72nd Street is His Middle Name

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By Claudie Benjamin When Jonah [72nd Street] Phillips, owner with his father Alan of Pastrami Queen at 138 W. 72nd, starts talking about traditional Jewish Kosher Deli foods, he turns theatrical, using the inflection of immigrants who spoke Yiddish and settled in the...

UWSider Téa Leoni’s UNICEF Halloween

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by Claudie Banjamin Remember knocking and shouting “Trick Or Treat for UNICEF!”?  That tradition began on Halloween 1950–children could not only enjoy dressing up and amassing a huge haul of candy, but also bring along little orange cardboard...

Architect Robert Arthur King’s Favorite UWS Stonecarvings

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By Claudie Benjamin It’s hard to imagine anyone more engaging and informed than Robert Arthur King, FIAA, Architect, on the subject of the stone carvings that ornament the facades of Upper West Side brownstones built between 1870-1930. Actually, King’s...

Objects Desired, Bought & Sold

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An UWS Highlight by Claudie Benjamin John Koch, a long-time specialist in buying and selling the contents of estates, has a deep love and affinity for the Upper West Side.  He admits, “I literally have to be dragged away to cross the park.”  He...

NYC’s Non-Essential Construction Grinds to a Halt

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New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has ordered all “non-essential” construction to halt statewide.  This new directive, announced on Friday, March 27th, contradicts the state’s initial instruction that classified all construction as...

Development by Loophole: UWS Block Association Explains Impact of 66th Street Development

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View the West 65th and West 66th Street Block Association’s video NYC” Development by Loophole which addresses the development activity at 36 West 66th Street (aka 50 West 66th Street).