City Councilmember Gale Brewer condemned the attacks at a gathering outside The Jewish Center on July 24. ( Photo: Geraldo Romo, City Council) UWS Stabbing Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder as Hate Crime The attacker who stabbed two men on Upper West Side sidewalks on July 23 was charged with two counts of attempted murder... News 26 Jul 2026 | 04:51
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. ( Credit: GoFundMe) Woman in Coma After Being Struck by E-Bike in Central Park; Renews Calls for Ban A recent accident in Central Park, in which a 46-year-old runner was struck down by an e-bike, is the latest in a series... News 19 Jul 2026 | 09:16
A nonprofit long associated with West Park Presbyterian Church now has a $12 million plan to save it from being sold for demolition. The church’s own congregation is pursuing the sale for financial reasons. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Nonprofit Offers $12 Million to Save West Park Presbyterian The beloved arts nonprofit that was evicted out of West Park Presbyterian Church on E. 86th Street has a new plan to save... News 16 Jul 2026 | 05:44
The Independence Day Parade ended at Fraunces Tavern, where Spanish and Americans alike rejoiced. ( Photo: Brian Berger) July 4 Parade Thrills Lower Manhattan History Lovers, Tourists Too While the heatwave baked city sweated and lesser cities kvetched—oh, it’s too hot!—undaunted New York history lovers, patriots,... News 06 Jul 2026 | 03:40
Commanding Officer Inspector Candida Pun-Sullivan (right) informed UWS locals about recent crime trends at the monthly 20th Precinct community council meeting. ( Credit: NYPD and Jacqueline Gordon/Composite Image) 20th Precinct Discusses Crime Rise, Bike Lane at Monthly Meeting The UWS NYPD 20th Precinct informed residents of monthly crime statistics and responded to community issues, including the... Home 23 Jun 2026 | 03:08
Puerto Rican Day Parade 2026 celebrated Boricuans and the Knicks in abundance. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Puerto Rican Day Parade Fills Fifth Avenue With Pride, Politicians Hundreds of thousands of impassioned Nuyoricans and their friends jammed the streets of Fifth Avenue June 14 for what’s officially... News 23 Jun 2026 | 01:21
Gale Brewer and Zohran Mamdani making their Memorial Day addresses at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Gale Brewer & Zohran Mamdani Memorial Day Addresses, 2026 Following are Straus News’ exclusive transcripts, recorded on site, of the addresses given by Upper West Side City Council... News 01 Jun 2026 | 01:13
Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Gale Brewer speaking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Memorial Day Wreath Laying Draws Crowd to Monument, Mamdani Too Unbowed by two prior days of rain and thankfully mistaken forecast of more, upwards of 1,000 people came to Riverside Drive... News 01 Jun 2026 | 10:21
The restoration of the Three Arts Club building began on May 8. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Restoration of Historic UWS Three Arts Club Building Breaks Ground The restoration of the historic Three Arts Club building broke ground on May 8, progressing on plans to turn the building... News 08 May 2026 | 03:24
The children of Ronnie Eldridge, son Daniel and daughters Lucy and Emily, recall their mother at a memorial service March 11 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Alder Hall. Their mother, a UWS power broker and former city council member passed at the age of 95 on March 4. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Remembering Ronnie Eldridge: UWS Power Broker, Politician, Mom “Even her enemies liked her.” That’s how Gordon Davis, who worked alongside Ronnie Eldridge in the office of Mayor John Lindsay... News 16 Mar 2026 | 06:03
The front door of a women’s shelter on 160 West 74th Street that formerly housed one of the Calhoun School buildings that has drawn the ire of the local neighborhood. ( Photo: Isis O’Flynn-Shahaf) Angry Residents Vent Over Problem-Plagued Women’s Shelter on UWS Locals are complaining that the former Calhoun School building on West 74th St., which was turned into a women’s homeless... News 13 Mar 2026 | 01:49
At the northwest corner of W. 86th and Broadway, 22,000 square feet of valuable retail space sits empty; at the left, the subterranean former Gristedes, closed since 2017, at the right, an entrance no more for the space that had been Gap/Banana Republic stores, long vacant. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Empty Storefronts: Is Upper West Side Retail in Crisis? If Manhattan living is polytheistic then Real Estate is the ultimate god. That’s just one lesson learned as this longtime... News 16 Feb 2026 | 03:49
Photo rendered by developers, displaying DeWitt Clinton Park CB4 Committee Examines Rezoning of Far West Side Apt Towers Near Hudson River Park Two luxury towers proposed for Hell’s Kitchen’s Far West Side received a tentative nod from a community board committee—but... News 16 Jan 2026 | 07:10
UWS City Council Member Gale Brewer is hosting another free children’s book fair on Jan. 25, after the success of an inaugural December 2023 edition (pictured above) and a January 2025 repeat. ( Photo: Gale Brewer’s Office ) Gale Brewer Predicts a Joyful Children’s Book Fair This Month Upper West Side City Council Member Gale Brewer is now accepting donations for a free children’s book fair that her office... Home 07 Jan 2026 | 02:14
Advocates have asked the Landmark Preservation Commission to reject a “hardship” application filed by the West Park Presbyterian Church’s congregation, which wants to sell the church (above) to a developer. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) Advocates Ask Landmarks Commish to Save West Park Presbyterian Church Various Upper West Side advocates asked the Landmarks Preservation Commission to reject the demolition of West Park Presbyterian... News 15 Dec 2025 | 03:03
