A Mack truck smashed into Emmy-nominated composer Steve Sandberg as he crossed an England street in the ’80s, propelling him into a street sign and launching a 40-year battle with back pain. Finally, last year, he had had enough. The Upper West Side pianist — who served as lead composer and musical director for Nickelodeon’s … Read more
It takes a village to raise a family. And Upper West Side mom Izzy Anaya is anything but short on support. Rather than becoming burdened by the daily demands of juggling her three homes, her two sons and a lifestyle content creation career, the unflappable mama simply delegates the more menial must-dos to her staff … Read more
Libra author, straw hat enthusiast and father of new journalism Truman Capote maintained, “New York is not a city, it’s a world.” The roughly 340 neighborhoods found within this world, this sprawling, five borough constellation, are defined as much by their physical properties and energetic feel as they are the people who inhabit them. … Read more
A popular Upper West Side restaurant that proudly displays its support for Israel has been vandalized multiple times – leaving the owner wary when someone steps through the door. Gazala Halabi, a member of Israel’s fiercely patriotic Druze community, told Side Dish someone scrawled “Free Palestine” in her restaurant’s bathroom on Monday — the second time … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If you count yourself among the many “Seinfeld” fans, we come bearing good news. Although you won’t be able to see George, Elaine and Kramer live this year, … Read more
A new cocktail lounge will feature its own in-house “Soprano” – as Michael Imperioli, the star of the famed mob show, launches an upscale speakeasy on the Upper West Side, Side DIsh has learned. Imperioli, best known for playing Tony Soprano’s troubled nephew Christopher Moltisanti — opened Scarlet, at 468 Amsterdam Ave., on Tuesday. The … Read more
John Lennon’s murderer Mark Chapman’s deranged confessions are being heard for the first time, revealing how he gunned down the Beatle when a voice in his head said “Do it! Do it!” The killer’s words will be part of a new Apple TV+ documentary, “John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial,” released Wednesday, ahead of the … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. 2024 just got a whole lot funnier. Comedian and “Seinfeld” star Jerry Seinfeld has added an additional 12 shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre from Jan. 12 … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Midway through the WGA strike this summer, Seth Meyers and John Oliver co-headlined a three-night residency at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. And even though their respective talk … Read more
Yoko Ono is the latest to say she’s done with New York City. The 90-year-old is choosing to spend the rest of her life in a rural upstate New York farm that she and her late husband, John Lennon, purchased together in 1978, according to the Daily Mail. In the last 50 years, Ono has … Read more
If the shoe fits, buy it! A grand 18th-floor penthouse at the Majestic, one of the Upper West Side’s legendary Art Deco buildings, is on the market for $19.95 million — following a price slash from its original $25 million ask. The apartment, a two-unit combo at 115 Central Park West, boasts four bluestone terraces … Read more