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- Goodbye Lady In Red: Massive Illegal West End Avenue Building Advertisement Comes Down
- Small Business Focus: The Sunshinery Makes the UWS Feel Like a Resort Town
- Protect Your Legacy with Ligh Law: Your Trusted Partner in Estate Planning; Free Webinar March 20
- Effy’s Café, Popular UWS Israeli Restaurant, Vandalized With Gaza Message and Red Paint
- Manhattan Real Estate Update
- Monday Bulletin: Central Park’s $64M Sidewalk Restoration Project; UWS Barnes & Noble Unionizes; Changes to NYC’s Right-to-Shelter for Migrants; Thoughts From Florida and Learning to Drive
- New Park Space Opens on the Hudson at 57th Street This Summer
- ICYMI: Sprucing Up the UWS for Spring
- ICYMI: ‘March’s Lion and Lamb’ by Mildred Alpern
- ICYMI: Rites of Spring by Robert Beck
- ICYMI: Bird’s Beak Points to Spring: ‘Beak by Beak. Here Comes the Sun’
- WSR Cartoon: It’s Not All Treats and Belly Rubs for UWS Dogs
- Protect Your Legacy with Ligh Law: Your Trusted Partner in Estate Planning; Free Webinar March 20
- Weekend Street Closures: St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Half Marathon Will Snarl Manhattan Traffic
- West Side Canvas: A Gig on an Off-Night at Blondie’s Sports Bar
- Number of UWS Unlicensed Pot Shops Doubled Since 2022: Zaza Waza on 84th Street Defies Padlock
- Ukrainian Teens, Refugees in NYC, Bring Their Stories to the Stage—This Weekend at the JCC Manhattan
- Succeeding in the Workplace with Hearing Loss; March 19, 6-7:30 PM on Zoom
- Throwback Thursday: Awaiting the April 8th Solar Eclipse; Remembering the Eclipse of 1925
- Openings & Closings: Capital One Café; The Chelsea House; Marine Layer; Qahwah House; Starbucks Coffee; Shake Shack; Flower Shop
- Upper West Side Rents Drop 5th Most in Manhattan Last Month: STUDY
- 24 Hours Only: Get $25 Off a Professional Home Cleaning
- Hippopotamus Injured on the Upper West Side: See It
- Brewer Pushes for More Laundry Machines in UWS Schools Amid Uptick of Students in Shelters
- First Legal Cannabis Shop Will Open on the UWS Within a Month: What To Know
- For Your Viewing Pleasure: A (Very) Short Film Featuring Richard Kind — and the Upper West Side
- Movie About UWS Man’s Work Wins Best Picture at Oscars
- Monday Bulletin: Central Park Rally to Free Hostages; Subway Guards Lose Big Guns; Actor Who Struggled With Addiction on UWS Dead at 38; Cold Murder Case Reopened After 40 Years; Rag Comments Make News, Twice
- UWS Major Crime Rates Rise This Year, as Citywide Major Crime Rates Fall: NYPD
- Daylight Saving Time Begins on Sunday, March 10; Turn Your Clocks Forward at 2 AM
- Comedians Act Out West Side Rag’s Comments Section in Comedy Club Finale: See It!
- Police Seek Suspect in Sexual Assault Incident in Central Park
- Upper West Sider of the Month: Roberto Herrera, From Farmer to Framer Extraordinaire
- Looking for a Fun Family Event This Weekend?
- WSR Cartoon: The Woes of UWS Offspring
- Central Park Boathouse Restaurant Fully Reopens: What to Know
- American Museum of Natural History to Open an Exhibit of Hip-Hop Jewelry
- 4 Injured After Fire Breaks Out at UWS Residential Building: ‘They Have Lost Most of Everything’
- Is Now the Right Time to Consider Memory Care for a Loved One?
