Postcards from the Upper West Side

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

Jun 9, 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.

May 26, 2026

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Postcard: A Red Fur Coat in April

On the Upper West Side, individuality still has infrastructure.

Postcard: A Little Wild, A Little Tended

May 18, 2026

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Postcard: A Little Wild, A Little Tended

What a spring morning in Riverside Park says about the Upper West Side

May 11, 2026

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Postcard: 8:17 AM on Amsterdam

At one Upper West Side intersection, scooters, strollers, and dogs move together in a kind of everyday choreography.

Postcard: The (Pizza) Geometry Was Wrong in Central Park

May 4, 2026

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Postcard: The (Pizza) Geometry Was Wrong in Central Park

When the pizza box trash cans return to the park, the Upper West Side does too.

Postcard: The Part That Isn’t the Exhibit

Apr 30, 2026

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Postcard: The Part That Isn’t the Exhibit

Outside the American Museum of Natural History, the real pause happens just beyond the chaos.