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• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 39
• Here’s What Our Readers Have to Say About West Side Rag
• Upper West Side McDonald’s Permanently Closes
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Swagat’s Aloo Papri Chaat
• Monday Bulletin: Ban on E-Bikes Easier Said Than Done, Says Conservancy President; Work Begins on $35 Million Central Park Water Recirculation Project; Police Increase Presence in the Park; The ‘Murkier’ Side of the Carriage Ban
• Join Us for a Conversation with former Ambassador Ron Dermer!
• UWS Sunday Crossword Puzzle: Halloween & Marathon Weekend Edition
• Election Season on the Upper West Side
• Beyond Academics: How the Right School Helps Confidence Grow
• I Hate The New York City Marathon
• Upper West Side Ghosts? Please — Have You Met Real Life?
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention Men & Women Over 60: Move With Confidence & Improve Balance, Posture & Decrease Risk For & Aches & Pains; Claim Your Pre Black Friday Promotion Now!
• Here are the Upper West Side Street Closures to Know About on Marathon Sunday
• The Upper West Side Streaker Going for a Record
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Upper West Side Does Halloween
• UPDATE: Cease and Desist Order Issued; Upper West Side Barn Owls’ Water Tower Home Loses its Roof
• Incredible UWS Halloween Decoration Recreates New York Knicks Game Winning Shot
• West Side Canvas: A Place To Play
• Here Are the Upper West Side Street Closures for Halloween Trick-Or-Treating This Year
• Wegmans Confirms it Will Open on the Upper West Side
• Openings & Closings: Trek; Barberino’s; Beautyspace; Rowan; Blu Café; Empire Szechuan Kyoto; Cold Stone Creamery
• What’s Behind the Doors of Morningside Heights’ Newest Child Care Center? Step Inside Imagine Early Learning Centers
• After 450+ Races, Upper West Side Marathon Pacer Phil Wahba’s Not Bored 
• The Governor of New York Campaigns Outside of Upper West Side Train Station
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• Paul Taylor Dance Company Returns to Lincoln Center in November with a Season of Taylor Repertory and World Premieres!
• Upper West Side Guide to the 2026 NYC Marathon
• Firefighter Injured in Upper West Side Blaze: FDNY
• Car Drives Through Fencing of Upper West Side Train Station; Driver Abandons Vehicle
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Croissant et Café’s Plain Croissant
• Monday Bulletin: UWS Pooches Out of the Running for Dog Mayor; LaGuardia Students Take Part in Walkout to Protest AI; Prayer Keeps Baptist Group on UWS; Apartment with Eye-Level View of Macy’s Balloons Hits the Market
• UPDATE: Photo Released of Suspect; Woman Sexually Assaulted at Knifepoint in Central Park: Police
• Halloween on the Upper West Side: Who You Gonna Call?
• A Post-Grad’s Guide to the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies on the Upper West Side
• This One’s For the Dogs. Or: Who’s a Good Upper West Sider?
• Popular Cold Stone Creamery Will Open on the Upper West Side
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Failed Fall Upper West Side Curb Appeal
• Longtime Upper West Side Chinese Restaurant Closed by the Health Department
• Upper West Side Election Guide: Early Voting, Who is on the Ballot, Find Your Polling Site
• Manhattan Market Report: Manhattan – Wading, Not Waiting
• AI Street Cameras Tracking Parking Violations on the Upper West Side Taken Down
• Dogs in Halloween Costumes Will Take Over a Stretch of the Upper West Side this Weekend
• The Mitchum Star Guide for Upper West Side Pumpkin Treats
• Openings & Closings: Eataly Caffè; Adobo Mexican Grill/Taco Tek; Dunkin; Blu Cafe
• The Short Story of an UWS Elected Official’s Office, a Mouse, and Some Wild Birds
• How an Upper West Sider Cultivates a Bookish Community Online and IRL
• My West Side Rag Story
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 38
• The Colors of the Upper West Side in Photos
• UPDATE: Woman Attacked and Robbed by 3 Men in Central Park: Police
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Canto’s Shakshuka
• Monday Bulletin: Barn Owl Reacts to Upper West Side Onlookers; Getting a Lift on the UWS; Retail Space is Hot on the UWS; Price Drops on Historic Townhouse
• How the New Harrys Shoes Helps New Yorkers Put Heel Pain Behind Them
• Two Poems and a Drawing by Upper West Siders
• Upper West Side Leaf Peeping
• Sunday Crossword Puzzle: Famous Upper West Siders
• May I Be Part of Your Story? The Art of Being Strangers Together
• Silver Stars Fitness: Balance & Fall Prevention & Yoga Open House Scheduled For Saturday, October 24th. Try Small Group Balance & Yoga Classes For Free.
