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- Sneak Preview! ‘Garden of Green: Exquisite Jewelry from the Collection of Van Cleef & Arpels’ at the AMNH
- What’s in a View: The Battle of the Boat Basin
- Lincoln Center Looking for Community Input on Plans to Remodel West Side of Campus
- Are You Thinking About Buying NEXT Year?… So Is Everyone Else.
- It’s Been Awhile: Landmarks Preservation Commission Meets June 13 on West-Park Church
- Reports, Resources, and a Photographic Record of NYC’s Record Pollution: Send Your Photos!
- Openings and Closings: Broadway Restaurant; Sherry Herring; Spark; PingPod; Sales & Design Gallery
- Canadian Wildfires Render NYC Air ‘Very Unhealthy’; Stay Inside and Mask Up If You’re At Risk
- Here’s the Dish: Lokal Mediterranean Kitchen’s Tzatziki and Pink Queen Dips
- Luxury Senior Living Offers Long-Term Benefits Without Commitment
- Pupper West Side: Tillie Is a Social Butterfly with a Morning Power Walk Routine
- Mayor Announces New Partnership With Faith-Based Group to House Asylum Seekers
- After 42 Years, West Side Kids Toy Store Is Moving
- Summerstage 2023 Launches June 10 With Acclaimed Soul Band
- Monday Bulletin: Saving the Suburbs
- Reader’s Opinion: Who’s Beating the Fare?
- Photos of the Day: Between the Goose and the Gander; Reality Meets Art; Yarn Bomb
- Subway Rituals
- DA Brings Hate Crime Charges in Upper West Side Assault Spree against Asians
- The Primaries are June 27th — Everything You Need to Know
- Openings and Closings: Malin+Goetz; Riverside Veterinary Care of Columbus; ChaShaMa; Bareburger; Shobha; Eve’s Clothing and More; Mom’s Food Market
- Link5G Explained at CB7 Meeting; No Towers Planned for UWS District Yet
- June
- ‘Lights, Camera, Empathy!’ Jonathan LaPook Is Making Films to Create More Empathic Doctors
- The Inner Turmoil of the Toddler: New Baby!
- Navigating Pregnancy and Parenting on the UWS
- Saturday ‘Performathon’ Will Support Scholarships to Bloomingdale School of Music
- Frugal Frannie Finds Surprising UWS Grocery Inflation Data
- Man Shot Early Saturday Morning: NYPD
- Memorial Day at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
- West Side Mews: Princely Georgie is King of the Condo
- Monday Bulletin: Saluting Marty
- Suicide Attempt Mistaken for Stabbing: NYPD
- Books: The Sullivanians, The Cult That Hid in Plain Sight on the Upper West Side
- Pedestrian Hit by E-Bike Rider on West 72nd Street. She Jaywalked. He Left the Scene.
- City Council Sends State Legislature a ‘Home Rule’ Message: Pass Sammy’s Law!
- JCC Coalition Helps in Community-Wide Effort to Support Migrant Children
- 20th Precinct Community Council Meeting: Zuber News; Auto Thefts; and an ATM Scam
- The First Manhattanhenge Sunset is Monday Night, May 29; What It Is and How to See It (Look West)
- Pamela Greitzer-Manasse’s Long and Winding Path to Recovery
- Naumburg Concerts Celebrate the Naumburg Bandshell at 100
- Nicholas Gray, Founder of Gray’s Papaya, Dies at 86
- Openings and Closings: Regional; Satori Laser; Dunkin’; Amsterdam’s Finest & Freshest; The Restaurant at Gilder; The Migrant Kitchen
- Watching the Ships Roll In
- He Won the ‘Right to Shelter’ for NYC’s Homeless; 45 Years Later, Does He Regret It?
- Understanding New York City’s ‘Right to Shelter’
- Pupper West Side: Penny Chronicles Upper West Side Life in her Newsletter
- Norman Siegel, Free Speech Advocate: ‘How Can This Be Happening in America?’