- A 93-Year-Old UWS ‘Accidental Artist’: Deliberately Countering Negative Stereotypes
- Openings & Closings: Heatwise; Van Leeuwen; Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center; The Fashion Class; Westville; Cologo Nails & Spa; Kossar’s Update
- Foursome Steals $4K Worth of Sunglasses From UWS Store: NYPD
- A Smart Strategy to Help Curb Allergies This Spring
- Lincoln Center’s Push to Reimagine Amsterdam Side of Campus: First Phase to Focus on 62nd Street Park
- WSR Explainer: Are The Still-Standing Outdoor Dining Sheds Allowed To Be There?
- Anya Johnston Convicted of Murdering Susan Trott; Expert Calls Her a ‘Psychopath’
- 4 UWS Schools Get New Trash Bins Through DSNY Pilot Program Aimed At Alleviating Rats
- Upper West Siders Enjoyed an Early Spring on Sunday; Is the Sky Falling?
- Woman Hit And Killed by 1 Train at West 72nd Street Station: Police
- Pedestrians Struck by Car Again on Problem Stretch of Riverside Boulevard
- Monday Bulletin: Gale Brewer Talks ‘Wazoo Zazoo’ Smoke Shops; Jerry Nadler Wants 10 More Years; Gristedes Heiress Dating A Reality TV Prince; New Outdoor Dining Shed Designs
- Sonia Delaunay, a Founder of Abstractionism, in New UWS Exhibition: Haute Couture, Furniture, Merch, and More
- UPDATED: Scooter Driver Killed in Collision With Truck Saturday Morning Was a Woman: NYPD
- Setting the Record Straight on ‘Rats With Wings’
- The Ruthless Comedy Hour: ‘Snarky Meets Schlumpy’; Tuesday, March 5
- UWS Uptown Train Stop Will Be Out of Service Until End of March; 50th Street Stop Also Shutters
- WSR Cartoon: Woes of Temporary Closures
- Letter From Ft. Lauderdale; ‘Why I Miss the UWS’
- Sham Construction Safety School Connected To Worker’s Death on Upper West Side
- West Side Canvas: Gargoyles, Grotesques, Chimeras, Green Men, and a Glorious Decade
- ‘Inhumane Displacement’: How a Bustling Upper West Side Residential Building Gets Emptied Out
- Openings & Closings: Abigail’s; Züri-Coffee; One Bite Omakase; Starbucks; Savory Marketplace
- Former UWS Calhoun School Building Will Be Women’s Shelter For At Least 9 Years: CB7 Meeting
- Get a Spring Cleaning that Matches Your Values from Well-Paid Maids
- UPDATE: Leaning Tree of Columbus Avenue is Structurally Sound and Asphalt Debris Removed After Months
- UWS State Senator Renames Bird-Safety Bill FLACO Act: ‘Feathered Lives Also Count’
- What to Give a Neighborhood That Has It All? A Free Noontime Concert Series!
- Teen Living at UWS Stratford Arms Indicted for Attempted Murder of NYPD Officer: Bragg
- Flaco’s Cause of Death Confirmed; a Central Park Memorial; and an Ode to the Eurasian-Eagle Owl
- Protect Your Legacy with Ligh Law: Your Trusted Partner in Estate Planning; Zoom on February 29
- Man Robbed at Gunpoint at Upper West Side McDonald’s: NYPD
- Monday Bulletin: 200 Amsterdam Penthouse Sells for $20M; It Took Two Decades and a TV Camera to Get a NYCHA Tenant Heat; Shakespeare in the Park Is Going Mobile; Robert Frost and a Bad Decision
- Pigeons, Part IV: Gender on the Agenda
- The Upside (Mostly) of Urgent Care: ‘Why Did It Take Me So Long to Figure This Out?’
