https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/local-dog-lovers-petition-for-stronger-backyard-breeding-enforcement-DG5954335 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-18T18:05:38-04:00 Local Dog Lovers Petition for Stronger Backyard Breeding Enforcement https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/bite-backyard-breeders_4-10835376_20260617162249.jpg Dog lovers in NYC have started circulating a petition which calls for a direct tip line to report backyard breeding and which seeks higher penalties for offenders. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/petition-urges-faster-mental-health-intervention-under-kendra-s-law-EG5954042 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-18T18:28:23-04:00 Petition Urges Faster Mental Health Intervention Under Kendra’s Law https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-1-51-47-pm_4-10834918_20260617141947.png The approximate corner where Rozencwaig said his wife was assaulted on the Upper East Side. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/fight-over-manhattan-youth-contracts-reaches-city-hall-AK5950332 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-18T18:50:08-04:00 Fight Over Manhattan Youth Contracts Reaches City Hall https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-16-at-1-27-40-pm_4-10831604_20260616133650.png New City Council Speaker addressed the issue on the funding of Manhattan Youth with city council members Chris Marte (left) and Gale Brewer (right) supporting the move. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/tempimageg7reij-4-10747048-2026052209_4-10845431_20260618185530.webp Students from Robert F. Wagner Middle School took to the streets in May, urging that Manhattan Youth be retained as their after school provider. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-16-at-1-27-57-pm_4-10831758_20260616133654.png students and family members showcasing signs to show support to this local cause at a City Hall rally on June 15. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-16-at-1-28-37-pm_4-10831759_20260616133657.png Julie Menin alongside other speakers at the rally that included Shaun Abreu, Harvey Epstein, Gale Brewer, Grace Lee, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Carl Wilson, and Virginia Maloney. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/kids-sized-festivities-draw-big-crowd-to-celebrate-knicks-at-children-s-museum-AG5954882 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-18T23:22:38-04:00 Kids-Sized Festivities Draw Big Crowd to Celebrate Knicks at Children’s Museum https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-02-pm_4-10836023_20260617231416.png Children, parents, and caregivers gather outside the Children’s Museum of Manhattan to celebrate the Knicks win with music, crafts, and other activities. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-16-pm_4-10836113_20260617231438.png Strollers are the primary mode of transport for many of the youngest Knicks fans. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-13-12-pm_4-10836111_20260617231423.png It was wall-to-wall fans at a block party outside the Children’s Museum of Manhattan on June 17, celebrating the Knicks championship a day before the big parade at the Canyon of Heroes downtown. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-07-pm_4-10836112_20260617231431.png A packed West 83rd Street, even featuring a canine Brunson jersey! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-42-pm_4-10836114_20260617231443.png One of the festivities’ many offerings was a raffle, promising a life-size Knicks cut out and CMOM membership to the lucky winner. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-36-pm_4-10836116_20260617231454.png The Knicks’ youngest fans and their families danced and sang to Uncommon Schools’ drumline and the classic New York songs. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/nypd-issues-world-cup-sex-trafficking-alert-increases-monitoring-GI5956239 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-19T11:59:02-04:00 NYPD Issues World Cup Sex Trafficking Alert, Increases Monitoring https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-18-at-2-38-44-pm_4-10840609_20260618144031.png NYPD officials announced that they will be on increased alert against sex trafficking in NYC due to World Cup tourism and told residents and visitors to be wary of warning signs. https://www.westsidespirit.com/home/teen-in-custody-after-two-shootings-in-times-square-8th-ave-AD5959750 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-19T12:48:38-04:00 Teen in Custody After Two Shootings in Times Square, 8th Ave https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-19-at-12-41-02-pm_4-10849409_20260619124338.png Police closed areas of Times Square after a shooting took place in the afternoon of June 18. One teen has been arrested. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/knicks-parade-draws-two-million-fans-orange-blue-forever-LJ5957827 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-19T14:09:27-04:00 Knicks Parade Draws Two Million Fans, Orange &amp; Blue Forever! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks_4-10849654_20260619134545.png Police estimate two million Knicks crammed into 12 blocks on the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/exuberant-cheers_4-10849660_20260619134548.jpg Exuberant fans cheer on the Knicks along the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/triple-decker_4-10849692_20260619135607.jpg Fans climbed traffic lights along the Canyon of Heroes https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/fulton-st-fans_4-10849695_20260619135609.jpg Fans climbing atop traffic signals along Fulton Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/champions-way_4-10849698_20260619135609.jpg Broadway was renamed Champions Way for the NY Knicks victory parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-brunson_4-10847704_20260619113220.jpg Knicks ticker tape parade Jalen Brunson, his wife Ali Marks and their daughter Jordyn. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-broa_4-10848372_20260619113221.jpg Knicks parade crowd jams Broadway, NYPD Strategic Response Cops on bicycles in yellow. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-cany_4-10847705_20260619112556.jpg https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-burial-gr_4-10849648_20260619134139.jpg https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/karl-anthony-mason-fan_4-10849657_20260619134547.jpg https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-burial-g_4-10849651_20260619134139.jpg https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-brunson_4-10847707_20260619113550.jpg Knicks parade with Spike Lee on the Jalen Brunson float. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-crowd_4-10847708_20260619112603.jpg Knicks parade fans await their heroes on Battery Place. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-anthony_4-10849197_20260619114001.jpg Knicks parade brought out Django from the Bronx. wearing his Anthony Mason jersey. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-paraade-draws-millions-stiller_4-10849213_20260619114402.jpg Knicks parade guest Ben Stiller hold a giant Josh Hart head, Julie Menin standing beside them. