https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/enough-is-enough-32bj-seiu-ready-to-enter-strike-zone-LE5745940 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-09T16:57:50-04:00 “Enough Is Enough”: 32BJ SEIU Ready to Enter Strike Zone https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/32bjseiustrike_4-10600329_20260409165202.jpg <b>32BJ Strike Captains meeting at E. 66th Street and Lexington Avenue on April 8, 2026</b> https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/firebrand-still-burns-after-50-years-of-local-activism-HY5742779 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-10T11:02:19-04:00 Firebrand Still Burns after 50+ Years of Local Activism https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/arlene-geiger-top-photo_4-10593577_20260408145617.jpg Arlene Geiger, who has been protesting since the anti-war movement in the 1970s, is gearing up for another national protest on May Day. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/beneath-a-canopy-of-petals-spring-s-most-elegant-moment-arrives-YF5733313 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-10T12:05:48-04:00 Beneath a Canopy of Petals Spring’s Most Elegant Moment Arrives https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-2_4-10585160_20260406113917.jpg The Bridle Path entrance at East 90th Street and 5th Avenue (Engineers’ Gate) has a canopy of cherry blossoms. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-14_4-10585283_20260406115707.jpg The Pilgrim on East 72nd Street Central Park is surrounded by pink blossoms this time of year. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-13_4-10585276_20260406115554.jpg Striking a pose with cherry blossoms while a friend snaps away. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-12_4-10585273_20260406115456.jpg A dog named Doo Yoo sports his own blossom. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-10_4-10585250_20260406115038.jpg Linzy Lin, from Long Island City, is dressed as a “blossom goddess” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-9_4-10585246_20260407123549.jpg Crowds head to Central Park in awe of the Cherry Blossoms in peak bloom. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-8_4-10585193_20260407123551.jpg Ladies get some close up on the blossoms https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-7_4-10585182_20260407123552.jpg A lady admires the blossoms. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-6_4-10585179_20260407123554.jpg A young woman poses for a photo with cherry blossoms as the backdrop. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-5_4-10585176_20260407123555.jpg Our Heather Stein, the writer, in Central Park taking in the beauty &amp; serenity of the blossoms https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-4_4-10585167_20260406114206.jpg Snap Toks, who has tens of thousands of social media followers, experiencing the blossoms for the first time. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-3_4-10585163_20260406114058.jpg This cherry blossom tree is on UES along the Central Park reservoir. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-9019_4-10585172_20260407123921.jpg Alex Boodram and Chelsea Soo Hon from Queens came out to enjoy the Cherry Blossoms in Central Park https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unnamed-11_4-10585253_20260406115147.jpg A young child admires the cherry blossoms. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/nyc-streets-are-going-car-free-for-earth-day-DC5747555 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-10T13:37:59-04:00 NYC Streets are Going Car-Free for Earth Day! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/car-free-earthday-2025_4-10606291_20260410133543.jpg Official car-free Earth Day advertisement by NYC Department of Transportation https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-crime-watch-HC5747999 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-10T13:59:34-04:00 Upper West Side Crime Watch https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/handcuffs-on-table_4-10606162_20260410134458.jpg Recent crime on the Upper West Side included a firearm, assaults, and shoplifting, followed by a few arrests. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/new-york-transit-museum-at-50-a-half-century-celebration-II5749794 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-11T02:10:29-04:00 New York Transit Museum at 50: A Half-Century Celebration! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-york-transit-museum-50-party-whee_4-10606986_20260411020319.jpg New York Trasit Museum celebrations include a May 17 Party on Wheels. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-york-transit-museum-50-exhibition_4-10606989_20260411020158.jpg The New York Transit Museum began as a 1976 exhibition. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-york-transit-museum-50-platform-v_4-10606993_20260411020900.png New York Transit Museum Vinyl Night will transform this platform level into a funky dance hall. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/freckles-is-back-unhoused-man-says-broadway-is-my-home-FA5736340 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-11T11:52:47-04:00 Freckles Is Back: Unhoused Man Says Broadway Is My Home! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ethan-and-kitty_4-10592035_20260407164854.jpg An unhoused individual, Ethan, known locally as “Freckles,” holds his cat “kitty” the day after a city sweep. He says he always returns to the Broadway and W. 75th St. location under a scaffold the minute city officials leave because he prefers to live outside rather than a shelter. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-0109_4-10588683_20260406171747.jpg Ethan at his “home” the day before a city sweep. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-0108_4-10588680_20260407103153.jpg Ethan had a humble abode set up on Broadway and 78th Street before April 1 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-0110_4-10588669_20260407103155.jpg The day before the sweep, April 1 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-0163_4-10588664_20260407103157.jpg The day after Ethan, or Freckles as he is known, was back at his old spot. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-0159_4-10588661_20260407103159.jpg Freckles said he simply clears his stuff off the sidewalk when he knows the city is conducting a sweep, and then moves right back in by the next day. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/goldman-asks-congress-for-15-million-for-african-burial-ground-expansion-BX5743120 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-04-11T11:56:16-04:00 Goldman Asks Congress for $15 Million for African Burial Ground Expansion https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/goldman-congress-african-burial-groun_4-10606925_20260410171422.png Rep. Dan Goldman in Washington speaking of African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan.