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
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
