The MTA has issued an advisory predicting "severe service disruptions," during the p.m. commute today, due to that big water main break at Central Park West and 106th Street. We're not really sure what this has to do with Radiohead playing Roseland, but for what it's worth: B and C train service has been suspended from end to end, while A train service is suspended between West 145th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle. more ›

If you were looking for a long story involving an Oscar-winning actress and her husband, who happens to be 46 years younger and puts her feeding tube in her stomach, and their fight against her sons, one of whom is an Internet pioneer who coined the term "hypertext," over her money and Central Park West apartment, then definitely check out the NY Times' feature on Celeste Holm's bitter "family feud." more ›

We know you were waiting anxiously to hear what's going on with that proposed wine bar on Central Park West. The good news is it was approved by the Community Board last night, and will most likely get its liquor license. The bad news is that means "drug dealers and paparazzi" would be heading to the area, according to residents of buildings which house the likes of A-Rod and Sting. Up next: lawyers attempt to argue that the space isn't zoned to be a bar. 25 CPW’s condo board president Paul Milman told West Side Independent, "It’s not over yet. There are other avenues we’re going to pursue." Take that, "sophisticated, mellow" wine bar! more ›

Residents of some elite buildings on Central Park West are coming together to stop the development of what they believe will turn into an all-hours nightclub akin to whatever kind of club they're picturing that has them so damn terrified. Though project head Gregory Hunt says the Central Park West Cafe, at 25 Central Park West, "will be sophisticated and mellow," the West Side Independent reports that locals have a petition 400 signatures strong to keep him from getting a liquor license. more ›

Residents of 15 Central Park West, which include Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, A-Rod and Sting, are furious at a proposal that would put a wine bar in the heart of their pristine neighborhood. Amsterdam Billiards founder Gregory Hunt wants to transform the space on the ground floor of 25 Central Park West into a jumping cafe and wine bar called the Century Cafe, and locals have reached out to lobbyist groups and lawmakers to block the project. 25 CPW resident Roberta Brandes-Gratz told the Post, "To have people and crowds coming in and out until 3 a.m. is more than a residential building should have to accommodate." Seriously, what kind of young, cultured city does Hunt think this is? more ›

Police caught two teens who allegedly mugged a man on the Upper West Side early yesterday morning. According to the Daily News, "Joshua Roman, 17, and Kaseem Garden, 16, struck after they crept behind their unsuspecting victim on W. 73rd St. near Central Park West just before 2:30 a.m." They "claimed to have a gun as they confronted their target and demanded his money," but when the man hesitated, they punched him, took his phone and took off towards the park. The victim was able to flag down a police car near Columbus Avenue. The suspects, who were chased through the park by cops, did not have a weapon. more ›

Before 1 a.m. this morning, a 12-inch water main at 105th Street and Central Park West broke, flooding the West 110th subway station and onto Central Park West. WABC 7 reports, "Several hundred residents of nearby buildings were temporarily without water. Meanwhile, subway service on the A & D lines has resumed with residual delays. M10 bus service was briefly suspended until Central Park West was reopened." While the cause of the break is under investigation, let us guess that it was a combination of crumbling infrastructure and last night's crazy cold temperatures. more ›

An unusual complaint about carriage horses was sent in to the NY Times' Metropolitan. A woman tells of her harrowing parking experience, saying she was about to back in to a spot on Central Park West, across from her apartment building, but "as soon as I put the car in reverse to parallel park, I noticed a horse and buggy..." more ›

Alex Rodriguez's ex-trainer tells the Post that the superstar athlete is totally besotted--or something else--by Madonna, "Alex, God bless him, is lost...I think he got pulled in by the dark side, if you can say that nicely. He's totally brainwashed." more ›

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Seems like even at a Central Park West apartment building in the West 70s, robbers can get in. A CPW apartment belonging to 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl and her family was "ransacked" by a thief last Friday morning. Apparently the thief, who stole over a $100,000 worth of items, managed to sneak into the penthouse by posing as a contractor - there are many projects at the building. more ›

Developer Larry Silverstein announced yesterday that he will build an 80-story building at 99 Church Street, in place of the former Moody's headquarters, just a block away from the World Trade Center site. Twenty-two floors will be for a Four Seasons hotel; the other floors will include 143 condominiums, making it the "tallest residential structure" in the city. more ›

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an aircraft fire at JFK terminal 4 in Queens, a robbery on Central Park West in Manhattan, and a missing child on Pennsylvania Ave. in Brooklyn.
• Surf cams (permanently installed cameras monitoring surf conditions) are a great way to notify surfers of conditions, until one realizes that surfers don't want conditions notified for fear of crowds.
• No matter what you've ever seen in the movies, crashing the guard rails on a bridge to land on the highway below will end with your fatality.

On The Square, by Ade in New York at flickr
• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: shots fired by police at Blake and Vermont in Brooklyn, an escaped prisoner at East 112th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a person under a train at Central Park West and 60th St. in Manhattan.
• Hassan Askari was invited to the State of the Union Address as the guest of Queens Congressman Rep. Joseph Crowley. Askari came to the aid of several Jewish people who were being attacked on the subway.
• A new Bronx courthouse is finally set to open, only three years behind schedule and $100 million over budget.

