Days Gone By
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Exclusive Upper West Side street….
In 1920 a Irish immigrant, Thomas Healy, purchased a plot of land on 94th/95th Street boarding Broadway and West End. A successful hotelier and restaurateur, Healy wanted to build a grand hotel on…
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Brennan Farmhouse – Residence of West 84th Street Writer
The Brennan Farmhouse was located on a stony knoll halfway between the Hudson River on what would later become 84th Street. In the summer of 1843, Edgar Allan Poe who was taken with…
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The Mysterious Dakota Apartments
So much has been written about the Dakota Apartments over the years that it is hard to come up with new facts that haven’t been written about before. One thing is for sure…
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Hiroshima Survivor
Outside the New York Buddhist Church on Riverside Drive stands a 15-ft, 22-ton bronze figure in missionary robes, his face eclipsed by a hat. The statue is of Shinran Shonin, who, according to…
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A Mansion of the Gilded Age
351 Riverside Drive (between 107th & 108th Street) is home to the Schinasi Mansion. This has been described as the “last remaining detached single family home in Manhattan” that continues to be a…
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Ambiance, Books & Pastries
The Hungarian Pastry Shop has been a neighborhood fixture since 1961, when a Hungarian couple first opened its doors. Since then, it has changed hands twice: Peter and Wendy Binioris purchased it in…
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Morris Jumel Mansion – A Treasure in Washington Heights
The Morris Jumel Mansion is a hidden gem that is well worth a visit by Upper West Side residents and explorers. Increasingly recognized for its historical, cultural, and architectural cachet, the mansion is…