- Monday Bulletin: ‘In Memory of Pale Male’ — NYC’s Original Celebrity Bird
- Where to Hear Great Live (Free!) Music on the UWS this Spring and Summer
- Pedestrian Hit by Van Driver on Amsterdam and 106th Dies of Injuries
- Upper West Side Puts Public EV Chargers to Use, DOT Finds
- Free West Side Shred Day: Sunday, May 21
- ChatGPT Caught NYC Schools Off Guard. Now, We’re Determined to Embrace Its Potential
- CB7 Committee Supports Zoning Changes That Help Building Owners Make Efficiency Upgrades
- Inside A Uniquely Curved Residence at the Iconic Glass Building, 212 West 72nd Street
- Reader’s Perspective: ‘My Son Was Killed on the Upper West Side by a Reckless Taxi Driver’
- Openings and Closings: Ansonia Cleaners; Lik; The Avenue Bar & Kitchen; Screme Gelato Bar; Modern Day OptX; Brodo
- Here’s the Dish: Alice’s Tea Cup’s Mad Brunch
- UWS Rat Update: Eek! Upcoming ‘Rat Academy’ Trainings Show How to Evict Persistent Pests
- Parenting: How to Handle a ‘Pre-Sharing’ Toddler — Not the Way You Think!
- The Best Really Bad Portraits in NYC: ‘It’s About the Laughter’
- Housing Migrants in School Gyms: What We Know (and Don’t) About NYC’s Shelter Plans
- Restoration Project to Start This Summer in the Ramble in Central Park
- Help Beautify the Trees on West 72nd Street on Saturday: Volunteers Needed
- Pupper West Side Adoption Edition: Cooper Is The Perfect Gentleman With A Tuxedo to Match
- West Side Mews: Double the Trouble but Double the Fun!
- Issues of the Court: Legal Experts Discuss Affirmative Action Supreme Court Case at the JCC
- Monday Bulletin: Answering Grandpa
- Reader Opinion: What Migrants Really Need and Want
- Photos: The Japan Day Parade
- Weekend Column: Robert Beck Paints Inside Apple Bank: ‘History Is Amazing. This Place Is a Treasure’
- The Second Annual Japan Day Parade and Festival is Saturday; Times, Route, and Street Closures Here
- Canine Comfort: ‘Dog Night is the Highlight of My Week’
- WSR Poetry Corner: ‘Tap Dance to UWS City Sounds’
- The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert
- Police Seeking Two-Time Sexual Abuse Suspect
- Openings & Closings #2: Mike’s Lumber Store; Pig & Khao; Fred’s; The Migrant Kitchen; The Independent Cafe; Tiki Chick; Jenny Craig
- An Online Visit to the Met, May 16, 6:00-7:30 PM
- Celebrity Real Estate: The (High)Rise of the Roman Empire; ‘Succession’ Penthouse Hits the Market
- Truck Hits Pedestrian on Amsterdam and 106th; Stable Condition
- Openings and Closings: Le Petit Parisien; Five Napkin Burger; Madison Reed; Scotch & Soda; Workplayce; FedEx; Yasaka
- Hundreds of Everyday New Yorkers Will Sing at Lincoln Center on Saturday
- Monica + Andy and Sholom Sprouts Host a Free Bump Bash for Expectant Parents! May 16 at 7:00 PM
- Beloved Preschool Closing Leaving Parents Scrambling for Fall Placements
- Theater: Off-Off Broadway on the Upper West Side Via Budapest
- Stay the Night: Join the JCC in Person for Tikkun Leil Shavuot May 25-26!
- Young Musicians Shine at the Philharmonic: ‘The Future Is Those Kids on That Stage’
- Pupper West Side: Wilson Announces the Official Start of ‘Picnic Season’
- Monday Bulletin: Mesmerized by the Ants
- Updated: Car Flips from Henry Hudson Parkway Onto Riverside Park Bike and Pedestrian Lane
- Relating to the Toddlers in Your Life; ‘They’re Learning at the Most Rapid Rate Humans Ever Will’
- Here’s the Dish: Regional’s Pappardelle al Ragu’ di Carne
- Weekend Column: Watching a Painting Emerge From Nothing
- MTA Plans More Frequent Off-Peak Service for Some UWS Trains
- How Are the New Migrant Shelters Doing? Residents and Neighbors Speak
- Subway Cellphone Swipe
- Openings and Closings: Playday; Aquarius Hardware; Ellington in the Park; Cologo; Pop’s Pizza; Chick’nCone
- LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Now Open!
