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"Whenever you have a major business closing, especially when you have a bagel element, they seem to do very well."

The idea was first raised by the founder and original owner of the site, a man who hides his identity behind the pen name West Sider.

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They happen all the time when we’re out and about in the neighborhood: encounters with strangers. Some are humorous and heartwarming, others — like the one below —

At the risk of being downright schmaltzy, you are why we write these stories. We want you to feel informed about and connected to the community we share.

Commenters are an integral part of West Side Rag, passing along knowledge, comfort, humor and (too often) vitriol. Commenters keep

Joe Ricketts, the billionaire owner of news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist, shut both of those websites down last Thursday a week after their

Wisdoms Child was "the original rag-a-muffin of West Side news" back in the 70's, says longtime Upper West Sider Arlene Kurtis, who edited the paper and sold ads for

We were sooooo ready to have The Greatest Picnic Ever in Central Park on Saturday to celebrate the West Side Rag's three-year anniversary. But the sky isn't cooperating

The West Side Rag turns three years old next week, and to celebrate we want to have a big picnic with readers. But not just any picnic. On Saturday, May 10, we

West Side Rag has been around for one year. I'm sure you're thinking "How did I ever live without the Rag?" Somehow you survived, but your life was much colder and emptier. This Wednesday marks a year to the day that we published our first story about meeting Newark mayor ...