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‘Grassroots’ or ‘Greengrass’? Upper West Side appetizing shop is ensnared in Maloney-Nadler matchup

Jacob Henry in Forward · 31 May 2022

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is running for District 12 against Rep. Jerry Nadler, made a gaffe when she referred to iconic Upper West Side deli Barney Greengrass as "Grassroots."

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When the Beggar Knocks

Avi Killip in Lehrhaus · 19 Oct 2020

The article discusses the conflicting views and emotions that arise in the Upper West Side community due to the conversion of hotels into homeless shelters.

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P is for Palestine, But B is for Bund

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 30 Jan 2018

The controversy surrounding the children's alphabet book "P is for Palestine" at Book Culture on the Upper West Side highlights the clash between Jewish parents upset by its content and Palestinian supporters who felt there was no need to apologize for its sale.

0 Communities Leadership

Creation in a Chaotic Decade: Rabbi Lamm in the 60s

Lawrence A. Kobrin in Lehrhaus · 19 Dec 2017

Rabbi Norman Lamm played a crucial role in revitalizing Orthodox Judaism on the Upper West Side and in New York City in the 1960s.

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HomeLands: 'A Shtetl in Manhattan'

Forward · 5 May 2015

Letty and Bert Pogrebin, a Jewish couple living on Manhattan's Upper West Side since 1970, share insights into their daily life, household division of chores, work routines, family history, and Jewish identity.

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The Upper West Side’s New Kosher Sports Bar

Yaron Weitzman in Tablet · 2 May 2014

Joey Allaham and David Kolotkin, known for Prime Grill steakhouse in Midtown, have expanded to the Upper West Side with Prime Burger, a kosher sports bar serving high-quality, certified Angus beef burgers and diverse menu items blending American and Japanese culinary influences.