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
Wanted for chain-snatching robber in Inwood, April 18. ( Photos: NYPD) Man Indicted for Anti-Gay Hate Crime; Chain-Snatching in Inwood Tavaughn Thompson, of the Bronx, has been indicted for allegedly assaulting a 27-year-old person in an anti-gay hate crime... Crime Watch 29 May 2026 | 11:51
Terrence Tubridy was a young pub owner when friends and relations joined up to launch the Park Avenue Tavern 15 years ago. In the dark days of COVID, they asked their landlord for a new long term lease. How “Queens Irish Guys” Gambled During Covid and Built Their Dream Pub in Midtown During a busy weekday lunch service, Terence Tubridy sat in a booth at his beloved bar and restaurant and reflected on what... Food & Drink 05 May 2026 | 11:42
Nancy Funke leads a“Wild Woman’s Walk on the Upper West Side,” stopping at the John Lennon Strawberry Fields memorial in Central Park among its many stops. ( Photo: Damzow/Wikimedia Commons) These Boots Are Made for Walking: It’s Peak Tour Season on UWS There’s something afoot on the Upper West Side this weekend: several walking tours that promise to add thousands of steps... News 30 Apr 2026 | 02:36
Gunman Eduardo Diaz keeps head down as he’s perp-walked from 20th Precinct on Nov. 8, 2024. ( Photo: Citizen) Gunman Gets 15 Years for Wild 2024 Upper West Side Shooting One of the most unusual shooting incidents in recent Upper West Side memory reached its judicial conclusion with the sentencing... News 18 Apr 2026 | 02:01
Arlene Geiger, who has been protesting since the anti-war movement in the 1970s, is gearing up for another national protest on May Day. Firebrand Still Burns after 50+ Years of Local Activism Arlene Geiger, a retired college professor and UWS progressive powerhouse, has shifted her attention and energy from the... News 10 Apr 2026 | 11:20
Beloved UWS doorman Nicolate “George” Lica and his building, 255 W. 88th St. ( Photo: Google Maps, GoFundMe) Beloved UWS Doorman Attacked: Suspect Caught A beloved Upper West Side doorman, Nicolate “George” Lica, 71, was viciously attacked while working at his 13-story apartment... News 23 Mar 2026 | 03:38
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is giving $40,000 to the Trinity Lutheran Church on West 100th Street as part of a repair grant. ( Photo: New York Landmarks Conservancy) Two Historic UWS Churches Get Conservancy Repair Grants Two historic churches on the Upper West Side have received improvement grants, totaling in the tens of thousands of dollars,... News 21 Mar 2026 | 12:08
DOE Chancellor Kamar Samuels reversed course and told parents that the Community Action School was going to remain open. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor’s Photography Office) DOE Reverses Course: UWS Community Action School to Remain Open Chancellor Kamar Samuels has reversed course and says the Department of Education (DOE) is no longer planning to shut down... News 04 Mar 2026 | 10:03
On a Morningside Heights street, the good news was that the alternate side of the street was suspended. The bad news? More digging out your car. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Blizzard Blitz Buries NYC with Nearly 2 Feet of Snow A blizzard walloped Manhattan cancelling classes and sending wind gusts of over 40 MPH and a snow emergency that banned traffic... News 23 Feb 2026 | 05:35
Missing Upper West Side woman, Marjorie Cleonese-Laporte. ( Photo: NYPD) Upper West Side Woman Missing; Bragg Indicts Serial Uptown Arsonist The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the a missing person, who resides within... News 23 Feb 2026 | 01:19
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
Wanted for teen robbery in Morninside Heights, Dec. 24, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) Teen Robbery & Sentencing after Cold Case Murderer Convicted NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred... News 09 Feb 2026 | 01:41
Wanted for robbing a senior woman in West Harlem Beauty spa, Jan 1., 2026. ( Photos: NYPD) Manslaughter Plea in Fatal Car Crash; Senior Robbed in Beauty Spa The case of the horrific fatal car crash that killed husband-to-be Kirk Walker, and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, on the Henry... News 26 Jan 2026 | 12:59
