“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 […]
“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 […]
When John Tauranac is not busy designing maps, he turns his talents to writing intriguingly on the city’s social and architectural history. In his latest book, “Manhattan’s Little Secrets,” Tauranac leads us on a fascinating hunt for the overlooked and under-seen around every corner. Come explore history hidden in plain sight on the Upper West Side! […]
Tuesday, August 21st 6:30-7:45pm Macaulay Honors College 35 W. 67th Street Award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke and producer Muffie Meyer take us deep behind the history of their acclaimed documentary, The Opera House. The film, which chronicles the complex 50+ year saga of the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s home at Lincoln Center, surveys a remarkable […]
An aspiring young model arrives in NYC and meets a wealthy, influential man three times her age. He initially plays the role of benefactor, then lures her to his apartment, drugs her, and all goes dark... She goes on to marry an (unstable) millionaire playboy, who, when she confides in him about the assault, shoots […]
BROKERS: This course approved for 3.0 hours of continuing education credits! Tuesday, April 17th, 9:30am-12:30pm Macaulay Honors College, 35 W. 67th Street 2nd Floor Screening Room What was it REALLY like on the UWS in the 1970s? Award-winning architect and preservationist Joseph Pell Lombardi knows, and will share his exciting tales of revival and rejuvenation from the […]
Every block has its secrets. Travel up(town) and back (in time) with master storyteller Anthony Bellov, who takes us behind the façades and deep into the provocative stories and nitty gritty tales of life above 96th Street. Historic buildings link us to an earlier era and the people who headlines–and sometimes made history. Enjoy an evening […]
LW! Partner-level Members get 2-for-1 Tickets!* Join LW! for a fascinating evening where history, crime, and architecture collide. Author and New York Times editor Dan Wakin will discuss the roots of researching and writing his first novel–set in houses he passes every day in his UWS neighborhood. Period photos and rare video and audio clips […]
Wednesday, January 24 9:30 am-12:30 pm *Brokers! approved for 3.0 continuing ed credit hours* Brokers have cheered architectural historians Tom Miller and Anthony Bellov for bringing to life the history, buildings, and fascinating people of the early Upper West Side. This program–perfect for anyone interested in historic properties and neighborhoods–pairs them for a big screen […]
Thursday, October 26th, 6:30-8:00pm From Gangs to Ghostbusters: The Wild Wild West Side on Film The second in a series featuring clips from iconic films and filmmakers that use the equally iconic locations of the Upper West Side to tell their stories. In this cinematic stroll, we will explore the ways in which the beloved and identifiable […]
