https://www.westsidespirit.com/sponsored-content/investing-learning-and-living-local-how-upper-west-siders-are-exploring-the-digital-economy-IY6089138 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-04T17:14:49-04:00 Investing, Learning and Living Local: How Upper West Siders Are Exploring the Digital Economy https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-aug-6-12-HH6090283 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-05T12:07:20-04:00 Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Aug. 6-12 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/guggenheim-via-www-guggenheim-org_4-10979829_20260805120722.jpg guggenheim via www.guggenheim.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/museum-of-arts-design-via-www-madmu_4-10979834_20260805120724.jpg Museum of Arts & Design via www.madmuseum.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/camping-under-the-stars-in-city-parks-legally-yes-you-can-EJ6083125 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-05T22:16:57-04:00 Camping Under the Stars in City Parks? Legally? Yes, You Can! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-53-34-pm_4-10974656_20260803125503.png Urban Park Rangers host an array of public events and activities, including educational excursions on NYC parks’ wildlife. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-56-33-pm_4-10974668_20260803125729.png Urban Park Rangers hosting Family Camping and helping families set up tents. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-43-17-pm_4-10974649_20260803124800.png The Lake of Central Park, with a person pictured on a rented boat. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/officials-and-advocates-blast-judge-s-ruling-blocking-ice-mask-ban-JG6091469 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-05T22:53:02-04:00 Officials and Advocates Blast Judge’s Ruling Blocking ICE Mask Ban https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ice-block-jpg-10981323-10981323_4-10981323_20260805164108.jpg Officials and advocates came together after a law set to ban ICE agents from concealing their identities with masks was blocked when a judge issued a preliminary injunction. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/block-on-ban-jpg-10987926-10987926_4-10987926_20260806140901.jpg Assemblymember Tony Simone organized a conference to condemn the block on August 4. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mask-ban-jpg-10987929-10987929_4-10987929_20260806140904.jpg Civil rights lawyer and Democratic nominee for Assembly District 66 David Siffert argued against the legal reasoning behind the decision at the press conference. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/officials-ban-jpg-10987925-10987925_4-10987925_20260806140907.jpg New York Immigration Coalition President Murad Awawdeh called the block on the mask ban a mistake. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/mask-ban-block-jpg-10987924-10987924_4-10987924_20260806140910.jpg Representative Dan Goldman, who has introduced a similar bill on a federal level in Congress, also came to speak out against the decision. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/city-council-launching-e-bike-safety-review-after-deadly-crashes-EG6091161 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-08-06T10:41:19-04:00 City Council Launching E-Bike Safety Review After Deadly Crashes https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-05-at-11-29-22-am_4-10980764_20260806104100.png NYC Council Members on the steps of city hall, announcing a Sept. 30 hearing on e-bike safety. From left to right: Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers, Oswald Feliz, Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, Speaker Julie Menin, Gale Brewer, and Lynn Schulman. Council Members were joined by Jessica Solano, who’s been caring for her sister after she was severely injured by an e-bike while jogging, and Solano’s husband, Brian (right). https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-safety-east-11-st_4-10981937_20260806102312.jpg A typical day on East 11th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A, where 100s of e-bikes, scooters and mopeds take over public space on behalf of the app delivery industry. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-review-fly-e-bike_4-10982006_20260806102624.jpg No license, no license plate, no registration: a sparkling Fly E-Bike parked and ready for delivery. But is it really a “bicycle”? https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-safety-review-bike_4-10981934_20260806101851.jpg The City Council is launching e-bike safety review in part to deal with issues like speeding e-bikes. Here a Washington Heights shop advertises “We speed up bike.” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-safety-review-mon_4-10982009_20260806103135.jpg Stand up electric unicycles aka e-unicycles or monowheels are also an e-vehicle concern. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/e-bike-safety-hells-kitchen_4-10982016_20260806103736.webp City council launching e-bike safety review that might address scenes like this, which are typical of the 9th Avenue bike lane in Hell’s Kitchen. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/city-council-e-bike-review-red-hook-i_4-10982013_20260806103418.jpg NYPD’s illegal e-bike and scooter impound yard in Red Hook, Brooklyn.