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• Upper West Side Winter Storm Watch
• Walkers in the City: In the Way or With the Right of Way?
• UWS Middle School Meets With DOE Reps To Discuss Possible Move: ‘We Want to be Heard’
• The Race to Replace Jerry Nadler is Packed with Candidates, Who Packed Thursday Night’s ‘Meet the Candidates’ UWS Forum
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: More Caffeine for the Upper West Side
• 5 Upper West Side Landlords Named Among 100 Worst in New York City
• Man Robbed at Knifepoint on Upper West Side: Police
• After 20 Years, Upper West Side Yarn Store is a Worldwide ‘Destination’
• West Side Canvas: Levain’s Grumeau de Bonte (Lump of Goodness)
• 2 Upper West Side Chefs Named James Beard Award Semifinalists
• Openings & Closings: The Granola Bar; Luckin Coffee; Effy Hair Boutique; Tablet; NaiSnow: Shinbashi 72
• Welcome to the Jungle: Rutgers Is About to Get Primal With Megan Metrikin’s One-Woman Show, ElephantWoman
• A Winning Start to Super Bowl Sunday at the JCC
• What to Know About the UWS Election With Voting Starting this Week
• Finally…Here We Go…(Fingers Crossed)
• An UWS Middle School is Pushing Back Against Possible Relocation: ‘This School is Our Home’
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• After Years Out of Sight in an UWS Apartment, a Collection of Hidden Holocaust Art is in the International Spotlight
• UPDATE: From Columbia’s Dorms to Grand Slam Victory: Michael Zheng’s Melbourne Moment
• Candidate Forum in NY-12 Race to Replace Jerry Nadler Set for UWS This Week
• ‘We All Work as a Team’: A Glimpse Inside the Largest Nurses Strike in NYC History
• Here’s the UWS Dish: 5 Napkin Burger’s Turkey BLT Baguette
• Monday Bulletin: Parking Spots or Loading Zone on the UWS? CB7 Weighs In; Another Entry into the Race for Jerrold Nadler’s Seat; A West Side Terminus for the Q Train?; Another UWS Pizza Tale
• Martoonerville: Upper West Side Winter Cold
• City on Ice: Skating the Upper West Side, Then and Now  
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Want to Rebuild Muscle, Strength, Endurance & Balance WITHOUT Having To Be In a Typical ‘Gym’ Environment?
• Beyond the Headlines: How to Read NYC Crime Stats Like a Pro
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Upper West Side Jeopardy, Restaurant Week Edition
• Upper West Side Politician Named Majority Leader of the NYC Council
• Lost Upper West Side Dog…Found!
• Federal Agents on Upper West Side Streets: The Slacker Raids of 1918
• Dozens of Trees Removed From UWS Lincoln Center Plaza: Here’s Why
• Openings & Closings: Be Fit; Haven; Farinella Pizza; Craft Pilates; Auntie Anne’s; Ghemo
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Want to Rebuild Muscle, Strength & Move & Feel Ten Years Younger Than Your Birth Age?
• A Wine Shop Thrives for Decades in its Upper West Side Terroir
• Pair of Housing Lotteries Launch on the UWS: Apartment for $120K
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 18
• Rag Radio: Rob Garber Takes Readers on a Deep Dive into UWS History Every Other Week
• DOROT: Give a Little Time, Make a Big Impact!
