West 72nd Block Association Cupid Crawl

Block Associations, parks, West 72nd Street

The West 72nd Street Block Association is planning its first annual ‘Cupid Crawl’ – a neighborhood event featuring wine tastings, Valentine’s treats and freebies, and other sales and promotions from businesses on West 72nd Street. The goal is...

Raise your Glass at Westland Roe

West 72nd Street

​​By Claudie Benjamin Linda Hopper came from Dublin, Ireland to New York City in 1995, and Carrie Galvin arrived from Abbeyfeale, County Limerick around five years later. They met and became friends working as bartenders at midtown bars. Both women loved...

New Star with a Long History

West 72nd Street

​​By Claudie Benjamin Kossar’s Bagels and Bialys, a new star on the block, now shines at 270 West 72nd Street. The brightly lit sparkling white walls and tiled floors provide a welcoming backdrop for an abundant array of bialys, bagels, spreads,...

Comida China Y Criolla Bienvenido de Nuevo!

West 72nd Street

​​By Claudie Benjamin Miguel Yip, one of the propitiators of the family-owned La Caridad 72, has worked at the exuberantly welcoming restaurant for 40 years. Yip is the son of Chinese parents who lived in Havana, Cuba. He came to New York in the late 1960s...

Royale’s Son Honored Father with 1,000 Black and White Cookies

Legacy Business, West 72nd Street

​By Claudie Benjamin Marc Wigder is an attorney and City Councilman in Boca Raton, Florida. His parents owned the Royale Bakery at 237 West 72nd Street for more than 40 years. On the ten-year anniversary of the day that Ben Wigder passed away at...

Spring Community Volunteer Day

Block Associations, West 72nd Street

Join the West 72nd Street Block Association for their 1st “Spring Community Volunteer Day” on Saturday, May 20 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.  Meet with UWS community-based organizations, merchants, electeds, and your neighbors in the community. They...