Live Music
Events
+12
Oct 24, 2026
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21 min read
Issue #24: Big Dreams, Little Brains and a Lot of Dogs.
Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows where a thousand dogs in costume will be on Sunday, which grocery store might grow ten stories, and why New Jersey third graders are back to looping their l's. Early voting starts today. Let's go. (Treats in one pocket, ID in the other.)
Events
+15
Oct 16, 2026
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17 min read
Issue #23: Owls, Open Doors and Pappardelle
Good afternoon, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows which water tower has owls, which UWS spot made Yelp's top 100 pasta list, and why Broadway at 75th suddenly has a sky. Heads up, you'll need a real coat tomorrow. Andiamo!
Events
+15
Oct 2, 2026
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13 min read
Issue #22: Bette and the Mayor
Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows your radiator's legal minimum by heart. This week, a museum finally gives 18th-century schoolgirls their due, Big Tech gets sworn in at City Hall, and there's $1 million waiting for your best complaint. Let's go!
Events
+12
Jun 26, 2026
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14 min read
Issue #17: Caps, Gowns, and a Handbag at the Guggenheim
Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows which of the five Greenmarkets has the best peaches, passed the tissues to the graduates, read your Citi Bike receipts, and pre-ordered the championship handbag, obviously. Gowns off, summer on! Let's go!
District-3
+14
Jun 12, 2026
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14 min read
Issue #15: The Buzzer, the Bracket, and the Branch
Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who found the World Cup playing under a blue whale, knows Sunday's parade is coming for your crosstown bus, and started hoarding pennies the day they killed them. Always Knicks! Let's go.
District-3
+13
May 29, 2026
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13 min read
Issue #13: The Sun, the Sweep, and the Zingone Bros Cat
Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who mapped every sports bar on the west side, got you a private Raphael viewing before the museum opens, and reminds you the World Cup lottery closes tomorrow. Manhattanhenge, tonight, 8:13 PM. After that, we've got ballerinas, bobbleheads, and a $10,000 lightbulb the city still hasn't screwed in. Let's go. (Westward.)
Events
+6
May 15, 2026
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13 min read
Issue #11: Gold Medals, Gold Stars, and the Sturgeon King
Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows which restaurants the New York Times loves and which ones it ghosted. Jesse Owens's Olympic gold is at AMNH. The Knicks swept Philly. There are two comedy clubs three blocks apart running six shows each this weekend, fresh sand hitting the playgrounds, and a circus at Lincoln Center. And May is Bike Month, which on the UWS means everyone's a cyclist, a critic, or both. Scroll to the bottom for a live music hot list you can walk to. Grab your morning beverage. Let's go.
Events
+3
Apr 24, 2026
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11 min read
Issue #8: Seeds and a Swiss Army Knife
Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who found you free wildflower seeds 🌱, a Grammy winner on 72nd Street, and the first Conservatory Garden tour of the season — there are only three, so consider this your official "don't say we didn't tell you." The Tulip Festival closes Sunday 🌷, which means by Monday you'll be lying about having gone. Anyway. Big week. Buckle up, scroll through or just click to read online — for real. P.S. Scroll down for the new section "🎶 The Set List — the best music you can walk to", every week.