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- Olivia Rodrigo Films Music Video Inside of Century-Old Upper West Side Grocer
- Early Voting on the UWS Begins This Weekend: Find Your Poll Site, See Who’s on the Ballot
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Bringing the City Together
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Stronger Muscles & Bones, Better Balance & Healthy Nutrition – Longevity Masterclass Scheduled For July 11th
- Major Water Main Project Set for Busy Upper West Side Stretch of Broadway: What to Know
- How to Experience the World Cup on the Upper West Side
- West Side Canvas: Homebound
- Summer Tennis Camp in Manhattan: Columbia Camp Still Has Daily and Weekly Spots Available for Players Ages 6–17
- Verdello NYC is Redefining Neighborhood Italian Dining on the UWS
- Carriage Horse Collapses and Dies in Central Park
- Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Luxury UWS Building: Nearly 60 Apartments Available
- Openings & Closings: Boucherie; TALEA Beer Inc.; Kobrick Coffee; Cocina Consuelo; Lululemon
- Knicks Mania Takes Over the Upper West Side: Museum Planetarium, Statues, Cookies, Bagels, and More
- From the Mets to the Met Opera on the UWS: Musicians from Different Fields Play Together in ‘Second Ending Ensemble’
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60+: Discover the Proven Blueprint For a Strong, Powerful & Youthful Body
- 50,000 People Set to Watch the World Cup Final on the Great Lawn in Central Park
- Upper West Side Sidewalk Shed Torn Down By Storm: See It
- Monday Bulletin: Friendships Born of Chess in Central Park Help to Save a Life; End of Emergency Housing Vouchers Causes Upheaval for UWS Recipients; The UWS Candidate Nobody’s Talking About; Zabar’s Has Knicks Fever
- Man Stabbed on Upper West Side Bus: NYPD
- If the Knicks Need Me, I’m Ready!
- The Upper West Side and Beyond: How Far Would You Go?
- The Central Park Guitar Man Readies for His Final Summer After 35 Years: ‘Let’s Embrace Every Song’
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Things To Do On the Upper West Side
- The Family Business Behind the UWS New York Knicks Bear
- UPDATE: Popular Upper West Side Cinema Switching Venues for the Summer
- UWS Community Board Votes To Support New 72nd Street 2-Way Bike Lane at Lively Meeting
- Wimbledon to Install a Temporary Grass Tennis Court on Wollman Rink in Central Park
- Openings & Closings: Easyplant; Tomas Sandwich Shop; Ban Ban Shop; Lift NYC; Casasalvo
- Multiple Banks Robbed on the Upper West Side, Police Seek Suspect: NYPD
- Controversial Upper West Side Townhouse Sells After Asking for $85 Million
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 28
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Stop Muscle Loss Now & Feel Younger! Muscle & Strength Masterclass Scheduled For June 6th
- 212 West 72nd Street Nears 90 Percent Sold
- UWS Residents and Politicians Ask for More Outreach About Fireworks at NY Philharmonic Central Park Show
- Parents Lament a City Decision to Replace the After-School Provider at an UWS Middle School
- Here’s the UWS Dish: The Carmine’s Experience (Caesar, Pasta, and Titanic)
- Monday Bulletin: Searching for Unknown Insect Species in Central Park; Park’s Ranger Corps Celebrates First Anniversary; Nonprofit Helps UWS Students Design ‘Dream’ City Blocks; UWS Restaurant Named One of North America’s Best
- Save Up to 50% on Last-Minute Broadway Tickets at TKTS Lincoln Center
- Waiting for Superman on the Upper West Side
- Losing an UWS Supermarket, Big Deal
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Chat and Chew on the Upper West Side
- Temporary FIFA World Cup Store to Open on the Upper West Side
- West Side Canvas: A Vanilla Guy Searching for Cream Soda on the UWS
- Retirement, Reimagined in Brooklyn Heights
- Former Lone UWS Holdout Tenant Evicted, Now Homeless: ‘I Can’t Believe my Life Has Become This’
- Manhattanhenge Returns for 2026: Best Places to View it On and Near the UWS
- Openings & Closings: Lily’s Roasters; Ghemo; a Convenience Store (as Yet Unnamed); Sushi Konata
- Joan Baez Comes Back to the Upper West Side: She Needed a Place to Stay, So I Offered Her a Room
- ‘We’re Having a Blast’: UWS Roving Grammarian Goes on the Road With Award-Winning Film, ‘Rebel With a Clause’
- Mini Soccer Field Coming to Unused Parking Lot in Central Park for the World Cup
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- UPDATE: An Investigation Into Whether Miznon Will Ever Open in Morningside Heights
- Here’s the UWS Dish: La Bomboniera’s Nutella Bomboloni (& Other Delicacies!)
