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- Upper West Side Dog Owners: Please Pick Up After Your Dogs!
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- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 20
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- Here’s the UWS Dish: French Onion Soup Battle, Episode II
- Monday Bulletin: City Alleges Landlord Offered Rent-Stabilized UWS Apartments as Hotel Rooms; NYPD Practices Ice Rescues in Central Park; Lender Claims Prominent Real Estate Firm Defaulted on Mortgage; Former House Speaker Expected to Endorse Kennedy Heir for Nadler Seat
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- UWS Middle School Fights Against its Possible Elimination: ‘We Are Not Just Going to Roll Over’
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- Trial Opens in Brutal 2023 Upper West Side Murder of Maria Hernandez
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- UWS Fruit Stand Destroyed by Fire Possibly Caused by Space Heater: FDNY
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- Black History Month on the Upper West Side: Talks, Films, Tours
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- Monday Bulletin: UWS Personal Trainer and Senior Living Facility Locked in Legal Battle; How Cold is It? Cold Enough to Make Ice Cream on the Fire Escape; UWSer Has Grammy Red Carpet Moment; Wynton Marsalis to Step Down from Jazz at Lincoln Center
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- UWS Had 2nd Most Home Sales of Any NYC Neighborhood in 2025: Study
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- Hudson River Living, Just North of the City
- Some Upper West Side Bus Stops Still Snowed In Following Weekend Blizzard
- The Keeper of the Now-Gone Central Park ‘Furever Tree’ Has 3,000 Pet Photos in Her Bedroom
- Openings & Closings: Lily’s Roasters; Healthyholic Kitchen; Pilates Addiction; Hear USA; Nightingale Eye Associates
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- Why the New Mid-Block Crosswalk at a Busy UWS Thoroughfare Hasn’t Been Painted Yet
- Columbia University Names Its Next President, the Fourth Since 2023
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 19
- Man Attacked and Robbed in Central Park: NYPD Asks for Public’s Help
- Olympic Legend Shaun White Snowboards in Central Park: See It
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Baazi’s Chicken Sirka Pyaaz (& G.O.A.T Bihari)
- Monday Bulletin: NYC as Retirement Destination; Gilded-Age UWS Mansion for Sale; Dakota Apartment Sells for Second-Highest Price Citywide; What Would Happen if Humans Abandoned NYC?
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Want to Rebuild Muscle, Strength, Endurance & Balance WITHOUT Having To Be In a Typical ‘Gym’ Environment?
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- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Upper West Side Jeopardy, Restaurant Week Edition
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- 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?
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- 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 I
- 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