News & Events
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Streetscape plans for the Block between W. 76th-W. 77th Street on Columbus Avenue
The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is planning to move forward
with Phase One of their Streetscape Master Plan as soon as all City approvals are received,
hopefully by summer, 2012. Phase One includes the creation of new tree beds along the
schoolyard fence, planting of trees and flowers, installing benches, and in-ground solar lighting.
Existing tree beds on the curb side will be expanded, tree guards eliminated, and additional
plants.
The proceeds for this project have come exclusively from the BID’s annual fundraiser of the
past four years and this coming year’s Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side.
Additional funds from this event have already gone to help refurbish the I.S. 44 school cafeteria,
as well as committed funding and ongoing support to help the creation of a Greenhouse
Classroom at this location. John Fraser, 3-star chef from Dovetail restaurant adjacent to
the school, will be the chef-liaison to the project. Additionally, we will be giving a portion of
this year’s New Taste of the Upper West Side events to Citymeals-on-Wheels, founded by
Gael Greene, to help guarantee that West Side Senior citizens will continue to receive meals
throughout the year.View Full Report...
Caffe Storico at The New-York Historical Society
Corner of 77th St. & Central Park West
Caffe Storico (Italian for "historic") is the long-awaited acclaimed restaurateur Stephen Starr restaurant (Buddakan and Morimoto), just recently opened in the newly-restored New-York Historical Society. Open for lunch and dinner, as well as brunch, drinks or light meals, it a very welcome and wonderful addition to our Upper West Side area. The restaurant features an abundance of dishes inspired by the classic Italian cicchetti (small plates), handmade artisanal pastas, as well as a perfectly prepared roasted sea bass, slow roasted chicken, and more. There is a wine list with over 50 Italian wines to choose from, many available by the glass, as well as a full bar. The warm and inviting dining room, with its extremely high, chandeliered ceilings, is stunning and yet casually elegant and is lined with floor to ceiling white on white shelves filled with porcelain. Their welcoming and attentive wait staff, coupled with reasonably-priced and sumptuous food, make Caffe Storico a destination restaurant. .
Each May, the weekend before Memorial Day, guests gather under a grand tent to taste dishes from all of the best chefs on the Upper West Side.
Chocolate S'mores from Dovetail.
Adam Richman, host of Man v. Food, signing his new book at Friday night's Comfort Classics.
Jacques Torres, Jonathan Benno, and Missy Robbins help us to honor Dana Cowin, editor of Food & Wine Magazine and Upper West Side resident, at Best of the West.
Alice's Tea Cup serving a spread of sweet and savory scones, cakes, and brookies.
Blood Orange Lobster Salad with edamame, avocado, mint, and thai chili vinaigrette from Compass.
