City Living

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Best Spa_AmythestCrystalSt copy Best Bike Lane West Side Highway Bike Lane Try as they might, no other Manhattan bike lane can hold a candle to the West Side Highway bike lane, which runs along the east bank of the Hudson River from Chambers Street all the way to 125th Street. A clear day affords beautiful views of the
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Arts & Entertainment

Written by Armond White on . Posted in Best of Manhattan, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

roger-mooking copy Armond White’s Best Picks Best TV: Soul Food Roger Mooking’s new show Man Fire Food on the Cooking Channel has solved the soul-food riddle that has perplexed television’s new foodie culture. Mooking, a Canadian with an inviting grin, takes his culinary skill and infectious humor on the road, searching for new ways that assorted cooks
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Eats & Drinks

Written by NY Press on . Posted in Best of Manhattan, Eat & Drink, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

DT_Katz2 copy Best Bagels Mile End, Mile End Sandwich mileenddeli.com H&H is dead. We’ve all grieved its passing, and rightfully so, but it’s about time to move to the final stage of mourning—acceptance—and crown a new bagel empire to take its place. More dedicated writers than us have tried and failed to crown an objective champion in
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Best of Manhattan: City Living, Arts & Entertainment, and Eats & Drinks

Written by Allen Houston on . Posted in Best of Manhattan, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

Ongoing feature will uncover the best of our neighborhood Whether it’s pounding the pavement for the best slice of pizza or highlighting the most promising up-and-coming artists, “Best of Manhattan” has been an indispensable guide to city dwellers for the past 25 years. A quarter of a century also seems like a good time to
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Best of the Dollar Stores

Written by West Side Spirit on . Posted in Best of Manhattan, News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

By Laura Shanahan Less Less is gone gone. Cheese ’n’ crackers! I’d long been meaning to scope out the West 24th Street Less Less, ever since I heard it was a family-type operation with service and ambiance well beyond what one may typically associate with a discount novelties/staples store. I finally dusted off my MetroCard,
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WAHVE of the Future: Why Senior Workers Are Better

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Seniors, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

ws_Prince Sue home office photo Like many successful companies, WAHVE (Work at Home Vintage Employees) was a business created to solve a specific problem. Founder and CEO Sharon Emek had been mulling over the conundrum her industry, insurance, had been facing for years: the imminent loss of a huge segment of the workforce through retirement. Fifty percent of workers in
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Beyond Cats & Dogs

Written by New York Family on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

rat Five Quirky, Colorful and Awesome Pets for City Kids By Allison Wimer “Can I have a pet?” For most parents, that’s a dreaded and often inevitable plea. But you don’t have to say “no” just because the frequently requested cats and dogs require lots of attention and physical space. Though the below pet alternatives may
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Medication or Talk Therapy?

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on . Posted in Healthy Manhattan, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

Pristiq_pills If you only have money for antidepressants or to visit a psychiatrist, which should you choose? By Joanna Fantozzi Living with depression in New York is not only life-consuming, but can also be a drain on your wallet. The cost of a month’s supply of Paxil, a common antidepressant, at the West 83rd Street Duane
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Overcoming alcohol problems: The good news (and the bad)

Written by NY Press on . Posted in Healthy Manhattan, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Special Sections, West Side Spirit

Bar Scene By David Gibbons The bad news is alcohol continues to be the most widely abused mood-altering, addictive drug in America, directly and indirectly responsible for billions of dollars in health care costs, crime and property damage—not to mention immeasurable lost productivity and personal devastation. Alcohol problems are widespread, and fewer addicts receive treatment in comparison
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