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An aerial view of Upper West Side buildings near Central Park in Manhattan. (Credit: francois-roux/Getty Images)

Hello, people of Upper West Side! It's me again, Gus Saltonstall, your host of the Upper West Side Daily.


First, today's weather:

Fog in the morning; clearing. High: 72 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories in Upper West Side today:

  1. Only Murders in the Building review: the vibes are immaculate (Vox.com)
  2. How One Woman Fell In Love Again After 80 (The New York Times)
  3. Famous People Who Went to LaGuardia High School - iLovetheUpperWestSide.com (I Love the Upper West Side)
  4. October Street Fair Schedule - iLovetheUpperWestSide.com (I Love the Upper West Side)
  5. A One-Bedroom on the Upper West Side or Lincoln Square? Here's What Her $900000 Budget Would Allow. (The New York Times)

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Today in Upper West Side:

  • SAT School Day - Business of Sports School (12:00 AM)
  • Museum of Arts and Design: Upcoming Exhibition Programs (11:00 AM)
  • Book Talk with I Had a Miscarriage's Jessica Zucker, Ph.D. & Babies Remembrance Service (7:00 PM)

Upper West Side Patch Notebook

  • American Museum of Natural History: "Welcome to Trilobite Tuesday! Most travelers who visit Sardinia are there for the fun, the Sun, and the seafood. But for some paleontologists, this large Italian island—situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea—is best known for it..." (Facebook)
  • New-York Historical Society: "🎙“Live from New York...”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Saturday Night Live first aired on Oct. 11, 1975. It didn’t take long before the show became incredibly popular and it was “a bit of a pain” for the cast to walk around together in New York City, @nytimes r..." (Facebook)
  • The Juilliard School: "Happy National Coming Out Day! 🌈 #Juilliard #JuilliardPride 📸 by @cschels" (Facebook)
  • American Folk Art Museum: "Jimmy Lee Sudduth began drawing with mud on trees and stumps as a child. Seeking to make this pigment more permanent, he began experimenting with different binders and eventually settled on sorghum syrup, which he later varied to include..." (Facebook)
  • Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President: "Congrats to Aries Dela Cruz, my incomparable Press Director, for being one of this year's 40 Under 40! He works 24/7; is smart, quick, & decisive; a pleasure to work with. He is active in the Filipino community; & an asset in any office/..." (Facebook)
  • Central Park: "It's #MuseumInstaSwap day! We traded accounts with our friends at the New-York Historical Society today. Check out our story here → https://bit.ly/3AqDaGX" (Facebook)
  • Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President: "At the New Taste of the UWS sponsored by the Columbus Avenue BID at 77 Street and Columbus Ave on Oct 2 2021 we sampled great food from restaurants on the UWS and I ran into Jack Archer and his mother. Jack is now graduated college and w..." (Facebook)
  • Riverside Park Conservancy: "First stage of planting a “Pollinator Place” garden at the Little Red Lighthouse is complete 👏 Later this season we’ll be adding more native seeds and plants to this new mini meadow, which will bloom in the spring, summer, and fall with..."

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Gus Saltonstall

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