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. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-sept-24-30-HY6221832 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-23T12:07:30-04:00 Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Sept. 24 - 30 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/met-cloisters-via-www-metmuseum-org_4-11126977_20260923120733.jpg met cloisters via www.metmuseum.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/riverside-park-via-riversideparknyc_4-11126981_20260923120733.jpg Riverside Park via riversideparknyc.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/council-member-marte-takes-on-battery-park-ticket-scammers-again-MA6211385 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-23T16:05:24-04:00 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. 15 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/food-drink/penn-station-bar-is-back-on-tracks-BI6208377 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-23T17:00:15-04:00 Penn Station Bar Is Back on Tracks https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-5516_4-11116902_20260918140645.jpg Pre-grand opening, Tracks Raw Bar and Grill, seen here from the main entrance, has totally different decor than when it left Penn Station seven years ago. There is a long bar for thirsty patrons, and cozy booths in the back for hungry and thirsty ones, not in a rush for the 6:27 p.m. train to suburbia. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-5824_4-11117613_20260918140648.jpg Lobster Roll? Topneck Clams? A pint of Guinness? It’s all at Tracks in Penn Station. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/image001-3_4-11117616_20260918140649.jpg Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal lightens the moment during the commemoration of the Tracks re-opening on September 17. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-9759_4-11117619_20260918140652.jpg MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber who had forced out the original Tracks seven years ago as the MTA undertook a $700 million LIRR station renovation, welcomed the raw bar back in the rebuilt concourse at Penn Station. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-9776_4-11117622_20260918140654.jpg At the re-opening of Tracks Raw Bar and Grill, owner Bruce Caulfield took the time to thank those who were responsible for the rebuilt space that was vacated 7 years ago. Looking on are MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and LIRR President Rob Free, Assembly Member Keith Powers, and Manhattan BP Brad Hoylman-Sigal. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/a-look-inside-the-artsy-and-freaky-freeman-alley-with-karen-s-quirky-new-york-YI6219809 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-24T12:12:17-04:00 A Look Inside the Artsy and Freaky Freeman Alley with Karen’s Quirky New York https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/1-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125222_20260922154702.jpg Karen Rempel welcomes you to the famously graffiti-covered Freeman Alley, a popular downtown haunt for the avant-garde and rebellious artists. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/2-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125238_20260922154702.jpg Freeman Alley buzzes with podcasters, Instagrammers, TikTokers, graffiti artists, and snoops. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/4-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125244_20260922154927.jpg Graffiti art: paint and collage, adorned with unexpected greenery in Freeman Alley https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/5-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125247_20260922154927.jpg Karen Rempel surrenders to being immersed in graffiti in Freeman Alley. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/6-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125250_20260922154928.jpg 3 Freeman Alley is the entrance to Untitled, a boutique minimalist hotel with a rooftop bar. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/7-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125253_20260922154928.jpg Karen Rempel transforms into a trickster ready to take New York. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/8-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125256_20260922155052.jpg Freeman Alley is a living art space, continuously regenerating. Here a graffiti artist prepares the canvas for a new iteration. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/9-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-2026_4-11125259_20260922155052.jpg The ominous Freeman Alley at night seems to harken back to its coffin-maker roots. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/10-karen-s-quirky-new-york-sept-202_4-11125262_20260922155053.jpg A Tesla Cybertruck, spotted on Chrystie Street, around the corner from Freeman Alley has been hit with “LOOT’s throw” (graffiti tag).