Delights of UWS Ornamentation

Delights of UWS Ornamentation

Do you know the difference between Ornament and Decoration?  Our LW! walking tour group does!! Francis Morrone gave a “master sidewalk class” Sunday on the impressive work of the many anonymous 19th century craftsmen whose work blesses the exteriors...
All the Buzz

All the Buzz

Did you know that every bee you see hitting up flowers for their pollen and nectar is female? That bees fly miles a day to-and-fro’ing collecting for their hive? That they are most attracted to blue and purple flowers? Naturalist Leslie Day led an enthusiastic...

Tales from the Dark UWSide Halloween Walking Tour

A spooky stroll with architectural historian Nina Harkrader hits favorite Halloween-inspired blocks with ghoulish gargoyles and “green men”. Stay close..tales from the Upper West Side’s darker past just might send a shiver up your...