Tag: 96th street

After three pedestrians were hit and killed in the West 90's within a week of each other, the city has begun to put in place some initial changes to make the area safer. In particular, the

Three pedestrians have died this year near West 96th street, and several leaders have talked about changing the streets to

A community board transportation committee meeting on Tuesday night will address a hot-button issue: how should the Upper West Side change its major avenues to make them safer? The discussion is not specifically about bike lanes, but its likely to focus on them. Bike lane advocates are pushing for a ...

A 19-year-old woman reported being raped in Riverside Park around 96th Street Monday morning around 2:30 a.m. She was transported to St. Luke's Hospital and was in

A man was hit by a northbound C train at the 96th Street station this morning at around 8:08 a.m., but was not expected to die, the NYPD just told us. No criminality is suspected in the incident, but it's otherwise still under investigation. “The train operator actually saw the ...

West Side Rag columnist Laura Weiss of Food and Things was chatting up some merchants around 96th Street this week, and learned a few juicy bits of information. The long-awaited Westside Market at 2589 Broadway between 97th and 98th Streets (a former Duane Reade), is planning to open its doors ...

The Gourmet Garage on Broadway between 96th Street and 97th Street will close its doors, perhaps as soon as this month, according to three sources, including a company employee. The food store's lease was up, and the landlord apparently wanted to impose a hefty increase, one source said. Gourmet Garage ...