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
Morton Williams stock clerk Leobardo Hernandez in happier times on Jamaica Bay, a plane landing at JFK airport behind him. ( Photo: Leobardo Hernandez GoFundMe) Beloved Grocery Store Clerk Dies After Stopping Shoplifter Leobardo Hernandez, a 64-year-old stock clerk at the Morton Williams grocery store on Ninth Avenue at 58th Street died following... News 06 Oct 2025 | 12:57
The demolition of ABC’s former UWS headquarters is toxic, locals claim. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Dust Bowl: West Siders Gripe About Former ABC HQ Demo The planned demolition of ABC’s former headquarters is inching along, and seems set to be followed by the developer Extell... News 30 Sep 2025 | 08:32
The most recent headless chickens were found on the south side of Broadway Malls at West 91st Street. ( Photos: Google Maps; Gus Saltonstall X inset) Headless Chickens Return to Broadway: Santeria or Voodoo? What Does It Mean? Signs of animal sacrifice have again returned to the Upper West Side, and again the evidence is a pair of dead, headless... News 29 Sep 2025 | 05:13
One prominent landmark on the tour is The Dakota, which has historically been home to many artists, actors, and musicians, including John Lennon, who was murdered outside the building on December 8th, 1980. The exterior also served as the headquarters of the original “Ghostbusters” comedy hit. ( Photo by Adrian Sexton) Boroughs of the Dead Walking Tours Discover the Skeletons (and Ghosts) in the Closets A chill up your spine. A prickling feeling on the back of your neck. A murmur of anxiety that something is not quite as it... City Arts 23 Sep 2025 | 07:16
Downtown entrance to the 1 train at 145th Street. ( Photo: MTA) West Harlem ‘1’ Train Subway Stabber Indicted for July Attack Just like waiting for the arrival of a subway train, sometimes the people have to wait for justice. That’s one lesson to be... News 21 Sep 2025 | 04:46
Going, going, gone! After just over two weeks, a controversial parking program that replaced free alternate-side-of-the-street parking with a new paid-parking app program with limited time is being rolled back by the city. The switch by the DOT earlier this month triggered a local uproar from angry drivers. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) Rollback of Controversial Paid Parking Program on UWS that Triggered Uproar A controversial parking change that killed long-standing alternate-side-of-the-street parking on 14 blocks on the Upper West... News 28 Aug 2025 | 11:35
