There is no pretension—it’s a place to meet and dine that other gathering spots on the UWS would love to be.

A few Thursdays ago, a reader commented that the photos had “so many hats!” "A theme!" I thought.

"We just weren’t able to get to the sales level at the 105th Street store that we needed."

And I remember yesterday as if it never happened.

A comedy show; a Lou Reed birthday celebration; and a double creature feature.

I was fascinated by everything on the Upper West Side in those vanished days and I tried to photograph it all,

Flack lived in The Dakota on the Upper West Side for more than 40 years.

Searching for sleep on the Upper West Side.

100 years of The New Yorker; strings at St. John the Divine; a jewel box of a gallery; college hoops!

Let’s leave politics out of it.

This week, Throwback Thursday shifts its focus from people to places that once lined the avenues of the Upper West Side.

Elephants make great neighbors, especially if you need to move a bunch of logs or something.

It’s time to pay attention when even the robot is telling you not to trust him…

"Theater producing is, fundamentally, a form of gambling."

Valentine's Day suggestions; an exhibit honoring Flaco; a film festival at Lincoln Center.

Happy Valentine's Day, Upper West Siders.

I don’t know if it was their clothes, their expessions, their gestures, their postures, but I was impelled to photograph them.

In its long history, the building now occupied by Symphony Space has been a food hall, a restaurant, and an ice skating rink.

Don't let Gary's gray beard fool you.

See a world-class high school talent show, hear award-winning jazz at Columbia’s Miller Theater, or sketch at the Wallach Gallery. 

So many questions, so few timeouts.

This was life! There was a wonderful diversity and humanity and everyone seemed to belong.

Set against the blue-black of space, the moon is so clear, so precise, and as close to forever as you get to observe.

Been worried about social media a lot lately.

The new book and exhibition ensure that the raptor who became a symbol of freedom to the world is not forgotten.

When you’ve got 27 hippos on your block, you’re living in a place where the extraordinary is always just around the corner.

Celebrate Lunar New Year, see some art, go to the movies!

They're absolutely divine!

I simply walked the streets, wherever and whenever I could, and photographed what attracted me, which was almost everything and everyone.

"I don’t think my chair yoga classes are working."