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-fans-ora_4-10849215_20260619114403.jpg Knicks parade fan in New York vs. Everybody t-shirt and orange nail polish. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-tracy-mo_4-10847711_20260619112610.jpg Knicks parade guest Tracy Morgan holding up a No. 14 Anthony Mason jersey. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-broo_4-10849191_20260619113954.jpg Knicks parade pilgrims walking into Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-cent_4-10849193_20260619113957.jpg Knicks parade fans and others stuck at the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-outfit-a_4-10849461_20260619130315.jpg Knicks parade attendee in orange and blue. This is “Outfit Architecture” as Dallas Penn would say. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-mta-floa_4-10847709_20260619112605.jpg Knicks Parade MTA float. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-sani_4-10849195_20260619113959.jpg Knicks parade fans take over a sanitation truck outside the Oculus. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/queer-window-s-pride-month-show-at-ucb-is-lgbtq-joy-MK5941592 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-19T16:45:39-04:00 Queer Window’s Pride Month Show At UCB Is LGBTQ+ Joy https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/dsc03587_4-10823613_20260612163340.jpg Queer Window members Loie Plautz, Sarah Franco, Marisa Winckowski, Aran Abilock Clemmons, Seyoung Kim, Zoe Johnson and Matt Grote laugh together at the Upright Citizens Brigade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/dsc03715_4-10823614_20260612163342.jpg NYC comedian Sheria Mattis performs in her standup set before Queer Window’s show at the Upright Citizens Brigade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/dsc04043_4-10823615_20260612163345.jpg Sarah Franco and Marisa Winckowski hold hands while wearing two large hats. https://www.westsidespirit.com/home/free-musical-brings-seneca-village-to-life-in-central-park-AK5963064 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-19T16:54:29-04:00 Free Musical Brings Seneca Village to Life in Central Park https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/pxl-20260619-175347841_4-10850253_20260619165257.jpg Juneteenth Seneca Village celebration in Central Park on June 19. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/pxl-20260619-181438032-mp_4-10850267_20260619165337.jpg Spectators playing tambourines at Seneca Village celebration on June 19. https://www.westsidespirit.com/voices/who-is-the-greatest-new-york-knicks-player-of-all-time-MJ5957925 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-19T17:42:19-04:00 Who is the Greatest New York Knicks Player of All Time? https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/who-is-greatest-knick-brunson-frazier_4-10849450_20260619130000.jpg Who is the greatest Knick of all? Some say Jalen Brunson others Walt “Clyde” Frazier. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/greatest-knick-patrick-ewing_4-10845098_20260619174219.jpg Some feel Patrick Ewing, the Knicks all time scoring leader and a 15-year veteran of the team, is the man. He was mobbed by young fans at the recent victory parade for the current team down the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/city-sidewalks-dob-unveils-new-look-scaffold-sheds-YL5951504 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-19T18:06:57-04:00 City Sidewalks: DOB Unveils New Look Scaffold Sheds https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ddc5b224-f8d6-4eac-9f31-6187bd708883_4-10833390_20260617104032.jpg Prototypes for two of the six new scaffolding shed designs were installed in lower Manhattan as part of a citywide effort to rebrand street scaffolding. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/e47317ed-4ebb-4e39-ad68-42d928c2b832_4-10832263_20260617104030.jpg The two designs installed, ‘Flex Shed’ (blue) and ‘Rigid Shed’ (yellow), will be up for thirty days in front of the Department of Buildings headquarters. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-2324_4-10833394_20260617104252.jpg The two sheds prioritize open air, light, and visual appeal, as well as ensuring pedestrian safety. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-2325_4-10833395_20260617104254.jpg The ‘Flex Shed’ took on varying levels of height and featured two different roof materials, one glass. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-2323_4-10833396_20260617104256.jpg The city aims to start replacing the old scaffolding structure with the new designs later this year. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/what-to-see-and-do-to-mark-america-s-semiquincentennial-4th-of-july-DG5954522 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-20T15:05:48-04:00 What to See and Do to Mark America’s Semiquincentennial 4th of July https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/sail4th-tall-ships_4-10850334_20260620143645.jpg A week of nautical celebrations in New York Harbor will be highlighted by the parade of tall ships. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/more-fireworks-from-macy-s_4-10835558_20260620143644.jpg Macy’s is celebrating its 50th year of putting on a fireworks display and this year is firing them off from the Hudson River, the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-20-133611_4-10850335_20260620143645.png A flotilla of tall ships will sail into New York harbor from 32 countries with 15,000 sailors aboard. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/fraunces-tavern_4-10850341_20260620143645.jpg Fraunces Tavern is holding an open house in its Museum on July 4 focusing on three American presidents who died on July 4: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/july-1-concert-at-nypl_4-10850340_20260620143645.jpg The New York Public Library will kick off its display of a rare copy of a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence with a concert on July 1. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://events.leapevents.com/tickets/us-250-concert/tag/nyplwebsite">Tickets are required</a> for timed admission to see the document. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/teen-tourist-dies-when-central-park-horse-carriage-overturns-GH5955109 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-20T15:37:25-04:00 Teen Tourist Dies When Central Park Horse Carriage Overturns https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/passersby-grab-horse_4-10845312_20260618174356.jpg A teen died after he was tossed from a horse drawn carriage that overturned in Central Park shortly after 2:45 p.m. on June 17. A passerby appeared to finally grab the runaway horse as bystanders rushed to help. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/carriage-collision-in-central-park_4-10845257_20260618173714.jpg The runaway carriage appeared to hit the wheel of another carriage, forcing it to overturn. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/carriage-on-two-wheels_4-10836100_20260618155804.jpg Video shows the carriage teetering on two wheels after the horse bolted after its driver disembarked to take a photo of tourists. A teen from India died from traumatic head injuries when he thrown from the carriage.