- Now at Lincoln Center: Honoring Martha Graham, a Titan of Modern Dance
- Monday Bulletin: School Emphasizing ‘Classical Christian’ Education Makes Bid for UWS Building; Horse-Drawn Carriage Flips Near Central Park; An Update on the Sidewalk Legos of West 85th Street
- My Favorite Time in the Park is When Everyone Leaves
- The Art of Romantic Suffering: Scenes from the Upper West Side
- Upper West Siders Set to Compete in Paris for Tennis’ French Open
- Astor Health Opens New Kips Bay Office, Establishing Manhattan Hub Serving the Tri-State Area, Pennsylvania and Florida
- With Candidates Everywhere, Democracy Is in Session on the Upper West Side
- UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: A Staycation Near You
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60+: Muscle Loss Prevention Masterclass Scheduled for June 6th. Only Three Spots Left!
- Here Are the 2026 Open Streets for the Upper West Side
- UWS Shed Watch: Many Sidewalk Sheds Are There for Mandatory Facade Inspections — Could That Change?
- A Fair Fight: Spring Market Quietly Favors the Serious Buyer and Seller
- Upper West Side Residential Building Purchased by Developer for $42 Million
- Former Super Found Guilty in Upper West Side Home Invasion Murder of Maria Hernandez
- Openings & Closings: Sweet Peanut Records; ENT & Allergy Associates; Étude 72; Metro II Hair Studio; Plus a Ghemo Update
- Macy’s July 4 Fireworks Returning to the Hudson River for Special 250th Anniversary Celebration
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 27
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Muscle & Strength Repair Masterclass Scheduled for June 6th. Only Three Spots Left!
- Beloved UWS Doorman’s Passing Leaves Neighborhood Building in Mourning: ‘He’ll Be Dearly Missed’
- UWS Community Holds Candlelight Vigil to Mourn Two Men Killed in Friday Night Crash
- Dozens of UWS Cyclists Stage Community Ride in Support of Proposed 72nd Street Bike Lane
- Here’s the UWS Dish: La Farine Pâtisserie et Café’s Strawberry Cardamom Tart (& Other Delicacies!)
- Monday Bulletin: The Skinny on the World’s Skinniest Skyscraper; The UWS Gilded Age Mansion That’s Lingering on the Market; Actor Matt Dillon’s Second Act as a Painter; The East Village Family that ‘Staycations’ on the UWS
- See Broadway Shows for Less Than $63 with TDF
- Wiser on the Upper West Side?
