Levain Prepares To Reopen + Cashmere Sale Returns To UWS

Rise and shine, Upper West Side! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday, October 21 off on an informed note. Here's everything going on in Upper West Side today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 74 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Upper West Side today:

1. The Thomas Jefferson statue removed from New York City Council chambers was a gift from a Jewish military officer (JTA News - Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
2. Levain Prepares to Reopen Original Location (I Love the Upper West Side)
3. The Cashmere Sale Returns to the Upper West Side (I Love the Upper West Side)
4. 5 New Restaurants Opening Soon On The Upper West Side (Upper West Side Patch)

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Upper West Side Patch Notebook

• American Museum of Natural History: "Wary of trick-or-treaters at your doorstep? If so, you might relate to the Gray Go-away-bird (Corythaixoides concolor). This avian’s common name is a reference to its call, which sounds like, “g’way!” It’s a species of turaco that inhabi..." (Facebook)
• Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President: "Riders Alliance Fundraiser 2021 Gala at Versa, 218 W 35 St. Oct 18 2021. So pleased to see great leaders in transit." (Facebook)
• I Love The Upper West Side: "Lots of taste, coming soon" (Facebook)
• Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President: "51 West 86 Street where residents are protesting that shed/ scaffolding has been up for 15 years and it appears that little or no repairs or construction has been done. Outrageous. I wrote to DOB and I support the tenants." (Facebook)
• Symphony Space: "Take a listen to this cast! Liev Schreiber, Dianna Agron, Ira Glass, and Becky Ann Baker read stories by two masters of the short-story form. Now on the podcast, the humor, humanity, and fantasy arising from the minds of #EtgarKeret and ..." (Facebook)
• Symphony Space: "Life is never linear but the surprising personal journey of Kal Penn seems like something out of a book…and now it is! Join us in the theater on November 2 as Kal Penn discusses his recent memoir “You Can’t Be Serious” with Valerie Jarre..." (Facebook)
• Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President: "In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Optimum is proud to bring the Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest once again to high school and middle school students in our service footprint, in partnership with Univision. While Hispanic H..." (Facebook)

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