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One of the Last, Fast Disappearing Appetizing Shops
By Claudie Benjamin Seeking a mid-century venue with traditional foods that have made a subtle transitional nod to accommodate the contemporary palate, look no further; Murray’s Sturgeon Shop at 2429 Broadway offers the quintessential New York experience. “I’m the...
Upper West Side’s Diner Expert
By Claudie Benjamin The ultra-vintage Metro Diner at 2641 Broadway at the northwest corner of 100th Street was used four times as the setting for episodes of Pose. The groundbreaking FX TV musical series ran for four seasons, and focused on NYC’s transgender...
Hidden Gem
By Claudie Benjamin On occasion, Phyllis Samitz Cohen, Director of Public Art at the Municipal Art Society, stopped at Ben & Jerry’s at 2720 Broadway, the northeast corner of 104th Street and Broadway. More than savoring a chocolate mint ice cream, her purpose...
Lush Roses and Comfortable Old Shoes
By Claudie Benjamin As President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, Peg Breen’s professional domain focuses heavily on bricks, mortar, stone, and policy related to conservation, history, and progress. Flowers provide a perfect balance, offering softness and color...
Movies that Spoke to His Soul
By Claudie Benjamin Dan and Toby Talbot defined what many Upper West Siders enjoyed most about going to the movies for decades. The couple ran the New Yorker [2409 Broadway, demolished], the Cinema Studio [1931 Broadway, demolished], the (individually landmarked)...
To Restore, or Not To Restore? That is the Equestrian!
Never before have stone horses caused such an uproar. Ever since 1965, many Upper West Siders have long been familiar with the landscaped playground at Stephen Wise Towers, located between West 90th and 91st Streets and cheerfully dotted with modern concrete animals....
LW! loses Appeal
Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, First Judicial Department rules against the community on 50 West 66th. The brief decision is HERE. The court upheld the May 6, 2021 decision by Justice Rakower. LW! has been following the development of 50...
Every Building Has HIS Story
Interstate 70 crosses nearly the width of the continental US, but it also takes a lesser-known route–from Dayton, Ohio, to West 72nd Street. As a child visiting his granddad, a budding urban explorer Tom Miller investigated the east end of Dayton, a neighborhood...
The Upper West Side Beat
Claudie Benjamin jokes that she’s ‘probably been in every building on the Upper West Side’ and after speaking to her, you are likely to believe it! Benjamin, whose parents relocated the family here while she was in second grade, was responsible for combing the...
Smile Starts with Tooth #1
By Claudie Benjamin The time for the first dental visit comes "with a child’s first tooth or by their first birthday," says Dr. Robert Goldsmith. A specialist in pediatric dentistry and owner of West Side Kids Dental, Robert Goldsmith, DMD, has been in practice...