• Something is Going on With Longtime UWS Grocery Store Broadway Farm: Closure Rumors Swirl
• 2 Upper West Side Hospitals Affected by Nurses on Strike
• Monday Bulletin: UWS Bakery Unionization Effort Gets Political; Venezuelan Ex-Pats Have Mixed Emotions On Maduro Capture; Snowboarding Pros Take Central Park
• Here’s the UWS Dish: French Onion Soup Battle Edition
• Upper West Side Sign of the Times
• Man Shot on the Upper West Side: Police
• Stepping Into the New Year on the Upper West Side (With a Little Divine Help)
• Silver Stars Fitness: NYC Men & Women 60: Want to Get Stronger & Feel 10 Years Younger in 2026? Last Chance to Claim Our Special New Year’s Offer
• Upper West Side Genius Dog Featured in The New York Times
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: At a Renamed Upper West Side Dog Park
• Teenage Boy Slashed in Face on Upper West Side: NYPD
• Someone is Reportedly Dumping ‘Dangerous’ Orange Powder To Ward Off Dogs in UWS Park
• Here Are the 31 UWS Eateries Participating in NYC Restaurant Week
• West Side Canvas: Joseph, an UWS Family Pharmacy
• Amy Schumer Buys Upper West Side Apartment for Millions
• Openings & Closings: Settepani at the Davis Center; Bar Manje; Natural Pilates; SoBol; Vive la Crepe
• The Race to Replace Longtime UWS Leader Jerry Nadler Is Very Crowded
• Where to Responsibly Dispose of Your Christmas Tree on the Upper West Side
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• DOROT: Volunteer & Connect with an Older Neighbor this Winter
• Upper West Side Train Station Gets New LED Lights
• UWS School Superintendent Named New NYC Schools Chancellor
• A Lifetime on the UWS: A 90-Year-Old Author’s New Memoir Reflects on a Changing New York
• Monday Bulletin: What UWS Litter Says About the Neighborhood; Congestion Pricing, One Year Later; A Coyote’s Icy Trek in Central Park; Extell Building’s First Resale
• More Changes to the Upper West Side
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• Silver Stars Fitness: NYC Men & Women 60 +: Want To Get Stronger & Feel Ten Years Younger in 2026? Check out our limited-time New Years Special Offer
• The 10 Most-Read West Side Rag Stories of 2025
• Reading Makes Your Grammar Grow
• Upper West Side Openings from the Second Half of 2025: A Very Long List
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 17
• They are ‘Absolutely’ Back and Some Early Customers Say the Bagels Are Still ‘10 out of 10’
• Monday Bulletin: The Story Behind an “Extraordinary” Central Park Photo; Nutcracker Helps Ballet Company All Year Long; Tale of a Pizza Taste Test; UWS Condo Sale Makes City Top 10 List
• Preparing for the New Year on the UWS
• Fill in the Blanks: On Vacancy, Vision, and the Upper West Side
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Santa Holds a Press Conference
• Man Stabbed in Back at UWS Station; Another Man Attacked With Bat: NYPD Seek Help in Both Cases
• West Side Canvas: Pet Market Santa
• A Poet’s Call to Re-Discover and Re-Imagine Central Park
• Openings & Closings: Honeybrains; Industrious; John’s Shoe Repair; Patsy’s Pizzeria; New Absolute Bagels; Hashi Market
• Patsy’s Pizzeria UWS To Permanently Close Next Month
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• $26 Million Drainage Project Underway to Ease ‘Pop-Up Ponds’ in Northern UWS Section of Riverside Park
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Year in Review, One Through Fifty-Two
• Monday Bulletin: An UWS Interior Designer’s Take on the Holidays; After 779 Days (and Some Staging) a Quirky UWS Apartment Finally Sells; UWS Luxury Housing Market is Hot!
• Merry Christmoose From The Upper West Side
• Walking the Upper West Side: How a Dolphin Led Me to a Scandalous Story
• New Japanese Grocery Store Opens on Upper West Side
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: It’s Beginning To Cost A Lot Like Christmas
• Meet the 2nd Busiest Person on the Upper West Side: Gale Brewer’s Scheduler
• New Absolute Bagel Set to Open This Month, Employee Says
• An UWS Mystery in the Riverside Park Foliage: Gift Bags, Backward Words, and Eggs
• Speed Limit in Central Park to Drop From 20 to 15 MPH
• Openings & Closings: Telio’s; Saperavi; Runaway Poppy; Blank Street Coffee; The Cashmere Sale; Pressed Juicery; Playgarden Prep
• The New York Historical’s $175 Million Tang Wing on the UWS Takes Shape: A First Look
• No Arrest After Man Attacked Outside of UWS Beacon Theater: ‘Traumatic Brain Injury’
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 16
• BOOK REVIEW: A River Runs Through This Memoir by a Former 79th Street Boat Basin Resident 
• Manhattan Market Report: ‘The Tie Goes to The Runner’
• UWS Church Raises Over $200,000 for 107th Street Fire Victims: ‘Everyone Lost Everything’
• Central Park Covered in Snow: See Photos
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Wave Hill Breads’ Wild-Yeast Sourdough Miche (and Sfogliatelle)
• Monday Bulletin: Van Strikes and Kills UWS Cyclist on Riverside Drive; 83-Year-Old Woman Dies in UWS Apartment Fire; Internet Gets a Kick Out of Pregnant Rockette’s Audition Video; Pharrell Williams Designs a Collection Inspired by Central Park
• Could the Closure of the Northbound 125th Street Exit off the Henry Hudson Parkway Have a Silver Lining?
