https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/crime-watch/migrant-pleads-guilty-in-shooting-of-federal-officer-in-inwood-FK5851153 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-15T07:36:21-04:00 Migrant Pleads Guilty in Shooting of Federal Officer in Inwood https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5652703-10725795-20260515_4-10725795_20260515165329.jpg Armed robbers on a motorbike target man and his girlfriend in Fort Washington Park, July 19, 2025.. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/mamdani-shortens-affordable-housing-approval-process-AL5850417 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-15T10:45:21-04:00 Mamdani Shortens Affordable Housing Approval Process https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/55268416090-1c4b650a66-k_4-10725232_20260514180746.jpg Mayor Mamdani (at mic) produced a set of reforms aimed at cutting red tape for affordable housing development. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/55268016071-34d33cd203-k_4-10725513_20260514180747.jpg Mamdani’s announcement garnered support from Carlina Rivera (pictured center-left), the former City Council Member and now-CEO of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/student-who-lost-an-older-brother-honors-him-by-finishing-first-in-art-show-BL5841311 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-15T14:04:14-04:00 Student Who Lost an Older Brother, Honors Him By Finishing First in Art Show https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unknown_4-10711923_20260512115630.jpg Village Alliance Art Competition winner and Cooper Union student Ari Barash at Astor Place, where his winning series <i>LONG LIVE YUL: NOMADIC COSMOLOGY </i>is on display, adorning the area’s utility boxes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-12-at-11-51-24-am_4-10711978_20260512120319.png “LONG LIVE YUL: NOMADIC COSMOLOGY”<i> </i>is the body of work by Ari Barash that garnered the top award in the Village Alliance Art Competition. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/05072026-village-alliance-017-207407_4-10712046_20260512123306.jpg Just one of the Astor Place utility boxes that Village Alliance Director Scott Hobbs now calls “A focal point with community-based art.” Artist Ari Barash’s work will be displayed throughout the summer. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/05072026-village-alliance-142-207943_4-10712069_20260512123343.jpg Artists and Village Alliance representatives gathered at Astor Place for the May 7^thart dedication. (l to r): Nick Pietrinferno, Urban Design + Engagement Associate, Scott Hobbs, Executive Director, art competition winner Ari Barash, finalist Lindsay Liang, finalist Phoebe Jamieson, finalist Gigi Borgese, Elizabeth Horkely, Marketing + Partnerships Manager, Taylor Young, Deputy Director, Calvin Beatty, Field Operations Manager. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/crime-watch/subway-shover-gets-20-year-prison-sentence-for-ues-attack-AK5851031 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-15T15:21:02-04:00 Subway Shover Gets 20 Year Prison Sentence for UES Attack https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/emine-ozsoy_4-10728538_20260515151434.png A talented artist before the attack by a deranged man on an UES subway in 2023, Emine Ozsoy was cut to the bone and initially left paralyzed from the shoulders down. Through intense therapy, she has learned to feed herself, brush her teeth and use a computer. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/subway-shover-sentenced-vicious-ues-a_4-10725839_20260515071553.jpg Convicted madman subway shover Kamal Semrade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5652701-10725839-20260515_4-10728699_20260515154819.jpg Madman subway shover Kamal Semrade received a 20-year prison sentence for slamming a woman’s head into a moving subway train at an UES station, leaving her partially paralyzed. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/new-summer-of-hell-fire-breaks-out-at-penn-station-lirr-strike-begins-2-days-later-YH5854919 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-16T14:16:06-04:00 New Summer of Hell? Fire Breaks Out At Penn Station, LIRR Strike Begins 2 Days Later https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/inside-penn_4-10728791_20260515180511.png The LIRR level of Penn Station is nearly deserted as a tunnel fire on May 14 kept most service suspended throughout the day on May 15. The MTA was urging riders to use Grand Central Madison. And then a strike began at 12:01 a.m. on May 16. Up to 300,000 commuters will be impacted if the strike stretches into workweek. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tempimageawtal7_4-10728732_20260515172320.jpg Firefighters responding to a track fire that broke out at Penn Station on Thursday, April 14, which snarled commutes well into the next day. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tempimagemobp7w_4-10728728_20260515180512.jpg The fire severely disrupted LIRR and NJ Transit service, although nobody was injured. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/midtown-mayhem-subway-slashing-forcible-touching-mugging-arrest-MK5851284 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-16T15:38:54-04:00 Midtown Mayhem: Subway Slashing, Forcible Touching, Mugging Arrest https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/forcible-touching-in-midtown_4-10725822_20260515000449.webp Wanted for Forcible Touching in Midtown, April 22, 2026. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/arrest-made-34th-street-mugging_4-10725825_20260515000543.webp Wanted for mugging on 34th Street near 9th Avenue.