Category: West Side Spirit

• Looking for an Apartment through COVID-Goggles

  

  Amid a pandemic, finding a New York apartment suitable to quarantine life isn’t easy.

  Sami Roberts

  August 22, 2020

  Articles, Personal Essays, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  apartment, apartment hunting, coronavirus, COVID, moving, New York City

• Hotels for the Homeless Spark New Controversy

  

  Upper West Side leaders complain about a lack of community input.

  Sami Roberts

  July 31, 2020

  Articles, News, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  controversy, coronavirus, COVID-19, homeless, hotels, New York City, pandemic, Upper West Side

• The Future of Composting

  

  Composting program in NYC squeaks through budget cuts due to efforts by UWS resident Anna Sacks and Council Member Keith Powers

  Sami Roberts

  July 23, 2020

  Articles, News, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  Anna Sacks, budget, budget cuts, city council, climate change, composting, Councilmember Keith Powers, global warming, New York City, the trash walker, Upper West Side

• CB 7 Committee Proposes to Ban Smoking Along Park Edges

  

  A unanimous vote in a time of COVID concerns.

  Sami Roberts

  July 23, 2020

  Articles, News, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  ban, CB7, Central Park, Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President, New York City, parks, public parks, smoking, Upper West Side

• 18 More Miles of Books

  

  The infamous NYC bookstore the Strand opens a new location on the Upper West Side.

  Sami Roberts

  July 15, 2020

  Articles, News, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  books, bookstore, independent bookstore, Nancy Bass-Wyden, New York City, save the Strand, The Strand, Upper West Side

• Folk Art for Alzheimer’s Patients

  

  The American Folk Art Museum has taken their Folk-Art Reflection Series for seniors with dementia to Zoom during the lock-down in NYC.

  Sami Roberts

  July 9, 2020

  Art, Articles, Features, News, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  Alzheimer’s, American Folk Art Museum, Art, coronavirus, COVID-19, Folk Art, pandemic, senior citizens, shut down, virtual

• A Night of Virtual Laughs

  

  Feed the Frontlines partnered with NYC comedians to help provide more meals for frontline workers during COVID-19 and other vulnerable communities.

  Sami Roberts

  June 26, 2020

  Art, Articles, News, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  Brian Scott McFadden, Chuck Nice, comedy, coronavirus, COVID-19, essential workers, Feed the Frontlines, fundraiser, healthcare workers, New York City, Ophira Eisenberg, pandemic, Ray Ellin, restaurants, Taralluci E Vino, Tom Cotter, Tony V, virtual comedy

• The Nursing Home Card Project

  

  An Upper West Side yoga instructor launches a project to send messages to nursing home residents isolated by the pandemic

  Sami Roberts

  June 11, 2020

  Art, Articles, Features, News, Published Clips, West Side Spirit

  Alzheimer’s, coronavirus, COVID-19, greeting cards, memory loss, morale, New York City, nursing homes, pandemic, Rachel Bennett