• Central Park Great Lawn to Close for the Season Two Weeks Earlier Than Normal for Restoration
• Developers Aim to Construct 145-Foot Building Above Upper West Side Grocer
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Happy Global Cat Day on the UWS (plus National Feral Cat Day)
• Exclusive West Side Rag Offer: CWP Complimentary Film Tickets This Monday October 19 No Accident & October 29 Halloween Silent Film The Man Who Laughs
• Imposing Upper West Side Sidewalk Shed Comes Down After 12 Years
• Horse-Drawn Carriages in Central Park ‘Coming to an End,’ Mayor Says: Photos
• West Side Canvas: Deliciously Engaged
• Mamdani Administration Puts Upper West Side on ‘Fast Track’ for Affordable Housing
• A Neighborhood Worth Staying For. A Home for Generations at 212 West 72nd Street
• Openings & Closings: La Pecora Bianca; NYU Langone Radiology Upper West Side; Edith’s Sandwich Counter; Mimi’s; Blank Street Coffee
• Meet the Team at West Side Rag
• Cochlear Implants: What You Need to Know and What’s on the Horizon
• At Last, Riverside Park South Turf Fields Almost Ready to Open on the Upper West Side
• Upper West Side Teenager Julian Hall Is Taking the Soccer World by Storm
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• Upper West Side Restaurant Named Among 100 Best Pasta Spots in the United States
• Vanished Upper West Side Storefronts – Stephen Harmon Photos
• UWS Museum Highlights Young Women Left Out of American Art History
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Peacefood’s Macho Nachos
• Monday Bulletin: Transportation Experts Weigh in on Central Park Loop; Artist Turns the UWS into a Character; Penthouse in Musician’s UWS Building Hits the Market
• The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for 3 Weeks: November 3-22, 2026
• Let’s Hear it for the Upper West Side’s Old Dog Lady
• My Upper West Side Dog Park Advice
• Our Biggest Upper West Side Sunday Crossword Puzzle Yet
• My Boyfriend Is a Building: Love at First Light on the Upper West Side
• The Late-Night Birders Flocking to the UWS To Capture a Shot of the Resident Barn Owl Family
• One of the Upper West Side’s Largest Empty Storefronts Gets a New Tenant
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: The End of the Yankee Season and the Start of Pumpkin Latte Season
• Bringing ‘The Dog Show’ to an Upper West Side Stage
• Owner of Former UWS Barbecue Restaurant Indicted for Wage Theft: Manhattan DA
• Major Upper West Side Train Station Replacing Turnstiles With New Gates to Reduce Fare Evasion
• A Masterpiece Born From One of History’s Darkest Nights Is Coming to Lincoln Center
• Silver Stars Fitness: Balance & Fall Prevention & Yoga Open House Scheduled For Saturday, October 24th – Try Small Group Balance & Yoga Classes For Free
• Multiple Barn Owls Possibly Spotted in Upper West Side Building Courtyard
• Dinosaur Playground Receives $3M To Improve Restrooms as Half the UWS Playground Remains Closed
• Slow Sips — A Post Grad’s Guide to Upper West Side Cocktail Bars
• Openings & Closings: Bacio di Latte; JAG Physical Therapy; OSKA; The Cashmere Sale; Spirit Halloween; Chip City; Lucia Pizza
• Graffiti Removed From Historic Facade of Former UWS Metro Theater: ‘It Symbolizes Movement’
