Monday Bulletin: Searching for Unknown Insect Species in Central Park; Park’s Ranger Corps Celebrates First Anniversary; Nonprofit Helps UWS School Design ‘Dream’ City Blocks; UWS Restaurant Named One of North America’s Best

Vox is setting up bug traps in Central Park in an attempt to discover new insect species.

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Openings & Closings: Lily’s Roasters; Ghemo; a Convenience Store (as Yet Unnamed); Sushi Konata

Lily’s Roaster’s, which serves freshly roasted small-batch coffee, croissants, and pastries, opened on West 86th Street this weekend.

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Monday Bulletin: School Emphasizing ‘Classical Christian’ Education Makes Bid for UWS Building; Horse-Drawn Carriage Flips Near Central Park; An Update on the Sidewalk Legos of West 85th Street

The forecast calls for showers this morning, but clearing in time to get outside this afternoon. Happy Memorial Day, everyone!

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Openings & Closings: Sweet Peanut Records; ENT & Allergy Associates; Étude 72; Metro II Hair Studio; Plus a Ghemo Update

An independent record store will open this summer in the space formerly occupied by Europtica on Amsterdam Avenue near West 82nd Street.

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Here’s the UWS Dish: La Farine Pâtisserie et Café’s Strawberry Cardamom Tart (& Other Delicacies!)

I worried the dessert would be too sweet, but the strawberry jam in the crème fouettée brought enough acidity to level the sweetness.

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Monday Bulletin: The Skinny on the World’s Skinniest Skyscraper; The UWS Gilded Age Mansion That’s Lingering on the Market; Actor Matt Dillon’s Second Act as a Painter; The East Village Family that ‘Staycations’ on the UWS

On this day in 1910, not much happened -- and that was very good news. Here's why.

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