https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/dozens-protest-ice-parking-outside-varick-street-immigration-court-EN5825262 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-07T09:35:57-04:00 Dozens Protest ICE Parking Outside Varick Street Immigration Court https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-7950_4-10690864_20260506162954.jpg Protestors held up posters resembling no parking signs. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-7884_4-10690863_20260506145028.jpg Several signs called for the abolishment of ICE and protested the deployment of the National Guard troops in U.S. cities. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-7918_4-10690861_20260506162957.jpg Protestors stood outside of 201 Varick St., which houses one of the city’s immigration courts. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-7898_4-10690865_20260506145032.jpg Throughout the hour-long rally, protestor Jay W. Walker, who helped organize Chelsea Neighbors United, yelled chants into a bullhorn. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/walking-tour-following-in-the-footsteps-of-nora-ephron-s-uws-BN5825344 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-07T14:14:32-04:00 Walking Tour: Following In the Footsteps of Nora Ephron’s UWS https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/group-shot-in-riverside-park_4-10695836_20260507141416.jpg The tour guide Katie Devin Orenstein insisted all the dozen or so people on tour of Nora Ephron’s haunts on the UWS say hello to their neighbors. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/rick-kalson-and-ellen-yaffe-caroline_4-10690876_20260507135621.jpg Striaght out of a Nora Ephron Romcom: lovebirds Rick Kalson and Ellen Yaffe, who met on a dating app and were embarking on a Nora Ephron walking tour of the UWS. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/superfan-serena-ajbani_4-10695967_20260507141017.jpg Self described superfan, Serena Ajbani says she’s been in lover with Nora Ephron’s writings since she was a teen. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tour-guide-katie-devin_4-10695968_20260507141017.jpg Tour guide Katie Devin Orenstein, a Dartmouth grad and aspiring theater director, is in hter second https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/operation-pit-crew-indictment-exposes-stolen-cars-parts-ring-JB5829586 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T11:24:27-04:00 “Operation Pit Crew” Indictment Exposes Stolen Cars, Parts Ring https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/operation-pit-crew-stolen-cars-parts_4-10697710_20260508014807.webp Possible Operation Pit Crew victim, West 64th Street near Riverside Boulevard, Jan. 2025. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/operation-pit-crew-victim-car-wheels_4-10697713_20260508015130.webp Hoodie-clad wheel thieves near the southeast corner of Third Avenue and East 89th, July 11, 2025. https://www.westsidespirit.com/features/healthy-manhattan/protein-needs-help-from-carbs-magnesium-and-iron-to-build-muscle-XI5831536 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T12:26:30-04:00 Protein Needs Help from Carbs, Magnesium and Iron to Build Muscle https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/chicken-fettuccine-alfredo_4-10703432_20260508122733.jpg Protein builds and restores muscle mass, but it needs other ingredients to help it along. A meal of fettuccine alfredo with a side of Caesar salad could help, say some diet experts. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/restoration-of-historic-uws-three-arts-club-building-breaks-ground-MI5831842 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T15:24:09-04:00 Restoration of Historic UWS Three Arts Club Building Breaks Ground https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-7994_4-10703697_20260508131140.jpg The restoration of the Three Arts Club building began on May 8. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-8009_4-10703701_20260508131142.jpg In 1927, the building was constructed and opened as housing and a community space for women in the arts, known as the Three Arts Club. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-7986_4-10703696_20260508131144.jpg State Senator Erik Bottcher attended the restoration launch and offered his support for the project. “Over the generations, thousands of people have had their lives transformed, and because of this project, thousands of people into the future will have their lives transformed,” Bottcher said. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-8010_4-10703702_20260508131147.jpg The project is anticipated to be completed in November 2027. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-8001_4-10703700_20260508131149.jpg The preservation efforts have even extended to the furniture and decorations within the building. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-7997_4-10703698_20260508131151.jpg The restoration is being conducted by the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, a nonprofit focused on providing affordable senior housing and care. