https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/showdown-time-schneps-reporters-seeking-to-unionize-head-to-vote-AL6049398 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T11:01:37-04:00 Showdown Time: Schneps Reporters Seeking to Unionize Head to Vote https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/55285004503-dcae3ecc96-c-3-1_4-10942908_20260722142704.jpg City Council speaker Julie Menin (first row center) hosted journalists seeking to unionize Schneps Media at a rally at City Hall as the unionization drive kicked off earlier this year. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/politicos-divided-over-how-city-handled-ues-legionnaires-disease-outbreak-DF6052126 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T12:14:46-04:00 Politicos Divided Over How City Handled UES Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-22-at-2-24-17-pm_4-10942901_20260722142920.png City Council speaker Julie Menin, who represents an UES district, stands with Council Members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/manhattan-rents-soar-to-an-all-time-high-in-june-YD6050908 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T12:14:53-04:00 Manhattan Rents Soar to An All-Time High in June https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/manhattan-rent-all-time-high_4-10950836_20260723172449.jpg Rents for rent stabilized apartments have been frozen for two years while market rate apartments just hit a new all-time high. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/new-book-highlights-marilyn-monroe-being-true-to-herself-CB6056664 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T13:13:17-04:00 New Book Highlights Marilyn Monroe: Being True To “Herself” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/9781956474909_4-10951041_20260724075100.jpg “Herself,” by M. J. Moore, is a work of biographical fiction chronicling the last two months of the American icon’s life as told by her one-time assistant. Both are starting life anew and bond over music, books, and writing her autobiography. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unknown_4-10951042_20260724075101.jpg Besides “Herself,” New Yorker M. J. Moore is the author of two biographies, “Star-Crossed Lovers: James Jones, Lowney Handy and the Birth of From Here to Eternity” and “Mario Puzo: An American Writer’s Quest,” and the novel “For Paris ~ With Love & Squalor.” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/marilyn-monroe-at-ciros_4-10952630_20260724131319.jpg Marilyn Monroe arriving at the nighclub Ciro’s in 1954. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/marilyn-monroe-in-seven-year-itch_4-10952785_20260724131319.jpg She was photographed above a subway grate while filming “The Seven Year Itch.” Although it became one of the iconic photos of the era, a new book by A.J. Moore presents a far more nuanced look at the business woman side of one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/to-grandmother-s-house-we-go-in-the-wake-of-a-hurricane-YY6032098 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T14:57:33-04:00 To Grandmother’s House We Go...in the Wake of a Hurricane https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/stephanie-price_4-10920189_20260715105338.jpg New York native Nicole Gomez Fisher is an award-winning writer, director, and producer. “Hurricane Seasons” is her sixth turn at helming a film. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-02-at-7-16-17-am_4-10920190_20260715105339.png “Hurricane Seasons,” about a New York artist and her daughter, as well as her niece, on a last wish journey across Puerto Rico with the terminally ill Comacho family matriarch, opens this fall. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-05-at-5-11-40-pm_4-10920192_20260715105341.png The cast of “Hurricane Seasons”: Top row (l. to r.): Priscilla Lopez, Aida Rodriguez, and Justina Machado. Bottom row (l. to r.) Jearnest Corchado and Alycia Pascual-Pena. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/laura-magruder-2_4-10920194_20260715105343.jpg A scene from “Hurricane Seasons,” directed by Nicole Gomez-Fisher and written by Javier Ortiz. Angela Camacho (Priscilla Lopez) in yellow celebrates with her granddaughter Issa (Jearnest Corchado) and others in Puerto Rico. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/trump-admin-wants-to-divert-property-taxes-and-seeks-new-name-for-penn-station-LL6058519 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T15:30:48-04:00 Trump Admin Wants to Divert Property Taxes and Seeks New Name for Penn Station https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-penn-station-rendering-4-10912598_4-10953606_20260725094434.webp The original artist rendering by the winning bidder earlier this year featured the Pennsylvania Station name above the proposed new Grand Entrance on Eighth Ave. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/seal-of-president-at-penn-4-10912681_4-10953855_20260725094436.webp Inside view of the proposed new Penn Station shows a Presidential Seal with the name President Donald Trump prominently displayed https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/rats-flies-sewage-health-dept-closes-bagel-store-on-broadway-FL6058502 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T17:48:21-04:00 Rats, Flies, Sewage? Health Dept. Closes Bagel Store on Broadway https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-24-at-4-56-45-pm_4-10953524_20260724172032.png A bagel shop on Broadway has been shuttered by the NYC Health and Mental Hygiene Department, after inspectors found conditions that reportedly included pest and sewage contamination. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-24-at-5-33-40-pm_4-10953799_20260724174105.png The UWS bagel store no longer belongs to the original Tal Bagels chain, with the founder clarifying that the numerous stores he still oversees—such as one on Lexington Ave. (above)—boast better health ratings. https://www.westsidespirit.com/home/uws-stabbing-attacker-charged-with-attempted-murder-as-hate-crime-LL6058379 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-24T19:51:56-04:00 UWS Stabbing Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder as Hate Crime https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hate-crime-image-img-6057-jpeg-10953394-10953394_4-10953394_20260724181643.jpg City Councilmember Gale Brewer condemned the attacks at a gathering outside The Jewish Center on July 24. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hate-crime-image-img-6031-preview_4-10953805_20260724181645.jpg Attorney General Letitia James was also in attendance. “It’s really critically important that individuals understand that antisemitic acts have been growing in the City of New York,” she said. “Also, acts against the Asian community have also been on the increase.” https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/new-scaffolding-rules-to-be-enforced-starting-august-13-GC6051697 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-25T01:04:53-04:00 New Scaffolding Rules to be Enforced Starting August 13 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tempimagevuwvqq_4-10942364_20260722131320.jpg 605 East 9th Street Scaffolding https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/hotel-industry-says-bookings-lag-despite-world-cup-final-surge-FB6056241 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-25T10:46:49-04:00 Hotel Industry Says Bookings Lag Despite World Cup Final Surge https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-23-at-4-26-58-pm_4-10950658_20260723163826.png Spain fans celebrate their big World Cup win at the watch party in Central Park on July 19.