- 2 Men Killed After Car Jumps UWS Sidewalk Curb and Crashes Into Pedestrians: Police
- Support West Side Rag on Our 15th Birthday
- Waiting for Sheep Season on the Upper West Side
- WSCAH Rocks The Block
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Finding Peace and Calm on the Upper West Side
- College With Hearing Loss
- Upper West Side Bus Gets Automated Camera Ticketing System
- Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison For Central Park Attempted Rape: District Attorney
- Bringing the Bling: A Trove of Sports Trophies in AMNH’s New ‘For the Win’ Exhibition
- West Side Canvas: Back in the Park Again
- Exceptional Dining at the Heart of Brooklyn Heights Living
- Major Subway Service Changes Coming to Multiple Upper West Side Train Lines: What to Know
- Openings & Closings: Salomon; Toro 7 Sushi; Crepes & Breakfast; Ghemo; Ray’s Pizza
- La Perla Nascosta Brings Classic Italian Flavor and Charm to the Upper West Side
- Top 5 NYC Movers in 2026: A Guide for Upper West Siders
- 3 UWS Restaurants Earn a Spot on New York Times 2026 Best NYC Restaurants List
- UWS and Morningside Heights Winning Projects Announced For $2M in City Funding
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- From the Joystick to the Podium: Johnathan Gibbs Brings Video Game Music to Life Through Otaku Choir
- New Affordable Green Housing for Seniors Coming to the Upper West Side
- The Mitchum Star Guide for Upper West Side Pizza
- Man in Critical Condition After Upper West Side Stabbing: Police
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Saperavi’s Lobio
- Monday Bulletin: UWS Man Dies After Mentally Ill Man Pushes Him Down Subway Steps; The Rise and Fall of the City’s Public Restrooms; Who’s that Guy on the Horse in Central Park?; UWS Apartment Once Owned by Legendary Dance Instructor on the Market for $5.65 Million
- Feeling Sappy on the Upper West Side
- 2788 Bagels, Former Absolute Bagels, is Taking Over Adjacent UWS Storefront for To-go and Delivery Orders
- Upper West Side Bikelash: We See What We Look At
- Radio Bakery, Immensely Popular Brooklyn Establishment, Set To Open on the Upper West Side
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Mother’s Day Recipe To Make For Mom
- The UWS Muffins Café: Being There Makes All the Difference
- Changes to Upper West Side Trains this Weekend Due to Structural Maintenance Work
- Columbia Summer Tennis Camp Open to All: Players of All Levels Welcome
- Candidates for UWS Assembly District 69 Make Their Case at Political Forum
- Police Looking for Suspect Who Slapped 71-Year-Old Woman in Face on UWS: NYPD
- Japan Day Parade Set for Upper West Side: What to Know, Street Closures
- Openings & Closings: Collars & Co.; Neuhaus; Luckin Coffee; West Side Wok; Party City; Aritzia; Madewell; powerHouse Books; Royal Cathay Tea
- Silver Stars Fitness: Happy Mother’s Day! Treat Yourself or Your Loved One To Better Health & Improved Fitness. Special Mother’s Day Promotion
- On the Anniversary of An UWS Dog Attack, New Legislation Announced To Help Pet Owners
- Construction Begins for New UWS Home of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan: See New Renderings
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 26
- Bach in Your Neighborhood: Bach Festival Returns to the Upper West Side
- Proposal For New 72nd Street Bike Lane Sparks Protest and Some Support During UWS Rally
- UPDATE: Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter After Woman Killed in Wrong-Way Car Crash on West Side Highway Near 79th Street
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Hashi Market’s Japanese 7-Eleven Sandwiches (Sandos & Onigiris)
- Monday Bulletin: Why The Milling Room Closed on the UWS; UWS Mom Strikes Chord with Video on Subway Elevators; Central Park Lawn Bowling Club Celebrates 100th Birthday; UWSer Relives Disco Days via TikTok Series
- Street Parking Re-Imagined: A Parking App Built by Your UWS Neighbors
- 100 Weeks of Martoonerville
- The Price of Looking Like a Million Bucks
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention Men & Women Over 60: Struggling to Improve Balance & Upper/ Lower Body Strength?
