When a New Yorker is dropped in the middle of the Amazon and only eats fruit and yucca for weeks, the temptation to eat adorable animals becomes unavoidable. So says Redditor and UWS resident Aaron, who posted photos of his journey to Peru to prove that he in fact "begrudgingly ate such natural wonders as armadillo, turtle, crocodile, toucan," and yes, "a f*cking sloth." He describes the taste as "one of the few absolutely disgusting animals we ate. It was really, really tough, and there really wasn't that much meat." Also, the sloth in the photo above holding a human hand (not Aaron's) is alive, but wouldn't be for much longer.
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Photos: NYC Man Eats Sloth, Other Exotic Animals
Is Someone Purposefully Poisoning Birds On The Upper West Side?
It's already been confirmed that several seemingly healthy hawks have died this year due to eating rats who had ingested rat poison. But it seems someone may be purposefully trying to kill off birds (and/or other animals) in Manhattan: the above flyer was spotted and posted on Reddit today. We've contacted Wild Bird Fund for comment on the poison dried cracked corn. We'll update as we learn more, but until then, keep in mind that all the world DOES NOT seem in tune on a spring afternoon when you're poisoning pigeons in the park:
One Dead After Two Are Hit By Trains In Separate Incidents
One person is dead and another was left in critical condition after both were hit by subway trains in separate incidents early this morning. Police say that a 24-year-old drunk man somehow got onto the elevated tracks at Broadway and 31st Street station in Astoria, Queens, around 5:15 a.m. He was fatally struck by a Manhattan-bound N train.
Crowds Line Up For iPad 3 A Day After Its Launch
Hey, it's Day 2 of iPad 3 being on sale, and people are still eager to get the $499+ product! We passed by the Upper West Side Apple Store around 8:15 a.m. today, where there were more than two dozen people waiting.
West 72nd St Subway Death: Man Was Leaning Over Track When Struck By Train
Yesterday, two men were hit by subways at the 72nd Street and Broadway subway station four hours apart. The first victim, Hector Saint-Hilarie, 63, was struck by a northbound 1 train just before 8 a.m.—police initially believed he had jumped, but Laura Jervis of West Side Federation For Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc. tells us it was a tragic accident: "He was feeling dizzy and had just taken a blood pressure pill. He was leaning over the edge to see if a train was coming...As he leaned over, the train hit him. For some reason he couldn’t react fast enough to pull back."
UPDATE: Second Man Hit By Train At Same Subway Station At West 72nd St
[Update Below] A man has been hit by a train at the 72nd Street and Broadway subway station—the same station where a man jumped in front of a train early this morning during rush hour. According to the FDNY, the man was struck by a 2 train at 11:56 a.m.; he was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in stable condition. Power has been removed from the tracks; the 2 and 3 trains are now running local between the Times Square Station-42nd Street Station to the 96th Street Station in both directions, and MTA advises people to expect delays for both trains.
Photo: The Ravenous Return Of The Pizza Eating Squirrel?
For the second time this month, Columbia University's Bwog has posted a photo of a squirrel munching on some delicious-looking pizza. We're now one photo away from this becoming a trend...unless this is the same hungry squirrel as last time?
Massive Subway Delay: Man Jumped In Front Of Train At West 72nd St
[Update Below] A man jumped in front of a train at the 72nd Street and Broadway subway station in the middle of rush hour this morning. The victim was struck by a northbound 1 train just before 8 a.m.; police tell us he was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital in critical condition. According to DNAInfo, an NYPD spokesman initially said he had died. Update: That's now confirmed.
Parents Outraged Over UWS School Aide Sex Abuse Charges
The teacher's aide at well-regarded Upper West Side school PS 87 who has been accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old student was formally charged in court yesterday. Gregory Atkins, 56, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of sexual abuse, attempted criminal sex act and endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors say Atkins made the child strip in a school bathroom four separate times and once in an empty auditorium—he also allegedly asked the boy to perform oral sex. “He took the victim out of class on several occasions and he brought him to the boys bathroom and had him undress,” Assistant District Attorney Lauren Gretina said. And parents at the school are furiously trying to understand how this could have happened.
NYPD Auxiliary Cop Found With "Massive" Kiddie Porn Stash
If you own child pornography—which? gross—you might want to make sure it is well packed when you are moving. Just ask (now former) NYPD auxiliary cop Daniel Sayer. The 59-year-old was arrested this week and charged with two felony counts of possessing child pornography after police allegedly found a "massive" collection in his possession. According to one Greenwood lake resident who saw cops take Sayers away, "He didn’t seem surprised."