- CB7 Votes to Support Safe Haven Facility Without Capacity Cap
- In a Raucous Preliminary Vote RGB Recommends Rent Increases Between 2%-7%
- Major Crimes Decrease Citywide in 2023; UWS Stats Are Less Positive: NYPD
- WSR Poetry Corner: “Her Song”
- Upper West Side Community Gala & Auction to Benefit the Children of PS 84; May 13th
- Pupper West Side: Dr. Watson Solves Mysteries and Advocates for Differently Abled Pups
- Extraordinary Entrances Contest Winners and Answers
- Enrollment at NYC’s Transfer High Schools Tanked During the Pandemic. Can It Rebound?
- Monday Bulletin: May
- West Side Mews: Lucky Luna – Just a Short Stay at the Shelter, and No Wonder Why!
- Taking Toddlerhood One Topic at a Time: Separation
- Flamenco and a Venerated Teacher Return to Steps on Broadway
- Five Youths Rob Newsstand on Broadway and 77th Street: NYPD
- Weekend Column: ‘Will Work for Yarn’
- Something Good is Growing in Our Neighborhood on 84th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
- The Spirit of Madeleine L’Engle Lingers at the Clebourne; A Wrinkle in Upper West Side Time?
- A Sneak Preview of the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History
- E-Bikes & E-Scooters Now Permitted on Mass Transit — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- Nominations Extended for Good Neighbor Awards!
- Throwback Thursday: June 2012, When Belafonte Played the UWS Apple Store
- 2023 Summer on the Hudson Begins May 6; More than 275 Free Public Events Planned
- Celebrity Real Estate: Amy Schumer Sells Her UWS Penthouse
- Three Women Assaulted by Teens on Central Park Drive
- Openings and Closings: Riverside Animal Hospital South; Gotham Tacos; iStyle; Gallery; Central Park Boxing; Soul Dental; Rothy’s
- Community Sing Honoring Harry Belafonte at the Lincoln Center Fountain, Tonight at 6 PM
- Board Begins Process of Deciding Stabilized Rent Increases for Next Year
- 212 West 72nd Street: The Upper West Side’s Hotspot For Families
- Central Park’s Showstopper Closes for the Season
- Here’s the Dish: Barachou’s Cream Puffs
- Small-Town Feel, in the Heart of Brooklyn Heights
- Harry Belafonte: 1927 – 2023
- Pupper West Side: Gus is an Ultra-Floofy, Double-Coated, Smiley Puppy (Not a Bear Cub!)
- Woman Fires Gun from Douglass Houses Rooftop: Video
- Improve Your Health & Fitness Anywhere, On Demand, at Silver Stars Fitness Online
- Monday Bulletin: Upper West Side Reality TV, or, The Real Community Board 7 of the UWS
- Arrest of Alleged Central Park Reservoir Assailant
- Updated: The 86th Street Transverse is Closed; A River Runs Through It
- Small Business Focus: Wang Chen Table Tennis Club
- Come Celebrate the UWS’s Second Japan Day Parade: May 13
- Weekend Column: Dinner at the Grand Tier at the Met
- New Facility ‘Closes the Loop’ on Composting in Riverside Park
- Preschoolers ‘Clean Up Their Sandbox’ and Hold a Parade In Honor of Earth Day
- For Some Upper West Siders, Smart Composting is Just an App Away
- Make Outdoor Dining Work for All New Yorkers
- Participatory Budgeting Results Just In
- The Central Park Drive Has Major Traffic Issues — and Here Come Legal E-Vehicles
- Lincoln Center’s ‘Summer for the City’ Starts June 14
- Small-Town Feel, in the Heart of Brooklyn Heights
- DOT Using AI Sensors to Track Street Traffic near Southwest Entrance to Central Park
- Openings and Closings: Richard Gilder Center; NYU Langone Health; Bed Bath & Beyond; Getir; DiDi Dumpling; Starbucks; Pier i Cafe
- Enjoy Unobstructed Views and Gracious Outdoor Terraces at Luxury Manhattan Condominium Tower Claremont Hall
- It’s Not Dead Yet: City Moves Ahead With Boat Basin Plans Despite FEMA Letter
- A Star-Studded Celebration of Israeli Film and TV With Congregation Rodeph Sholom and JCC Manhattan!
