Postcards from the Upper West Side

A weekly love letter to Manhattan’s Upper West Side: its rituals, characters, buildings, mornings, and small moments.

Mar 26, 2026

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Postcard: The UWS Lit From Within

As evening settles, the Upper West Side reveals its real architecture: habits, windows, and lives stacked gently on top of one another.

Postcard: The Day the Upper West Side Remembered Spring

Mar 23, 2026

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Postcard: The Day the Upper West Side Remembered Spring

Central Park turns electric green, restaurant tables spill onto Columbus Avenue, and New Yorkers walk like they’ve been forgiven by the weather.

Postcard: The Subway Where a T-Rex Chases the Train

Mar 19, 2026

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Postcard: The Subway Where a T-Rex Chases the Train

At the Upper West Side's American Museum of Natural History subway stop, dinosaurs erupt from the walls and quietly join the morning commute.

Postcard: The Night the Sidewalk Started Breathing

Mar 16, 2026

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Postcard: The Night the Sidewalk Started Breathing

A midnight dog walk, a plume of steam, and the strange temporary things that quietly become part of life on the Upper West Side.

Mar 12, 2026

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Postcard: Sunday at the Greenmarket

Under the watchful shadow of the museum, the Upper West Side gathers to debate apples, admire carrots, and believe—briefly—that careful choices make the week better.

Mar 9, 2026

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Postcard: The Lamps of Central Park

At the edge of Central Park on winter nights, the city pauses and the lights take their posts.