• How We Do It on the Upper West Side
• When Something Needs Doing on the UWS, We Get It Done
• Check Out What They’re Cooking Up At One of the Upper West Side’s Most Beloved Restaurants
• After She Dances in Sunday’s ‘Nutcracker,’ Where Will NYC Ballet Soloist Naomi Corti Go to Unwind on the UWS? Read On
• UWS River Run Playground May Keep Its River After All
• Owner of Pit Bulls that Attacked Penny the Chihuahua on UWS in May is Arrested in NY Courtroom
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do In (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Holiday Stress is No Small Matter for Upper West Siders
• HereNow Hanukkah is Sunday, December 14 at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan!
• Meet Jo Brook: Musical Performance with Hearing Loss
• What Are You Paying This Year to Bring Home a Christmas Tree on the Upper West Side?
• West Side Canvas: A Slice of Life on the Upper West Side
• A Beloved Upper West Side Tradition Returns: St. John the Divine’s New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace
• Final Day of the UWS Cashmere Sale — Don’t Miss It!
• Exhibit Explores the Stories Behind the Quilts in the UWS American Folk Art Museum’s Collection
• New School Set to Open on Upper West Side
• Openings & Closings: The Ballfields Cafe; Masa-Kanai; Janie’s Life-Changing Baked Goods; La Mode Royal; Amsterdam Deal Depot
• A Holiday Smile Upgrade for Upper West Siders — For One Day Only!
• Fate of UWS West-Park Presbyterian Church Pushed Back to Early 2026
• UPDATE II: 6 Injured After Major Fire Breaks Out on Upper West Side; How to Help
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• UPDATE: ‘Smoke’ Graffitied on More Than 20 Blocks of the Upper West Side
• Meet Armando, Who Lives in Central Park, Where He Dispenses Spiritual Wisdom and Doggy Treats
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Simply Noodles’ Scallion Oil & Mushroom Noodles
• Monday Bulletin: One Block to Close After Five Years of Keeping UWS Streets Clean; UWS Has Some of the Best Hanukkah Doughnuts; ‘The Simpsons’ Producer’s UWS Apartment is on the Market
• Hope for the Holidays: An Evening of Christmas Joy at Rutgers Church
• Things Are Getting Weird on the Upper West Side
• Where Did the Year Go? Making December Last on the Upper West Side  
• UPDATE: The Disco Ball Causing Problems on West 86th Street: ‘Extremely Disruptive’
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: The Upper West Side Polar Vortex
• The Incoming NJ Governor Lived on the UWS and Delivered Her Baby in a Wild Cab Ride From the Neighborhood
• The Grammar Table Takes Your Questions
• The Cashmere Sale Returns to the Upper West Side!
• The 27th Annual Crafts at the Cathedral – A Celebration of Craft, Creativity, and Community (December 5-7)
• UWS’ Largest Holiday Market Opens for the Season at Columbus Circle
• Another Bus That Services the UWS to Get Automated Camera Ticketing System
• Openings & Closings: Panineria; Metro Frame Art; Mango; Picnic by the Black Parrot; Sprinkle It; Emerald Inn
• Silver Stars Fitness: We Help You Move, Feel, & Look Better after 55/60. See Our Special Limited-Time Offer For Small Group Classes & Private Training.
