Wonky UWS Apple Bank Temperature Sign To Be Replaced

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — New year, new sign. The iconic Apple Bank on Broadway and 73rd Street has just announced that it will be getting a new temperature and time display installed after the old one broke down, a spokesperson for Apple Bank said.

Earlier this year, Upper West Side neighbors began to notice that Apple Bank's large time and temperature display atop the landmarked building was consistently getting the temperature wrong by as many as six degrees, according to reports from I Love The Upper West Side and the West Side Rag.

After complaints mounted, the bank shut the display feature down on Oct. 8, I Love The Upper West Side reported.

The spokesperson said the display was inoperable due to its age, and had to be fully replaced since repairs were not feasible.

But, since the building is designated as a landmark, all changes had to be approved by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission.

"Apple Bank is excited to announce that it has received approvals to replace the time and temperature display atop its iconic landmark Upper West Side branch at 73rd Street and Broadway," a spokesperson from Apple Bank said in a Monday email. "The replacement is underway, and we anticipate installation to be completed within the coming months."

According to the spokesperson, the sign will be installed on the same part of the building where the old one is located.

The building was landmarked in 1975 by the city for its limestone neo-Italian Renaissance exterior, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

"We are eager to bring this cherished feature back into service for the Upper West Side," the spokesperson said.

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