Category: Community

ICE Agents Approach Kids at Baseball Practice in Riverside Park, Assemblymember Reports

Bobby Panza July 8, 2025 Community 86 Comments

“ICE agents approached a group of kids attending baseball practice near the batting cages near West 71st Street in Riverside Park,” Rosenthal wrote in the email. Read More...

Charges Dropped Against Cyclist in Central Park Collision That Left Man Critically Injured

Mike Mishkin July 5, 2025 Community 2 Comments

The woman arrested earlier this week after colliding with a unicyclist while riding her bike in Central Park is no longer facing charges. Read More...

Plaque to Plaque: Another Memorial Snatched

Bobby Panza July 4, 2025 Community 10 Comments

Days after we reported that a plaque honoring James Dean was stolen from outside 19 West 68th Street, residents of another Upper West Side building say a nearly identical crime … Read More...

Woman Arrested After Unicycle Collision: Describes Scene in Reddit Post

Mike Mishkin July 2, 2025 Community 8 Comments

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a serious collision in Central Park that left a man critically injured earlier this week, police Read More...

Police Seek Cyclist Who Fled Scene After Striking Man on Electric Unicycle in Central Park

Mike Mishkin July 2, 2025 Community 1 Comment

The NYPD has issued an alert about a collision in Central Park in which the person of interest fled the scene after striking a man Read More...

66th Street Station Gets New Elevators

Mike Mishkin July 1, 2025 Community No Comments

The MTA has announced the opening of two modernized elevators at the 66 St-Lincoln Center 1 train station as part of larger accessibility upgrades. Read More...

What Happened to the James Dean Plaque Outside the Former Star’s UWS Home?

Bobby Panza June 28, 2025 Community 3 Comments

We recently got a tip from a nearby Upper West Sider, Val Holley, author of James Dean: The Biography (1995). Read More...

Opening Day at Central Park’s New Swimming Pool

Bobby Panza June 27, 2025 Community 4 Comments

New York City's eighth-largest pool is now open in Central Park. Read More...

Mahmoud Khalil Returns to NYC After 104 Days in ICE Detention

Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY June 24, 2025 Community 11 Comments

This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. The Columbia graduate and activist was Read More...

City Launches New Rat-Fighting Teams to Target Infestation in Tree Beds

Mike Mishkin June 23, 2025 Community 1 Comment

New York City is ramping up its war on rats—and this time, it’s taking aim at the tree-lined streets that define neighborhoods like the Upper West Side. Read More...