The former Barneys store near 76th Street, which closed in early 2018, is one of a number of vacant storefronts on Broadway in the West 70s. ( Photo: Michael Garofalo) The Rent Isn't Too Damn High Anymore Looking to rent a vacant storefront in the iconic retail corridor running up Broadway between West 72nd and 86th Streets?... News 09 Dec 2019 | 10:54
Vacant storefronts were the topic at the crowded meeting on the Upper West Side. ( Photo: Nick Smith-Koblitz) An SOS for Local Shops The grassroots advocacy group UWS Save our Stores, aptly referred to as “SOS,” hosted its first town hall meeting on “Vacant... News 09 Dec 2019 | 10:52
The author in the brace she had to wear after an automobile accident. ( Photo: Courtesy of Anna Bookstaber) The Healing Powers of the Upper West Side When I first saw the brace I was to be confined in for a month, I passed out. The humiliation of having to wear a chunky... Voices 06 Dec 2019 | 10:24
20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at a meeting on Oct. 28. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) A New Pattern of Crime Robberies have been on the rise this year on the Upper West Side, and police are now dealing with a common culprit for these... News 03 Dec 2019 | 10:25
NYC Marathon star Girma Bekele Gebre (left) with Bill Staab (center) of the West Side Runners' Club Runners after a workout at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx on Nov. 26, 2019. ( Photo: AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Running for the American Dream A no-name entrant at this month's New York City Marathon - literally, he didn't even qualify to have his name printed on... News 01 Dec 2019 | 05:01
Mark Diller (center) poses with board member Madelyn Innocent (right) and former member Genora Johnson (left). ( Photo courtesy of Community Board 7) A Focus on Empathy At the start of November, the members of Community Board 7 elected a new leader in Mark Diller, who took over from Roberta... News 25 Nov 2019 | 09:46
Jenny and Victor Benitez. ( Photo courtesy of Riverside Park Conservancy) Remembering Jenny Benitez The Upper West Side lost a valued member of the community last week. Jenny Benitez, the creator of Riverside Community Garden... News 15 Nov 2019 | 05:04
20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at the Oct. 28th meeting. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) 'No Uptick in Crime' on UWS For residents of the Upper West Side who have been feeling anxious following a series of high-profile crimes in recent weeks,... Newsletter 05 Nov 2019 | 10:13
Amanda Petersen, Jessica Thigpen and Margaux Gray (l to r) protested the Crunch Fitness decision in front of the West 83rd St. gym on Oct. 29th. ( Photo: Courtesy of Margaux Gray) Crunch Cuts Childcare Parents that work out at Crunch Fitness on the Upper West Side are angry. On Oct. 29, the gym, located at 162 West 83rd St.,... News 04 Nov 2019 | 03:09
CB7 transportation committee chair Howard Yaruss (left), was joined at the forum by Ed Pincar, Rachel Weinberger and Charles Komanoff (l to r). ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS: Nix on Paying for Parking Permits Residents on the Upper West Side are tired of being seen as numbers. Analytics aside, they are people, not cash cows. “You... Voices 04 Nov 2019 | 12:07
Tim Morehouse (center) with his fencing students and teaching staff. ( Photo: Tim Morehouse Fencing Club staff) 'The Olympian Keeps Going' Tim Morehouse is one of the Upper West Side's most accomplished athletes. In addition to winning a silver medal for fencing... News 04 Nov 2019 | 09:48
Community Board 7 member Katie Rosman called the DHS plan "inhumane" and "cruel." ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS Shelter Battle Escalates Community Board 7 and neighborhood activists are not backing down from a fight. The women’s shelter at 237 West 107th Street... News 04 Oct 2019 | 04:00
Kurt Pohmer, who opposes the men's shelter, spoke at the committee meeting. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS Residents Want Women’s Shelter to Stay If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That is the sentiment that more than 60 UWS residents expressed about turning a women’s... Newsletter 27 Sep 2019 | 04:22
The restaurant was also the largest tequila bar on the UWS. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Gabriela's Closing After 27 Years After nearly three decades as a staple on the UWS, Gabriela’s Restaurant and Tequila Bar is shuttering its doors. The eatery,... News 23 Sep 2019 | 11:08
200 Amsterdam Opponents Fight On By Emily Higginbotham As a controversial tower rises on the Upper West Side, a neighborhood group challenging its construction... News 14 Aug 2019 | 10:40
