https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/first-ever-japan-parade-coming-upper-west-side-what-know First-Ever Japanese Parade Coming To The Upper West Side: What To Know The parade will take place on May 14 and travel from Central Park West and 81st Street to Central Park West and 68th Street. Gus Saltonstall,Patch Staff Posted Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 12:55 pm ETReply An image of the Kazanami - Yosakoi … Continue reading First-ever Japanese parade coming to NYC’s UWS on May 14th
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Another quirky story — lightning at 1 WTC in NYC
https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/nyc-weather-one-world-trade-center-struck-lightning-rain-hits NYC Weather: 1 WTC Struck By Lightning Bolt That Shakes City Thunder shook many New Yorkers awake Monday morning as the city faces a week of wet weather, forecasters said. Matt Troutman,Patch Staff Posted Mon, May 2, 2022 at 9:50 am ET|Updated Mon, May 2, 2022 at 11:48 am ETReplies (9) A bolt of lightning hits the … Continue reading Another quirky story — lightning at 1 WTC in NYC
How loneliness damages health
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/nyregion/loneliness-epidemic.html How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health Even before the pandemic, there was an “epidemic of loneliness,” and it was affecting physical health and life expectancy. By John Leland, April 20, 2022 For two years you didn’t see friends like you used to. You missed your colleagues from work, even the barista on the way there. … Continue reading How loneliness damages health
Big changes proposed for W 103rd St on Manhattan’s UWS
http://www.westsiderag.com/2022/04/29/big-changes-proposed-for-west-103rd-street Big Changes Proposed for West 103rd Street Posted on April 29, 2022 at 6:07 pm by West Side Rag By Molly Sugarman The city’s Department of Transportation used an Earth Day celebration last Sunday to seek public input on a proposal that would permanently slow down traffic on West 103rd Street and make the … Continue reading Big changes proposed for W 103rd St on Manhattan’s UWS
Lincoln Center to use its public space for fun this summer
https://apple.news/ARS8bqVCZStSl_-3J3-FCxg Lincoln Center Resets Itself as a Cultural Town Square for Spring by Justin Davidson, April 20, 2022, Curbed For the first months of the pandemic, Lincoln Center lay fallow, its halls locked, its outdoor areas fenced off like a radioactive zone. If the grand fountained plaza didn’t look as eerily abandoned as, say, Times … Continue reading Lincoln Center to use its public space for fun this summer
Manhattan’s UWS closing parts of Columbus each week this summer
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/major-upper-west-side-open-street-returning-soon-what-know Major Upper West Side Open Street Returning Soon: What To Know A nine-block stretch of Columbus Avenue will reopen as an Open Street on May 15. It will run every Sunday until Oct. 30. Gus Saltonstall,Patch Staff Posted Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 11:40 am ET|Updated Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 1:36 am ET Replies (2) An … Continue reading Manhattan’s UWS closing parts of Columbus each week this summer
Negative prediction for NYC from NY Post’s Editorial Board
https://nypost.com/2022/03/29/new-yorks-ever-faster-economic-death/amp/ See also https://nypost.com/2022/03/24/manhattan-led-us-in-population-loss-during-year-of-pandemic/? about how many people have left the city New York’s ever-faster economic death By Post Editorial Board March 29, 2022 | 6:53pm New York City's unemployment is nearly double the national average.Rob Kim/Getty Images New York is the worst state in the mainland US when it comes to recovering our pandemic … Continue reading Negative prediction for NYC from NY Post’s Editorial Board
Hidden rooftop garden on Upper West Side opens April 10th
/ilovetheupperwestside.com/the-lotus-garden/ This Secret Rooftop Garden Will Open Next Month! Jori Rose Schwartz March 26, 2022 Twenty feet above an unassuming UWS street sits a mystical garden that few Upper West Siders know about. Want in on this magical secret filled with botanical beauties? Then check out The Lotus Garden! Located on the roof of 250 West … Continue reading Hidden rooftop garden on Upper West Side opens April 10th
UWS Metro Theater reopening
UWS Metro Theater To Reopen As Multi-Screen Movie Theater: Levine Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine confirmed Monday that the long-vacant UWS theater will reopen as a multi-screen movie theater. Gus Saltonstall,Patch Staff, Posted Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 1:49 pm ET|Updated Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 1:52 pm ET An image of the vacant Metro Theater on … Continue reading UWS Metro Theater reopening
Permanent outdoor dining in NYC hits a snag
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/s/i6udi/nycs-permanent-outdoor-dining-hits-snag-after-judges-ruling? NYC's Permanent Outdoor Dining Hits Snag After Judge's Ruling A judge has thrown a wrench into the permanent Open Restaurants program, saying more study is needed before it takes effect next year. Nick Garber,Patch Staff Posted Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 1:45 pm ET|Updated Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 3:09 pm ETReplies (20) Wednesday's ruling by Manhattan … Continue reading Permanent outdoor dining in NYC hits a snag
Manhattan may have to reinvent itself (again)
https://apple.news/A-kgDlnhHQteP-btV0BYFdg [charts omitted because they failed to copy well] See also https://apple.news/AbHZKX8AxS2u7NZ_tETIYhQ talking about the unemployment in Manhattan among the businesses reliant upon the office workers. Midtown Manhattan With Fewer Office Workers: Imagining the Unthinkable New York officials face the reality that the district’s economy might never be the same By Kate King , Roque Ruiz and Konrad Putzier | Photographs … Continue reading Manhattan may have to reinvent itself (again)
Lots of fun ahead this summer in NYC
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/s/i6l8q/summerlong-festival-brings-dances-opera-and-pride-to-nyc-streets? Summerlong Festival Brings Dances, Opera And Pride To NYC Streets Arias in the open air, dances in the streets and whole lotta Pride are coming New York City's way this summer. Matt Troutman,Patch Staff Posted Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:53 pm ET|Updated Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 3:08 pm ETReplies (6) The sun sets behind the … Continue reading Lots of fun ahead this summer in NYC
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