Year: 2013

Lots of new restaurants may be opening on the Upper West Side, but there have also been some recent closings.

Banksy has finally graced our neighborhood with some of his graffiti art! The British artist, who is spending a month putting up art in New York, has put up his most recent piece on 79th street off

There's nothing wrong with a lazy Sunday, but it's also good to get outside every once in a while. There are plenty of events this Sunday to entice even the most dedicated couch-sitter. Some

We got an email from a city epidemiologist on Friday asking for help in getting the word out about a city survey that looks into the health of city residents. The city wants to make sure people know

Glad2, a new free service for all smartphones and computers, helps parents magically reach their trusted “extended family” for babysitting, playdates, sharing stuff, recommendations, rides, and emergencies.

In a time of great strife around the world, some people find solace in a cup of frozen yogurt, preferably from a machine that lets you choose your own flavors. Today, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama prepared

The Upper West Side is getting more fresh baked goods.

The violent maniac who raped and assaulted an Upper West Side woman last year was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week, and the woman she attacked wanted to remind him of

The Town Shop put up a new sign this week at their new store at 2270 Broadway (between 81st and 82nd). As the workers were getting ready to hoist the new letters, they peeled away the layers of the signs underneath

A community board committee voted 7-0 Tuesday night to ask the city Department of Transportation to come up with a proposal for a protected bike lane and other changes

Insect larvae in the pasta at Gristede's. Mouse poop near the deli at Whole Foods. Lukewarm shrimp in a bag at Food Emporium. Welcome to your friendly local supermarket!

A man was shot around 88th street and Amsterdam Avenue early Tuesday morning after getting into an altercation with two men that

Now that Columbus Avenue has a southbound protected bike lane from 110th street to 65th, the community board is considering where to put a northbound lane. Bike lane advocates are pushing for a lane that runs on Amsterdam Avenue from 59th

This week, there are lots more concerts going on at Juilliard, and all of the events listed below are free!

Editor’s Note: As part of a regular West Side Rag series, artist Michelle Hill interviews and draws Upper West Siders. This is the ninth installment in our Portrait of a Neighbor series. By Michelle Hill

Police officers strung nets across Broadway on Saturday, and arrested several skateboarders who were rolling down Broadway en masse as part of the annual "Broadway Bomb."

The Upper West Side is hitting refresh on its restaurant scene, with lots of new restaurants and cafes having opened in the past few weeks or set to open shortly. They include Mexican Festival Restaurant, Nicky Meatball, Bocca di Bacco, Birdbath

A television fell from a window of the 95th street homeless shelter, known as Freedom House, on Thursday morning, smashing into pieces on the sidewalk below, a neighbor told us. We checked with police

Police are looking for the two teenagers above, who they say have been robbing and punching Upper West Side pedestrians, and even threatening to stab them.

The Success Academy charter school network is attempting to co-locate another school in District 3, the school district that includes the Upper West Side. It's part of an apparent last-minute push by the Bloomberg administration to add dozens more charters before the new mayor is elected. Success Academy, run by ...