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/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/trump-admin-wants-to-divert-property-taxes-and-seeks-new-name-for-penn-station-LL6058519 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-25T09:56:45-04:00 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/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. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/uws-stabbing-attacker-charged-with-attempted-murder-as-hate-crime-LL6058379 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-25T11:39:12-04:00 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/showdown-time-schneps-reporters-seeking-to-unionize-head-to-vote-AL6049398 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-26T07:42:09-04:00 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/amazon-crime-driver-mows-down-pedestrian-charged-with-assault-DE6060467 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-26T11:01:10-04:00 Amazon Crime: Driver Mows Down Pedestrian, Charged with Assault https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/57th-and-first_4-10953943_20260726103842.jpg The intersection where police say a 25-yearold driver delivering goods in an Amazon e-van mowed down a 79-year-old pedestrian fter exchanging words. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/amazon-e-van_4-10953934_20260726084141.jpg A driver of an Amazon e-van delivery vehicle similar to the one above deliberately drove the vehicle into a pedestrian who had admonished him at E. 57th St. and First Ave. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/jogger_4-10953947_20260726110048.jpg An avid 43-year-old jogger known only as “Jean” was placed in a medically induced coma after she was rammed from behind by a wrong way e-biker on West Drive in Central Park on July 7. The incident sparked outrage across the city amid calls for tighter regulation of e-bikes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/prime-van_4-10953950_20260726110851.jpg An Amazon Prime delivery vehicles parked on East 57th St. on July 26. Days earlier, the driver of a similar vehicle was charged with two felony assults after he exchanged words with a 79 year old man and then did a U-turn and drove into him, knocking him to the ground.