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- Busy UWS Block Gets New Street Cleaning Schedule: What To Know
- West Side Canvas: ‘It’s a Fine Line That Separates All of Us’
- Explore The Possibilities at The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights
- Throwback Thursday: The UWS in the 1970s and 80s; ‘This Is Who Lived During Those Days’
- Children’s Museum of Manhattan Set to Open in UWS Church in 2028: New Renderings, Fundraising, Details
- Openings & Closings: Curl Divinity Salon; Wonder; Holy Cow; West Side Democrats; Chaotic Good Cafe
- Zabar’s Offering 90-Cent Coffee This Month in Honor of 90th Anniversary
- Meet the Founder of Living-Wage Cleaning Company Well-Paid Maids
- Tim Walz Spotted Running in Central Park Hours Before Vice Presidential Debate
- Construction Begins on Redesign of New 96th Street Bus Lanes
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- Man Indicted For 2 Antisemitic Attacks on the UWS: Manhattan DA
- Man Found Dead After Falling Off UWS Building: NYPD
- Registration is Now Open for Summer 2025 at Day Camp @ the JCC and Camp Settoga.
- Did You Catch the UWS Reference in Episode 1 of Netflix’s Most Popular Show of the Month?
- UPDATE: Deceased Man Found in Hudson River Monday Morning
- Ballet Hispánico Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Free Family Day on Saturday, October 5th
- New York Piano Society Celebrates Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, and Rising Star SoHyun Ko, October 6 at 2pm at Merkin Hall
- Monday Bulletin: UWS Pol Leads Rat Birth Control Charge; New Images of Incoming Luxury UWS Building That Made Headlines; Update on the Adams Indictment; Moped Duo Robs Woman on UWS
- Sometimes You Just Have to Take a Breath and Be Reminded of All the Good Around You
- Weekend Column: The Junk Mail Conundrum
- UWS Police Officers Honored for Hudson River Rescue; Video
- A New Academic Year and New Protests on Columbia’s Campus
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Near) the Neighborhood
- Man Robbed At Gunpoint in Central Park: Police
- WSR Cartoon: Looking for a Good Cause?
- Protect Your Legacy with Ligh Law: Your Trusted Partner in Estate Planning
- UWS Frustration With a Lack of E-Bike Regulation Was on Full Display at the EVSA Town Hall
- Here’s How UWS Pols Are Reacting To Mayor Eric Adams’ Indictment: ‘Must Resign’
- October Is Music Month at Rutgers Presbyterian Church
- Throwback Thursday: Upper West Siders of the 70s and 80s; ‘The Luckiest People in the World’
- Upper West Side School Wins Prestigious National Award
- Openings & Closings: The Old Yew Plant Shop; The Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing; Eshel; Broadway Pizza
- UWS Independent Pharmacies Face Existential Threat From PBMs: Survey
- It’s Officially Fall. Treat Yourself to a Clean Home From Well-Paid Maids
- Portion of Central Park Great Lawn Closed in Preparation for Global Citizen Festival
- Updated: ‘When You Know, You Know’: Upper West Siders Share Stories of Lasting Love
- Updated: Man Arrested for Punching 77-Year-Old Woman on the UWS; Held at Rikers: Police
- Hudson River Greenway’s Cherry Walk Is Closed for Six Months
- Mermaid Inn Awning Signage Appears on New UWS Storefront
- Shopping for Treasures on the UWS at the 104th Street Yard Sale
- 2 People Hospitalized After Fire on UWS: FDNY
- Over 90% Leased! Limited Availability on Spacious 2 and 3 Bedroom Apartments with Up to 2 Months Free!*
- Monday Bulletin: Storied UWS Opera Singer Dies at 99; Update on UWSer Arrested in Connection to Jewish Terrorist Plot; Man on Citi Bike Sprays Teen In Face With Chemical in Central Park
- Looking Beyond Martoonerville
- Weekend Column: A Sidelined Upper West Sider Is Deluged With Political Texts for Someone Else
- The Beauty of the UWS as Seen in the Photographs of Monday Bulletin
- New List of Best 24 UWS Restaurants Emerges: Did They Get It Right?
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Near) the Neighborhood
- The Shell Restaurant Puts Hospitality First: ‘We’re All Like a Family’
- WSR Cartoon: What Does the Waiter Ask?
