Most Read Stories, April 2026
Here were our biggest stories in April, according to you. A Beloved Upper West Side Cafe Is Closing After Nearly Four Decades Tennis Star With Read More...
Category: Community
NYC pulls contentious proposals to open AI-themed high school, close Upper West Side middle schools
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Car Burnt To a Crisp on Quiet UWS Side Street
A vehicle was up in flames on a quiet Upper West Side block on Tuesday night, filling the surrounding area with thick, foul-smelling smoke, while Read More...
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A Petition Is Circulating Against a Major Upper West Side Redesign
A proposed redesign of one of the Upper West Side's busiest crosstown corridors is drawing organized pushback, with a newly formed coalition now mobilizing neighbors ahead of a Community Board … Read More...
32-Year-Old Shot on UWS Tuesday Morning; Suspect At Large
A 32-year-old man was rushed to an area hospital Tuesday morning following a shooting incident at a busy Upper West Side intersection, according to police. Read More...
A Nearly 100-Year-Old Secret Sits Beneath an Upper West Side Sidewalk
Most Upper West Siders have walked past it without a second thought. Read More...
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Three E-Bike Battery Charging Stations Proposed for the Upper West Side
A new kind of curbside fixture may be arriving on several Upper West Side corners in the coming years — one that city officials are betting will save lives. Read More...
VIDEO: Cop on Horseback Chases Suspect Down 72nd Street
Video circulating online shows an NYPD officer on horseback galloping down a stretch of West 72nd Street on Wednesday morning, chasing a fleeing suspect down the sidewalk and into the … Read More...
DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane Across 72nd Street
A new proposal could dramatically reshape one of the Upper West Side’s busiest crosstown corridors — and the changes would extend all the way to Read More...
After a Neighbor’s Death, an Upper West Side Building United to Rescue His Cat
When a tabby cat began wandering the stairwell of a small walk-up in the West 80s late last month, no one knew where he came from. Read More...