- Planned Safe Haven May Violate State Housing Code, Elected Officials Say
- Summer Rising Applications Open Monday. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
- Early Monday Morning Slashing/Robbery on 1 Train Near 103rd St.
- Improve Your Health & Fitness Anywhere, On Demand, at Silver Stars Fitness Online
- Monday Bulletin: Et Tu, FEMA? Feds Say Proposed New Dock House Design Blocks Historic Views
- West Side Mews: The Sweetest Name for the Sweetest Kitty; Meet Delightful Donut!
- The Joy of Swinging as an Adult, But Can You Get a Swing?
- Sad News: Mildred Alpern, 1931-2023
- WSR Poetry Corner: ‘Gary’s Bench’
- Weekend Column: Robert Beck Paints Inside Westsider Rare and Used Books
- At the JCC: Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Eric Holder, and Jeannie Suk Gersen on Issues of the Supreme Court
- Here’s the Dish: V&T’s Chicken Piccata
- Small Business Focus: Schweitzer Linen
- Openings and Closings: Taco Tavern; The Avenue; Unnamed Gastropub; Variazioni; Broadway Pizza; Starbucks; Spectrum; Zurna
- Manhattan Real Estate Update
- Contest! Architectural Treasures of the Upper West Side: Extraordinary Entrances
- Throwback Thursday: Pandemic Nights: March-April, 2020
- WSR Poetry Corner: ‘Daffodils’
- City Officials Release Information About UWS Migrant Shelters
- Wellness Techniques for Dealing with Hearing Loss
- Photo of the Day: 66th Street and Columbus Avenue
- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 80th Anniversary Ceremony to be Held April 19 at ‘Der Shteyn’ in Riverside Park
- Pupper West Side Adoption Edition: Troy Is A Big Loveable Lug with a Nose for Fragrant Flowers
- NYC Officials Unveil Timeline for Locking Campus Doors, Beginning With Elementary Schools
- Monday Bulletin: Look, Mom, We Made The Times!
- Millennium Smoke Shop on Broadway Robbed
- Upper West Side Man Missing from 101st Street Residence
- Woman, 55, Assaulted on Central Park Reservoir Path
- Upper West Side Shows Increase in Major Crimes Despite Citywide Drop: Stats
- Weekend Column: ‘I’m Painting the Places That Are Part of the UWS Fabric at This Moment in Our Time’
- The Search for Drexyll Tolstoy, Missing for Six Months, Is Over
- Reader Perspective: The 83rd Street Safe Haven; ‘I Have a History With That Building’
- Hold the Presses! Updated! New Pioneer Sign Is Decidedly Not Neon — Or Is It?
- West Side Community Garden’s Annual Tulip Festival Will Be Blooming (Around) April 15 Through May 6
- City Hall Sits on $2.1 Billion in Uncollected Cash While Slashing Workforce & Essential Services
- Here’s the Dish: Just Pho You’s Signature Pho – Grand
- CB7 Calls for DOT Study (Not Proposal) on UWS Crosstown Bike Lanes
- Intergenerational Home Sharing Offers a Solution to Rising Housing Costs for New Yorkers
- Openings and Closings: The Mermaid Inn; Wild Raisin Pastry; Rainbow Donuts; Afternoon; PingPod; Rocket Club Math; Drybar
- What’s at Stake in the New York State Budget? A Quick Guide
- Proponents of West 83rd Street Safe Haven Prepare to ‘Welcome Folks and Offer Support’
- Pupper West Side: Poca Is a ‘Tripod’ Who Loves to Sunbathe
- Ring Found on NW Corner of West 87th and Amsterdam
- The Great Passover Debate: Sweet or Savory Matzo Brei? Recipes!
- The Rockwell: Own an Original on the Upper West Side
- Monday Bulletin: Get a Horse! See the USA! What’s Next?