- NYC Has Lost a Symbol of Freedom and Resilience; Flaco the Eagle-Owl Has Died
- WSR Cartoon: Goings On at the AMNH
- Morningside Heights Politician Calls Out Columbia University Over Lack of Elevators at Local Station
- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, UWS Leader and Senior Jewish Member of Congress, Calls for Temporary Ceasefire in Gaza
- UWS Wine Geek: A Guide to Natural Wine, With Some Recommended Bottles
- Annie Leibovitz Sells UWS Apartment for More Than $10M to Creator of Kindle
- Is Now the Right Time to Consider Memory Care for a Loved One?
- UPDATE: Majority of Service Restored After AT&T Network Goes Down Across The Country, Including On Upper West Side
- Rover the Bald Eagle, Central Park Celebrity, Killed By Vehicle On West Side Highway
- Openings & Closings: Stand Up NY; Play Street Museum; Dragon 89; Le Labo; L’Occitane; Consignment on 72nd
- Bird’s Beak Points to Spring: ‘Beak by Beak. Here Comes the Sun’
- UWS Barnes & Noble Workers Launch Unionization Effort: ‘We Deserve Agency Over Our Working Conditions’
- How An Artist Gave Back to Her Community Through 30 Sketches of the Upper West Side: See the Series
- UWS High Schooler Creates App Allowing Users to Connect Homeless People With Resources
- Here’s the Dish: Poulet Sans Tête’s Chicken Baguette Au Jus
- Monday Bulletin: Debut of West Side Rag Cartoons
- Special Report: Time Is Up for Some Migrant Families at UWS Shelter as 60-Day Limit Is Reached; Reactions
- I Have Pigeons, Part III: Dug in for the Winter
- On President’s Day Weekend: Love Letters To and From the Oval Office
- Upper West Side Puzzles
- You Can Buy Liam Neeson’s Upper West Side Apartment
- Manhattan Real Estate Update
- Meet the Central Park Bagpiper
- 4 Injured After Flames Break Out on First Floor of 44-Story UWS Building: FDNY
- ‘Only Murders in the Building’ to Leave the Upper West Side and Travel to…You Don’t Want to Know
- What’s New in Hearing Aids, Including Over-the-Counter: February 20, 6:00 PM-7:30 PM on Zoom
- West Side Canvas: Murray’s Sturgeon Shop
- Local Police Commanders Address Anxiety About Two-Wheeled Vehicles at Community Forum
- Openings & Closings: Naya; Brown Harris Stevens; Bank of America; Uptown Dermatology; Upper West Spa; Street Taco
- What Exactly Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC?
- Snowstorm Recap: UWS Photos; Total Inches Fail to Reach Forecast; Remote Learning Lags; Central Park Giant Snowman
- Strawberry Fields For Sale
- Popular Wegmans Grocery Store Eyes Possible UWS Opening, But Details Remain Murky
- Well-Paid Maids Is For Real
- Snow Days Past
- UWS Wine Geek: Three Ways to Enjoy Wine on Valentine’s Day
- Public Schools Will Go Remote on Tuesday Due to Expected Snowstorm: Mayor
- Before Central Park, There Was Seneca Village — How The Largest Community of Black Property Owners in NY Was Lost
- Monday Bulletin: Details of Biden’s UWS/NYC Trip; UWS Buildings Are Taller Than Most; Local Eatery Named Among Best for Valentine’s Day; Leap Year Reminder
- Where to Find Free and Affordable Yoga on the Upper West Side
- Lincoln Center Rings in the Lunar New Year with Its First Family Celebration: Photos
- From Coins in a Shoebox on Columbus Avenue to Crooning on Carnival Cruise Lines: A Busker’s Story
- Update: Attempted Murder; Teen Arrested in Times Square Shooting Lives at Stratford Arms on the UWS
- UWS Photo of the Day: Somebody Tagged the Metro Theater
- Birding: The Waterfowl That Winter in Central Park; Who and Where They Are
- Give Your Toddler Their First Classroom Experience
- Love Rocks NYC at the Beacon: The Black Keys, Hozier, Allison Russell, and a Wild Trio of Hosts
- Massive West End Avenue Luxury Building Advertisement Remains Up as DOB Officially Issues Fines
- Where to Find Valentine’s Day Treasures on the Upper West Side
- Is Now the Right Time to Consider Memory Care for a Loved One?
