Broadway Mall Association Ribbon Cutting Ceremony opening the three contiguous medians at W. 73rd Street (Second from left: Ian Olsen, Second from right: State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.) ( Photo: Samuel Kingsland) The Great Green Way Is Revitalizing Broadway’s Medians A quiet but dramatic transformation is unfolding along Broadway. The Great Green Way—an initiative led by the Broadway Mall... News 02 Jul 2025 | 03:08
Left: Straus Park in placid times. Right: Douglass Houses at Columbus Avenue and West 103rd Street. ( Photos: NYC Parks, Google Maps) Stabbing at Straus Park; Teen Busted for Gun near Douglass Houses Straus Park is many things to many people. Filling the almost triangular space between West End Avenue and Broadway, and... News 30 Jun 2025 | 11:49
Left and center: Wanted for mulcting and robbery. Right: Wanted for shooting. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman ‘Mulcted’ in Hamilton Heights; Man Shot in West Harlem The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals in connection... News 02 Jun 2025 | 12:34
At the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument with the United States Marine Corps Band. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Memorial Day Wreath-Laying Brings Many Hundreds to Soldiers & Sailors Monument Many hundreds of celebrants and patriots, civilians and military personnel alike, came to the Upper West Side on Monday morning,... News 30 May 2025 | 04:15
Angie Serrano at her window where she helped the UWS neighborhood for the past 19 years in a postal career that spanned 39 years. The Spirit caught up with her on her last day on the job. ( Photo: Kelly Garreau) Beloved Counter Person Retires After Nearly 20 Yrs at Columbus Ave P.O. Hopefully customers won’t be going postal, now that one of the most beloved counter people ever is retiring from her window... News 05 May 2025 | 02:27
Taste of the upper west side that took place last year in O’Shea School Complex ( Photo: https://www.tastewestside.com/summer-in-the-city) Taste of the West Side: The Festival You Don’t Want to Miss! Marking its 15th anniversary, the present edition is accompanied by some very welcome improvements. What was previously Taste... Home 30 Apr 2025 | 11:07
The first 5G tower on the Upper West Side, on Columbus Avenue between 94th and 95th streets ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) New 5G Cell Tower Plans Spark Controversy on UWS A 32-foot 5G tower recently installed on the Upper West Side on Columbus Avenue between 94th and 95th streets–the first of... News 21 Apr 2025 | 03:08
Seth G. Park’s work has had an impact on more than 1,000 immigrants over 30 years. ( Photo: Courtesy Seth G. Park) One Lawyer’s Mission: To Help Refugees Obtain Asylum When Seth Goodman Park first moved to the West Side in 2017, someone told him to beware: New York City was a soulless concrete... People 15 Apr 2025 | 02:02
Stationery & Toy has emerged as a friendly neighborhood institution in its nearly four decades on the Upper West Side. ( Photo: Andrea Sachs) How One Beloved UWS Store Is Navigating the Turbulent Retail Waters You might call Stationery and Toy at 125 W. 72nd St. a mom-and-pop store. You wouldn’t be far off the mark: The store is... Voices 13 Apr 2025 | 09:43
Henry Hudson Parkway near West 145th Street, August 2023. ( Google Maps) 2 Racing Drivers Sentenced for Hit & Run Death on Henry Hudson Parkway The two men responsible for the death 42-year-old motorcyclist Joel Quintana have been sentenced to prison. Quintana, a resident... Home 06 Apr 2025 | 06:11
Security camera footage of one of the suspects, a male with light brown skin, is seen here wearing a maroon-colored, black-top hoodie and riding a bicycle. ( Photo: NYPD CrimeStoppers) Man Struck in Head With Bicycle on UWS; NYPD Seeks Suspects Police are seeking any information on two suspects at the center of a violent assault last autumn on the Upper West Side.... News 31 Mar 2025 | 05:27
Crime Watch UWS 04.03.25 Woman’s Boyfriend Arrested after Snatching Her Phone A 37-year-old woman told police that at 8:55 p.m. on Wednesday, March... News 31 Mar 2025 | 11:25
On April 6, from noon to 3 p.m., City Council Member Gale Brewer will host a “participatory budgeting” pop-up at the American Museum of Natural History’s south entrance. The first 200 voters get a ticket to a free movie at the museum, valid for one year. ( Photo: American Natural History Museum ) Participatory budgeting With a $1 Million Pot to Divvy Up, UWS ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Begins As “participatory budgeting” voting gets underway, from March 29 to April 6, Upper West Siders living in City Council Member... News 28 Mar 2025 | 02:36
Barber Shop 72 owner Rafael Ibragimov says many customers are coming in and asking for a Timothée Chalamet-style mustache trim. ( Photo: Andrea Sachs) Forget Your Gillette! 2025 is the Year of the ’Stache on the UWS Mustache wearers can be picky, Rafael Ibragimov, the owner of Barber Shop 72, explained when I visited his popular UWS establishment... News 24 Mar 2025 | 03:05
Equinox and Life Time gym robbery gang, January 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) West Side Tire Slasher Caught & Released; Equinox Gym Robbery Gang on the Loose The alleged West Side Tire Slasher—or at least one of them—has been arrested. His name is Jesus Navarro, 41, and his suspected... News 23 Mar 2025 | 10:27
Opinion: Zohran Mamdani Being Unfairly Branded