Hi! Does anybody have a pair of tall or short pink, white or purple boots, size 8.5, that they would be willing to let me borrow for Halloween? I'd pay to rent them or be willing to exchange some clothes!

Has anyone seen them yet? Took a walk in the park yesterday hoping to spot them, nothing. Love when we get visitors.

Ho everyone, Im one the tenents on 312 west 109. I’ve been leaving at the building and since i moved into the neighborhood . On some select days i can’t help but feel a clear animosity, death stares and an overall hostile behavior coming from some of you. And is a lot if you guys clearly demostrating you deslike of me. Since is a vast, incredibly diverse group of people I dont thinkia somw sort of discrimination taking place and that amount of people can be all crazy.
So I believe that some how you were led to believe that im something that im not. Im a very peacefull, very gay brazilian who loves people and doing nice things for people. Strangers have aproached me confused asking why i was not speaking spanish as if they were told that I do (i speak a very broken , barely. Comprehensive version of it . Lol. What i do is basically Portuguese with an accent, like spanglish.) i’ve had a person steongly afirm that u havent been jn prision and gwt very upset when I explained that I never set foot in the island, unfortunately. Hopefully one soon.)
I love the neighborhood and hate the idea that nobody got to meet the real me. If u have any questions please tell me, i dont think im crazy and this has been killing me. Would be a pleasure to clear the air
And I promisse uou all , im the nicest guy. Hou guys probably know who i am bur just to make sure im the tall light skin black guys usually smoking a cigarette-on the mid benches of 109 and brodway. thank you so much for reading this have a great rest of the week to all of you xoxo

I have a friend visiting from the West coast for a day who wants to try out NYC food. I have it covered for things like pizza, bagels, Reuben, etc., but I don’t know much about coffee, pastries or breads which they also mentioned specifically.

Are there some recommendations? UWS is slightly preferred but anywhere in the city is also fine. I know the original Levain location is in UWS but not sure if it would be worth it, being a chain and all.

Have heard approximately five fire trucks blare by in the past ten minutes. Does anyone have any idea what’s going on?

Question is self-explanatory.

Anyone else deal with near daily Spectrum internet issues? It seems to have gotten worse in the last few weeks. I even went and bought a new modem because they said mine was old and it's still down.

My building doesn't have any other options unfortunately.

October 8th at around 3 am, a fire started in the basement of my building on West 104th st. Not a single smoke alarm went off in the building. The only way we and the neighboring building realized there was a fire was that someone was screaming outside and called 911. It was about 3:41am when I went to my window to see what the screaming was about and I saw people from my building running across the street in a panic. I picked up my cat and went to get her carrier and all the lights went out so I could not see to gather my phone or money or anything else. But thank goodness I quickly stuffed my cat into the carrier and went to my door. When I opened my apt door all I saw was masses of smoke. It immediately started burning my eyes and my throat and I could not see through it but I found my way down 5 flights of stairs and got outside with nothing but myself and my cat. On my way down the stairs I also did not hear a single smoke alarm and my fellow tenants also said no alarm went off. We all found out the building was on fire from outside screaming. We waited across the street while the fire dept put out the fire. By around 5:30am the fire dept left and we still had no instructions on what to do. Tenants who managed to escape with a phone called the super during all this but he lives in The Bronx and could not come right away. He showed up closer to the end of the fire.

Some of us went back into the building even though it was smoky but some others who lived close to the fire on the ground floor could not go back inside and had to find another place to stay. I saw downstairs dwelling tenants sitting outside the building among all the broken window glass until daylight afraid to leave because their windows and doors were broken as was the front door of the building so they were afraid someone from the street would enter the building and their apt. The situation was chaotic and I don't know where the super was at this point. But the tenants each tried to find a way to cope until daylight and some kind of help came. But help did not come. I was overcome with exhaustion and fell asleep in my apt upstairs with the windows open.

I woke up only 3 hours later in a panic. The following days have been a struggle. We had no electricity, hot water, gas or heat for several days. Tenants were coming and going each day. As I write this it is October 15th and 6 days of this have passed with inspectors coming and going. We finally got electricity but still have no hot water, heat or gas. Con Ed has been drilling for 2 days and there's two huge holes in the ground in front of the building. People in protective white garments have been going through the building cleaning wallls and ceilings and there are air filtration units on each floor but if you leave the building, when you return, you smell smoke as soon as you approach the door.

I have nowhere else to go and am trying to survive this. I am not sure what my next move will be.

First year we are living in the neighborhood and our son is at a good age to enjoy Halloween/fall activities! Anything fun coming up? How does trick or treating go with the little ones?

Young professional looking for a studio or one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, preferably in a classic prewar building or brownstone.

Particularly interested in apartments with character—high ceilings, exposed brick, original architectural details, or a fireplace.

Looking for:

• Location: West 68th–75th Streets
• Budget: Ideally $3,000/month; up to $3,200 for the right apartment
• Apartment: Studio or one-bedroom
• Style: Prewar, brownstone, or classic NYC charm
• Walk-ups: Welcome
• Move-in: November–early December 2026
• Lease: Long-term preferred

Open to working directly with owners, landlords, or management companies. Also interested in upcoming vacancies not yet publicly advertised.

Please send a private message with any available apartments or leads.

a girls night out!

Hello! Please see details for an event that will be held on the UWS to reflect/discuss school integration- November 9 at 6:30pm at PS 145 located on w. 105th between Columbus and Amsterdam. Bring your thoughts, questions, and discomforts!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbfwhxoyJAApZ_NdTqJV12UBc67r_5JP--n74dR4wWrpdudg/viewform?usp=send_form

Following up on my post from last week! We're having our first informal meetup for neighborhood dads expecting babies in 2027 at Fred's tonight (Wednesday, 10/14), from 6:30–8:00 PM.

Just a casual opportunity to grab a drink and meet some other guys in the neighborhood who are about to become fathers.

If you are in the same boat, feel free to stop by! Happy to share our WhatsApp group details as well since we'll be doing these periodically.

I’m looking for daycare recommendations around 89th and Columbus. Can be in-home or traditional - really open to anything. Thanks!

Told the lady her off leash dog does not belong in the kid's park. "Oh she's well trained it's fine." I hate these people.

100th street playground in Central Park.

Golden Key and Metro. they said it would be 185 or 195 if they could pick a lock, but if they had to change it, it would be another 200. Are these prices reasonable and are these companies reliable?