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 37
• Upper West Side Street Life as It’s Seen Today: Photo Collection
• A Political Brain Trust in an Upper West Side Building
• UPDATE: Cyclist Killed in Central Park After Off-Leash Dog Runs onto Roadway: Police
• Here’s the UWS Dish: The Shell Seafood Kitchen’s Crab Cake
• Monday Bulletin: Small Businesses Struggle to Survive on the UWS; Artist Inspired by UWS Has a Solo Exhibition; Friends Remember Murdered Central Park Artist
• Barn Owl Spotted Outside of Upper West Side Buildings: ‘Extremely Rare’ in NYC
• The ‘Practical Magic’ of Making Friends on the Upper West Side
• Test Your Local Knowledge With an Upper West Side Quiz
• Another Upper West Side Establishment We’ll Miss
• The Return of the Nymphs: In Praise of a Little Inconvenience
• UWS Chip City Permanently Closes as NYPD Officers Arrive to Collect Evidence
• Lucia Pizza Reveals Upper West Side Opening Date: See Inside the Shop
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• A WSR Cartoon Drawn by a Human
• What New Yorkers Should Know Before Moving Day
• UWS Schools Return to Beloved After-School Provider Less Than a Month After Disputed Change
• Riverside Park’s Drainage Renovations Continue Behind Schedule on the Upper West Side
• Man Stabbed Multiple Times on the Upper West Side: Police
• West Side Canvas: Flower Variety on the Upper West Side
• At 125, Cathedral School Remains a Fixture of Morningside Heights
• Teenage Girl Has Been Missing From the Upper West Side for More Than 6 Weeks: Police
• Big Tree Falls on Central Park West
• Elevators at Major Upper West Side Train Station Reopen
• Openings & Closings: TALEA Beer Co.; Velvet Cowboy; Kine Musubi; Topman Barbershop; Cafe des Artistes; 7th Street Burger
• Silver Stars Fitness: New Specialized Separate Division For Balance & Fall Prevention, Yoga & Pilates – Improve Balance, Posture & Decrease Risk For & Aches & Pains
• 4 Upper West Side Private Schools Named Among 100 Best in New York City
• As the Weekend Storm Departs, A Look Back at the Spectacular UWS Sunsets it Produced
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• Popular UWS 7th Street Burger Temporarily Closed Due to Gas Issue in its Building
• Pedestrian Dies 4 Days After Being Struck by Cyclist in Central Park: ‘Our Hearts are Broken’
• Support Local News for the Upper West Side (Now Tax-Deductible)
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Panineria’s Chicken Parm
• Monday Bulletin: Beloved UWS Restaurant to Reopen; Inspectors Find Thousands of Instances of Leaking Voltage but Provide No Map; Cruise and Stallone Reminisce About Pre-Fame Jobs on the UWS; Central Park Tackles Climate Change
• UPDATE: Woman Found Dead With Stab Wounds in Central Park Gazebo; Arrest Made: NYPD
• An Awesome and Unsettling Sunset Over Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side
• Here’s an UWS Street Sign I Can Really Appreciate as an Introvert
• Test Your Local Knowledge With an Upper West Side Quiz
• The Mansion in a Sweater and Unwanted Pumpkins: The Upper West Side Is Falling
• An Interview With a Woman Who Broke Her Hip in the UWS Trader Joe’s Escalator Mishap
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: How Many Columbia Graduates Saw the Odyssey?