- Battle Brews Over Large Bank Opening in Famous UWS Building
- West Side Canvas: The Piano Player and the Painter; Dispatch 2 From Verdi Square
- 77-Year-Old Woman Also Punched in Face on UWS: NYPD
- It’s Time to Expect More from Senior Living
- Throwback Thursday: UWS Places of the 70s and 80s; Some Have Gone and Some Remain
- City Contract Reveals New Details on Incoming UWS Homeless Shelter: Opening Date, $79.6M Payment, Renewal Option
- Openings & Closings: Cocoon; La Farine Pâtisserie et Café; Rosa Mexicano; Clara; Omne Martial Arts, Fitness and Wellness; Salt & Straw
- 81-Year-Old Woman Sucker Punched, Knocked Unconscious While Walking Dog on UWS: Police
- Well-Paid Maids Sweeps Into New City
- UPDATED: Man Found Dead In Central Park: Police
- Former UWS Mermaid Inn Home Set To Be Replaced By 18-Story Building From Luxury Developer
- 2 UWS Bus Routes Will Soon Get Automated Camera Ticketing Systems
- Ruthless Advice: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- The Story Behind 1 West End Avenue, Unit 15E: Where Luxury Meets Community
- E-Bike Safety Dominates UWS Agenda at Hoylman-Sigal’s Town Hall
- Warning: Beware of Recent Scam Occurring on UWS
- An Evening With Broadway Star Victoria Clark
- Monday Bulletin: The Story of an 86-Year UWS Rent-Controlled Family Home; UWS Eateries Again Make Best NYC Bagels List; Possible Communication Error During UWS School Lockdown
- Funny Thing About Aging
- Clueless UWS Boomer Enlists Savvy UWS 9-Year-Old to Teach Her About Taylor Swift
- Southwest Stairwell Closed at 81st Street Subway Station
- UWS French Bar Named Among Best Places to Drink Wine in New York City
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (or Near) the Neighborhood
- Volunteer Tutoring Opportunities Available in UWS Elementary Schools
- WSR Cartoon: Some Found the Debate Upsetting
- Throwback Thursday: Where Do Disappearing UWS Storefronts Go?
- UWS School Out of Lockdown After Bogus Call of Gun Inside Building: NYPD
- UWS Synagogue Sells Building To Korean Church For $10M
- Manhattan Market Report – Oh, the Irony…Buyer Sentiment Improves as a Seller’s Market Approaches
- Popular UWS Yard Sale Returning to the Neighborhood: What To Know
- Wheelchairs at the Airport; We Need a Better System
- Openings & Closings: Super Nice Pizza; Auntie Anne’s; WTHN; L’Occitane; Temporary Election Storefront; Pig & Khao
- Hearing Aids: The Basics and More – September 17 6:00-7:30
- The Twin Towers
- Keep Your Home Clean — and Your Pets Happy — With Well-Paid Maids
- 2 People Shot on the Upper West Side; Suspects Flee on Bikes: NYPD
- Morningside Heights Cathedral Lands $1.5M In Funding to Renovate 110-Year-Old Building
- WNYC Celebrated Its 100th Birthday with Live Audience, On-Air From Central Park
- New 12-Story Building From Supportive Housing Org Planned for UWS
- Give a Little Time, Make a Big Impact!
