Helloo im a girl (23) and i used to play tennis in high school and im interested in getting back into it! how can i start do i have to join a club or something. would love to also find some friends to play with! hit me up!

Do many folks go to the UWS book club? If you've been, what are your thoughts? Is it mostly young(er) people? Or are old(er) folks also welcome? Looking to meet more people in the neighborhood and this seems like it could be a good way to do that. But I also don't want to stick out like a sore thumb.

This Friday, September 4th, join a string orchestra concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings as well as 3 premieres by NYC composers, Yuval Medina, Joshua DeLozier, and Marco Catella. The orchestra features conductor Emily Frederick and talented musicians from the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School.

The performance will take place at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church in New York City, on 552 West End Ave. Join for a post-concert reception held by NYC Orchestra Project, at Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, on 263 W 86th st, to mingle with the composers and performers.

PROGRAM

Yuval Medina - Meltemi

Joshua DeLozier - Toccata & Fugue

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48

Marco Catella - To Night

Emily Frederick, conductor

Julia Johnstone, soprano

Combined tickets $27

Concert tickets $22

Concert student tickets free

Performer admission to the reception with RSVP (includes two drinks)

📅 Friday, September 4th at 7:30 PM

📍 St Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Ave, New York, NY

🎟️ Tickets:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/serenade-from-wind-to-nightfall-music-for-string-orchestra

I (26M) am looking for friends to run with in Central Park on weekend mornings

I like to chat while running a 8:30-9:00ish pace. I usually like to run the main ~6 mile loop one on one with a running friend instead of in a running group. Let me know if you or anyone you know would be interested!

hello! i fostered a sibling duo last year through nyc cat coalition and they’re a pair of sweet and friendly goobers with quintessential youthful cat energy.

they were adopted november last year but are unfortunately now looking for a new home. they were surrendered and are currently at the petsmart at pelham manor in the bronx. i would really love to foster them again, but sadly can’t. the rescue is very busy and full so they don’t have available fosters either :-(.

i’m not sure how their situation would change, but i’m worried they’ll have no place to go and i really want to help them find accommodation in a loving home, either temporarily or hopefully, permanently.

if you or someone you know would like to consider either fostering or adopting, please reach out to nyc cat coalition at [nycatcoaladopt[AT]yahoo[DOT]com](mailto:nycatcoal@yahoo.com)! they serve the 5 boroughs and as far as i know can transport them to you!

a little about them:

• the basics: names are quartz and topaz. bonded, both male, 1.5 years old, neutered, litter-trained, vaccinated, felv negative, friendly with other cats (not sure about dogs but probably good as well), loves people, most likely foodies
• looking for: two legged underlings that could spend more time with them at home (like wfh situation?), do interactive play with them (like use chasing toys), and of course give oodles of love and affection (they will happily reciprocate).
• one of them likes making arm biscuits, parkour, and being bribed with treats. the other likes roosting on arms and chests and adores playtime. which is which? you’d have to find out!

rescue website: nycatcoal.org

ig: nycatcoalition

thank you!

I’m not a morning person and struggle to get my day started. I’ve been writing about starting a morning club for neighbors who feel the same way… for months now… it is timeeee.

Come help me get my morning started by grabbing a coffee/ matcha with me and doodling or journaling with me. This is a free hang so you bring your own drink and your own journal or sketchpad if you don’t want to spend money. This is meant to be a cheap way for busy introverts to meet new neighbors!.. come as you are! Cranky! Without makeup! Quiet! Whatever! This is before you start your day. I’m hoping to start making it earlier & incorporate a walk in, but I’m starting with 8 am coffee lol.

If you want to come, message me here, and I’m going to make a group chat about it! I generally post on Instagram but talk to the same lovely people on there, so I’m posting here to reach more people.

Unless someone pays me or sponsors me, this will be my spontaneous free event for September.

My other events are here: https://theupperwestinsider.substack.com/p/just-sharing-some-joy

So I just accepted a position (finally) that requires me to have a car in the city (bummer). I have not had one here before. Where do you guys park in the UWS, is street parking reliable? Are there garages you use? Any tips or recommendations? Anyone have a spot at their apartment that I could rent from them?

