https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-apr-16-22-BX5761443 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-15T12:14:13-04:00 Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Apr. 16-22 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/st-john-the-divine-via-www-stjohndivi_4-10617573_20260415120620.jpg st john the divine via www.stjohndivine.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ny-historical-society-via-nyhistory_4-10617577_20260415120620.jpg ny historical society via nyhistory.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/albany-lawmakers-take-up-sweeping-pension-reforms-a-big-winner-themselves-XB5762088 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-15T13:38:40-04:00 Albany Lawmakers Take Up Sweeping Pension Reforms. A Big Winner? Themselves. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tier6pols_4-10618005_20260415134838.webp State lawmakers Jamaal Bailey, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas, Claire Valdez and Jamaal Bailey, clockwise from left, are all in the Tier 6 pension plan. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/on-trivia-night-quizmaster-pete-brings-his-a-game-a-beer-CB5762589 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-15T16:53:16-04:00 On Trivia Night, Quizmaster Pete Brings His A-Game . . . &amp; a Beer https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/quizmasterpete3_4-10618973_20260415155331.jpg Pete Sullivan, aka Quizmaster Pete, leads the weekly Pub Trivia Night at O’Hanlon’s in the East Village. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/quizmasterpete1_4-10618976_20260415155333.jpg Pete Sullivan, aka Quizmaster Pete, has his game face on as he prepares questions for the O’Hanlon’s Pub Trivia he hosts weekly at the East Village pub. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ohanlontriviaplayers_4-10618979_20260415155556.jpg O’Hanlon’s patrons prepare for battle at the East Village bar’s weekly pub trivia competition hosted by Pete Sullivan, aka Quizmaster Pete. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ohanlontriviaquiz_4-10618990_20260415155754.jpg Patrons at O’Hanlon’s get ready to record answers during the pub’s weekly trivia contest hosted by Pete Sullivan, aka Quizmaster Pete. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/mamdani-unveils-ues-site-as-first-grocery-store-to-be-run-by-nyc-AB5762255 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-15T17:15:36-04:00 Mamdani Unveils UES Site as First Grocery Store to be Run by NYC https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-owned-grocery-with-dep-mayor-jul_4-10619164_20260415164230.jpg New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (at mic) is with Deputy Mayor Julie Su (right) and Manhattan borough president Brad Hoylman-Sigal as the mayor announces at site next to La Marqueta in East Harlem will be the site for the city’s first publicly subsidized grocery store. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hoylman-sigal-and-julie-su-with-mamda_4-10619167_20260415164231.jpg New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (left), Deputy Mayor Julie Su (right) and Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, announcing the first city-owned grocery store is expected to open in East Harlem. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/lamarqueta_4-10618586_20260415164232.jpg La Marqueta, at 115th St. and Park Ave. in E. Harlem, is to be the site of the first city-run grocery store. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/fight-to-save-jimmy-s-corner-continues-with-spirited-rally-XJ5759213 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-15T17:19:23-04:00 Fight to Save Jimmy’s Corner Continues With Spirited Rally https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hfkcg86weaau8yg_4-10615636_20260414163520.jpg Jimmy’s Corner owner Adam Glenn (center-right), who inherited the dive bar from his late boxing legend father, rallied against a planned eviction of his business by the Durst Organization on April 10. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hfkcg-kbuaa-l9u_4-10615633_20260414163405.jpg City Council Members Emily Gallagher and Julia Salazar (center) used the rally as an opportunity to push their Small Business Rent Stabilization Act, which could apply to businesses such as Jimmy’s Corner. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/here-s-why-nutritional-needs-of-men-and-women-are-so-varied-CI5758307 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-15T17:39:51-04:00 Here’s Why Nutritional Needs of Men and Women Are So Varied https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/julie-andrews-rex-harrison-my-fair-la_4-10614857_20260414163745.jpg Julie Andrews, as Eliza Doolittle, and Rex Harrison, as Professor Henry Higgins, in the 1957 Broadway production of “My Fair Lady.” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/audreyhepburnmyfairlady_4-10614860_20260414155036.jpg Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle on the set of the movie “My Fair Lady” with cinematographer Harry Stradling, Sr. (c. 1964) https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/river-to-river-bike-path-on-72nd-st-draws-heat-at-cb7-meeting-XA5763154 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-15T19:29:28-04:00 River-to-River Bike Path on 72nd St. Draws Heat at CB7 Meeting https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/west-side-of-72-well-developed_4-10619247_20260415192930.png Plans for the West Side of the river-to-river bike lane are more developed than the plans on the East Side. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/proposed-two-way-bike-lane-on-72_4-10619243_20260415190618.png The DOT outlined is proposals for a two-way bike lane on West 72nd St. as part of a proposed river-to-river bike lane. Some seniors voiced objection to the double lane. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-15-185645_4-10619239_20260415190618.png Map of DOT’s proposed river-to-river bike lane which will connect Riverside Drive to the East Side and cut across Central Park. