Filter by our Side PicksThe farther north I explore, the more I am dazzled by the architecture uptown. 74th Street, while heavily residential, offered me a cornucopia of breathtaking churches, stunning balconies, and colorful edifices that I do not always experience on more business-heavy thoroughfares. “Cornucopia” really … read more
In 1832, the Reverend Dr. McVickar found a large group of “destitute” boys playing on Stanton Street. He asked them why they were not at church, and they replied that there was no church. He immediately started raising money to start one. He managed to find a place to worship in a tiny room over an engine … read more
Many times, when I see decorative cakes with towering sculptures of fondant and intricately molded details, I find myself preferring to look at them rather than eating them. This is not so with Bill Schutz’s masterpieces at Creative Cakes; the perfectly crafted desserts, each made with a chocolate fudge … read more
Angus Wilkie, who describes the location of his semi-hidden gallery, Cove Landing, as “squirreled away on 74th Street,” is no newcomer to the art world. His career had an unexpected beginning: whereas many people hope to one day have a gallery of their own, Angus started with an eponymous gallery on … read more
Like many surgeons, when Dr. Thomas Romo III graduated medical school, he hopped on a plane to India and Vietnam in order to fix cleft lips. “We felt like we had time and a reason to give back,” he said of himself and his peers who choose to travel the world doing medical procedures before settling down … read more
The Church of the Resurrection is one of the few examples of a church that has essentially stayed in the same building since its founding in New York. The current building was completed in 1869, only a year after a group of Episcopalians, who lived on the farm-filled Upper East Side, began their congregation. … read more
After about a decade of residing on the corner of Madison and 74th, Marche Madison decided to open a wine shop to complement their deli and cafe. While chatting with the manager, Sammy, I learned that it is primarily people from the neighborhood who frequent the store. Because of this, Maison du Vin … read more
Over the last several years, while walking on the side streets of Manhattan, I have had the pleasure of finding shops and restaurants fully decorated for each of the seasons and their holidays, from sparkling Christmas lights to red, white, and blue July 4th banners. When I visited Caravaggio in late … read more
The first Patsy’s Pizzeria was founded in East Harlem in 1933 by two newlyweds, Carmella and Pasquale “Patsy” Lancieri. Patsy had dreamt of opening his own restaurant from the moment he set foot in New York after emigrating from Italy. He worked in salumerias in Little Italy and then for Gennaro Lombardi, … read more
If you do not already know of Levain Bakery, it is time that you did. Imagine my excitement to finally be on West 74th Street and able to introduce Tom and Olivia, members of the Manhattan Sideways team, to this exceptional bake shop that they had been hearing about for over a year. Knowing their love … read more