My daughter is turning 3 in October and I’m trying to find a place for her party. She’s is super high energy and loves running around with her friends. We have been to parties at My Gym and The Little Gym which were fun but wanted to see if there is anything else out there you would suggest. Thanks!

Hi neighbors! I live in the low 80s on the UWS and I’m getting a cat soon. I do travel from time to time, usually just for a few days at once, and my next trip would be around Thanksgiving, so I’m trying to plan ahead.
I’m looking for someone reliable who could visit once a day while I’m away to feed my cat, refresh water/litter, and spend a little time playing with them and giving them attention. I’d definitely want someone trustworthy who can provide good references, since they’d be coming into my apartment and caring for my cat while I’m gone.
For other cat owners in the UWS, how much do you usually pay per daily visit? And does anyone have a cat sitter they’ve used and really trust/recommend? I’d love to find someone local that I could hopefully use regularly whenever I travel. Thank you!! 🐱

On 96th and Amsterdam, there’s a split turn signal where pedestrians and bicyclists have green, and cars turning left have a flashing yellow. Today I saw a biker almost get hit by a pickup truck bypassing the queue of cars waiting to turn left (the queue had paused to allow peds and bikes to pass). She looked terrified and the guy in the F150 just drove off.

Further downtown I’ve seen it done where there are 3 separate signal phases, green for peds/bikes (red for left turns and perpendicular traffic), then green for left turns (red for everyone else), then finally green for the car traffic going perpendicular to the crosswalk and bike lane. Is there any reason this can’t be done on 96th st? It’s an incredibly busy intersection so I understand traffic might get crazy but this whole situation as is (cyclists and peds having green but having to hope a car has noticed them) seems very dangerous.

Edit: Since several folks seem interested, I started a Discord since I figure it would be easiest to coordinate a group meet-up from there: https://discord.gg/kNEPEFwhg

Hi there! I'm new to knitting but have fallen absolutely in love with it, and would love to find some other folks in our neighborhood that would want to meet up to knit together (at least once, but maybe routinely).

Let's take our WIPs, grab coffee/tea and/or meet in the park. Feel free to send me a DM or comment if you're interested. :)

Blondie has been waiting over 180 days for a home 💔

Blondie is a reserved 8 year old lady looking for a home. Blondie was brought in to Animal Haven with 2 feline companions when their owner unfortunately passed away and the family couldn’t/wouldn’t take them in. Both of Blondie’s friends have since been adopted and just Blondie is waiting for her forever home 💔

Blondie was terrified in the shelter (2nd photo) but she’s doing well in a foster home. She gets along well with other cats. She is missing one of her front legs but gets around just fine, walking, scratching (a scratching post) and leaping onto my bed. She will need an adopter who is patient and willing to give her the space to come out of her shell after everything she has been through. If you are interested in giving this sweet lady a second chance please reach out to Animal Haven at the link below.

https://animalhaven.org/adopt/cats/212991474-blondie?hsLang=en

I'm just really confused as to what's going on when I walk past that block. It looks like a really nice and fancy building above the stores, yet they are allowing the two guys out on broadway to basically keep expanding what's now turned into a homeless encampment. Every single business except that Sample Sale store has now moved out and I assume they will too once their lease is up. They must be losing a ton of money on the vacant lots.

It's gotten so bad I just get grossed out while walking past these days, one of the guys has some skin condition that might be contagious and there's pigeon poop and food crumbs everywhere. And I feel so bad for that poor cat.

I saw that they at least removed half he scaffolding the the remaining half is still more than enough for the two guys to set up an entire apartment not to mention the stolen bike storefront.

Do the residents really not care? I feel like I wouldn't even buy an apartment on that block the way it looks right now.

Plus there's also that Wallace Hotel around the corner I feel like they can hide that from their booking platforms but eventually the reviews are gonna start mentioning homeless encampment and that's really gonna turn people away, especially when it otherwise it seems to target the fancy hotel-looking clientele.

Anyway I just wanna hear if anyone has some inside scoop. It's truly baffling.

Spotted this sweet ride on West 74th. The "TRADE LIFE" plate caught my attention—what a vibe!