- Upper West Side Downtown 1 Train Station Is Out of Service Through Late February
- UWS Man Asks Secret Service Agent Wearing Bulletproof Vest About Alternate Side Parking: Biden Also Visits
- Openings & Closings: Shakespeare & Co.; Harry’s Shoes; Brunch; Mizu; Village Square Pizza; Marinara; Auntie Anne’s/Carvel; Bravo West Pizza
- Upper West Side NYCHA Complex and Superintendent Tied to Massive Bribery Bust
- Use New York’s Only Living Wage Home Cleaning Service!
- UPDATE: Arrest Made, Robber Targets Older Women in String of Manhattan Robberies, 2 on the UWS; $6K Hearing Aids Stolen With 90-Year-Old’s Purse: NYPD
- New Open-Gangway Train Debuts on UWS Subway Line: Security Cameras and Wider Doors
- History: ‘Urban Renewal’ and the Demise of ‘The Old Community’ on West 98th and 99th Streets
- Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Will Perform 11 Straight Dates On The UWS This Month
- UPDATE II: Biden Will Visit Riverside Drive Home: Why Are Metal NYPD Barricades Suddenly Appearing on the UWS? The Answer Might Be Presidential
- I Have Pigeons, Part II
- Monday Bulletin: Former CB7 Chair Spent 7 Years Visiting Costco Stores With Her Husband, Newly Published Book About the 220,000-Mile Journey Lands NY Times Profile
- PAWS Volunteers Allow People With Barriers to Keep Their Pets
- Alert: Sunny Weather Expected To Slam NYC This Weekend; Prepare Accordingly
- Flaco the Owl Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary of Freedom on Upper West Side Fire Escape: See Video
- An UWS School’s Unwanted Relocation: ‘We Never Asked For More Space’
- Driver Charged With ‘Failure to Yield’ in Death of Elderly UWS Pedestrian
- West Side Canvas: Up on the Roof
- Upper West Sider of the Month: Baba! Nailing It Down on the UWS
- West Side Runner Racing for a Spot in the Olympics Thanks to the Man Behind an UWS Running Club
- Openings & Closings: Avenue Bakery; Boulud Sud; Central Park Boathouse; Marine Layer; Starbucks; One Bite Omakase; Morton Williams Supermarket; CPW
- Zack Weiner Ran for City Council On the UWS; Then He Made A Funny Movie About It
- What Ever Happened to … Eva Yachnes from the Upper West Side’s Williams Senior Residence?
- Shoplifting Incidents Hit Both Ends of the Upper West Side: Is it a Trend for the Start of 2024?
- Heroic Mail Carrier Saves Mail and Nails Mail Thief
- Upper West Side 1-Train Subway Station Gets Repairs and a Deep Cleaning
- History: Bloomingdale, ‘A Place to Gather Firewood and Hunt’
- Here’s the Dish: The Expat’s Singapore Noodles
- UPDATE: Massive West End Luxury Building Advertisement Illegal In More Ways Than One: DOB
- Monday Bulletin: Bald Eagle Back in Central Park; UWS Sidewalk Sheds Among Manhattan’s Oldest; Fordham’s Unique New President; 2 UWS Eateries Named James Beard Semifinalists
- The 100-Word Happening at the JCC; ‘Brevity is the Soul of Wit’
- Anya Johnston Murdered Susan Trott, But ‘She Was Crazy,’ Defense Attorney Says in Trial Opener
- AMNH Closing 2 Native American Halls to Align With New Biden Administration Regulations
- ‘Lost Radio Communication’ Led To UWS Subway Derailment: New Report
- Guilty Plea in 2021 Random Attacks on Two Women at 79th and Broadway
- Homeless Man’s Death Leaves Upper West Siders Searching for His Identity: ‘There Must Be Family Somewhere’
- Students on the Stoops: Residents Struggle With Loitering Near Neighborhood High School Campus
- Openings & Closings: Richard Corman Gallery; Van Leeuwen Ice Cream; CVS Pharmacy; Slate Cafe; Stretchlab; Chanel; Mimi’s Pizza
- Illegal Mopeds Seized From UWS Migrant Centers Following Community Complaints: NYPD
- CPW is Closing; ‘This Marks the End of an Era’
- Students at Columbia University Pro-Palestinian Rally Allege Chemical Spray Attack: Investigation Ongoing
- Holy Challah! 35-Foot Attempt To Break Guinness World Record Displayed on UWS
- Celebrated Food Critic Ranks ‘Best Bagels’ On UWS: Do You Agree?