Manhattan real estate sales set a record in the fourth quarter of 2007, with residential sales averaging out to be $1.4 million (according to data from Prudential Douglas Elliman), an increase of 17.6% over 2006's fourth quarter. However impressive that statistic is, the growth was primarily driven by super high-end sales of at least $10 million. more ›

It's all in an Upper West Side day for the Material Girl! The tabloids have reported that Madonna is suing her co-op, claiming the board blocked her attempt to buy a neighbor's apartment. Madonna has a 6,000 square foot apartment at Harperley Hall at 41 Central Park West - a duplex with hair salon and gym. The summons filed in Manhattan Supreme Court accuses the board and Midboro Management of "breach of contract...and orders... more ›

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an unusual rescue on 68th St. and Central Park West in Manhattan, a confined space rescue at Lorimer and Meserole Sts. in Brooklyn, and a shooting on Carpenter Ave. and 221st St. in the Bronx.
• Columbia University is a-brimming with protests, against things like torture and apathy.
• A young man and his family are recovering from a freak accident involving a fallen tree branch in Riverside Park that put him in a coma.
• Billionaire Ron Perelman is suing his ex-wife Ellen Barkin and her brother for draining a company they founded together of a few hundred thousand dollars.
• The Long Island man with the "GETOSAMA" license plates filed a federal suit against the DMV to have them returned.
• Regulatory and zoning issues continue to hold up the construction of a Brooklyn Whole Foods grocery store, despite a groundbreaking that occurred a year ago.
• A 37-year veteran with the DOT was arrested after being accused of accepting bribes in relation to bridge construction.
• The application for a zoning change to the St. Saviour's property in Queens has apparently been withdrawn.

Yesterday's lovely weather made the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade a big crowd pleaser. An estimated 3.5 million spectators watched as giant balloons, floats, and hundreds of parade performers sauntered from 77th and Central Park West to Herald Square. Some people waited since 4AM in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite performers, who included Dolly Parton, Wynonna, the cast of Legally Blonde, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte, Menudo (really!), the Rockettes... more ›

Starting in the afternoon, the masses traveled to the Upper West Side yesterday to see the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons get inflated on West 77th and West 81st Streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. By 6PM, crowds were penned in for blocks - it took us about 30-40 minutes of shuffling and snaking around before we could get close to any balloons. We suspect the Broadway stagehands' strike as well as... more ›

Tomorrow is one of our favorite days of the year: The annual Thanksgiving Eve inflation of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons! more ›

Every year the American Museum of Natural History unveils their unique take on holiday decor and their answer to the Rockefeller Center tree...the origami tree! Last year the tree had a safari theme, and this year it reflects the museum's current Mythic Creatures exhibit. This year there's also a three-headed dragon wrapped around it, like garland, which was made of 10,000 Interlocking pieces of paper! 16,000 members of OrigamiUSA made all of this happen, and... more ›

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an attempted bank robbery on East 23rd St. in Manhattan, a pedestrian struck on 82nd St. and Central Park West in Manhattan, and a homicide on Grand Ave. in Brooklyn.
• The politics of succession in the world of Masters of the Universe. Changing places, changing times, unsurpassable ambition.
• Sometimes the old is new: when a garbage hauling-controlling family tells you to do something, you do it, or they'll burn your company down.
• Mayor Bloomberg is displeased with an audit that criticizes his predecessor for a golf course construction deal that led to millions being paid to a mobbed-up company moving dirt from one place to another.
• New York State is joining a multi-state lawsuit against the federal government over global warming issues.
• Stop-and-frisks by the NYPD were down 11% in the latest quarter that it reported to the City Council.
• A suit has been brought against New York State with the shocking allegation that perhaps indigent people aren't provided adequate legal defense.
• The 71-year-old woman dumped unconscious on the sidewalk in front of a bogus dentist's office died.

The Manhattan District Attorney's office announced that the Reverend David Ajemian was arrested on charges of stalking and threatening Conan O'Brien. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston placed Ajemian, a 46-year-old priest in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on leave. The DA's office says that Ajemian had sent letters (some on parish letterhead!) to O'Brien's offices at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and home, contacted his parents, and tried to attend tapings of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He was... more ›

FILM: Ease in to Halloween with classic horror flick The Innocents, based on Henry James' novella The Turn Of The Screw. Evil and innocence, the strange and the everday, will mingle as you...enjoy complimentary vodka an tapas! more ›

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian struck on 87th St. and Central Park West in Manhattan, a DOA in a tree off Woodhaven Blvd. in Queens, and a burn victim on 42nd St. and Vanderbilt Ave. in Manhattan. Sidewalk chalk outline artist Ellis G[allagher] was arrested by police and held overnight as he was being filmed by a PBS crew last week in Boerum Hill. Charges were dropped the next day and Gallagher... more ›

BEER: This one is pretty simple...there will be lots (58!) of New York beers, and a few bands to soundtrack your drinking them, at the Seaport tonight. Go, imbibe, enjoy! more ›

Yesterday saw tens of thousands of people celebrating the 25th Annual Dominican Day Parade on Sixth Avenue. The parade's organizer, Carlos Velasquez, told the Sun, "The crowd is getting younger and younger as they're learning the language and becoming a part of the city." more ›