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/scots-turn-midtown-plaid-for-tartan-day-parade-1000s-strong-AB5751310 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-16T09:33:33-04:00 Scots Turn Midtown Plaid for Tartan Day Parade, 1000s Strong https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/scots-turn-midtown-plaid-tartan-day_4-10607388_20260412202720.jpg Tartan Day Parade welcomes dogs who wear plaid too. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tartan-day-parade-midtown-plaid-sam-h_4-10607417_20260412204010.jpg Grand Marshal Sam Heughan at the Tartan Day Parade April 11, 2026. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/scots-midtown-tartan-day-parade-plaid_4-10607414_20260413214651.jpg Tartan Day Parade marches up Sixth Avenue, plaid and pipers everywhere. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/scots-turn-midtown-plaid-tartan-day-p_4-10607392_20260412202919.jpg Tartan Day Parade marchers and spectators, everyone smiling in the sun. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tartan-day-parade-plaid-shamrock-this_4-10607422_20260413214652.jpg Tartan Day Parade including the Shamrock &amp; Thistle Pipes &amp; Drums. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tartan-day-parade-pipers-bryant-park_4-10607425_20260413214652.jpg Tartan Day Parade pipers warm up in Bryant Park. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tartan-day-parade-midtown-marchers-we_4-10607431_20260413214653.jpg Scotland is one of the teams that qualified for the World Cup in soccer in June. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tartan-day-parade-scots-marines-usmc_4-10607428_20260413214653.jpg Scottish Marines step off on Tartan Day Parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/the-many-twists-and-turns-behind-the-jackie-robinson-story-DC5765410 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-16T13:40:37-04:00 The Many Twists and Turns behind the Jackie Robinson Story https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/jackie-robinson_4-10621094_20260416133402.png Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. To mark the occasion, every major league ballplayer in the country wears his number, 42, on April 15. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/santacon-organizer-charged-with-wire-fraud-NB5762429 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-16T15:04:43-04:00 SantaCon Organizer Charged with Wire Fraud https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ap25347741638481_4-10618704_20260415151610.jpg SantaCon attendees participate in the annual pub crawl in New York City on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/32bj-seiu-votes-yes-giving-bargaining-committee-the-ok-to-call-for-a-strike-GF5766549 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-16T16:15:38-04:00 32BJ SEIU Votes “Yes,” Giving Bargaining Committee the OK to Call for a Strike https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/seiuvote_4-10624247_20260416155600.jpg 32BJ SEIU members, 10,000 strong, vote on April 15, 2026, in Manhattan to authorize bargaining committee to call for a strike if no deal on wages, health care can be reached with the Realty Advisory Board. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mamdaniunion_4-10624614_20260416170230.jpg Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses union members at 32BJ SEIU vote on April 15, when those in attendance authorized bargaining committee to OK call for a strike. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/meninunion_4-10624617_20260416170636.jpg City Council Speaker Julie Menin confirms her support for 32BJ SEIU union during a vote on April 15, when voting members authorized bargaining committee to OK a strike call. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/seiuleaders_4-10624620_20260416171111.jpg Union executives and city leaders come together on April 15 to support the 32BJ SEIU vote to authorize a strike if the bargaining committee and Realty Advisory Board do not come to an agreement. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/first-ever-global-holocaust-film-series-aims-to-honor-the-past-educate-the-future-JC5765579 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-16T16:52:20-04:00 First-Ever Global Holocaust Film Series Aims to Honor the Past, Educate the Future https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/1b6818aa-7565-4dd5-8ce4-e25f175cbf62_4-10622706_20260416140907.jpg Gabriella Major and Gideon Taylor open the screening with a brief discussion https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/aeb62c15-c0ad-46c5-bcdd-be37d574a405_4-10622709_20260416140945.jpg Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal greets Gabriella Major https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/9e79392d-c5ab-46c1-8cb2-d0163b96c4e6_4-10622712_20260416141015.jpg Brad Hoylman-Sigal addresses the audience in his support of the event https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/97097e5c-953f-4a9e-ac67-1af4cac72535_4-10622765_20260416141119.jpg Directors Dara Bratt, Jennifer Skarbnik, and Sabina Vajrača at a panel discussion at the end of the screening https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/group-rallies-for-registration-of-e-bikes-at-city-hall-YF5766735 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-16T17:49:26-04:00 Group Rallies For Registration of E-Bikes at City Hall https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-5387_4-10624508_20260416174912.jpg Janet Schroeder, who leads the Electric Vehicle Safety Alliance, rallied outside City Hall on April 16 for the passage of Priscilla’s Law. It would force the registration of e-bikes and other e-vehicles. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-5388_4-10624624_20260416174912.jpg Laura Dunn (above), who is running to represent Manhattan in Congress, told <i>Straus News </i>that there should be “crime victim compensation” for those struck by e-bike or e-scooter riders.