Chez Nick, one of the glories of Restaurant Week on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Chez Nick Instagram) Restaurant Week Takes Upper East & West Sides—for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous, and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feed bag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:38
An estimated 15,000 nurses went on strike at several hospitals owned by the Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital systems in Manhattan and Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. ( Photo: Facebook/NYSNA) Nurses Strike! 15,000 Walkout at Mount Sinai, NY-Presbyterian & Montefiore Hospitals One of the largest nurses strikes in city history began on Monday Jan. 12 when round-the-clock negotiations failed to reach... News 14 Jan 2026 | 11:42
Wanted for the Lion’s Head Tavern heist of Dec. 20, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) Upper West Side Crime Wave: Is It Real? What Does it Mean? A series of high-profile crimes occurred on the Upper West Side in late December: All three crimes occurred within the confines... News 05 Jan 2026 | 02:45
It’s opening day at New Absolute Bagels, and the long line attests to the loyalty of local Upper West Siders to a revived location that formerly housed an almost-35-year-old local legacy. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) New Absolute Bagels Returns to Neighborhood Hole-y Site The Upper West Side has a revived bagel mecca. It’s called New Absolute Bagels, and if that name sounds familiar, it should,... News 01 Jan 2026 | 01:25
The moment Cassandra Goins looked through the windows of the store for rent she said, “That’s my store. It spoke to me in a very unimaginable way.” ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) OOH LA LA Luxury Consignment Shop Arrives on Upper West Side “Fashion wasn’t a career that I chose. It chose me,” says Cassandra Goins, owner of OOH LA LA, the new curated luxury consignment... News 26 Dec 2025 | 04:12
Crime Watch UWS Man Assaulted for his Peace-Making Efforts A 56-year-old man told police that at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, he intervened... News 26 Dec 2025 | 03:45
Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay (right), husband Darren (left) and their two sons. ( Photo: SRuskay Instagram) Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay Enters 69th Assembly District Race From the wooded ridge of Riverside Park down to the verdant Manhattan Valley, there’s a new Democratic political candidate... News 19 Nov 2025 | 07:04
Challah left, Alvin Kass right: His kippah, or yarmulke, is embroidered “Rabbi Dr. A. Kass, Chief Chaplain.” ( Photo: Ellen Dubin / Jewish Theological Seminary) NYPD Chaplain Dr. Rabbi Alvin Kass Remembered There’s this thing about observant Jews and dying. You’re here, like 89-year-old NYPD Chaplain Dr. Rabbi Alvin Kass, one... Home 17 Nov 2025 | 01:30
Co-founders and cousins Kim and Tyler Malek. ( Photo: Salt & Straw) Salt & Straw: Innovative Ice Cream Delights Gotham Taste Buds Salt & Straw is almost the perfect embodiment of all the irreverent quirk and unique nostalgia of its founding city, Portland,... News 14 Nov 2025 | 06:08
Shaun Abreu has won re-election to his District 7 seat with over 80 percent of the vote. ( Photo: Shaun Abreu ) Shaun Abreu Cruises to District 7 City Council Reelection City Council member Shaun Abreu has soared to re-election in District 7, which encompasses part of the Upper West Side and... Home 09 Nov 2025 | 05:56
Tory Burch in 2009. An LLC connected to her is spearheading a lawsuit against the board of the Pierre co-op. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons ) Pierre Residents Facing Eviction Sue Co-op Hotel Over Proposed Sale A group of residents of the Pierre, the upscale Fifth Avenue residential hotel, are suing the hotel’s board for pursuing... News 07 Nov 2025 | 10:03
Crime Watch Police Arrest Ex Who Defied Order of Protection A 33-year-old woman living at 201 W. 93rd St., near Amsterdam Avenue, told... News 07 Nov 2025 | 03:02
Left: Wanted for forcible touching. Right: NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Groped in Central Park; NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass Dies Given NYPD’s extensive network of surveillance camera, one doesn’t often see the work of police sketch artists anymore. While... News 03 Nov 2025 | 12:17
Wanted for gunpoint robbery at the 86th Street B/C station, Oct. 15. ( Photo: NYPD) Gunpoint Robbery in UWS Subway; DA Indicts Two Men for Harlem Murder A 57-year-old woman was mugged at gunpoint on the morning of Oct. 15 inside the 86th Street subway station on the B/C lines,... News 18 Oct 2025 | 10:21
Salute at FDNY Memorial 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) FDNY Memorial Day Service Draws 1000s to Morningside Heights Undeterred by the morning drizzle, thousands of New York’s Bravest made their way to Morningside Heights for the annual FDNY... News 13 Oct 2025 | 02:30
