Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in the Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means
After a year of Band-Aids, lawmakers in Albany finally have the big bucks to pass a substantial relief program as part of the state bu … Read the rest of this entry >>
Fire Consumes West 62nd Street Apartment
Heavy smoke poured from a fourth-floor apartment at 249 W. 62nd Street near West End Avenue on Wednesday afternoon around 1:52 p … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Looking for Man Who Held Up Chase Bank
At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, a man held up the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway between 109th and 110th Streets by handing the teller a … Read the rest of this entry >>
Suffragette Statue Celebrated as Increasingly Vital Symbol
With voting rights a central issue in Congress and the nation … Read the rest of this entry >>
Reopenings: Ellington in the Park, Bluebird London, Robert, Mandarin Oriental
More restaurants and businesses are on their way … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police and Barricades Removed From Columbus Circle; Let the Skateboarding Begin
The daffodils are up in Columbus Circle and the metal barricades that were in place for nearly ten months have finally come down. Columbus Circle an … Read the rest of this entry >>
Signs of Spring: The Cherry Blossoms are Blooming and the Rowboats are Back on the Lake
Spring is back in Central Park! How do we know? Two key symbols of the season just reappe … Read the rest of this entry >>
Why a Famous Fried Chicken Restaurant is Coming to the UWS
After a year full of tough news about local restaurants struggling and closing, the Upper West Side got some exciting news about a restaurant that was actually in expa … Read the rest of this entry >>
Vaccine Age Minimum Drops to 30 on Tuesday; All Adults Can Sign Up Starting April 6
New York will lower the age for people to sign up for vaccine appointments to 30 starting on Tuesday, and will make all adults eligible starting Ap … Read the rest of this entry >>
Candidates ‘Stand With Shams’ As UWS Homeless Controversy Takes a New Twist
Shams DaBaron, who used to be homeless, stood in the sunlight before a statue of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. at West 125th Street on Fr … Read the rest of this entry >>
Monday Bulletin: Virus Spike; Restored Litter Baskets; Volunteers Honored; Potsdam or Bust
New Jersey and New York now rank No. 1 and 2 in new coronavirus infections per capita among U.S. s … Read the rest of this entry >>
Openings & Closings: Epices Bakery, Blue Marble, Zai’s Dessertery, Allbirds, Hex & Co.
Many new desserts and other delicacies are on their … Read the rest of this entry >>
The Return of Indie Movies: Film at Lincoln Center to Reopen
Movie theaters were allowed to reopen a few weeks ago, but Film at Lincoln Center had initially held back. On Thursday, the organiz … Read the rest of this entry >>
Second Victim in Crash that Killed Doorman Alfred Pocari Speaks Out Ahead of Driver’s Sentencing
Kira C. clearly remembers the moment when Jessenia Fajardo drove an SUV through a red light on West End Avenue at 98th Street, striking her and fatally injuring Alfred Pocari, 62, on the afternoon of July 19, … Read the rest of this entry >>
Eyewitness Account: The Great Parrot Rescue of West 87th Street
With falling rent prices, parrots are making the move to NYC’s Upper West Side, bringing vibrancy and color to the neighborhood. Residents and tourists alike strolling around 87th Street and Colum … Read the rest of this entry >>
Tuesday: Hate Crime Forum Will Include Law Enforcement Officials
Community Board 7 will host a hate crime forum on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. with officials from New York law enforcement to address the rise in hate crime incidents in the … Read the rest of this entry >>
Updated: FDNY Makes Daring Parrot-Rescue on Columbus Avenue
Firefighters delighted onlookers as they scaled a ladder truck to capture an escaped exotic bird on 87th and Colu … Read the rest of this entry >>
Maya Wiley Says Her Record Fighting for Change Inside and Outside Government Will Make Her a Good Mayor
Maya Wiley served in the de Blasio administration, including as Counsel to the Mayor, but she's distanced herself from de Blasio in her own run for m … Read the rest of this entry >>
Upper West Side COVID Testing Lab Offers Fast, High-Quality Results
SPONSORED: ClearMD, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is a medical clinic specializing in COVID-19 testing that offers both in-house rapid testing and gold-standard 24-hour RT-PCR COVID-19 tes … Read the rest of this entry >>
Updated: Train Hits Person at Lincoln Center Subway Station; All 1, 2 and 3 Service Shut Down
A person was hit by a train at the 66th Street station on the 1 line, causing changes on the Broadway line and confusion for many passen … Read the rest of this entry >>
