Need something to read besides the Rag? Head to one of the UWS's indie bookstores tomorrow to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day.

Pay a visit to Grant's tomb -- the only national memorial on the UWS -- to commemorate the 18th president's birthday.

"By the end of this year, there will be a direct-to-platform elevator in the heart of the Upper West Side.”

The penthouse is located in a building on Central Park West, between West 61st and 62nd streets.

A new monthly Rag column will focus on the sidewalk sheds that many consider the city's worst urban blight.

The rally against the proposed new bike lane will take place on May 2.

Lots of openings this week, and no closings to report other than -- in case you missed it -- Pastrami Queen. Maybe.

The commemoration took place on Sunday in Riverside Park near West 83rd Street.

The shooting took place near West 103rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police said.

Lincoln Center is hosting more than 100 events this summer at its Upper West Side campus.

This photo was taken on the UWS, sometime in the past. Do you know where, when, and what it shows?

The proposed UWS electric-bike battery swapping cabinet locations are on 97th, 106th, and 110th streets.

The mortadella is combined with burrata, tomato, and basil, tucked between slices of crunchy bread and slathered with pistachio pesto.

A citywide strike by building workers, scheduled for Wednesday, appears to have been averted.

With every swing, I feel a pang of guilt. Am I taking up space for too long? What’s the etiquette here?

After wrapping up Gottesman Ice Rink’s inaugural season, the Central Park Conservancy is celebrating the re-opening The Green at the Davis Center.

"Children not only have tolerance for different learning needs but they embrace it as the norm," one school parent told WSR.

The incident happened Wednesday morning near the corner of West 72nd Street and Columbus, police said.

The music washed over me and a resonance rose from the center of my body. It was impossible to be unmoved.

The development of the Saint Agnes Residence on West 74th Street will no longer take place.

Two vehicle traffic lanes would be eliminated. DOT's plan would add a two-way bike lane and designated loading zones.

The 59th Street-Columbus Circle station has a new elevator.

Pier i Cafe in Riverside Park opened for the season this week -- can summer be far behind?

The stretch in question is the east side of Riverside Drive, between West 97th and 109th streets.

A colleague sent me a thank you note that I suspect was written by AI. Do I say something?

"The work of change is still work. I know how to do that work," Lasher told West Side Rag.

The list ranged from longtime institutions to restaurants that opened in the past few weeks.

I spotted a dish whose name is vividly etched in my memory, perhaps forever: fritto misto. I ordered it on the spot.

"We certainly deal with viruses on a day-to-day basis, but nothing like this." -- Catherine Quayle, Wild Bird Fund director

Eduardo Diaz has been sentenced to 15 years in a prison for an Upper West Side shooting in 2024.