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250 Most Recent Posts
- The Upper West Side at the Speed of Wonder
- Here Are the More Than 110 UWS Eateries Participating in Restaurant Week This Summer
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: It’s These Polyester Costumes
- Francesco’s Pizza, 27-Year Upper West Side Pizzeria, Appears to Permanently Close
- Eataly Caffè Set to Open on the Upper West Side in Former Starbucks Home
- Fleet of Tall Ships to Travel Past the Upper West Side Along the Hudson River
- First Edition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Now at UWS Library for the Performing Arts: the Story Behind the Song
- Macy’s July 4 Fireworks 2026 Show To Ignite Over Hudson River and East River: What to Know
- UWS Bakery’s Dessert Named Best in the United States by The Food Network
- Upper West Side Openings From the First Half of 2026: A Very Long List
- Sinkhole Continues to Expand Near Upper West Side Dog Park: ‘Soon It Will Consume the Dog Run’
- Updated: Where to Find Upper West Side Cooling Centers as Heat Wave Strikes
- Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 30
- Favorite Spots on the Upper West Side as Decided by Locals
- Man Sets Trash on Fire on Upper West Side Block: Strange Video Shows
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Buceo 95’s Picoteo
- DOROT: Give a Little Time, Make a Big Impact!
- Monday Bulletin: Two Men Arrested in UWS Bus Stabbing; City Councilmembers Want Investigation Into UWS School’s Multicultural Day; Actor Melissa Gilbert Leaves the UWS; Actor Tony Danza Recounts Special UWS Moment
- From Bagels to Sidewalk Sheds: West Side Rag’s Beloved Senior Editor, Moving on to New Challenges, Reflects on Four Years at the Rag
- Upper West Side Pride
- The Grocery List: An Upper West Side Mystery
- Silver Stars Fitness: Learn How To Build Muscle, Improve Your Balance & Live a Longer & Healthier Life. Prevent Muscle Loss/Longevity Masterclass Scheduled For July 11th. Only Four Spots Left!
- Woman Robbed at Gunpoint on the Upper West Side: Police
- Fulfilling His Promise, Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes Through Stabilized Rent Freeze
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: Happy National Take Your Dog to Work Day
- Upper West Side School Building to Sell for $33 Million
- Central Park Entrance Reopens After $16 Million Restoration Project
- UWS Shed Watch: Preserving the Upper West Side’s Historic Charm Takes Time – and Sidewalk Sheds
- West Side Canvas: The View From the Street
- 4 People Hospitalized in Upper West Side Residential Building Fire: FDNY
- 2 People Climb Through UWS Subway Grate Into Abandoned Train Station: See It
- Openings & Closings: Lady M; Carrot; Picky Barista; Casa Louie Waterline; Pilates Addiction
- Upper West Sider Micah Lasher Wins NY-12 Congressional Race; Eli Northrup Wins AD69 Contest
- Scenes From an UWS Election Day: ‘Keep the Seat With a West Side Candidate’
- Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
- Upper West Side Museum Opens New $175 Million Wing
- Upper West Side Man, 70, Has Been Missing for 10 Days: Police
- Here’s the UWS Dish: Cafe Luxembourg’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Monday Bulletin: Horse that Died in Central Park Ate Poisonous Shrub; Lincoln Center Concert Series for People with Dementia Makes World News; Another Hot Week for Luxury Apartment Sales on the UWS
- Silver Stars Fitness: Learn How To Improve Strength, Re-build Muscle & Balance at our Longevity Masterclass: Special Father’s Day Promotion
- Rare Sightings on the Upper West Side
- Father Knows Best — An Upper West Side Story
- A New Father-Son Duo in the UWS’ MET Orchestra
- UWS Father and Son Perform Together at the Met as a Dance Dream Comes True
- UWS Gray’s Papaya Giving Away Free Hot Dogs to Dog Dads: What to Know
- UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
- WSR Cartoon: UWS Fathers Making a Difference
- UWS Knicks Celebration for Kids at Children’s Museum of Manhattan Draws a Crowd – a Really Big Crowd
- As Juneteenth Approaches, Some Fear for its Future, Many Will Have a Day Off
- Manhattan Real Estate Report: Championship Energy Meets Marketplace Strength
- 18-Year-Old Dies After Falling Out of Runaway Horse Carriage in Central Park: Police
- UWS Chapel Completes $18M Renovation as it Celebrates 100 Years in the Neighborhood
- Man Indicted For Murder After Allegedly Pushing UWSer Down Subway Stairs: Manhattan DA
- Openings & Closings: Air Cafe; New York Loves Yoga; Savor Coffee & More; a Daytime Bakery at Ghemo
- New York Knicks Championship Parade for Kids Set for the Upper West Side
- It’s Been a Hotel, a Dorm, a Migrant Shelter: Upper West Side Building Sells for $80 Million
- UWS Historical Photo Challenge No. 29
- Silver Stars Fitness: Attention NYC Men & Women 60+: Get Stronger, Prevent Muscle Loss! Special Father’s Day Promotion
- Woman Attacked in Central Park Rape Attempt; Arrest Made: Police
- 19-Year-Old Shot and Robbed Within Upper West Side Store: NYPD
- NY Knicks Player OG Anunoby’s Face Stuck on ‘Messiah Is Here’ Upper West Side Signs
- Monday Bulletin: Barney Greengrass Heir Gets in the Spirit; UWS Condo Files Suit to Force Out SNL Band Member; $21.95 Million Prewar Duplex Up for Sale
- Naledi Physical Therapy Brings a Holistic, Personalized Approach to Care on the Upper West Side
- Upper West Side Apartment Becomes a Gallery Until the Lease Runs Out
- Selfies on the Upper West Side
- The Trouble with Letting It All Be: Mad Love on the Upper West Side
- 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
- UPDATE: Carriage Horse Ate Toxic Shrub Before Its Death in Central Park, New Report Finds
- 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
- UPDATE: 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