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Events Roundup: Super Bowl Sunday on the UES
Watching the Giants take on the Patriots on the Upper East Side? Get your G-Men on with these Super Bowl parties filled with fun, fo
The Upper East Side Informer: The Week in Review
Check out this week’s top news stories from the Upper East Side!
SUPERBOWL!!
In an old-school display of defensive hard-hitting football, our NY Giants came away winners, and are on their way back to the SuperBowl for the 2nd time in 4 years to beat the New England Patriots--AGAIN! Needless to say, we're just as excited as you about theGiants' incredible post-season run all the way to the biggest game in American sports. We know you'll be watching the big game, andso will we, which is why we've put together a special Super Bowl Menu to help tackle your Big Game Munchies.Please call our catering office at 212-772-8782, press 3, to place your order now. To get your started, you can download a copy of the menu RIGHT HERE.Please place your order by NO LATER than Thursday February 2nd. Let's go Big Blue!!!!! 
Denise Rich Sells NYC's Most Expensive Co-Op for $65M
posted by Margaret Amisano
Songwriter Denise Rich is selling her co-op apartment, and it happens to be the city's most expensive, reports the New Yor...
Save the Environment & Your Health with Reece Restoration
posted by Reece Restoration
It is undeniable that going green is a major benefit for the planet, but there are a multitude of benefits that “Going G...
About Reece Restoration: Reece Restoration is a complete residential and commercial interior general contractor that specializes in kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, painting, plastering, skim coating... more
Underworld: Awakening
The 4th installment in this sci-fi thriller series is best remembered for star Kate Beckinsale's skintight black latex outfit filmed in 3D. Aside from that, the less said the better. This is barely a 90 minute film that is one long fight sequence shot in dark blue tones with little enhancement by the 3D effects. Ms. Beckinsale as vampire Selene, is quite the adept fighter and gunslinger. In this 4th waste of time, she is protecting the hybrid child she never knew she had from her sworn enemy, the werewolves. This is the flimsy plot that only exists as an excuse to watch Ms. Beckinsale in action. Ms. Beckinsale sat out the third film but I guess money changes everything. I expect the studio will continue making sequels as long as the cash rolls in. Let's hope they stop with "Underworld 10: Retirement Home".
Landmarked York Avenue Housing Units May Be Demolished
posted by Tom Edathikunnel
Stahl Real Estate, the owner of the two landmarked buildings on the west side of York Avenue between 64th and 65th streets...
666 Park Ave. is NYC's Most Devilish Apartment
posted by Stuart Uffner
Not only is 666 Park Avenue a real address, but its been referred by the Times as "surely the greatest maisonette ever con...
Coriolanus
Ralph Fiennes directs and stars as "Coriolanus", Shakespeare's tragic Roman general. The film takes place in modern day Serbia substituting for "a place called Rome". The warfare, costumes and sets are all modern but the language is the original Shakespeare. Another modern touch is the use of TV newscasters as the Greek chorus. The landscape is bleak to match the mood of the story but the acting is very powerful and Mr. Fiennes, along with his excellent cast hold your attention until the very end. The film co-stars Gerald Butler as Tullus Aufidius, Coriolanus's sworn enemy, who is invading Rome at the beginning of the film. There is a wonderfully choreographed fight scene between the two men. Mr. Butler is fit for his role but under Mr. Fiennes direction, he whispers his lines which I found distracting. Also starring in key roles are Brian Cox as Senator Menenius, Jessica Chastin as Virgilia (Coriolanus's wife) and in a terrific role, Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia, the general's mother. Ms. Chastin handles the language well but is becoming too predictable in the supporting wife role. Ms. Redgrave, on the other hand, has some key scenes that really shine and remind us of her ageless talent. Mr. Fiennes favors close-ups framing just one or two actors, which is both powerful and yet claustrophobic at times. The climatic turning point of the film is very well staged and sets up the tragic conclusion beautifully.If you enjoy Shakespeare with a modern twist (Ian McKellen's "Richard III" comes to mind), "Coriolanus" is for you.
Events Roundup: January 21st-26th
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Listen to your children
Children need to be listened to. Do not assume that you know what they are feeling. The fact that they may not have words for their feelings makes it easier to dismiss them, and when they start crying inconsolably it can be equally challenging as a parent to be supportive, because a crying child moves many things inside the parents from our own childhoods. We often reflexively react to our children the way we were reacted to by our own parents.
