west utica

A building being demolished at the Utica Psychiatric Center West Utica, gives a glimpse inside one of the many shuttered structures on the campus.

Looming over West Utica since 1843, the Utica State Lunatic Asylum was once on the forefront of the progressive care of the mentally ill as New York's first center for their care. Closed now for decades, the main building of the Utica Psychatric Center, known as Old Main, has captivated those who live in its shadow and hear stories of its Haunts and Legends.

Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday. What secrets flow beneath the streets of Utica?

A new winery will open soon in the shadow of Utica's landmark West End Brewery. The Mohawk Valley Winery is taking over a location at 706 Varick Street in West Utica.

The Old Main Psychiatric Center Hospital opened its doors to a public tour on Monday, August 25th at 5PM offering a crowd of more than 4 thousand an exclusive glimpse inside the historic iconic Utica landmark.

Old Main at the Utica Psychiatric Center has been a local topic of conversation once the news was released that the building would open on August 25, 2014 for a public tour. A photo from inside Old Main has also garnered national attention online.

The Central New York community gets an exceptionally rare opportunity on August 25, 2014 as Old Main, the large building on the Utica Psychiatric Center complex opens to the public for a tour.

There are few buildings more iconic and more forbidden in Utica than Old Main, the gated-off main building of the Utica Psychiatric Center. And for one exceptionally rare evening, the building opened to the public.

As the construction continues on the North-South Arterial in West Utica, an odd 'monument' has formed at the corner of the Arterial and Noyes Street.

The Tramontane Cafe on Lincoln Ave in West Utica is taking to the community to help them expand and grow their coffee house and performance space business.

Hirt Playground is a small green refuge near the Brewery District in West Utica. Nestled in between Sunset Avenue and Warren Street, Hirt includes a basketball court, slides and swing set.

The intersection at Noyes and York streets in West Utica has always given me fits. Specifically travelling northbound on York, is it legal to make a right turn on red onto Noyes?