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City Abruptly Cancels Knicks Game 4 Garden Watch Party
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (464+ words) Unlike the Game 3 frozen where bars, restaurants, pizza joints and delis were essentially off limits to anyone after 4: 30 p. m. due to imposition of the frozen zone implemented by the Secret Service and the NYPD in connection with the arrival President Donald…...
Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jun. 11-17
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (279+ words) Chansons d'Amour - A romantic musical journey through Paris: Come see Adrienne Haan, artist-in-residence at the Triad, whose show features classics by Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel, Georges Moustaki, Michel Legrand, Alain Romans and Desireless. 7: 00 p. m. Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, New…...
1000 Lucky New Yorkers Win $50 World Cup Tickets Through Lottery
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (387+ words) As the city prepares for the FIFA World Cup, Mayor Mamdani, in partnership with the NYNJ FIFA Host Committee, awarded 1, 000 New Yorkers tickets to either one of five group stage matches or two knockout round matches. Ticket winners had to…...
Chelsea Music Festival Artistic Directors Seek to Celebrate America
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (169+ words) Q: How did you two meet? Ken: Melinda and I met doing Bach cantatas and oratorios together. I was studying voice, and Melinda being a pianist, I was fortunate enough to have her as my accompanist. Q: What did the selection process…...
CB 7 Gives Thumbs Up to Controversial 72nd St. Bike Lane
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (675+ words) In a jam-packed Symphony Space auditorium, the Upper West Side's Community Board 7 voted 26 to 19 on June 2 in favor of a controversial resolution to convert the northern edge of 72nd Street into a two-way, protected bike lane. The community board doesn't have…...
The Raccoon Man of Central Park: Israel Ortiz and His Wild Friends
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (844+ words) Israel Ortiz tossed a peanut into the air. A woodpecker perched on a nearby branch immediately swooped down and caught it in its beak. It was not a circus trick. For nearly 20 years, Ortiz has spent his afternoons feeding animals…...
Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jun. 4-10
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (284+ words) Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live: Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with stories and sing-alongs. 10: 30 a. m. Locomotive Lawn, Riverside Park South, near West 61st Street and the Hudson River, New York, NY (212) 870-3089. Weekly…...
Romeo, Juliet & the Great Central Park Ticket Quest
1+ week, 1+ day ago (327+ words) There is something wonderfully New York about setting an alarm for the middle of the night, packing snacks like you are going camping, and heading to Central Park for the chance to score free tickets to Shakespeare in the Park....
Kids for NY Knicks: Mamdani Repeals Bedtime During NBA Finals
1+ week, 1+ day ago (247+ words) For all NYC kids, Mamdani's newest order provides the greatest excuse to stay up late: "Repealing Kids' Bedtimes for Knicks Finals Run." Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially halted bedtimes during the NBA finals in a Mayor's Order June 1, which is set…...
Five Reasons Why the Knicks Will Win Their Third Championship
1+ week, 2+ day ago (785+ words) West Side Spirit. com Five Reasons Why the Knicks Will Win Their Third Championship Sure San Antonio is favored, but our resident sports scribe thinks the Knicks will prevail in the NBA Championship and take home their first title in…...