Girls outnumber boys in local gifted programs
Are girls or boys smarter? If this New York Times article is correct, the age old debate might finally be answered once and for all
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Dead Body in River Is Suspected Suicide
Police believe that a woman’s body found dead in the Hudson River near West 70th Street and the West Side Highway the morning of May 27 was a suicide
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Bagel Baron Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By Dan Rivoli It’s a hole in one for new Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance. The man behind the city’s most famous bagel joint, H+H Bagels, pleaded guilty to tax fraud, the district attorney’s office announced May
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9/11 Health Bill Passes Key House Panel
A bill that would provide long-term health care coverage and compensation for those sick or injured from 9/11 passed another hurdle after being approved on May 25 by The House Energy and Commerce Panel. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act would not only provide health care for first responders and those who are
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Famed West Side Restaurant to Shut Doors
O’Neals’, the famous Upper West Side restaurant, will close its doors and serve its final meals on June 27. The eatery was recently purchased by Stephen P. Hanson, owner of the Atlantic Grill on Third Ave. He plans on converting the space into another Atlantic Grill
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Help! Tourists Create Traffic Snarl at John Lennon Death Site
The famed Dakota Building, where John Lennon was slain in 1980, has become a major attraction for tourists and a thorn in the side of residents who live in the area, according to the New York Post. Noisy, traffic-snarling tour buses double parking in front of the Dakota to unload tourists has become a major
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Sounds of SummerStage: Central Park Concert Series turns 25
SummerStage, the Central Park outdoor series, is celebrating its 25th anniversary by throwing concerts in all five boroughs. cityArts has a history of the seminal concert series as well as a recap of some of its most unforgettable shows including Celia Cruz’s final live performance, Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys and the New York
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Sparrows Signal New Home
When nature is sparse, street signs and schoolyards make the perfect nest—at least on the Upper West Side. A family of house sparrows has joined the latest slew of animals to find shelter in the neighborhood
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Students Feted for Nutrition Essays
By Alexandra Waldhorn Forty kids from several upper West Side schools know how to eat right—and write about it too
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Make Way for Upper West Side Ducklings
By Alexandra Waldhorn With the help from students at P.S. 166 on West 89th Street, five little ducklings made their way from the shade of a schoolyard evergreen bush to a lake in Central Park, near West 100th Street
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