Columbus Avenue (They Were Here)
by Sarah McCully It’s easy to feel welcome at Bob’s Your Uncle. I’ll admit to some bias here; it’s been my regular bar since moving to the area four years ago. I head inside on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon to meet with some longtime...
education, Keeping the Past for the Future, kids, KPF, KPF. architecture, Landmark West, New York City, P.S. 163, Upper West Side, UWS
Set back on the wide sidewalk of West 97th Street are the pale bricks and primary colors of a minimalist mid-century school. Though you’ll find PS 163 wrapped in scaffolding these days, it’s been a cheery presence on the block since 1958, bringing with it...
Amsterdam Avenue, Arturo Schomburg, Central Park West, Columbus Avenue, Robert Moses, UWS
by Megan Fitzpatrick A new exhibit is now on display at the Bloomingdale Library rediscovering a lost community on West 98th and 99th Streets between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Created by Rob Garber for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group, the...
Central Park, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, LPC, Scenic Landmark, UWS
by Megan Fitzpatrick The Mineral Springs building is a 1950s design which currently houses La Pain Quotidien. Its name derives from the original 19th-century pavilion that sold park goers mineral water. The immediate need for publicly accessible mineral water came...
