Category: Community

NYPD Arrests Second Suspect in Death of Maria Hernandez

Mike Mishkin January 24, 2023 Community 3 Comments

Just a couple days after 47-year-old Lashawn Mackey was arrested for the death of Maria Hernandez, 74, NYPD officials announced that they were looking for Read More...

Luxury Building Accused of Claiming Ownership of Public Street, Towing Car

E.L. Danvers January 23, 2023 Community 38 Comments

An upscale rental building in Lincoln Square is being accused of illegally staking an ownership claim to a public street and towing cars it deems Read More...

New App Lets You Recommend Your Favorite UWS Businesses

Mike Mishkin January 23, 2023 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Vexo is an app that aims to help travelers connect with locals for video recommendations for venues and activities. The app’s founders are currently seeking Read More...

Update: Man Arrested For 83rd Street Homicide

Mike Mishkin January 21, 2023 Community 4 Comments

On Wednesday, January 18 at about 9:55 p.m., police responded to a call of an unconscious woman in a third floor apartment at 126 West Read More...

28-Year-Old Arrested for Fatal Subway Assault

Mike Mishkin January 21, 2023 Community No Comments

At about 1:58 a.m. on Friday, the NYPD responded to a call about an assault within the subway station at 96th and Broadway when a Read More...

Columbia’s First Female President Hired After 268 Years 

Spencer Cain January 18, 2023 Community 8 Comments

Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, a famed economist who currently serves as the president of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), just nabbed the Read More...

MLK Jr.’s Anti-Vietnam War Speech at Riverside Church

Philip Santos Schaffer January 16, 2023 Community 1 Comment

Monday, January 16 is MLK Jr. Day – a federal holiday commemorating the birth of activist and civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Read More...

UPDATE: Man Arrested For Forcible Touching; Victim was 14-Year-Old Girl

Mike Mishkin January 14, 2023 Community 3 Comments

UPDATE: Rafael Rojas-Gonzalez, 35, was arrested for the incident described below on Friday, January 13. His charges include Forcible Touching, Sexual Abuse, and Endangering the Welfare Read More...

City Pledges $62.3 Million to Fix Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

Philip Santos Schaffer January 14, 2023 Community 9 Comments

On January 12, the Mayor’s Office of the City of New York released the preliminary city budget for 2024. Included is $62.3 million in funding Read More...

UWS Population Increases 30% Since Pandemic

Philip Santos Schaffer January 12, 2023 Community 6 Comments

In 2020, three times as many New York City residents moved away as in recent, pre-pandemic years, per the New York Times. Then, in 2021, Read More...