autumn Befallen New York City?
It seems like Autumn may have finally arrived in the city. The temperature dipped below 60 and a light rain is falling. Maybe the leaves might actually change color soon and I can add to my fall foliage shots from last year.
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NY- The Upper Westside Welcomes The Ariel
Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on the Ariel buildings on the Upper Westside and neighborhood groups are already complaining that the buildings do not fit with the character of the neighborhood. I say Boo-Hoo.
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NY- Mt. Paran Baptist Church
There is an interesting little building on West 107th Street that looks like a big jigsaw puzzle. It is home to the Mt. Paran Baptist Church and I would like to suggest a slogan, “Putting the pieces of your life together.”
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NY- Columbus Avenue Restaurants at Night
You have got to love global warming. Here it is the end of October and the restaurants on Columbus Avenue have their windows flung open and their outdoor cafes are buzzing with activity.
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NY- Mafia Shooting in Columbia Neighborhood Restaurant
The Cashmere Mafia took over the Le Monde Restaurant in Manhattan’s Upper Westside neighborhood near Columbia University today to shoot an episode for the ABC series. Like production crews tend to do, they grabbed all the parking spaces and blocked the sidewalks for several hours. But you get used to it living in New York.
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NY- West 72nd Street Street Subway Station- Night Shots
Night is falling earlier as New York inches its way towards Halloween.
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NY- West 72nd Street- Post No Bills
In case you missed these ads on your way to the W72nd Street Subway Station here they are.
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NY- Graffiti by Deep Inside The Mind, 76th and Columbus
I’ve passed this schoolyard hundreds of times and it is either crowded with kids at recess, or shoppers at the Sunday Flea Market. Tonight I passed and it was empty. I saw this mural on the back wall against the school for the first time. It was painted by Deep Inside The Mind and their…
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NY- O’Neal’s West 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe
One of the signs that summer is officially over is that there is no wait for a weekday lunch at O”Neal”s West 79th Street Boat Basin Café.
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NY- The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine- Restoration in Progress
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine is undergoing a massive restoration to clean up the smoke damage caused by a devastating fire in December of 2001. I have never been to the Cathedral when it wasn’t under some type of construction so don’t let a little cleaning scare you away. The church is…
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NY- Grant’s Tomb
At the corner of 122nd and Riverside Drive is General Grants National Memorial Tomb, the largest mausoleum in the United States. After retiring from government work Grant returned and settled in New York City a rich man. He was given quite the heroes welcome and became a celebrity on the social circuit of high society.…
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NY- Mosaic Tile Benches at Grant’s Tomb
Lining the exterior of the General Grant National Memorial at 122nd and Riverside Drive are handmade mosaic tile benches that make this memorial truly unique.