Category: Community

Upper West Side Woman Arrested For Renting Luxury Apartments For Gang Members

E.L. Danvers October 9, 2022 Community 1 Comment

An Upper West Side woman stands accused of defrauding numerous apartment buildings across the city, upstate, and in New Jersey in furtherance of gang-related activity. Read More...

Where All Roses Smell Sweet: Central Park’s Shakespeare Garden

Cat Reynolds October 8, 2022 Community 2 Comments

Tucked between the Belvedere Castle and West 79th Street, you’ll find Central Park’s Shakespeare Garden. The charming four-acre green space transports its visitors from the Read More...

Man Drops Bottles of Urine From Apartment Window; Woman Almost Struck in Head

Joshua Dudley October 7, 2022 Community 26 Comments

Whether you’re an unruly youngster or intoxicated adult, it’s never okay to throw things out of your window. And it’s even less okay if the thing Read More...

Tween Fun at the JCC!

Mike Mishkin October 7, 2022 Community, Sponsored No Comments

The JCC is your one-stop shop for tween activities this fall! From community service opportunities to weekend fun, the JCC provides a dynamic, safe, and Read More...

JustFoodForDogs Opens UWS Kitchen

Wendy Blake October 6, 2022 Community 1 Comment

Upper West Side furbabies can now dine in style and enjoy “human-quality” meals, as a new outpost of JustFoodForDogs has opened at 2025 Broadway, at 70th Read More...

$39 Million Superyacht Anchors Near Boat Basin

Bobby Panza October 4, 2022 Community 5 Comments

A superyacht called Moca has been sitting in the Hudson River (slightly north of the 79th Street Boat Basin) for the last week. Read More...

Upper West Side School Earns # 1 Positions in Local, National Rankings

Bobby Panza October 2, 2022 Community 5 Comments

Niche.com recently published its annual rankings of the best schools and districts around the country, and an Upper West Side private school has earned quite Read More...

NYPD Finds Body Floating in Central Park Lake

Bobby Panza October 1, 2022 Community 2 Comments

Early Friday morning, the decomposing body of a young man was pulled from the lake in Central Park by West Drive and 79th Street, said Read More...

‘Central Park Karen’ Amy Cooper Loses Lawsuit Against Former Employer

Bobby Panza September 23, 2022 Community No Comments

Amy Cooper — the White woman who became known as the “Central Park Karen” after her 2020 run-in with Black bird-watcher Christian Cooper (no relation) Read More...

Another Round of Participatory Budgeting

Mike Mishkin September 22, 2022 Community No Comments

Another round of participatory budgeting is open through November 11, which means Upper West Siders can submit their ideas for how to spend $1 million Read More...