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This is terrific…bringing many smiles I’m sure. She purchased her first face coverings in January. Interest. Thank you Zeus. Related Pages. Corona virus is not transmitted in the same way as the bubonic plague. Has the mask helped at all with this virus? You brightened up my day. We're working hard to be accurate. Nonprofit Organization. But one Upper West Sider has turned the art of masking up into just that: a genuinely artistic enterprise. UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The Open Streets program for restaurants on the Upper West Side has been a hit over the summer and fall, but there's … NOTE: hat designer is not “Phil Tracy”–he’s the incredibly famous and award-winning Irish designer Philip Treacy, whose creations are in museum collections! For the first time in 47 years, corner hot dog outpost Gray’s Papaya shut down temporarily on March 30. The Upper West Side’s ‘Masked Hatter’ Makes Fashion Statements, and Public Health Ones Too, As Cantilevered Building Rises on Broadway, Some Neighbors Decry the Noise and Aesthetics, More Concrete Information on Vaccine Distribution Starts to Trickle Out as Local Seniors Express Anxiety: ‘If I Get COVID, I Will Die’, ‘Brooklyn Fare’ Supermarket to Replace Western Beef; Linda Rosenthal Worries About Food Prices. … Read the rest of this entry >>, Michael Alvarez came to my attention when he posted eloquently on the Facebook group “Upper Westsiders For Safer Streets,” revealing that he was a homeless resident of the The Lucerne H The masks run the gamut from cheetah prints to sequins, Groucho Marx moustaches to textured blue feathers and more sculptural pieces. But they were more or less gas masks and generated some strange looks when she would go shopping at Barzini’s. “And people will ask ‘what did he say?’ Wear a mask.” Sobieski is pleased with the masking diligence on the Upper West Side, which has increased since the start of the pandemic, but she has her concerns. And the plague mask is really too much, very scary, and not appropriate to Covid. She coordinates each unique mask with a fabulous hat and a pair of sunglasses. … Read the rest of this entry >>, Just in time for winter, we got a new restaurant serving Posts about Upper West Side written by newyorkrag. One of her favorites, though she struggles to isolate just one, is a simple number with an important message: “DR Fauci said so.”. West Side Rag » Electrical Fire Spreads to Multiple Buildings, Causing ‘Small Explosions’ and Power Outages The fire was called in at 8:57 p.m. at 241 West 108th Street, and went to a second alarm, with 106 firefighters and EMS personnel called to the scene. But the Masked Hatter is more than just a clever PSA or an Instagram handle— it’s a persona, a fashionable and mysterious pandemic-era figure with a truly killer hat collection on standby. Time Out says. … Read the rest of this entry >>, Banh Vietnamese Shop House at 942 Amsterdam Avenue, between 106th and 107th Streets has been "soft-opened" for about three weeks, just serving food on the week So brilliantly innovative and fun at a time when we all need a chuckle. Forgot account? Photo by David Joyce via Flickr cc. “It’s very much about the Upper West Side,” Sobieski said, “and very much about these COVID-19 times in which we live.”. All rights reserved. Hint: A high stakes election. Great blog you have got here.. It’s difficult to find excellent writing Thank for making masks, hats and eye covers such fabulous fun for all, now I am inspired to have a go! Thank you Elizabeth Sobieski. 64-year-old favorite Pastrami Queen opening second location … To date, she has shared 140 looks on her page, all taken by hand— the account has a self-imposed “no selfie sticks allowed” rule.