https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/manhattan-superheroes-no-more-marvel-comics-is-abandoning-the-city-NI6039078 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-19T02:19:05-04:00 Manhattan Superheroes No More: Marvel Comics is Abandoning the City! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/spider-man_4-10934010_20260717171635.jpg Spider Man, long identified with the streets of New York, is heading to California, as Marvel’s comic book division joins the Marvel Studios in Burbank, CA., where parent company Walt Disney is based. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-17-at-1-38-39-pm_4-10932079_20260717133929.png Cover of Marvel Comics #1, the publisher’s first issue in 1939, fearing the android Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner. It was written by Al Anderson, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Paul Gustavson, and Ben Thompson. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-17-at-1-45-32-pm_4-10933141_20260717135800.png The 96th issue, The Amazing Spider-Man, published May 1971. Manhattan streets and NYPD are vividly on the cover, with Spirder-Man climbing buildings throughout NYC. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-17-at-1-55-25-pm_4-10933144_20260717135803.png Walt Disney Studios, located in Burbank, California. Marvel Comics will be joining its parents company by July 2027 with a relocation to the Left Coast. The move will impact about 100 employees in its New York comic book unit in Hell’s Kitchen. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/woman-in-coma-after-being-struck-by-e-bike-in-central-park-renews-calls-for-ban-XI6039189 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-19T09:16:53-04:00 Woman in Coma After Being Struck by E-Bike in Central Park; Renews Calls for Ban https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/jean_4-10932140_20260717160520.webp A 46-year-old runner was struck down in a tragic e-bike accident July 7. The woman identified as Jean (pictured) was paced in a medically induced coma. The accident triggered renewed calls to ban e-bikes in Central Park. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/traffic-lights-covered_4-10934289_20260719091639.jpg The Central Park Conservancy covered many of the traffic lights in the park which makes for smoother traffic flow for e-bikes. Pedestrians complain it makes the park less safer when trying to cross the streets inside the park. https://www.westsidespirit.com/home/cuban-day-parade-brings-multitudes-merriment-to-madison-avenue-KI6039862 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-07-20T11:23:11-04:00 Cuban Day Parade Brings Multitudes, Merriment to Madison Avenue https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/cuban-day-brings-multitudes-merriment_4-10934422_20260720104550.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes including “Presidenta” Barbara Cabon (right). https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-multitudes_4-10934425_20260719234448.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes to Madison Avenue. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-multitudes-flags-car_4-10934426_20260719234451.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes to Madison Avenue. Red, white and blue forever! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-multitudes-merriment_4-10934427_20260719234453.jpg Cuban Day Parade brings multitudes to Madison Avenue. Cuba! America! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/cuban-day-parade-brings-multitudes-er_4-10934434_20260719235215.jpg Cuban Day Parade Brings Multitudes to Madison Avenue, year after year. In 2022, Mayor Adams was Gran Mariscal. Presidenta Barbara Cabon left.