A candidate forum for State Assembly District 69 revealed common ground, as well as differences.

A 71-year-old woman was slapped in the face near West 100th Street and Central Park West, police said.

The Japan Day Parade and festival will take place on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.

Three new stores are coming soon to The Shops at Columbus Circle, and a new tea shop recently opened there. 

A flurry of state and local proposals seek to make owners of aggressive dogs more accountable for their behavior.

Construction is underway to create the new home of the Children's Museum of Manhattan on the Upper West Side.

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

"But to be stepping off of your curb onto a bi-directional bike lane is suicide."

The deadly car crash took place early Sunday morning near 79th Street on the West Side Highway, police said.

This sando was the closest thing to the French fraîsier (elevated strawberry shortcake) I had tasted this side of the Atlantic.

The New York Post is explaining why the Milling Room restaurant closed in December — and the explanation is a doozy.

The whole corner looked like a million bucks. The whole neighborhood does. And our apartments are priced accordingly.

The Margaret Mead Film Festival, honoring storytelling and documentary film, kicks off today at the American Museum of Natural History.

The Trader Joe's at West 72nd Street will temporarily close on May 17 for several months.

Post-its on my studio door remind me to turn off the A/C and lock the bathroom when I leave. I still forget.

There are lots of free arts events set for the Upper West Side this summer.

The Clintons ate at an Upper West Side Italian restaurant earlier this month.

Orwashers, the popular artisan bakery, opened a takeout-only outpost on West 84th Street on Monday.

The new food market at Columbus Circle will kick off on May 14.

A friend I'm not that close to asked me to be his best man. I'd like to say no -- but how?

The West Side Community Garden is ablaze with tulips, but don't wait too long to see them -- they're peaking now.

The West Side YMCA is closed through at least Wednesday due to "an emergency."

The city's Department of Education withdrew controversial proposals to close or relocate three UWS schools.

The dish has an addictive X-factor that's hard to describe: a mix of savory, sweet, and smokey flavors, plus perfectly executed rice.

"Urban bass fishermen recognize how feeble an attempt it would be to safeguard a juicy spot; instead, they welcome the exchange of intel."

Do I still need to follow his rule, that you can't use the same unwashed knife in the butter and the jam consecutively?

If you leave your house, you’ll pass a dozen trees and probably not register a single one. Still, they have our backs.

The Upper West Side looks set to get its new tallest neighborhood building.

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.