- UWS Black Lab Cafe Will No Longer Allow Dogs Inside as Focus Shifts to Improving Dining Experience
- New Climate Projections: NYC Will Keep Getting Hotter and Wetter
- Monday Bulletin: Another UWS Luxury-Housing Lottery; Stringer May Primary Adams; $115-Million Penthouse Sale; Remembering Maria Hernandez
- Weekend Column: ‘I Have Pigeons’
- How Adams Played City Budget Numbers, Conjuring a Crisis
- Dispute ‘Over Music’ Leads to Non-Fatal Stabbing at Construction Site
- How A Con Ed Worker on the UWS Went the Extra Mile to Return a Lost Wallet
- ‘No, I’m Not Moving to Florida’
- Elderly UWS Woman’s Death Ruled Homicide Months Later: NYPD
- Manhattan Real Estate Update
- Who to Yell At: A New Yorker’s Guide on Who to Call to Get Local Problems Fixed
- Snow and Ice in Front of Incoming 74th Street Shelter Leaves Neighbor Shoveling
- St. Paul & St. Andrew Church Lands $250K Grant to Help With ‘Crucial Repairs’; 1 of 16 in the U.S.
- 2024’s First Free ‘SciCafe’ at AMNH: AI Ethics
- West Side Canvas: More & More Antiques; ‘Find a Small Gift for Anyone’
- Openings and Closings: Duke’s Deli; The Granola Bar; One Medical; Broadway Deli; Dagon
- Micah Lasher Announces Candidacy for UWS, Morningside Heights Assembly District With Slew of High-Profile Endorsements
- Argument Leads to Gunshot On UWS; NYPD Seeks Suspect: Police
- Small Business Focus: Women Find Strength and Community at Grassroots Fitness by Lifting Heavy
- Record Snow Drought Finally Ends in Central Park: 701-Day Streak Snapped
- Give a Little Time, Make a Big Impact!
- Applications to Join UWS Community Board 7 Now Open: What to Know
- Giant Statue Floats Down the Hudson River Along the Upper West Side
- Decoding the Upper West Side’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Sculpture
- Monday Bulletin: Major UWS Shopping Center At Risk of Default; Will Bill de Blasio Do Stand Up NY? The Honeymoon Is Over; MLK’s Final Speech
- Wind Advisory Issued for NYC Until 10PM, Sunday
- Here’s the Dish: The Wolfe’s Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes
- UPDATE: Race to Replace Danny O’Donnell: Candidates Competing to Represent the UWS and Morningside Heights
- Colorful QR Codes Installed to Help People With Low Vision or Little English Navigate the Subway System
- Mormon Congregation Signs Lease at 132-Year-Old UWS Church
- Bow Bridge in Central Park Reopens After Repairs: See It
- The Emotional Side of Hearing Loss: January 16th, 6 PM – 7:30 PM
- City Approves Building-Design Changes to Incoming 74th Street Shelter: What’s Next?