- ‘How Do You Make a Woman Laugh?’ UWSiders Ask The Love Coach Their Burning Dating Questions
- Major Democratic Election Rally on the UWS: ‘Epicenter of the Voting Powerhouse of America’
- Man Indicted For Burning Israeli Flag at Columbia University Protest: Manhattan DA
- JCC Fall Fitness and Wellness Open House – Sunday September 15
- Monday Bulletin: Tony Danza’s UWS Apartment; Local Woman Sues UWS Coffee Shop Over Sesame Allergy; Juilliard Fall Festival; $100M UWS School Building Welcomes Students
- Weekend Column: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
- Grammarians on the Upper West Side
- UWS Sidewalk Medicine Chests, The Sequel
- New-York Historical Society Celebrates The Power Broker at 50
- Walk Like An Upper West Sider Part II: More Pedestrian Etiquette Musings
- New COVID Vaccine Arrives on the Upper West Side: How To Find It
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Near) the Neighborhood
- One Month Till Curbside Composting Starts on the UWS: What to Know
- Proposal For New Bus Lanes on 96th Street Sparks Protest and Support From UWSers
- Central Park NYPD Leader Briefs CB7 on Uptick in Central Park Robberies: Drone Deployed
- 5 Education Issues to Watch as NYC Students Head Back to School
- Brian Lehrer Will Host Star-Filled Fest for WNYC’s 100th Year: September 9, Central Park, Free
- It’s Time to Expect More from Senior Living
- West Side Canvas: ‘A Heart Surrounded by Diamonds,’ Dispatch 1 From Verdi Square
- The Giants of NY Democratic Politics Are Headed to the UWS This Sunday
- Openings & Closings: The Sill; Children’s Art Classes; Teddy’s Collection; Old John’s Luncheonette; Salt & Straw
- Local Favorite Kovacevic’s Magical U.S. Open Run Ends
- This Back-to-School Season, Get Organized with a Home Cleaning from Well-Paid Maids
- In Major Jump From Last Year, More Than 2,300 Pieces of Graffiti Found on UWS: See Where
- A Semester After Historic Protests, Columbia Reopens with Beefed-Up Security and Barricades
- Popular, Free UWS County Fair Set to Return This Weekend: What to Know
- Volunteer with DOROT to Connect with an Older Neighbor this Rosh Hashanah
- Stanley Nelson’s ‘San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood’ Premieres at Lincoln Center on Oct. 9
- Monday Bulletin: A Labor Day Rest And Its History
- UPDATE: Upper West Sider Advances To Semifinals in Mixed Doubles at the U.S. Open
- Happy Labor Day!
- September
- Weekend Column: The Joy of Going Nowhere
- UPDATE: Photo of Suspect Released; Man Slashed In Face Within Upper West Side Train Station: NYPD
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Near) the Neighborhood
- Central Park Love Story: Coyote Couple Makes It Official
- WSR Cartoon: Rushing the Season
- Upper West Sider Kovacevic Advances in U.S. Open Mixed Doubles
- Throwback Thursday: Rocker Remembers When PS 84 Was New in the Tumultuous Year of 1963
- New at DOROT: A Series for Children of Holocaust Survivors
- Love, Dating, and Relationships on the UWS: Singles and Couples Share Their Thoughts and Experiences
- Cyclist Hospitalized After Hit-and-Run on the Upper West Side: Police
- Openings & Closings: P.C. Richard & Son; Canto; Supreme Shades & Drapes; Appleton’s Marketplace; Hungarian Pastry Shop; Gelateria Gentile
- Law & Order Filming Inside Upper West Side Bar This Week
- Well-Paid Maids Gets Labor Day Off — Plus 23 More Days Each Year
- UWS Ice Cream Truck Noise Complaints as Seen Through a Decade of Data
- Upper West Sider Makes US Open Debut in Primetime
- New at the JCC: Early Notification Admissions for Nursery School
- The Ballerina and Her Prince: An Upper West Side Love Story
- UWS Newsstand Operator Attacked and Robbed at Gunpoint: Police
- Where Things Stand With Renovation of Popular UWS Playground
- Man Hit With Gun and Robbed on Upper West Side: Police
- Towering New Mural Rises on the UWS With the Help of Local Students: See It
- No Shushing! These are Lincoln Center’s Relaxed Performances (And They’re Free)
- Monday Bulletin: Squatter Won’t Leave UWS Condo; Men Climb Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument; Coveted UWS Housing Lottery Nears Close; Remembering a Longtime UWSer
- ‘I Know That Sometimes my Behavior Merits an Apology or at Least an Explanation’
- Taking the Bus: ‘It’s Like the Grandma’s House of Public Transportation’
- City Will Spray UWS In Effort To Combat West Nile Virus: What To Know
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Just a Subway Ride From) the Neighborhood
- An UWS Guide to the US Open Tennis Championships (August 26 – September 8): Directions, Tidbits, & Tips
- UWS Citi Bike Station Removed Overnight: Will It Come Back?