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Upper West Side is Home to Some of the Best Pizza on the Planet
- What the History of Colonial Hall Tells Us About 19th Century UWS Social Norms
- UWS Trader Joe’s at West 72nd Street to Close for Several Months Due to ‘Major Renovations’
- West Side Canvas: Behavioral Modification
- Good Neighbor Awards Accepting Nominations Through May 4
- Summer on the Hudson and SummerStage Line Ups Announced: What to Know for UWSers
- Bill and Hillary Clinton Dine at Upper West Side Restaurant
- Openings & Closings: Orwashers; Blank Street Coffee; Fillup Coffee; The Cutting Edge Barber Shop; 111 Hair Studio; Auntie Anne’s and Carvel; Taco Bell
- Jack Schlossberg Shares His Thoughts on the UWS and His Congressional Campaign
- Smorgasburg, Popular Food Market, Headed to the Upper West Side This Summer
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- Tulips, Tulips, and More Tulips Are Blooming in the West Side Community Garden
- UPDATE: West Side YMCA Temporarily Closed Due to an ‘Emergency’
- DOE Pulls Plan to Close and Relocate Multiple Upper West Side Schools
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Atlas Kitchen’s Yang Chow Fried Rice
- Monday Bulletin: UWS NYPD Hero Horse was a Slaughterhouse Rescue; The Bass Are Biting in Central Park; UWS Bar Addresses Decline in Drinking; A Surprise Update on the Central Park Cat
- April Showers on the Upper West Side
- Mundane Mourning: Remembering Bobby Tannenhauser (1945-2025)
- What Upper West Side Trees Put Up With
- New 86-Story Building Proposed for the Upper West Side; Would be Tallest in the Neighborhood
- UWS’s Indie Bookstores Celebrate 13th Annual Independent Bookstore Day
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Girl Scout Cookies in the Modern Age
- Construction of New Subway Elevator at ‘Heart of the UWS’ Progresses With Shaft Installation
- You Can Buy Sting’s Former Upper West Side Apartment for $45 Million
- UWS Shed Watch: A New Monthly Column from West Side Rag
- Opposition Group Schedules UWS Rally Against New 72nd Street Bike Lane Proposal
- Openings & Closings: Toro 7 Sushi; Vuori; Grassroots Fitness Project; Wells Fargo; Cantonese Dim Sum
- UWS Commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Takes Place in Riverside Park
- Curious About More Space in NYC, or Dreaming About Life Beyond the City?
- Man Shot in Upper West Side Day Time Attack: Police
- UWS Lincoln Center’s ‘Summer for the City’ Progamming To Return in June: What to Know
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 25
- Manhattan Real Estate Report: Buyers Brush Off Obstacles, as the Market Gravitates Toward Sellers
- Terra and Cielo
- Upper West Side Pastrami Queen To Become a Chinese Deli?
- 3 E-Bike Charging Stations Could be Headed to the Upper West Side
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Salumeria Rosi’s Panini (Morty 2.0 and Porchetta)
- Monday Bulletin: Strike by Building Workers Averted; UWS Residents of Care Home Travel Internationally Via Virtual Reality; Canadian Tennis Star Buys UWS Dakota Apartment
- Happy Earth Day from the Upper West Side
- Swing Time on the Upper West Side
- Storied UWS Bar Celebrating 35th-Anniversary With Free Drinks: What to Know
- Silver Stars Fitness: Over 60 & Struggling to Improve Balance & Re-build Muscle/Strength? Try Our Fit For Life Strength & Balance Small Group/Private Training Programs
- WSR Talks With Eli Northrup About His Campaign to Represent the UWS and Morningside Heights in the Assembly
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Sketchbook From the Park
- UWS Middle School With Focus on Students With Disabilities Fights Against Its Possible Eradication
- Woman Suspected of Snatching Purse on UWS is Chased Down By Cop on Horseback: NYPD, Video Shows
- West Side Canvas: In The Company Of Artists
- Making Sense of Healthcare: Practical Health Literacy Skills for People with Hearing Loss
- Columbia Tennis Heats Up, Summer Camp Spots Going Fast
- New UWS Affordable Housing Plan Nixed By Developer Due to Existing Rent-Stabilized Units
- DOT Proposes Major Redesign of 72nd Street, Including New Two-Way Bike Lane
- New Elevator Opens Within Major Upper West Side Train Station
- Openings & Closings: Pier i Cafe; Aristo Paws; Pure Green; Collars & Co.; Molly Tea; Upside Deli; Prestige Cafe & Market; Lasher and Northrup Campaign Offices
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: New Balance & Fall Prevention Masterclass Scheduled For May 2nd
- UWS Stretch of Riverside Drive Repaved in Effort to Alleviate ‘Hazardous Conditions’
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- As School Options Shift, UWS Families Are Looking Ahead
- An Interview With the UWS Elected Official Running to Represent the UWS and UES in Congress
- An UWS Bee Distribution: ‘A Shoe Box of 12,000 Flying, Singing, Venomous Creatures’
- Esteemed Food Critic Lists His 9 Favorite Spots to Eat on the Upper West Side
- UWS’s American Folk Art Museum Marks Two Milestones With New Shows
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Water & Wheat’s Fritto Misto
- Monday Bulletin: Avian Influenza on the Rise in NYC; Chef Who Helped Put UWS on Culinary Map Dies After Short Illness; UWS Activist ‘Still Burns After 50+ Years’; UWS April Real Estate Sales Off to a Good Start
- Bacon Makes Everything Better (on the Upper West Side)
- Looking for Some Peace and Quiet? Try West 96th Street
- Man Who Shot His Former Boss on UWS Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison: DA
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Hots Dogs & Frank Tax Advice
- Man Shot and Killed on the Upper West Side: Police
- Support West Side Rag on Local News Day
- Cherry Blossoms Begin to Bloom Across Central Park: See It
- Columbia Summer Tennis Camp Open to All, No Columbia Affiliation Required
- A WSR Conversation With Stephanie Ruskay in the Run-Up to the UWS-Morningside Heights State Assembly Election
- New Bike Racks Installed in Front of Fairway Market
- Spring Bird Migration on the Upper West Side: An Expert Shares What to Look For
- Openings & Closings: Springbone Kitchen; The Green at the Davis Center; Runaway Poppy; Vuori; Takeda; Casasalvo; Longwood Fish Market; Edgar’s Cafe
- Upper West Side’s Community Board Takes Symbolic Vote to Abolish ICE
- What’s Behind the Magical Looking Doors Within the 72nd Street Train Station?
