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At the first sign of danger, Upper West Siders tend to go food shopping. But what do they buy? We took an informal survey.

Fairway's rodent problem just went from gross to GROSS. A Fairway shopper videotaped a mouse, or possibly a rat, running along the olives in the bins at the supermarket on 74th Street and Broadway very early Wednesday morning. The sighting comes after rats were seen running though Fairway's produce section ...

The rat infestation on the Upper West Side has reached a new low point: the furry creatures have been sighted in Fairway's produce section! Fairway, on 74th and Broadway, is right in the midst of the rat triangle of death: it's two blocks

August 6, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 86 Degrees.

Editor's Note: Nancy Novick reviewed Michael Tucker's new book "After Annie", and also got a chance to meet and interview him at the Fairway Cafe. Both the review and the Q&A are below. By Nancy Novick Life in any New York City neighborhood has its share of aggravations, but for ...

Judging from the weather report, Spring will be in full effect this weekend, with highs in the 70's, along with a rain shower on Saturday night. We have events up for this weekend on our calendar, but here are some additional activities worth checking out. West Side Rag columnist Laura ...

By Maria Gorshin What if you learned that two townhouses on West 74th Street were slated for demolition? What if you knew that a 35-story hotel would soon rise in their place to loom over Broadway and tower over Fairway? No need to start a petition or book a suite ...

By Joan Wile I've lived mostly on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for 58 years. I wouldn't live anywhere else, although I tried to twice. But, I came running back as soon as I could. It's been great for all my phases of life, starting with when I came ...

West Side Rag columnist Harriet Flehinger saw these mannequins on 73rd Street and Broadway, outside American Apparel, and knew they would not be there for long. In fact, a man grabbed one and scurried across the street just before she snapped this picture. They are quite something, aren't they? So ...

Hurricane Irene is whirling its way up the East Coast, destined for an intimate date with New York City late Saturday and into Sunday (the worst of the storm is expected to hit between about 7 a.m. and noon on Sunday), and frankly most of us aren't very prepared. So ...

The blueberry-pancake eating contest this morning at Fairway Cafe on Broadway and 74th Street was a carb-fueled orgy, dripping with syrup and self-loathing. Sixteen hungry contestants sat down at the Fairway Cafe on the second floor at 9:30 a.m. and had 10 minutes to shove as many palm-sized pancakes into ...

It looks like the weather will be rainy for a lot of the weekend, except for Saturday morning and afternoon. There's a 70% chance of rain on Saturday night, and a 60% chance of rain on Sunday. Hopefully, most of the events in Central Park and at Lincoln Center Out ...

August 5, 2011 Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms, High of 83 Degrees. News: Fairway is selling a new kind of bread dedicated to Simon & Garfunkel. "Scarborough Fair" bread is made with "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme..." Unfortunately, it's only available at the new Upper East Side location for now even though ...

By Laura Weiss With the new Upper East Side 25,000 square foot Fairway opening July 20, will Upper West Siders get Fairway envy? The new store boasts three high-speed elevators to whisk you to the second floor. No balky coughing, wheezing contraption like the conveyance in the UWS locale. The ...

July 7, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 87 Degrees. Notices: There's FREE music and comedy tonight. Check it out on our calendar. Don't forget to like us on facebook and follow us on twitter! News: Actor and Upper West Sider Matt Dillon complained earlier this year that Calle Ocho, ...

Police are looking for a man they say sexually assaulted a 20-year-old woman on West 75th street and Broadway at 2:30 am on Thursday. The man threw the woman to the ground, and shoved his hands  down her underwear, according to MyFoxNY. She fought off the attacker and he ran ...