One thing that we can do when our kids are upset is to help them put words to their feelings by saying things like: “Are you feeling mad because we had to turn off the TV before your program ended so that we can go for dinner?” Another thing we can do is to be empathic. For example: “I know it must be hard or frustrating right now. I can remember feeling similar feelings when I was your age”. This helps children to feel understood.
Do not tell them to stop crying. That’s one of the worst things to do. Do not call them babies for being upset over something that you think is trivial. It is not trivial for them. Children can easily learn to feel shamed for expressing their natural emotions. You more than likely experienced this at some point in your own life.
Parenting is hard work. It is especially hard when we are triggered by something and have to make concerted efforts not to react impulsively and to give our children the space that they need to express themselves.
By David B Younger, PhD, CGP, PC
How 'bout those NY Football Giants?!
Butterfield Market & Catering Expanding! Get ready for "Baked By Butterfield"
Some of you may have heard by now that Butterfield Market And Catering are expanding yet again…In case you missed it, the first time was in 2008, when we expanded our catering offices and kitchen uptown to 346 E 92nd Street (between 2nd and 1st Aves) as a complement to our flagship store. In addition to housing our catering office and kitchen, this location also features a cozy walk-in café and “mini-market” to serve our Yorkville neighbors. Very soon this year, we will be welcoming the latest addition to the Butterfield family: Baked By Butterfield. Baked By Butterfield will be New York City’s very first baked doughnut shop. Located at 1102 Lexington Avenue, right off the corner of 77th Street, Baked By Butterfield will offer two styles of gourmet baked doughnuts—one using traditional yeast, and the other using a batter base. What does this mean? It means an ever-changing menu featuring a mix of sweet and savory doughnuts, ranging from Red Velvet, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Cinnamon Sugar and Brooklyn Blackout to less conventional flavors such as Olive Oil & Thyme, Sundried Tomato, Whole Wheat Glaze and Pistachio.To best meet the needs of as many customers as possible, we will also offer both gluten-free, and sugar-free baked doughnut options. So now everyone will have an excuse to enjoy a doughnut---we’re making it easier for you to have what you crave already anyway! And we figure you’ll probably like a hot cup of coffee to dunk it in too, which is why we’ll be offering locally roasted coffee from Irving FarmsMaybe you’re wondering, “Why baked doughnuts?” Because they’re healthier! And because these doughnuts have huge flavor and texture versatility. And because we thought it would be really cool. You can keep an eye on the latest developments by “liking” Butterfield Market & Catering on Facebook, and by following us on twitter …We'll keep you posted with our progress; especially as opening day approaches!We’re so excited!!
Joan Rivers Puts UES Penthouse on the Market
posted by Donica Phifer
With four bedrooms, five bathrooms, over 5,000 square feet and restoration by "museum-trained artisans", Joan Rivers Upper...
Why I meditate
I have been interested in meditation for years, but it was only until fairly recently that I completed a Vedic meditation training here in NYC and committed to a regular practice.
In the Vedic tradition, a mantra is used to anchor the meditation. One of the biggest benefits of meditation, as far as I am concerned, is that it is a consciousness and practice of training the mind. I didn’t realize the full extent to which my mind was a wild animal until I began the practice of taming it. Jack Kornfield compares the mind in meditation to a puppy. It keeps trying to run off in different directions and you gently continue bringing it back.
Thoughts used to keep me up at night as well as hook onto my moods and take them swinging through the vines of my mind. I never even entertained the notion that this would be something that I could control. But that is what meditation has helped me to do. This does not mean that my mind never wanders. I am still human. But I do not feel like I am at the mercy of my mind anymore. I don’t allow it to race when I am about to sleep, and I am able to recognize when I am feeling low and start to attach negative cognitions to the feeling, which feeds it and enables it to persist way more than it needs to.
Thoughts and feelings are like waves that rise from the vast reservoir of the mind and melt back to the source. This is happening all of the time. Tsunamis are in large part self imposed. The process of attaching to specific thoughts and feelings blocks the natural ebb and flow. Pressure builds and the wave grows until it crashes down.
There are many different types of meditation. It doesn’t matter which one you choose, but I strongly believe it is one of the most natural and powerful remedies that exists with respect to psychic suffering.
David B. Younger, Ph.D, CGP, P.C.