- West Side Mews: Hairless but Fearless! Charlotte’s Grand Adventures on the Upper West Side
- Landlords Demand Major Rent Increase After Dismal Housing Report
- Episcopal Church Offers Apology and Reparations for Slavery at St. John the Divine
- Pet Rats: ‘Less Work Than Dogs; More Present Than Bunnies; and Kinder Than Cats’
- In Show of Unity, CB 7 Meeting Breaks Out in Song
- Weekend Column: Rites of Spring
- April
- Is the UWS Overburdened, Underburdened, or Just Doing Its Fair Share in Helping the Homeless?
- West Side Real Estate Market Bulletin, March 2023
- Armed Robbers Swipe Bikes and Cell Phone in ‘Robbery Pattern’: NYPD
- Former NY State Senate Candidate Sucker Punched in Central Park
- Are Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes Even Possible? WSR Did the Math
- Openings & Closings: Poulet Sans Tête; The Drilling Company; Robofun; Nuts Factory; Blossom Jewelry
- SRO ‘Reclaimed’ as Permanent Supportive Housing on West 107th Street
- My Journey Through the Kafkaesque Land of the Department of Finance and Parking Tickets
- Updated: Police Activity at Jack’s Convenience on Broadway and 109th
- Pupper West Side: Jofi Has Ties to Freud But a More ‘Snuggly’ Technique
- New High-Tech Teen Center Opening at Bloomingdale Library on Wednesday…Pizza Party!
- Monday Bulletin: It’s Cherry Blossom Time
- P.S. 145 Welcomes Refugees and Asylum Seekers From Around the World Despite Space Concerns
- Reader Opinion: ‘Simply Build Nothing’
- Weekend Column: Remembering When the World Was Black & White
- Check Out this Year’s Participatory Budgeting Choices; Voting March 25-April 2
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine to Host Service of Apology for Slavery on Saturday
- NYCHA Building on W. 93rd Picked for ConEd’s Outdoor E-Bike Charging & Storage Pilot Program
- The League of Composers-ISCM Presents Highly Acclaimed Pianist Eliza Garth at Merkin Hall on Thursday, March 30 at 7:30pm
- Pickleball Coming to Wollman Rink on April 7; ‘Largest Installation in the Northeast’
- Neighbors Protest Against 83rd Street Safe Haven; ‘We Have a Right to Speak About Safety Concerns’
- Openings & Closings: Ever/Body; Bardolino 2; Intimissimi; The Jewel Boutique; Barnes & Noble; Fashion Nail and Spa; Steps New York
- What Does Artificial Intelligence Say About Our Neighborhood?
- Preparing for Pesach with Fairway Market
- Burglary on West 69th and Broadway: ‘Electronics’ Worth $2,800
- Take the Central Park Drives Survey
- Here’s the Dish: Shalel’s Lamb Kofta Tagine
- Pupper West Side: Champions of Fostering and Volunteerism
- From Our Archives: WSR’s Coverage of Stormy Daniels’ 2019 UWS Standup Debut
- Sprucing Up for Spring
- The Science of Spring
- Monday Bulletin: Spring Has Sprung!
- West Side Mews: Big Sister Frida Kahlo and Tiny Tuppence, Your Friendly Neighborhood Cuties!
- Urban Garage — A Place for City Kids to Jam — for Free!
- Wall to Wall Women of Soul
- Weekend Column: Rethinking the Statue of Teddy Roosevelt
- Project CART Offers Free Transportation for Older Adults in Manhattan
- Hochul Housing Scheme Snub by Legislature Jeopardizes Crisis Response
- The JCC Is Calling all New Parents!
- WSR Poetry Corner: ‘Apartment Like a Shoebox’
- Stop By The Emerald Inn This St. Patrick’s Day to Enjoy Classic Irish Food and Great Cheer
- Openings and Closings: H Mart; Song’ E Napule; Playa Bowls; Friend of a Farmer; Park West Laundromat; Skin Laundry; Broadway Pizza
- Home Safety for People with Hearing Loss
- Police Increase Presence Near Schools After Tuesday Shooting Incidents
- What’s going on With Pioneer Supermarket’s Neon Sign?