• 82-Year-Old Upper West Side Bar Will Permanently Close
• This Giving Tuesday Help Sustain West Side Rag
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 15
• Skaters Take to the Ice in Central Park’s New Gottesman Rink
• Here Are the 2025 Michelin-Starred Restaurants on the Upper West Side
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Cafe Luxembourg’s Bibb Lettuce Salad
• Monday Bulletin: New Documentary Spotlights UWS Actress and Her Mother; Nation’s Oldest Synagogue Launches Kosher Food Pantry on the UWS; Emerald Inn Launches GoFundMe in Hopes of Staying Open
• What I Wish Every First-Time Homebuyer Knew About Westchester
• An Upper West Side Fairy Tale
• Hugged by Greens: Sandwich Time on the Upper West Side
• STAMPED OUT! Have Notaries Vanished from the Upper West Side?
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: In Case You Missed The Parade
• Throwback Thursday: Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons of the 1970s and 80s
• West Side Canvas: La Boite en Bois, When You’re in a Moules and Pommes Frites State of Mind
• Openings & Closings: Chalait; Polanco Social; Skipper’s; Dough Doughnuts; Gelme
• Gather Round the Piano: A Christmas Sing-Along at Rutgers Church
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade UWS Inflation Event 2025: What To Know
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• Theo Dixon, Mayor of West 71st Street, Dies at 100
• Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay Announces Candidacy for UWS, Morningside Heights Assembly Seat
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Jacob’s Pickles’ Poutine
• Monday Bulletin: Protestors Interrupt Performance at UWS Met Opera; Nutcracker Star Olivia MacKinnon Dishes on Her Favorite UWS Places; UWS Deli Makes The List of Best Pastrami Sandwiches in NYC; AMNH’s First Post-Pandemic Sleepover is a Hit
• 212 West 72nd Street Surpasses 80% Sold as Demand Grows for Larger Upper West Side Homes
• The Mood in Martoonerville
• Grateful for the WHRRRR: Life Lessons From Upper West Side Leaf Blowers
• From 16 Pies to 10,000 Cookies: UWS Tradition Powers a Community Thanksgiving Feast
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Securing a Bird on the UWS
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Want To Get Stronger, Move Better & Feel Younger? See our Limited- Time Black Friday Special Offer
• Why Residents of an UWS Building Are on a Rent Strike: ‘Only Negotiation Power We Had’
• Upper West Side Middle School Wins 2 Citywide Soccer Championships
• Manhattan Real Estate Report: Let’s Go Shopping
• Experience a New Standard of Memory Care at The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights
• UWS Yoga Studio Lifted by Community Support Following Destructive Fire
• UWS’ Most Expensive Home Sale of the Year Takes Place to the Tune of $47M
• Openings & Closings: Zurutto; Cocina Consuelo; Carina Hildebrandt; The George at Columbia
• UWS Columbus Circle Train Station Escalators Reopen After More Than a Year
• NYPD Looking For 2 People Who Attacked and Robbed Woman in Central Park
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 14
• Participatory Budgeting Is Back on the UWS and Morningside Heights: Submit Local Project Ideas
• New 25-Story Residential Building Set For Former UWS ABC Site
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Charles Pan-Fried Chicken’s Plate of Pan-Fried Chicken
• Monday Bulletin: UWS Bus is Most-Improved Bus Route in NYC; Tariffs Put Pressure on UWS Indian Restaurants; More Developments in Carriage-Horse Battle; Columbia Spectator Visits Mamdani’s UWS
• Sneak Preview of Groundbreaking New Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History
• Getting Caffeinated on the Upper West Side
• Upper West Side Nightlife: Is the Party Over?
