Many people on the Upper West Side are familiar with the mannequin woman who has been standing outside Paper House for years.

The beloved character of bestselling book and YouTube fame, Marcel, a tiny shell with a big personality, has made a movie.

Police confirmed that an unidentified, 36-year-old woman "jumped into the Central Park Reservoir, at West 93rd Street and West Drive, on Monday at 2:08 PM.

A handmade elephant left the Upper West Side yesterday and bravely boarded an Amtrak train en route to Philadelphia...

Except for Robin Cohn who caught this shot of Bugs on the M79 crosstown bus this morning.

When asked who was who and what was going on, photographer Jeff French Segall wrote, " In today's world, it's difficult not to fall into gender-roles. So I won't. the

We sometimes joke that WSR is an adjunct of 311 -- we get a remarkable array of questions, requests, and complaints. Maybe

My friend Amy believes In pet adoption like I do. When the time came for a new kitty, she contacted

Tanya Young Williams, sole proprietor of the recently opened Central Park Resale at 22 West 66th Street,

I'm an avid dog walker with only limited experience with the occult.

On Wednesday morning, a German artist placed a cube composed of 400 pounds of pure 24-karat gold, valued at around $11.7 million

Every 10 years, states change their Congressional district lines to reflect the new Census. Redistricting, as it's called, is a messy

While there are exceptions, such as the names of children of celebrities -- Apple, Sparrow,

The storm has ended, but memories of the morning romp linger. There were children on saucers

“Thank YOU and have a great day!” I tell the good driver as I descend the deep stairs of the MTA Express bus, knowing that without the ride from this behemoth vehicle and reliable person

An enormous vortex opened up above the Upper West Side on Wednesday, as seen in the photo above taken by Nilo Mitra on Wednesday morning

The Upper West Side has long been home to outdoor dog runs and indoor play spaces for children. But there's a new business coming that mixes both

A narrow convenience store hidden by scaffolding on 72nd Street sold three winning lottery tickets this past week, together worth $8.3 million

A tipster who wishes to remain anonymous spotted this illuminated figure bicycling on Amsterdam Avenue at 86th Street on Wednesday night. 

Saturday Night Live shot a video in Riverside Park that aired last weekend, imagining a place for men who have trouble making friends. That place is basically a dog run.

The Donald J. Trump highway beautification sign -- on the southbound side of the Henry Hudson Parkway, just north of the West 79th Street exit -- is being removed

Here are the winners of West Side Rag’s True Ghost Stories Contest

The picture he sent (above) does not reveal the full date or

My mother had a print of a Degas ballerina. When she died, it was supposed to go to my daughter

Chalupa, the goat representing the nose-to-the-grindstone Grand Old Goat party

I had the presence of mind to whisper-scream since my wife was asleep

Lady Sybil, an Upper West Side hen who temporarily went missing, sent her community on a two-day wild chicken chase

Candidates are butting heads in Riverside Park's second annual Vote the G.O.A.T. election, being baa-ttled out

Country goats delighted the city crowd on Wednesday, as the second Running of the Goats took place in Riverside Park at 120th Street. Twenty-four

For months, a stretch of sidewalk between West 74th and West 75th Streets on Columbus Avenue was undergoing