For a brief time in the early 20th century, Riverside Drive rivaled Fifth Avenue for its stretch of opulent mansions. With the passage of time and the rise of luxury apartment living, many of these mansions were lost, but we have the chance to once again enter that bygone era with the help of Gilded […]
“We Are Staying”: Author Jen Rubin in conversation with Amy Harmon of the New York Times Monday, October 15th 6:30pm-7:45pm For eighty years, Radio Clinic (R.C.I.), a family-owned and run appliance and electronics shop, was a fixture on the corner of 98th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side. When the 1977 blackout hit […]
“Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles” A LW! Author’s Talk with Fran Leadon Wednesday, October 24th, 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street Partner-level Members Get 2-for-1 Tickets! Broadway, as locals all know, is much more than just the few blinding blocks of Times Square. On the Upper West Side, it is the […]
Gargoyles! Walk is CANCELLED DUE TO STORM Saturday, October 27th, 1:00-2:30pm All Tickets Have Been Refunded Architectural historian Nina Harkrader seeks out the Upper West Side’s more ghoulish inhabitants: the many gargoyles and “green men” that live among us–once you know where to look, you’ll find them everywhere, clinging to or peeking out from our favorite […]
History of the UWS Apartment House PLUS A-round Columbus Circle **2 Great Programs in 1 Afternoon for 3.0 hours of Brokers Continuing Ed Credits!** Thursday, November 29th, 1:00pm-4:30pm (must attend both to receive credits) Macaulay Honors College, 35 W. 67th Street 2nd Floor Screening Room Part 1: History of the Upper West Side Apartment House with […]
From rail yards to court yards; the Boat Basin to the Power Broker; and the yacht club to the First Lady, we’ll dive into the history of Riverside Park! Lucie Levine, founder of Archive on Parade, brings the past vividly to life, weaving together the history –and the many lives– of our “other” great park […]
Think we’ve got it bad today? 19th century NYC was littered with hoaxes, tall tales, ultra-fake news–and the masses who fell for it all. Social historian Tom Miller (aka the Daytonian in Manhattan blogger) reaches into his mesmerizing bag o’ history to bring us tales of giant man-bats, sapphire temples and city streets overtaken by wild animals.
Tuesday, February 12th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street 2-for-1 Tickets for Partner-level Members! Author Constance Rosenblum introduces us to one of America’s most talked-about personalities, Peggy Hopkins Joyce. Although little remembered today, Peggy was the quintessential gold digger: think Anna Nicole Smith meets Kim Kardashian in the 1920’s. A Ziegfeld Girl and occasional stage and film […]
Home Sweet Mansion: A Peek into the Domestic Lives of Gilded Age New Yorkers Tuesday, March 5th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street 2-for-1 Tickets for Partner-level Members! It was good to be a prosperous New Yorker in the late 19th century: beautiful clothing, expensive furnishings, well-kept parlors, and tables laden with food. But someone had to do […]
Tuesday, March 5th 6:30-7:45pm 35 W. 67th Street SOLD OUT It was good to be a prosperous New Yorker in the late 19th century: beautiful clothing, expensive furnishings, well-kept parlors, and tables laden with food. But someone had to do the hard work of actually cooking and cleaning, and it certainly wasn’t the prosperous New Yorker. Esther […]