• Man Shot on Upper West Side: Police
• WSR Photo of the Day: UWS Sign Accuses Person of Smearing Dog Poop on Bicycle
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Looking for Typos on the Upper West Side
• Current Concerns for Democracy Echo in New York Historical’s Exhibit on America’s Revolutionary Roots
• Perk Up! The Buzz on Upper West Side Coffee Spots
• West Side Canvas: When There Were Street-Level Broadcasts on the Upper West Side
• Hearing Loss in the Workplace
• Northern Lights Appear Over Upper West Side: See Photos
• Former UWS School Building Set to Become Homeless Shelter Sells Again for $26M
• Openings & Closings: Olde City Cheesesteaks & Brew; Nuts Factory; Northwell Go Health Urgent Care; Purple Waves; Naisnow Tea and Bakery
• Other People Are Keeping Me Going
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Want To Get Stronger, Move Better & Feel Younger? See our Special Offer
• UWS Fairway Market Has An Error in Its Storefront Signage
• Here’s the UWS Dish: Kossar’s BLT on a Bialy
• Monday Bulletin: Parents Seek to Transfer Children Out of NYC Private Schools After Mamdani Victory; H&H Bagels Opens Florida Location — with NYC Water; Hedge Fund Manager (and Cuomo Supporter) Bill Ackman Offers Support to Mayor Elect; Vigil Held in Columbus Circle
• How Rumors Start on the Upper West Side
• Upper West Side Sweet Spots: Do You Know Where Your Candy Is?
• WSR Sits Down With the New Commander of the UWS’ 24th Police Precinct
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: Live From the UWS Comedy Club
• Beyond Welcome: Ten Years of Community Commitment to Refugees
• UWS Community Board Makes Its Official Recommendation on Fate of 135-Year-Old Church
• 2 Housing Lotteries Launch on the Upper West Side: Apartment Offered for $61K
• The Days of Diagramming
• In an Age of A.I., Calhoun Focuses on What Can’t Be Replicated: Intellectual Authenticity
• The Day After: Upper West Siders React to the New Mayor-Elect
• Zohran Mamdani Won the Upper West Side: Neighborhood Voter Breakdown
• Openings & Closings: La Bomboniera; Safta’s Coffee and Fine Foods; Willet’s Corner; NY Loves Yoga; Wells Fargo Bank
• Silver Stars Fitness: We Help Men & Women 60 Plus Get Stronger, Move, Feel & Look Better Without Having To Go To a Typical ‘Gym’ See Our Offer
• Upper West Side Election Results: Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Mayoral Race; Shaun Abreu Wins Reelection
• Scenes From Election Day on the Upper West Side
• Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 13
• Upper West Side Election Guide: What to Know
• 2nd Slashing in 48 Hours Takes Place on Upper West Side: NYPD
• NYC’s Marathon Turns the UWS into a Vision in Autumn Orange
• Here’s the UWS Dish: The Smith’s Smith Burger (With Complimentary Extra TSB Sauce)
• Monday Bulletin: Central Park Bridle Path Becomes a Parking Lot; Is Mamdani Playing it Both Ways in Carriage-Horse Debate?; Central Park Birders Save a Parakeet in the Nick of Time
• Upper West Sider Runs Marathon Backwards
• Person Stabbed and Woman Assaulted Halloween Night on the Upper West Side: NYPD
• Going a Little Bear on the Upper West Side
• NYC Marathon UWS Street Closures to Know About This Sunday
• UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
• WSR Cartoon: What’s Really Scary on the UWS
• UPDATE: Four Upper West Siders, Four Reasons to Run the Marathon — See How They Did
• 80 Vacant Storefronts Blight 51 Upper West Side Broadway Blocks
• West Side Canvas: Song of the Upper West Side
• UPDATE: UWS Community Board Committee Votes Not to Support Hardship Application for West-Park Church
• An UWS Guide to Marathon Weekend: How and Where to Watch the Race and More
• Openings & Closings: Pier i Cafe; Prime Thyme Kitchen & Bar; La Perla Nascosta; PIVOT Pilates Studio; Pure Green; Subway; Au Jus
• UWS Metro Theater Gets a New Name: Goal to Reopen in 2028, New Details, Renderings
• Former Upper West Side Illegal Hotel Reopens as Permanent Supportive Housing
• Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
• Fire Forces Upper West Side Yoga Studio to Shutter: FDNY
• Meet the Upper West Side’s Bench Bunch