• The Upper West Side Is Using AI; It’s Also Worried About It
• UPDATE: Global Citizen Festival in Central Park Canceled; A Storm is Predicted for the Same Day as the Global Citizen Festival at the Great Lawn in Central Park
• Manhattan Real Estate Report: It’s the Sellers… …not the Buyers
• Man in the Clouds Works on The Dakota Building: See It
• Upper West Side JCC Wants to Co-Name Neighborhood Street in Honor of its 25th Anniversary
• Openings & Closings: Good Bird Organic Chicken; Wink Pediatric Eye Care; Manhattan Karate NYC; Spa Boutique; Aperture; Sweetgreen
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60+: Struggling To Improve Your Balance & Feel Like You’re At Risk For A Fall? New Balance & Fall Prevention Masterclass Scheduled for October 17th
• 2 People Hospitalized After Escalator Accident at Upper West Side Trader Joe’s: FDNY
• UPDATE: Popular UWS Yard Sale To Take Place October 3: Win Thousands in a Raffle
• Large Silver Poles Erected Along Busy Upper West Side Traffic Corridor
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Breads Bakery’s Chocolate Babka
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 36
• Central Park Bridle Path’s Unusual Dead End To Be Rerouted
• Three Weeks After Health Department Closure, UWS Sweetgreen Permanently Closes
• The Promise of What’s to Come on the Upper West Side
• Monday Bulletin: Popular Central Park Pumpkin Flotilla Put on Hold; UWSer Competes on New Season of Survivor; UWS Eateries Highlighted in New Photo Book on City Diners; Saturday Night Live Studio to Make Way for Brain Center
• More Than Comfortable Shoes: Harry’s Finds New Purpose on the Upper West Side
• Upper West Side Sunday Crossword Puzzle
• The Upper West Side Version of a Data Center
• From a Gated Campus in Washington D.C. to a Gated Campus in Morningside Heights: What Are We Losing?
• 4 Gunpoint Robberies in Central Park in One Night
• Upper West Side, Unsolicited
• Aperture Opens Its Long-Awaited Gallery and Headquarters on the Upper West Side
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: The Trade-Off With the UWS Trader Joe’s
• A Post-Grad’s Guide to the Upper West Side
• Limited-Edition WSR Print Newspapers Are at an UWS Coffee Shop: Can You Find Them?
• West Side Canvas: Chasing Rainbows With Robert Beck on the Upper West Side
• 88-Year-Old Woman Missing From the Upper West Side: Police Seek Help
• New 28-Story Building Slated for the Upper West Side
• Openings & Closings: Mr. Byrdie’s Joint; Canine Puppy Cuts; Doughnut Plant; Friedmans; Trader Joe’s
• UWS Trader Joe’s Escalator and Elevator Issues Persist After 116-Day Closure for Renovations
• Multiple UWS Train Stations Out of Service Over the Weekends for the Next Month
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• Holistic Psychiatrist on the UWS Prioritizes Your Life Story, Not a Diagnosis
• A Rainy Day on the Upper West Side Outside of Fairway: Photographs by Stephen Harmon
• Turtles Are Getting Snared by Illegal Barbed Fishing Hooks in Central Park
• Monday Bulletin: Friedmans To Open Another Restaurant on the UWS; Man Hit by Falling Tree Branch on Central Park West; Scott Stringer Talks UWS
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Tasca’s Codicia de Pescado y Mariscos
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Struggling To Improve Your Balance & Feel Like You’re At Risk For A Fall? Your Fall Prevention Plan Starts Here!
• Woman Punched and Robbed on the Upper West Side: NYPD
• Upper West Side Sunday Crossword Puzzle
• Thinking of Those We Lost on September 11
• From Bad Baldies to Frozen Food: The Upper West Side Kind of Fancy
• WSR Exclusive: Action on the Upper West Side Outside Courts
• HLAA Beyond New York — September 15 Meeting Information
• Upper West Side Teen Holding Court at the U.S. Open
• Remembering 9/11: From Upper West Side Dad to Daily News Deadline
• ‘9/11’ From the Vantage Point of the Upper West Side: Poetry
• UWS Photographer Stephen Harmon Captured the Twin Towers
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• Upper West Side Trader Joe’s at 72nd Street Will Reopen on Saturday Morning
• Morningside Heights Community Members Protest the Ongoing Closure of Columbia University’s Gates
• What’s Bringing 1,599 People to St. John the Divine on Sept. 23?
