https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/council-member-marte-takes-on-battery-park-ticket-scammers-again-MA6211385 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-21T11:16:33-04:00 Council Member Marte Takes on Battery Park Ticket Scammers—Again! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/council-member-marte-takes-battery-pa_4-11118982_20260921085907.jpg Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Christopher Marte at Sept. 14 ticket scammer event at Battery Park. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/council-member-marte-takes-battery-pa_4-11118985_20260921085908.jpg Ticket seller counterprotesterors at Sept. 14 ticket scammer event at Battery Park. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/council-member-marte-ticket-battery-p_4-11119043_20260921091508.webp A Battery Park ticket seller offers assistance to female passersby, March 2025. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/marte-battery-park-ticket-scammers_4-11119155_20260921092929.jpg Warning: Scam Alert signs are all over Battery Park, trying to save tourists from deception. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/state-removes-regents-exams-from-graduation-requirement-GY6212899 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-21T12:47:16-04:00 State Removes Regents Exams From Graduation Requirement https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/regents-exams-graduation_4-11121027_20260921121912.jpg Commissioner of Education Betty A. Rosa argued that, in order to best prepare students for life after graduation, the state must move away from over prioritizing teaching the Regents Exams in class. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/uws-trader-joe-s-reopens-after-nearly-four-month-renovation-LE6215739 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-21T16:06:19-04:00 UWS Trader Joe’s Reopens After Nearly Four Month Renovation https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5841563-11106230-20260921_4-11122390_20260921155437.jpg The newly renovated Trader Joe's on Broadway and West 72nd Street reopened on Sept. 12. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/trump-admin-drops-funding-appeal-against-gateway-project-XI6219880 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-22T15:50:23-04:00 Trump Admin Drops Funding Appeal Against Gateway Project https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mpa-delivery-partners-hudson-county-s_4-11125233_20260922154954.jpg The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a ruling barring it from freezing promised funds to the Gateway Project, which is slated to connect rail lines from Penn Station to Newark, NJ. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-11-at-10-35-26-roo_4-11125323_20260922154955.png In a July ruling, a judge described the freezing of funds as a “flagrantly” illegal act.