https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-aug-6-12-HH6090283 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-05T12:07:20-04:00 Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Aug. 6-12 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/guggenheim-via-www-guggenheim-org_4-10979829_20260805120722.jpg guggenheim via www.guggenheim.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/museum-of-arts-design-via-www-madmu_4-10979834_20260805120724.jpg Museum of Arts & Design via www.madmuseum.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/subway-decor-mta-opens-auction-for-metrocard-vending-machines-DH6090731 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-05T14:36:54-04:00 Subway Decor: MTA Opens Auction for MetroCard Vending Machines https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-05-at-2-33-39-pm_4-10980182_20260805143511.png The NYC MTA will auction of a limited number of vintage MetroCard vending machines (left) and express machines (right), with a starting bid of $1500 to take home a blast from the subway’s past. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/camping-under-the-stars-in-city-parks-legally-yes-you-can-EJ6083125 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-05T22:16:57-04:00 Camping Under the Stars in City Parks? Legally? Yes, You Can! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-53-34-pm_4-10974656_20260803125503.png Urban Park Rangers host an array of public events and activities, including educational excursions on NYC parks’ wildlife. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-56-33-pm_4-10974668_20260803125729.png Urban Park Rangers hosting Family Camping and helping families set up tents. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-43-17-pm_4-10974649_20260803124800.png The Lake of Central Park, with a person pictured on a rented boat. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/city-council-launching-e-bike-safety-review-after-deadly-crashes-EG6091161 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-06T10:41:19-04:00 City Council Launching E-Bike Safety Review After Deadly Crashes https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-05-at-11-29-22-am_4-10980764_20260806104100.png NYC Council Members on the steps of city hall, announcing a Sept. 30 hearing on e-bike safety. From left to right: Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers, Oswald Feliz, Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, Speaker Julie Menin, Gale Brewer, and Lynn Schulman. Council Members were joined by Jessica Solano, who’s been caring for her sister after she was severely injured by an e-bike while jogging, and Solano’s husband, Brian (right). https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-safety-east-11-st_4-10981937_20260806102312.jpg A typical day on East 11th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A, where 100s of e-bikes, scooters and mopeds take over public space on behalf of the app delivery industry. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-review-fly-e-bike_4-10982006_20260806102624.jpg No license, no license plate, no registration: a sparkling Fly E-Bike parked and ready for delivery. But is it really a “bicycle”? https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-safety-review-bike_4-10981934_20260806101851.jpg The City Council is launching e-bike safety review in part to deal with issues like speeding e-bikes. Here a Washington Heights shop advertises “We speed up bike.” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-safety-review-mon_4-10982009_20260806103135.jpg Stand up electric unicycles aka e-unicycles or monowheels are also an e-vehicle concern. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/e-bike-safety-hells-kitchen_4-10982016_20260806103736.webp City council launching e-bike safety review that might address scenes like this, which are typical of the 9th Avenue bike lane in Hell’s Kitchen. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-review-red-hook-i_4-10982013_20260806103418.jpg NYPD’s illegal e-bike and scooter impound yard in Red Hook, Brooklyn. https://www.westsidespirit.com/home/all-mta-buses-to-have-designated-spot-for-open-strollers-YL6094706 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-06T16:18:57-04:00 All MTA Buses to Have Designated Spot for Open Strollers https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mta-open-stroller_4-10989021_20260806161839.jpg Spots on MTA buses that have been designated as open stroller spaces are marked with a decal. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/shame-stickers-for-cars-blocking-street-sweepers-make-controversial-comeback-EX6088798 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-07T06:03:53-04:00 Shame Stickers for Cars Blocking Street Sweepers Make Controversial Comeback https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/dsny-car-stickers_4-10978320_20260804162051.webp The NY Department of Sanitation has started affixing adhesive stickers to cars violating street cleaning parking rules again, bringing back a practice that had been prohibited since 2011 before a City Council vote in June 2026 allowed the Department of Sanitation to resume the practice starting in August. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/at-night-out-against-crime-at-central-park-precinct-police-hear-concerns-about-bikes-CG6091949 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-07T06:53:48-04:00 At Night Out Against Crime at Central Park Precinct, Police Hear Concerns about Bikes https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/pxl-20260804-214212893-mp_4-10981420_20260805170533.jpg Julie Harvey (seated), who said she was injured in a collision by a speeding biker in Central Park, speaks to Central Park Medical Unit about bicycle concerns. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/pxl-20260804-210720644-mp_4-10981450_20260805170536.jpg NYPD and other groups set up tables for Central Park Precinct Night Out Against Crime. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/officials-and-advocates-blast-judge-s-ruling-blocking-ice-mask-ban-JG6091469 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-07T06:58:42-04:00 Officials and Advocates Blast Judge’s Ruling Blocking ICE Mask Ban https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ice-block-jpg-10981323-10981323_4-10981323_20260805164108.jpg Officials and advocates came together after a law set to ban ICE agents from concealing their identities with masks was blocked when a judge issued a preliminary injunction. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/block-on-ban-jpg-10987926-10987926_4-10987926_20260806140901.jpg Assemblymember Tony Simone organized a conference to condemn the block on August 4. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mask-ban-jpg-10987929-10987929_4-10987929_20260806140904.jpg Civil rights lawyer and Democratic nominee for Assembly District 66 David Siffert argued against the legal reasoning behind the decision at the press conference. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/officials-ban-jpg-10987925-10987925_4-10987925_20260806140907.jpg New York Immigration Coalition President Murad Awawdeh called the block on the mask ban a mistake. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mask-ban-block-jpg-10987924-10987924_4-10987924_20260806140910.jpg Representative Dan Goldman, who has introduced a similar bill on a federal level in Congress, also came to speak out against the decision.