A New Sushi Restaurant Has Taken Over the Old Amber Space on West 70th Street

Mike Mishkin May 27, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A new sushi spot has quietly settled into a familiar corner just west of Columbus Avenue, breathing fresh life into a storefront that had sat Read More...

The World’s Best Pickleball Player Isn’t Old Enough To Drink: Catch Her Playing In NYC this June

Mike Mishkin May 26, 2026 Sponsored No Comments

That player is Anna Leigh Waters, pro pickleball’s 19-year-old world No. 1. She’s headlining a four-day tournament on Randall’s Island from June 25 to 28. Read More...

A New Coffee Shop: Lily’s Roasters Opens on West 86th Street

Mike Mishkin May 25, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

There’s a new place to grab your morning cup on West 86th Street — and the husband-and-wife team behind the counter is bringing more than Read More...

A Neighboring UWS Private School Has Offered $20 Million for Manhattan Country School’s Bankrupt Building

Mike Mishkin May 22, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

The six-story schoolhouse on West 85th Street that once held Manhattan Country School has drawn a potential buyer — another Upper West Side private school, Read More...

The Team Quietly Transforming the Renter Experience Along the Upper West Side Waterfront

Mike Mishkin May 22, 2026 Sponsored No Comments

Something has shifted in the way New Yorkers approach renting at the top of the market, and on the Upper West Side, where stretches of Read More...

Why Some Upper West Side Apartments Just Feel Warmer Than Others

Mike Mishkin May 21, 2026 Sponsored No Comments

There’s a particular feeling that comes with walking into a beautifully done Upper West Side apartment — the kind where late-afternoon light falls just right Read More...

A Spooked Horse, a Toppled Carriage and a Bruised Driver at the Southwest Corner of the Park

Mike Mishkin May 21, 2026 Community No Comments

It was just before 4 p.m. on Monday when something inside Central Park rattled a carriage horse parked near West 59th Street — and what Read More...

New Record Store, Sweet Peanut Records, Coming to Amsterdam Avenue

Mike Mishkin May 21, 2026 Shopping No Comments

A 32-year-old former wealth manager is leaving a decade in finance behind for a passion project on Amsterdam Avenue — and a storefront currently mid-spackle Read More...

Developer Acquires Upper West Side Building, Plans Major Overhaul

Mike Mishkin May 20, 2026 Real Estate No Comments

A century-old prewar rental on the Upper West Side is about to undergo a top-to-bottom luxury overhaul, marking the second time in less than a Read More...

Police Hunt Three Suspects Behind Pair of Early-Morning Robberies Across the Upper West Side (UPDATED)

Mike Mishkin May 20, 2026 Community No Comments

UPDATE, May 20, 2026: The NYPD has arrested one of the three suspects sought in connection with the early-morning robberies, though investigators continue to search Read More...