For Rent: Obama’s UWS Apartment
The apartment in which Barack Obama resided while a student at Columbia University is on the rental market, according to The New York Times. The one-bedroom, third-floor walk-up at 142 West 109th...
View ArticleObama’s Former UWS Pad Gets Rented
The Upper West Side apartment that President Obama once rented as a Columbia student has some new tenants, according to The Real Deal. A young couple signed a one-year lease to rent the one bedroom...
View ArticleObama Shuts Down UWS Streets on His Trip to Harlem
President Obama landed at New York’s JFK Airport early this afternoon for a short NYC trip, and his travels to Harlem subsequently shut down streets on the Upper West Side. My Upper West tipster...
View ArticleBREAKING: President Obama Visiting The Upper West Side Today (West 67th Street)
It would be easy to walk past the “No Parking Thursday” signs posted on West 67th and surrounding streets and not give them a second thought — there’s always “No Parking” somewhere in Manhattan....
View ArticleUWS Photo Of The Day: Presidential Motorcade Going Wrong Way On Columbus +...
If you missed the news, President Obama rolled through the Upper West Side on Thursday as he attended a $5,000/person fundraiser on West 67th. MUW reader Lucien sent in this shot of the President’s...
View ArticleObama vs. Romney = UWS vs. UES?
The UWS and UES have long had political stigmas attached to them. If recent fundraising figured from the campaigns of President Obama and likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney are any indication,...
View ArticlePresident Obama On The Upper West Side Today
UPDATE: President Obama Heading To West 60s For 3 pm Taping Of “The View” Back in March, President Obama visited the UWS as part of a major fundraising visit to NYC. A few days later, news broke that...
View ArticlePresident Obama Heading To West 60s For 3 pm Taping Of “The View”
UPDATE 2:00 pm: Columbia Spectator notes that Mr. Obama just finished up his speech. He’ll likely be heading south to ABC studios soon. Posted this morning that President Obama is the commencement...
View ArticleUWS Bank Robbed Yesterday Just Five Blocks South Of Where President Obama Was...
I’m still trying to track down details, but apparently someone robbed the Chase bank at 2875 Broadway (at 112th) yesterday afternoon, just five blocks south of where President Obama gave a commencement...
View ArticleFOR RENT: President Obama’s Old UWS Apartment Back On The Market
Back in June 2010, there was a flurry of interest when President Obama’s former UWS pad hit the market (it was rented less than two weeks later). After two years, it’s back on the market (with a 26%...
View ArticlePresident Obama & The First Lady Heading To The UWS This Afternoon
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are coming to the Upper West Side today. The couple is taping an episode of The View at ABC’s studios in the West 60s — it is their first joint appearance...
View ArticleTONIGHT: Presidential Debate “Watch Party” With UWS Community Free Democrats
The first of three debates between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney is scheduled for 9:00 pm tonight. If you’re looking for an opportunity to watch it with others, the UWS Community Free...
View ArticleTONIGHT: Presidential Debate At UWS Stand Up NY With Comedians &...
If you’re looking for a place to watch tonight’s presidential debate/town hall, Stand Up NY (236 W. 78, between Broadway & Amsterdam) is hosting what looks to be a fun event. They’re screening the...
View ArticleTONIGHT: Presidential Debate “Watch Party” With UWS Community Free Democrats
Tonight marks the final debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. If you’re looking for an opportunity to watch it with others, the UWS Community Free Democrats are holding a...
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