Carol Tannenhauser

2 months ago | westsiderag.com | Carol Tannenhauser

By Carol TannenhauserNearly 100 people turned out Sunday afternoon for a solidarity rally at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Volodymyr on West 82nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. “I’m here today to stand in solidarity with both Ukrainian New Yorkers in the city and those over in Ukraine, who are doing such courageous and sacrificial work to protect democracy,” Rev. Chloe Breyer, director of the Interfaith Center of New York, told West Side Rag.

Mar 1, 2025 | westsiderag.com | Carol Tannenhauser

By Carol TannenhauserIt opened almost exactly a year ago this week in March 2024, and now Shakespeare & Co. on Broadway and West 105th Street is preparing to shutter, West Side Rag has learned. The tentative closing date is sometime the end of April, according to a store employee. “I’m sure there are reasons, but management hasn’t shared them with the staff,” Sabrina, a bookseller at the store, told the Rag.

Dec 6, 2024 | westsiderag.com | Carol Tannenhauser

By Carol TannenhauserChildren of all ages rejoice! A new dinosaur is temporarily joining the world-renowned collection at the American Museum of Natural History — and it’s open for public viewing this Sunday, December 8. The new dinosaur, known as “Apex,” is a Stegosaurus — believed to be the largest ever found. It is 11.5 feet tall, 27 feet long, and 80 percent complete, which means that most of the fossils comprising it are real.

Nov 20, 2024 | westsiderag.com | Carol Tannenhauser

By Carol TannenhauserA 55-year-old man was slashed in the face and ear by an unknown male assailant on Wednesday morning at 10:23 a.m., near the intersection of West 86th Street and Columbus Avenue, a police spokesperson confirmed to West Side Rag. The victim, who was transported to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital by EMS, is expected to survive, the spokesperson added. The assailant fled westbound on West 86th Street and had not been arrested as of noon on Wednesday.

Nov 11, 2024 | westsiderag.com | Carol Tannenhauser

in COLUMNS, FOOD By Carol TannenhauserI can tell my California friends, with pride, that composting is now mandatory in Manhattan. Like so many other things, it is harder to accomplish in the city, but New Yorkers are getting it done. It motivated and helped me organize my kitchen and refrigerator. Now all those half-eaten containers of tuna fish and cucumber salad, and six-day-old bagels, can be dumped into my shiny new composting bucket. No smell, no mess.