- Unlock Your Child’s Test-Prep Potential with Tannenbaum Tutors
- WSR Cartoon: Getting Cold Feet About Leaving for College
- Apartment Next Door to Yoko Ono’s Dakota Home Hits the Market for $6M
- West Side Canvas: First Light Skims the Rooftop of the Ansonia on the UWS
- Wonderland Lives On With New Owner of Popular UWS Tea Shop
- It’s Time to Expect More from Senior Living
- UWS Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal Reports In From the DNC
- Openings & Closings (& Rebranding & Renaming): Gnocchi on 9th; Clara and Cafe 77; Epilogue Books; Rudraks; Consignment on 72nd; Pildes Optical
- Clean Home, Clean Conscience: Book a Cleaning with Well-Paid Maids
- 7 UWS Schools Receive Free Laundry Machines Through Multiple Good Deeds
- The Last Wooden Structure on the Upper West Side
- A Back-to-School Store Was Free; ‘Watching the Joyful Experiences of the Boys Was Priceless’
- Guiding the Future: Upper West Sider Launches College Consulting Company
- Iconic Central Park 160-Year-Old Elm Tree at Tavern on the Green To Be Cut Down
- P.C. Richard & Son Signage Goes Up At Massive UWS Vacant Storefront
- An Update On When UWS Open Streets Will Come To An End
- Over 80% Leased! Brand New, Spacious 2 and 3 Bedroom Apartments on the Upper West Side with Up to 3 Months Free!*
- Monday Bulletin: UWSer to Play Trump for Kamala Harris’ Debate Prep; Loaded Gun Found in Riverside Park; Local Richard Kind Profiled In NY Times; UWS Close to Top in NYC for Most Home Listings
- Stuffed!
- Weekend Column: We’re Coming for You, JD Vance
- Walk Like an Upper West Sider: A Half-Rant on Pedestrian Etiquette
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Near) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Subway Hack
- Arguments For and Against e-Bike Registration and Licensing
- NYPD Deploys Up to 100 Additional Police Officers to Central Park to Counter Jump in Crime
- The World Premiere of The Meeting: The Interpreter
- Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Resigns Effective Immediately; Medical Center Chief Steps In
- UWS Bus Stop Removed For Subway Elevator Construction
- Openings & Closings (& Moving & Renovating): Gartner’s Hardware; Sote Coffee Roasters; D’Lioz Bakery; Gorjana; Oula; Claire’s Kitchen Cafe & Wine Bar; Hungarian Pastry Shop; Essential by Christophe; Viand
- 2 More Central Park Robberies In 24 Hours Amid Crime Uptick: Police
- UWS Grub: Macarons at Silver Moon Bakery
- Well-Paid Maids: ‘It’s Past Time to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage’
- UWS Townhouse Connected To Hidden-Camera Lawsuit Listed For $11 Million
- ‘Sidewalk Medicine Chests’ on the UWS: Safe, Natural Remedies From Bubbies and Other Experts
- Double Rainbow Appears Over Upper West Side: See It
- How to Find Your Stuff Left in New York’s Trains, Parks, Trash, and More
- How a Big-Hearted Local Helped an UWS Mom Find Cott Soda for Her Son’s Wedding
- Sunset Views Over the Hudson River
- Woman Hit By Moped Driver on UWS After Exiting Cab; NYPD
- Monday Bulletin: Morningside Heights Lantern Procession; Teens Stabbed In UWS Panda Express; Columbia Deans Resign
- Philippe Petit, 50 Years After ‘Le Coup’ at the WTC, Creates ‘Theater in the Air’ with Sting
- ‘Now Look at Me — I’m Drawing Cartoons for WSR!’
