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Manhattan's high vaccination rates aren't protecting it from infections by the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron

In these challenging times of the pandemic, I reflect back on what life was like for me on the Upper West Side, my favorite place in the world

Community Board 7 approved 12 street fairs on the Upper West Side this week, the same number as last year.

Capt. Timothy Malin, the 20th Precinct’s new commanding officer, is taking aim at Duane Reade for what he considers a lax

The Calhoun School is hoping to update its facade and entrances at its campus 433 West End Avenue (81st street) and will present the details to Community Board members on Thursday night. We received

Two people were killed in separate car crashes on Friday just two blocks away from each other. The first crash occurred around

This week, we have lots of Upper West Side opening, reopening and closing news to report.

We read numerous bizarre, disturbing, and curious stories about the Upper West Side last week so you didn't have to. Check them out below.

Police are looking for six people suspected of beating a gay man on the downtown 2 train last week in what may be a hate crime. Twenty-three-year-old Urena Morel Frankelly and his boyfriend got on the 2 on Monday around 6 p.m. at 125th street when a woman began taking ...

January 31, 2013 Weather: Partly Cloudy/Wind, High of 45 Degrees.

Few things get Upper West Siders as upset as the dog poo that discourteous canine owners leave on the sidewalk. Stepping in the crap can ruin your entire day and inspire all sorts of revenge fantasies (involving poo). But one Upper West Sider has responded to the proliferation of poo ...

By Shannon Ayala An Upper West Side community board committee will once again try to decide whether to extend the Columbus Avenue protected bike lane tonight, after a vote last month on the lane ended in deadlock. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday night at Goddard Riverside Center at ...

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

October 9, 2012 Weather: Cloudy, High of 58 Degrees.

September 28, 2012 Weather: Thundershowers, High of 70 Degrees.

September 27, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 71 Degrees.

July 30, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 78 Degrees.

A "lesser ball python" needs a new home, says an Upper West Sider on Craigslist: "Here's A Great Animal, That Needs A New Home, He Eats Great, Loves To Be Held, And Will Make A Great Breeder." Contact the

Rookie USA, a new children's sporting goods and apparel chain, is opening a store at 808  Columbus Avenue (99th Street) in the Columbus Square complex this fall. The chain currently doesn't have any stores, but will be launching this fall in multiple locations, according to its website. "In the Fall ...

The city released a set of more than 800,000 photos from the municipal archives earlier this year in a searchable Internet database. The archive is frankly pretty incredible -- there are photos from the NYPD, the parks department, the mayor's office, and many more agencies, as well as shots taken ...