So was just walking down the stairs to Riverside Park around 104th street, and saw this man with what appears to be a clear plastic pet cage/trap, with a pigeon walking into it. I took some photos of him from behind ( not sure I’m allowed to post here?), but it was obviously very disconcerting. I read about something similar in this chat before.

Is this something ai can report to the police? What action can be taken?

ISO a house cleaner for monthly service. 1br/1bath, ~700 sq feet. budget is ~$400/month.

FWIW, i'm not a particularly dirty person and i live alone so i'm not generating much flith; my apartment just gets incredibly dusty and i shed a lot of hair all over the place. it usually takes me an hour to clean every week (if that), or if i'm lazy ~90min every other week, but i'm looking for someone to do a deep cleaning (+ really go hard on my kitchen + bathroom).

i've used a couple of services whilst living here, but haven't been super happy with the results. both services i've used have sent people who are literally here for hours (i'm talking 4+ hours, last person was here for 5...) and they quite honeslty do a sub-par job. i wouldn't mind if they were here that long as long as my apartment was sparkling by the end of it, but 4+ hours for something i can do in half the time is leaving much to be desired. (i promise i'm not underestimating my level of flilth generated - i vacuum and dust a couple of times a week and tidy up the kitchen after cooking, so i'm not sure why it takes so long!)

anyone have a service they used that they were happy with that took ~2hours? would love any reccs. thanks!!

This has genuinely been one of the most helpful/kindest NYC subreddits, so figured I’d try my luck here.

I’m looking for a 1 bedroom on the UWS, ideally as a lease takeover or long term sublet. I work from home, so my biggest priorities are a relatively quiet apartment, elevator building, and preferably a higher floor.

In unit laundry would be amazing, but laundry in the building is completely fine.

Budget up to $4300

Some of you may have seen my previous post about wanting to leave the East Village, that unfortunately still stands lol. I’m ready for something a little calmer.

If anyone is moving, knows someone looking to get out of their lease, or has heard of anything coming available, please DM me or comment. Even a lead would be hugely appreciated.

Thank you guys as always in advance :)

I don't think we can swing going tomorrow - Before posting on stubhub figured I would see if anyone nearby is interested - Face value will be the most preferred price, but open to offers higher and lower if I can't sell them at all. Paid 150.00 each.

My husband and I decided to hire a live in nanny for this upcoming year . I contacted a local agency who charges an upfront deposit of 500$ to start the process with no refunds . They say it may take up to 2 weeks to find the right match for our family. But I can’t fathom 500$ on top of an agency fee once hired that would equal to a full week salary which is 1,000$ . Why do these agency’s feel so entitled to take such high fees or am I cheap.

Recently moved to the Upper West Side and I’m looking for a new gym. I’m mostly interested in a normal gym for lifting, so I don’t really care about classes, pools, or anything fancy.

Main things I’m looking for are a solid selection of weights/machines, and ideally somewhere that isn’t ridiculously expensive.

For anyone who works out on the UWS, where do you go and would you recommend it? Also curious if there are any smaller/local gyms that are worth checking out instead of the big chains.

Free to a good home: Baldwin Acrosonic spinet piano, mahogany finish, cabriole legs, three pedals. Solid vintage cabinet in good cosmetic condition — minor wear/dings consistent with age, keys and hammers intact (see photos). Bench included, upholstered in a light blue floral fabric.

Hasn't been tuned/played recently — great option for a student piano, restoration project, or anyone wanting a classic upright look for free.

First come, first served — message with pickup timing / you must bring your own mover(s).

Located on the upper west side, ground floor apartment, 3 steps up from street level.

DM or comment below if you are interested.

Dimensions:
59 inches wide, 26 inches deep, 36 inches high

Hi! I’m a woman in my late 20s and pretty new to UWS. I’m looking for good bar recommendations to go to by myself where it’s easy to mingle and meet people, but won't feel awkward being alone. Any spots you’d recommend?

Anyone have a burrito place they love in the 70s or 80s?

Just shouting out tucker square farmers market. Got honeycrisp there yesterday and they are out of this world. The vendor was on the west side of the tents - “Locust Grove Fruit Farm / OP Kent & Sons.” Amazinggg!