- Openings and Closings: CVS Pharmacy; Pekarna; Excellence Barber Shop; Just Salad; Seven Hills Mediterranean Grill & Bar
- Upper West Side Israeli Restaurant Door Shattered
- Insights from Upper West Siders on the ‘Smart Curbs’ Pilot; 2nd Virtual Public Meeting Tonight
- Major Storm Set To Hit NYC Tuesday Afternoon: Flood Watch, High-Wind and Coastal-Impact Warnings
- Here Are the 33 UWS Eateries Taking Part in NYC Restaurant Week
- Volunteer & Connect with an Older Neighbor this Winter
- The Triumphant Return of the Nivola Horses
- Lottery Closing Soon! Brand-New, Rent-Stabilized Apartments Available on the UWS: Apply Today!
- UWS Train Service Fully Restored Following Derailment And Delays: What To Know
- Monday Bulletin: Central Park Snow Drought Continues; Brewer Comes Out Against 74th Street Shelter; United Healthcare Dropped From 2 Local Hospitals; James Joyce
- The Wait Is Over: Morton Williams Supermarket Opening January 26th
- West-Park Presbyterian Church Withdraws Hardship Application; ‘It’s Over’
- UWS Community Board Votes in Favor of Building Design Changes for Incoming 146-Bed Shelter: LPC Vote Set for Jan. 9
- UPDATE: UWS Trains Remain Delayed Friday After Subway Collision and Derailment Near West 96th Street: FDNY
- Help and Have Fun at Riverside Park’s Mulchfest: Saturday, January 6th, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Openings and Closings: Popup Bagels; Gelato Factory; City Coffee Bar; Eats on Columbus Marketplace; Züri-Coffee
- Major Fire Breaks Out Within Vacant UWS Brownstone; Firefighter Injured: FDNY
- West Side Canvas: Robert Beck Goes Bespoke
- West-Park Church Suddenly Added to First LPC Agenda of the Year: What It Might Mean
- New Commanding Officer Takes Over in the 20th Precinct After a Year of Stable Crime Numbers
- Columbus Amsterdam BID Sees First Leadership Change In Nearly 30 Years: Meet Daniel Bernstein
- Person Stabbed Near West 79th Street On New Year’s Eve: Police
- By the Numbers: Is the Rat Problem Getting Better on the UWS?
- New List Names The 18 Best Bars On The UWS: Do You Agree?
- UWS Private School Named Among 25 Best In United States
- “Beckoning January” — And Snow!
- Let’s Make a Resolution to Resolve These Issues in 2024!
- A Year-End Message of Gratitude to the Upper West Side Community and West Side Rag Team
- New Year’s Eve: Street Closures, Traffic, Truck, and Parking Restrictions
- Leonard Bernstein’s Home at the Dakota
- The New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace at the Cathedral, December 31, 7pm
- The Top-10 Most-Read WSR Stories of the Year
- Encore Creativity Invites All Older Adults to Sing An Encore
- Cheeky Predictions for the Year Ahead
- Here’s Where to Dispose of Your Christmas Tree on the Upper West Side (Not the Sidewalk)
- UWS Openings in the Second Half of 2023: A Very Long List
- The New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace at the Cathedral, December 31, 7pm
- West Side Rag Has a Festivus Gripe With You!
- Monday Bulletin: Christmas in New York
- Getting Ready for ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’; Read the Original
- Jerry Seinfeld Residency At UWS Theater Starting In January
- Most of the Christmas Trees Are Gone
- 15-Year-Old Boy Shot On The Upper West Side: Police
- The WinteRamble Returned This Year For Another Walk
- Calling All New Parents!
- Gun Flashed During UWS Grocery Store Robbery: Police
- Here’s Your Chance to Tell DOT How to Use Curb Space
- Of All the Banks on the UWS…What are the Chances?
- Save the Date: JCC New Year’s Free Fitness Fair
- Dead Body Found Near Central Park; Suspect Sought: NYPD