Dozens of Columbia University students have been arrested Thursday in connection to a pro-Palestine protest on campus.

The final vote on West Prep Academy's relocation from its 13-year UWS home will take place on May 22.

Despite competing against teams from larger schools with well-established STEM programs, WESS’s team was one of 5 of 52 teams to advance.

They will be competing alongside larger, well-established schools, such as The Bronx High School of Science and Stuyvesant High School. 

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for pizzerias on the Upper West Side this month.

MS54/Booker T. Washington Middle School took the title. One of the team's coaches spoke with the Rag about the triumph.

Nearly 600 students from migrant families have enrolled in Upper West Side public schools since May of 2023.

Hot yoga, ice cream, sewing classes, and something's coming to Artie's old space!

In other major garbage news, as of March 1 all NYC businesses must leave their trash bags in bins on the sidewalk.

“She was a pioneer of self-promotion and self-fashioning well before the birth of modern advertising as we know it."

Lots of news and notices -- and poetry -- on this last Monday of February.

"After years of urging Columbia to engage in discussions and collaborate with the MTA and community members, there is nothing to show for it."

"Some declined to talk, but many were happy to engage in conversation and grateful that someone cared about their well-being,”

Angelistas!

New York City public school buildings will be closed on Tuesday due to the expected snowstorm.

West Prep Academy would go from a state-of-the-art playground and yard to no immediately available outdoor space.

Two Upper West Side Restaurants snagged James Beard semifinalist awards. Fordham's new president is neither a man nor a priest.

In the days leading up to the man's death, the temperature in the city hovered in the low 20s.

"It's really gotten out of hand."

About halfway through the demonstration, which had been nonviolent, a "horrible smell" described as "raw sewage and dead mouse" began blanketing the group.

Members of the Landmarks Commission reiterated that their focus and influence relates exclusively to modifications to the property.

Here are the proposed design changes, important dates, how to submit a comment, and what some locals are saying related to the incoming West 74th Street shelter.

While still impressive, its rankings are not as high as the school received in recent years.

The lottery is for homes in a brand-new building at 266 West 96th Street, between West End Avenue and Broadway.

“Anytime a parent sends their most precious resource to our buildings, it is on us to really ensure that we harness parental involvement."

The holiday market will take place on the corner of Columbus Avenue and West 77th Street this Sunday and next.

What’s better than a day-long field trip to the American Museum of Natural History? The answer: a week-long field trip to the American Museum of Natural History!

We can all learn from each other by telling stories around the campfire.

At a weekend rally, they demanded that the university reserve nearly a third of the apartments for non-Columbia renters at affordable housing rates.

Officials have responded to a growing number of incidents of antisemitism, Islamophobia, doxxing, and other harassment of students in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.