• Seven New Public Electric Vehicle Chargers Planned for the UWS: Here’s Where
• Jake’s Dilemma, Popular Upper West Side Bar, Will Close After 32 Years
• Openings & Closings: Brasserie Boulud; Szechuan Gourmet; Wednesday Health; Gracie’s Laundry; Purple Waves; Velvet Cowboy
• Man Indicted for Alleged Antisemitic Stabbings on the Upper West Side: Manhattan DA
• NYC Public School Calendar for Upper West Side Parents
• UWS Historical Photo Challenge No. 35
• Meet the Man Who Sells Used Books on the Street Outside of Columbia University
• 83-Year-Old Upper West Sider Has Been Missing For More Than a Week
• Here’s the UWS Dish: El Mitote’s Quesabirrias
• Monday Bulletin: Remembering a Beloved UWS Bar; What’s Next for the Man Behind Extell?; Columbia Under Increasing Pressure to Reopen Campus; Carriage Horse Falls in Central Park
• UPDATE: Upper West Side Native Wins in Doubles and Joins Carlos Alcaraz on Arthur Ashe Stadium
• Sunday Crossword Puzzle: How Well Do You Know Upper West Side Places of the Past?
• Upper West Side Vacation Time
• US Open Dream Run Ends for Columbia University’s Michael Zheng: ‘There’s Nothing to Hang My Head About’
• Upper West Siders, Saving the Day
• I’ll Be Sorry When the UWS Construction Crew Next Door Bids Adios
• Michael Zheng’s Dream Run at the U.S. Open Continues: Columbia Alum Will Play Again on Saturday
• WSR Cartoon: U.S. Open All Night Long
• Discover What’s Happening at the JCC this Fall
• UPDATE: UWS Rumor Mill: West 72nd Street Trader Joe’s Aims to Reopen in the Next Few Weeks
• West Side Canvas: Let’s Talk UWS Trash
• Zheng, Former Columbia University Stand Out, Wins in U.S. Open Main Draw Debut
• Major Redesign of 116th Street Will Affect Upper West Side Bus Routes
• Morningside Lights Procession to Once Again Make its Way Through the Neighborhood
• Openings & Closings: Cafe Alon; Pura Vida Miami; JECT; T-Mobile; TSS Phones and Computers; Wu’s Dynasty; Sweet Green; Barzini’s
• UPDATE: Beloved Upper West Side Broadway Farms Fishmonger Passes Away
• Upper West Side Favorite Kovacevic’s U.S. Open Singles Run Ends, But Doubles Awaits
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• A Little More Strength. A Little More Community. Meet Aura Yoga + Pilates.
• Give a Little Time, Make a Big Impact
• Signage For New Bar Goes Up at Former UWS Jacob’s Pickles Home: Opening Date Revealed
• City Will Spray Upper West Side With Pesticides in Effort to Combat West Nile Virus
• WSR Interviews the Governor of New York on the Upper West Side
• UPDATE: Former Columbia University Star Michael Zheng to Make His U.S. Open Debut
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Trudy’s Banana Split
• Monday Bulletin: UWS School Buys Ground-Floor Space in West 95th Street Building; UWS Pianist Struggles with Decision to Retire; Neighborhood Bartenders Compete to be ‘America’s Favorite Couple’; A Farewell to Barzini’s
• Upper West Side Tennis Star Will Make His 2026 U.S. Open Debut on Monday
• Upper West Side Sunday Crossword Puzzle
• What the Upper West Side Will Look Like When A.I. Takes Over
• Bring Back the Spectacular: When the Upper West Side Had the Most Fabulous Basement in the City
• Former UWS Big Daddy’s Sign Upside Down on the Sidewalk: Photo of the Day
• New York State Democratic Party Opens Field Office in Former Popular UWS Bakery Storefront
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Gloating on the Upper West Side
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60+: Struggling To Improve Your Balance & Feel Like You’re At Risk For A Fall? Our New Balance & Fall Prevention Masterclass is Scheduled for September 26th
• Global Citizen Festival Set to Return to Central Park Next Month: What to Know
• Central Park Gottesman Pool Closed Until Next Week Due to Flooding
• Upper West Side Sweetgreen Closed Due to Cockroaches
• Openings & Closings: Picnic by the Black Parrot; Wells Fargo; New Asia; M. Studio
• Imposing UWS Sidewalk Shed Connected to Multiple Popular Restaurants Comes Down, Revealing Old ‘Big Daddy’s’ Sign
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 34
• How the Pied-à-Terre Tax Could Reshape the Fall Market Forever
• DOROT: Make a Difference for an Older Adult this September
• Barzini’s, Longtime UWS Grocery Store, to Permanently Close at End of Month: Employee Says