https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/judge-temporarily-blocks-move-to-add-bike-lanes-to-west-72nd-street-XY6045365 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-20T17:23:40-04:00 Judge Temporarily Blocks Move to Add Bike Lanes to West 72nd Street https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-07-20-at-3-08-16-pm_4-10937931_20260720150942.png Current proposal for the W. 72 Street bike lane, including a protected two-way bike path and one lane of car traffic in each direction. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a6401_4-10936493_20260720150236.jpg Members of NYC E-Vehicle Safety Alliance protesting in front of the Transportation Alternatives annual fundraiser on June 1, pushing against the proposal for a two-way bike lane on West 72 Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a6474_4-10937806_20260720150239.jpg Janet Schroeder, Co-Founder and Director of NYC E-Vehicle Safety Alliance, leading the protest on June 1 alongside other EVSA members and victims of e-vehicle accidents or those involving speeding bicyclists. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-jul-23-29-BC6051461 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-22T12:12:19-04:00 Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jul. 23-29 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/met-fifth-avenue-via-www-metmuseum_4-10942005_20260722121221.jpg met fifth avenue via www.metmuseum.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/met-cloisters-via-www-metmuseum-org_4-10942009_20260722121221.jpg met cloisters via www.metmuseum.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/anti-ice-army-vet-who-set-federal-plaza-fire-charged-with-arson-CL6049325 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-22T14:10:04-04:00 Anti-ICE Army Vet Who Set Federal Plaza Fire Charged With Arson https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ap-photo-of-26-federal-plaza-fire_4-10940679_20260722140838.jpg Black smoke and flames erupted in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan on the morning of July 20 after Army veteran Andrew Arrabaca set fire to a staircase. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-img-1730-jpg-10940670-10940670_4-10940670_20260721182621.jpg A person identified as Andrew Arrabaca, (right in dark clothing) was videoed throwing a rectangular object into the fire that he allegedly set outside 26 Federal Plaza before being tackled by law enforcement. The person with the dog removed an air soft rifle that Arrabaca had placed on the ground. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/federal-plaza-ap26201505848334_4-10940674_20260721183131.jpg Law enforcement tackled Andrew Arrabaca to the ground after receiving 911 calls about fireworks and what some callers thought was an active shooter. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_thumb4-10942975_20260722144257.jpg https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/arson-courtesy-pwc-companies_4-10942975_20260722144257.mp4