by Froma Harrop | May 29, 2026 | Night, Style & Culture
Share This Article:After a hard start, he found his footing How is it that the “Saxophone Colossus” Sonny Rollins lived to 95? Aren’t jazz musicians supposed to die at tragically early ages? Actually, that’s a myth that Rollins and others...
by Froma Harrop | Jul 17, 2025 | Doings, Style & Culture
Share This Article:We couldn’t help but notice the group of green-shirted men hanging out in front of the Aston Martin showroom at Park and 57th. It was about 8:45 am. Clearly something was about to happen there well before the normal 10 a.m. opening time. We...
by Froma Harrop | Jun 21, 2025 | Livability, Media, Style & Culture
Share This Article:The Chrysler Building from East 42nd Street The book “Abundance” berates big city “liberals” for all those building rules, regulations and pesky zoning ordinances that raise the cost of housing. These make it harder for the non-rich to...
by Park Avenue Matron | Apr 30, 2025 | Livability, Night, Style & Culture
Share This Article:From stuck up to sticks up. We have long wondered why the super-deluxe Four Seasons Hotel on East 57th Street between Madison and Park Avenues always flew the Canadian flag next to the American one. That this display of camaraderie continues as...
by ThisEastSide | Apr 18, 2025 | Doings, Livability, Style & Culture, Uncategorized
Share This Article:As Flaco the owl is being memorialized at the New York State Historical Society, another bird visitor of note is making the rounds on the East Side. Unlike Flaco, whom some miscreant human helped escape from the Central Park Zoo, Astoria the turkey...
by ThisEastSide | Apr 3, 2025 | Livability, Style & Culture
Share This Article:Covid may seem far in our past, but it was just five years ago that our lives were rearranged and the future of the city became a big question mark. The East Side, however, persevered. Here are some memories: Dining al fresco at the Palace...