H&H Closes West 46th Street Site
After months of rumors, H&H Bagels' West Side location has been closed. Not that H&H wanted to—the Daily News reports, "A New York City Marshal has moved to take possession of the fabled bagel maker from its last existing site on W. 46th."
Law & Order Actress Reunited With Stolen Dog
We love us some adorable animal stories—so what better way to bid farewell to 2011 than with one such happy story! Recurring Law & Order actress Lenore Harris was reunited with her 17-year-old Pomeranian yesterday, a few days after the dog was stolen from her in a CVS on the Upper West Side. “It’s a great holiday New York story,” said Lenore’s sister, Rosalind Harris, an actress who played Tzeitel in the movie Fiddler on the Roof.
Alleged UWS Wife Strangler Sued For Wife Strangling
The estranged husband of an Upper West Side wealth manager who was found strangled to death on New Year's Eve 2009 has never been formally charged in her death—but he has now been hit with a wrongful-death suit by her estate. Roderick Covlin, a former trader who founded the U.S. Backgammon Federation, has been accused in the suit of murdering Shele Danishefsky Covlin. Public Administrator Ethel Griffin, who handles estate complications, alleges Covlin “intentionally, deliberately, willfully, wantonly, maliciously, brutally and without provocation or just cause did strangle, choke, strike, injure, assault, abuse, beat and murder” his wife.
Meet Mamajuana, The UWS's New Dominican Joint
New York now has more Mamajuana to love. Chef Ricardo Cardona's Inwood Dominican and Spanish restaurant Mamajuana Cafe on Friday opens a second location in town smack in the middle of the Upper West Side. And if it does well, Cardona has big plans to plant Mamajuana seeds all over.
"Riverside Rapist" Gets 20 Years In Jail
Fake "journalist" Hugues Akassy, also known as the "Riverside Rapist," won't be going for any picnic dates in the park for quite awhile. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jill Konviser today sentenced the Ivory Coast native to spend the next 20 years behind bars. She gave him a stern talking to as well! "You may be a good journalist, I don't know," she said. "What I do know is that you are a rapist."
Cop Jumped Twice By Riverside Park Stripped Of His Badge, Gun
NYPD's Internal Affairs department, which hasn't been as active as some would like of late, is currently investigating a very strange case on the Upper West Side. Officer Benjamin Ambrosio, 28, claims that he was attacked twice while off-duty in two months in the same area near Riverside Park. Now, DNAinfo reports, Ambrosio has been put on modified duty and stripped of his gun and badge while Internal Affairs tries to figure out what in the world is going on. Getting your gun stolen by a man slashing tires is not an easy thing to do!
Meanie On The Loose On The UWS!
Beware bespectacled and sunglassed folks on the Upper West Side, one of your own had his glasses knocked off by a mean man near Columbus and 94th Street over the weekend. He has posted flyers around the neighborhood, which warn: "This kid knocked my sunglasses out of my hand and stepped on them breaking the lens and frame—costing $150.00! And did not apologize! Be careful, this is not a nice man!"
Not In Your Backyard: UWS Residents Try To Block Neighbor's Pool
The obvious solution (Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)
Harry Potter Fans Are Freaking Out On The UWS Right Now
It's been a good run—a decade in fact—for the film version of Harry Potter, and now it's time to say goodbye. Which fans are doing en masse right now on the Upper West Side, awaiting the stars to arrive at the premiere of the latest, and last, movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (which the rest of us won't get to see until Friday). The unwashed masses have been camped outside of Lincoln Center for days (some as long as a week!) in hopes of catching a glimpse of the stars as they enter the early evening premiere, which will be followed by an after party at the American Museum of Natural History. We've sent a correspondent straight into the heart of the Pottermania, and will report back later with more photos from the scene.
UWS Apple Store Sued After Alleged Racial Profiling Incident
It wasn't too long ago that the Apple Store in SoHo was being accused of discriminating against Chinese people, and now the Upper West Side storefront is in the spotlight for racial profiling. The company is being sued by two men who claim they were discriminated against while inside the Broadway store because they're black. According to Apple Insider the suit, filed by 34-year-old Brian Johnston and 25-year-old Nile Charles, alleges the incident began when an employee told them they were not welcome in the store. The men "assert they are entitled to damages due to ongoing 'emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, and other non-pecuniary losses.'"
Maybe You Shouldn't Park On Top Of Other Cars?
