By West Side Rag
Could you imagine your life without West Side Rag?
No scoops on what is opening and closing; no timely and accurate local news updates; no columns, features, or profiles of fellow Upper West Siders doing interesting or quirky things that make you think and smile; no investigative stories covering important and trivial issues reminding you why you love and care about this neighborhood so much.
Sad to imagine, right?
That is why this Giving Tuesday, we are asking for your financial support to help sustain this rare, community-driven, free, and beloved publication.
How to Help
- You can lend your financial support by clicking — HERE.
- Share the link with a neighbor who reads the Rag too.
This Giving Tuesday, imagine what your support helps preserve: the heartbeat of the Upper West Side, one hyperlocal story at a time.
Why Your Support Counts
Your financial support helps us cover basic costs: keeping the site running smoothly, paying columnists and other contributors, and giving reporters the time it takes to turn your tips into stories that connect us.
WSR keeps you up to date with the ongoing saga of the Absolute Bagels storefront. It’s where you learned why the tenants at 320 West 96th Street have been on a rent strike for six months, and what happened when the Rag pointed out a grammatical error in Fairway Market’s storefront signage. We keep you updated on how the city’s new trash containers are affecting the rat population, and we’ll bring you the latest this month on the fate of the landmarked West-Park Presbyterian Church building.
Your financial support will keep the Rag’s reporting free, fun, relevant, and independent, and help ensure our future.
Why Now?
Local news is fragile. Publications like West Side Rag disappear all the time. Ours does not have to — if the community that loves it steps up.
Why the Rag Matters
In a world where we are bombarded with big and impersonal news, West Side Rag stays small and focused in the best possible way. It reports on our blocks, our parks, and our restaurants and shops. It is familiar, sometimes funny, often poignant — and always rooted right here in our neighborhood.
That kind of local journalism does not run on clicks or corporate dollars. It runs on community.
Thank you for helping keep our community strong.
Lend your support — HERE.
Done. Can’t imagine life on the UWS without the Rag.
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