https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/wilson-officially-wins-ranked-choice-city-council-district-3-race-XH5823231 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-06T11:18:00-04:00 Wilson Officially Wins Ranked-Choice City Council District 3 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, Lindsay 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 voted statrted which jump started her campaign. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/upper-west-side-neighborhood-event-calendar-may-7-13-LM5824638 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-06T12:07:03-04:00 Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: May. 7-13 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/folk-art-museum-via-www-folkartmuseum_4-10689041_20260506120705.jpg folk art museum via www.folkartmuseum.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/arsenal-via-centralpark-org_4-10689046_20260506120705.jpg Arsenal via centralpark.org https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/cb-7-postpones-vote-on-controversial-72nd-st-bike-lane-IM5824921 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-06T13:58:28-04:00 CB 7 Postpones Vote on Controversial 72nd St. Bike Lane https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5600634-10619243-20260506_4-10689189_20260506133650.png A nine-foot-wide, two-way bike lane is envisioned for the north side of W. 72nd as part of the river-to-river bike lane.being proposed by the Department of Transportation. Some locals are objecting. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5600634-10619247-20260506_4-10689546_20260506133652.png The proposed bike lane on the West Side would start at Riverside Blvd and run across W. 72nd St. and through Central Park to the east side. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/amazon-union-leader-arrested-amid-protests-over-bezos-at-met-gala-LJ5821793 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-06T20:35:20-04:00 Amazon Union Leader Arrested Amid Protests over Bezos at Met Gala https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/lauren-sanches-at-met-gala-2026-wikim_4-10687705_20260505170449.jpg Lauren Sanchez arrives at Met Gala 2026 on May 4. She and her husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s riches individuals, served as the lead sponsors of the fashion showcase, and that drew protestors to the event. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/resistance-red-carpet-at-the-2026-met_4-10687704_20260505170449.jpg Protesters gather across the street from the Metropoliant Museum of Art to protest the involvment of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as a sponsor. Amazon union founder Chris Smalls was arrested. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/met-gala-via-citizen_4-10686467_20260505165339.png Chris Smalls, the head of the first successful unionization drive at an Amazon outlet, was arrested for crashing a barrier at the 2026 Met Gala. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/fashion-editor-and-mom-among-fatal-fire-victims-YK5826032 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-05-06T21:58:07-04:00 Fashion Editor and Mom Among Fatal Fire Victims https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/yolaine-diaz-and-mom-credit-yolaine-d_4-10692717_20260506185318.png Well-known Hispanic fashion journalist Yolaine Diaz died in a horrific fire that tore through a six-story apartment building in Inwood on May 4, as did her 73 year-old mom Ana Mirtha Lantigua. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/images_4-10692682_20260506201303.jpg Diaz was a much-loved editor at People en Español. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/fighting-for-her-life_4-10692720_20260506185320.png A mom and three of her children are fighting for their lives after being severely injured in the Inwood fire. The woman’s five-year-old daughter and two sons remain in critical condition. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hhelscuwsaayau3-4-10684128-2026050416_4-10692701_20260506185321.webp The buildings sole stairwell collapsed in the early morning blaze on May 4. In addition to the three fatalities, five people were hospitalized in critical condition. 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 2026-05-07T14:10:15-04:00 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 Carlson 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, Serean 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