We know that parking can be rough, but isn't this why everyone and their mother have parking placards? A tipster sent us the above photo, taken around 5:12 p.m. yesterday at West 72nd and Columbus on the Upper West Side. The road looks particularly warped in this picture, as though the DOT has been working on potholes recently. It's an intersection at which we've routinely seen cars speed down like quicksilver—but we've been told on good authority that on the plus side, the firefighters in the neighborhood are "hot." As always, if you see any accidents or strange sights, email us pictures at tips@gothamist.com, or tag them as "gothamist" on Flickr.
12-Yr-Old Arrested For UWS Basketball Court Stabbing
A schoolyard basketball game turned bloody yesterday afternoon on West 77th Street near Columbus Avenue. Police arrested a 12-year-old student who allegedly threw a knife at another player after a shoving match broke out during a game. The blade, which was longer than four inches, struck the student below the knee. Luckily it seems it didn't strike any major arteries, and the victim was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment.
Matt Dillon Doesn't Want Loud Restaurant Ruining UWS's "Vibe"
Actor (and NIMBY) Matt Dillon, now 47 years old!, headed to his local Community Board meeting last night on the Upper West Side to express his views on restaurant Calle Ocho changing locales and landing closer to his home base. Donning sunglasses and a hat, DNA Info reports that Dillon doesn't want the restaurant (now on Columbus Avenue) moving about a half block away, to 45 West 81st Street.
Bike Lanes Shmike Lanes...Here Come Limo Lanes?
As you may or may not have noticed, we write the occasional story or two about bike lanes here. But even we've never heard of "limo lanes." According to DNAInfo, the DOT announced a plan this week for a special zone for limousines and black cabs on Riverside Boulevard on the Upper West Side. But will our luxury motorcycle taxi service be able to use the limo lanes?
Still Got It: Ding Dong Lounge
In this city, restaurants and bars come and go faster than you can say "sustainable locavore burger." And even though there are great new additions to the culinary landscape popping up every week, you've gotta give kudos to anyone who can stick it out for over a year. With that in mind, we bring you Still Got It, our tribute to establishments that continue to serve mouthwatering meals and drinks long after the buzz has faded—or if the lingering hype is still justified.
Check Out Gary Higgins & Ed Askew Tonight At Ding Dong Lounge
Looking for something fun, free and folky to do tonight? Ding Dong Lounge, the best dive on the Upper West Side, will host obscure folk heroes Gary Higgins and Ed Askew tonight at 8 p.m. Both artists, who are now on Chicago-label Drag City, are celebrating new releases on the tail end of their long, winding, under-appreciated careers on the margins of the folk world: tonight is the record release party for the re-release of Askew's album Imperfiction, a 1984 cassette home recording, and Higgins new record of unreleased recordings from the 70s, A Dream a While Back.
Flashback: Central Park West, How You've Changed
Inspired by this very Flashback series (aw) Untapped Cities took a look at Central Park West over the years, and amongst their visuals is this amazing photo of a pretty rural, tree-speckled Upper West Side. They note the wooden structures, carpenter shop sign, and St. Paul the Apostle church, which was built between 1876 and 1884.
"Breastfeeding Resource Center" Vs Upper West Side Condo
Everyone loves boobs and everyone loves food, which means everyone loves talking about that natural and naturally controversial topic, breast-feeding! First Lady Michelle Obama is promoting it, celebrities are doing it, there are foods being made from breast milk, many states require offices to have lactation rooms, and people (rightfully) get upset when they can't do so in public. But one Upper West Side condo board isn't so keen on "breast-feeding resource center" The Upper Breast Side, which is located in its first floor.
Dakota Lawsuit: We're Not Racist, and You're Not Rich
Earlier this month, a former board president of the famed Dakota building on the UWS filed a lawsuit against the co-op board for not allowing him to buy a second apartment in the building, claiming that this was only the latest example of the board's persistently discriminatory and racist practices in controlling the building. But when we talked to current board president Bruce Barnes, he told us that Alphonse Fletcher Jr. was just bitter over being denied a second apartment, which they turned down because of his dubious "financial situation." And now, the Dakota is fighting back at the lawsuit publicly by revealing the details of that financial situation.
Chuck Schumer: Self-Hating Cyclist or Uxorious NIMBY Tool?
It's no secret that former city DOT commissioner Iris Weinshall has been working hard behind the scenes to liberate her neighborhood from the menacing Prospect Park West bike lane, which has been terrorizing locals by calming PPW's notorious traffic and increasing bicycling. And it's also no secret that Weinshall's husband is none other than supposedly avid cyclist Chuck Schumer, the New York Senator who once told the Post, "The bike people drive [Weinshall] crazy, but they know they have an ally in me." Well, that was six years ago; it looks like Schumer's allegiance has shifted.
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