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Perfectly Shaped Eyebrows to Feel & Look One’s Best
By Claudie Benjamin One guy may be self-conscious about very dark eyebrows that stretch across the bridge of his nose. Another, an older gent, for example, may consider big bushy white or silver eyebrows his most alluring feature. Women’s eyebrows have been the focus...
New Hooves for an Enduring Porterhouse
By Claudie Benjamin Fifth generation butcher Richie Schatz, also known as Schatzie, Schatzie Jr., or Richie, took on the challenge of finding a specialist to repair the larger than life statue fiberglass of a bull that stands in front of Schatzie Meat Market at 2665 A...
Continuing to Stand with Ukraine
It is hard to imagine that the ongoing aggressions of Russia have continued for a year. Following up on our earlier share of the Ukrainian Church of St. Volodymyr, we bring you another UWS Ukrainian site, the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences. You can read the...
The Lost Buildings of Seneca Village
By Megan Fitzpatrick In 1825 African Americans began to migrate upwards to the West 80s between Seventh and Eighth Avenues to settle down at a time when the Upper West Side was mostly rural and Central Park had yet to be carved out. Over the next 30 years the...
Repair and Unusual, Creative Renovation
By Claudie Benjamin Ramon Arroyo has been the super of two Upper West Side buildings, 210 West 94th Street and 2568-2574 Broadway at 97th Street for about 30 years. He’s seen many changes both in the gentrification of the neighborhood and in creative apartment...
The Old Community – before Urban Renewal
By Megan Fitzpatrick Today we are bringing you a little known story about a community of Black artists that took place in the West 90s of the Upper West Side. The image on the left shows West Park Village which was built in the spot where previously sat six blocks of...
Sweet, Healthy and Beachy
By Claudie Benjamin Whether you’re 80 or eight, a sweet every so often (or even daily) is tempting. Adding a health component such as açaí berries ups the appeal. If you ask Misha Punwani, a member of the family that owns 12 Playa Bowls in Manhattan, an all-out...
Love on the Upper West Side
By Claudie Benjamin Is any romance more poignant than the love and fate shared by Isidor and Ida Straus? Think of Ida’s last minute decision to give up her Titanic lifeboat seat to a younger person. The consequence? She perished with her husband as the great Titanic...
Coming to CB7: Deliveristas Rest Stop
Mayor Adams and Parks Concessions seek to provide three Deliveristas hubs using State funding secured by US Senator Chuck Schumer. The approximately $1M will go to convert (3) abandoned* newsstands into an amenity for these workers who do not have access to regular...
Encouraging Self-awareness and Communication Skills
By Claudie Benjamin Hand-in-hand groups of adorable, young children joyfully head out every good-weather day for Riverside Park accompanied by their teachers. The very youngest--the infants are carried in chest wraps or conveyed in strollers. Play-based child care,...