- UWS Cult Grocery Stores; Waiting for Wegmans
- Comedians Showcase WSR Comments for Laughs; UWS ‘Audience Went Insane’
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Near) the Neighborhood
- NYPD Releases Photo of Suspect Wanted for Antisemitic Attack in Central Park: Police
- Protect Your Legacy with Ligh Law: Your Trusted Partner in Estate Planning; Free Webinar Aug. 14
- WSR Cartoon: UWS Bears Political Club Decides
- Columbia Exec’s Home Vandalized: Red Paint, Smashed Door, Letter With Noose, Crickets
- West Side Canvas: ‘Come Fly With Me’ at Manny’s Bistro
- It’s Time to Expect More from Senior Living
- UWS Smoke Shop Shut Down Had Secret Trap Door To Move Drugs: Sheriff
- The UWS Outdoor Dining Scene Is Changing: What Some Local Restaurant Owners Are Saying and Doing
- Openings & Closings: Blossom; Le Petit Parisien; Central Park Farm Stand; The Avenue; UpDog Studios; Alice’s Tea Cup
- From Central Park Intro Class to Gold Medal: A Cyclist’s Unexpected Journey to Olympic Victory
- Exciting News From D.C.: Well-Paid Maids Won Best Maid Service
- Shifting NYC School Demographics: There Are Nearly as Many Asian-American as Black Students
- Upper West Side Political Club Named Most Powerful in New York State
- UWS Grub: French Food at Cafe du Soleil During the Paris Olympics
- Blues BBQ Festival Returns this Weekend
- ‘Lady Metro’ Seeking Love and a Lasting Relationship
- RFK Jr. Admits to Dumping Dead Bear Cub in Central Park in 2014: UWS Mystery Solved
- Philippe Petit to Walk High Wire In UWS Cathedral as Sting Performs Below; 50th Anniversary of WTC Feat; Tickets
- Looking for Whole Person Maternity Care? Oula Upper West has Arrived!
- Monday Bulletin: Head of UWS School Resigns After Turmoil Over Gaza War; 86th Street Mailboxes Go Missing; UWS Tenants Rally Against Landlord; ‘The Princess of West 72nd Street’
- Weekend Column: Manning the ‘Graveyard Shift’ at an UWS Building; The Life of a Night Doorman
- You Know What’s Weird?
- Man Robbed at Knifepoint by 15-20 Youths in Central Park: NYPD
- UPDATE: UWS Mystery Solved, Seeking Identity of Photographer Who Took This Picture Over 40 Years Ago
- UWS Indian Restaurant Named Among Best In New York City
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do In (and Near) the Neighborhood
- Man Wanted for Homophobic Slur and Knife Threat on UWS: Police
- Save Big on Children’s Classes, Memberships & More at The JCC: Next Week Only
- WSR Cartoon: Inner Scaffolding
- Despite Debt, Popular UWS Tea Shop Will Remain Open Under New Ownership
- UWS Experiencing the ‘Dog Days of Summer’
- Find a New Love for Music with Encore Creativity for Older Adults This Fall
- Where Things Stand With the Massive Scaffolding at PS 87 on the UWS
- Updated: Openings & Closings: Kee’s Chocolates; Chick-fil-A; Dog Run 105; Bankside; Qahwah House
- UWS Subway Projects Will Not Be Affected By Loss Of Congestion Pricing: New NYT Map
- The Secret Behind Well-Paid Maids’ 300+ Reviews and 4.9-Star Rating
- UWS History: ‘Votes for Women Grocery Store’ Opens on UWS in 1913 to Advance Suffrage Cause
- Most Temporary Outdoor Dining Sheds Must Come Down By Saturday, Including on UWS
- Mint 4 Bed, 3 Bath Apartment in the Heart of the Upper West Side: 174 West 76th Street, Unit 4GH
- A Sister’s Death, an Overwhelming Task, a Local FB Group: How an UWS Woman Found Unexpected Help
- Man Shot Within UWS Apartment: Police
- Chick-fil-A Looks To Be Opening on the Upper West Side
- Man Flashes Gun In Attempted UWS Smoke Shop Robbery: NYPD
- Monday Bulletin: UWS Jewish Man Reflects on Central Park Attack; 2025 Shakespeare in the Park Details Announced; Robert Gottlieb’s Special Book Sale; UWS Org Gets $20K To Prevent Gun Violence
- Most NYC Shootings Took Place in Same ‘Hot Spots’ Since 2020: Here’s Where on the UWS
- Delivery Nation
- Updated: Car Destroys Multiple Benches Along Riverside Drive; NYPD Details; Photos
- Weekend Column: ‘Ode to the Zabar’s Café Cinnamon Bun’
- Grammar Guru Weighs in on ‘On-In’ Controversy: Propositions on Prepositions
- Bat Love on the Upper West Side
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (or Near) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Restaurant Week Specials
- Latest Plan to Reopen UWS Metro Theater Sounds Real; Martin Scorsese and Ethan Hawke Reportedly on Board