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 24
- Long-Shuttered Newsstand Reopens Outside of Major Upper West Side Train Station
- Here Are The 101 Outdoor Dining Cafes Set to Open on the Upper West Side
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Koo Thai’s Steak Jim Jaew
- Monday Bulletin: Prices for ‘Family Apartments’ on UWS Up Nearly 40 Percent; Historic UWS Brownstone Hits the Market; Cat Leads Rescuers on a Treetop Chase
- It’s Pothole Season on the Upper West Side
- Spring on the Upper West Side: How Much Beauty Can You Take?
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60 +: Struggling To Improve Your Balance & Feel Like You’re At Risk For A Fall? Balance & Fall Prevention Masterclass Scheduled For April 18th
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge: Bonus-Edition Followup
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Good Friday Cartoon: The Kerfuffle Last Night at Tatiana
- UWS Broadway Farm Grocery Store to Reopen Under New Ownership: Workers Say
- Upper West Side Cafe Set To Close After 38 Years: ‘It Breaks Our Hearts’
- West Side Canvas: Hot Diggity Dog
- Member of Panel That Will Decide Fate of Three UWS Schools: ‘It Clearly Wasn’t Enough Time’
- Flaco Is Honored by the World Owl Hall of Fame and Gets an UWS Memorial
- Openings & Closings: Ballfields Cafe; Alo; Skipper’s NYC; Mount Sinai Ob/Gyn; Choice Brooklyn; Rapawzel Dog Grooming & Daycare; 94 Corner Cafe; Feng Nail
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge: Bonus Edition
- Marisa Tomei, Josh Charles, & Matt Dillon star in CWP Spring Benefit Reading of Broadcast News April 13!
- The Iconic UWS San Remo Building’s Lights Are No Longer the Same Color
- An UWS Verdi Square Salmon Mystery
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- Ayat Hind’s Hall on the UWS Sees Large Turnout at Surprise ‘Soft Open’
- UWS Symphony Space To Undergo $45M Renovation Project: What to Know About Its Upcoming Temporary Closure
- A Gale Brewer Imposter Scammed NYC’s Pension Fund Out of $32,980
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Battle of the Lo Meins
- Monday Bulletin: CPW Ranked Most Beautiful Spring Location; Pittsburgh Cantor Reflects on Lessons Learned from UWS Encounter; Mural to be Installed Outside Lincoln Center; Ground Broken on Long-Planned UWS Senior Housing Project; Actor Tony Randall’s Widow Selling Apartment in UWS Millennium Building
- Silver Stars Fitness: Masterclass Series – April 18th Balance & Fall Prevention Only Three Spots Left, See Our Schedule
- 4 Injured in Upper West Side Residential Building Fire: FDNY
- The Upper West Side on the Day After the March
- Being Nosey: Exploring the Smelly Chaos of the Upper West Side
- Some of the Best Dishes and Meals I’ve Had on the Upper West Side in the Past Year
- Should Car Traffic Cutting Through the Upper West Side Be Reduced? A CB7 Committee Thinks So
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: The Race Is Heating Up