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/city-council-to-examine-pedicab-industry-reforms-CG5833361 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T16:38:38-04:00 City Council to Examine Pedicab Industry Reforms https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2023-08-01-at-3-01-59-pm_4-10704536_20260508163641.webp The City Council is looking into recommendations on how to reform the city’s pedicab industry, Council Speaker Julie Menin says. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/pedicab7av59jeh_4-10704545_20260508163839.jpg One key recommendation includes shifting industry oversight from the Department of Worker & Consumer Protection to the Taxi and Limousine Commission. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/book-of-mormon-extends-cancellation-through-may-17-after-theater-fire-KA5828837 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T18:49:22-04:00 ‘Book of Mormon’ Extends Cancellation Through May 17 After Theater Fire https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tempimagejme7gz_4-10704528_20260508161601.jpg Current construction taking place at Eugene O’Neill Theater after fire ripped through the theater May 4. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/layla-law-gisiko-vows-to-campaign-on-against-nycha-demolition-EH5832710 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T19:08:54-04:00 Layla Law-Gisiko Vows to Campaign on Against NYCHA Demolition https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-5496_4-10703975_20260508140425.jpg Layla Law-Gisiko held a May 6 rally touting her support from local public housing residents in an April 28 City Council special election, which she placed third in. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-5491_4-10703941_20260508140426.jpg Law-Gisiko has garnered continued support from congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg on the issue; he made an appearance at the May 6 rally. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/lindsay-boylan_4-10704580_20260508180532.jpg Lindsey Boylan (above) pictured after the mayor’s race last November. She finished second behind Carl Wilson in the recent special election for City Council on April 28, but says she will not run again in the upcoming Democratic primary. https://www.westsidespirit.com/teen-sentenced-to-375-years-in-east-harlem-grandma-slaying-IJ5830039 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T19:23:44-04:00 Teen Sentenced to 37.5 Years in East Harlem Grandma Slaying https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/teen-sentenced-east-harlem-grandma-sl_4-10698746_20260508092924.webp East Harlem grandma, Robin Wright, and the 18-year-old who shot her to death, Fasil McCants. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/gates-for-washington-square-park-public-divided-at-cb2-meeting-FA5828766 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T23:42:22-04:00 Gates for Washington Square Park? Public Divided at CB2 Meeting https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/nyc-washington-square-park-arch_4-10704602_20260508230430.jpg The controversy around whether or not to gate Washington Square Park goes back decades. The debate flared anew at a recent committee meeting at Community Board 2. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/boylan-i-won-t-run-in-june-wilson-officially-wins-ranked-choice-cd3-race-XH5823231 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T23:50:52-04:00 Boylan: I Won’t Run in June; Wilson Officially Wins Ranked-Choice CD3 Race https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hhckpu4bcaasao-4-10665236-20260429104_4-10687646_20260505172113.webp Carl Wilson (center, front) has officially won the District 3 City Council race with 60 percent of ranked-choice votes, according to updated BOE tallies. He was endorsed by Council Speaker Julie Menin (left) and State Senator Erik Bottcher (back). https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-05-at-4-45-41-pm_4-10687649_20260505172113.png The runner-up in the race, Lindsey Boylan, officially pulled in 40 percent of the vote after ranked-choice tallies were completed. Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a surprise endorsement only days before mail-in voting started which jump-started her campaign. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/rent-freeze-no-sure-thing-in-first-vote-by-mamdani-majority-board-KN5834279 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-08T23:56:18-04:00 Rent Freeze No Sure Thing in First Vote By Mamdani-Majority Board https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/rent-protestors_4-10704615_20260509001723.jpg Tenant advocates rallied for a rent freeze ahead of the Rent Guidelines Board preliminary vote, May 7, 2026. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/protestors-urge-the-city_4-10704621_20260509001723.png Protestor portrays workers urging the Rent Guidelines Board to vote a zero percent rent increase at a hearing May 7.