Category: Community

Joe Columbus Arrested in Courtroom; Pit Bulls That Mauled Penny the Chihuahua Still Unaccounted For

Bobby Panza December 12, 2025 Community No Comments

Joseph Columbus, owner of two pit bulls involved in attacks on small dogs, was arrested Thursday in a New York County courtroom for civil contempt after failing to comply with … Read More...

Community Rallies as More Families Launch Relief Efforts After West 107th Street Fire

Mike Mishkin December 11, 2025 Community No Comments

Two days after a massive four-alarm fire gutted 201 West 107th Street, the scope of the disaster is coming into sharper focus. Read More...

Several Upper West Side Intersections Named Among NYC’s Most Dangerous in New Safety Map

Mike Mishkin December 10, 2025 Community No Comments

Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, and Open Plans have released a new interactive map identifying the most dangerous intersections in New York City — and several Upper West Side … Read More...

Street Co-Naming to Honor Community Advocate Laura Friedman

Mike Mishkin December 10, 2025 Community No Comments

A street co-naming ceremony will take place on Friday, December 12 at 4 p.m. to honor the late Laura Friedman, a longtime community activist whose work left a lasting mark … Read More...

The Aftermath of the West 107th Street Fire

Mike Mishkin December 10, 2025 Community No Comments

A day after a massive 4-alarm fire tore through 201 West 107th Street, the scale of the devastation — and the community response — has become clearer. Read More...

UPDATED: Massive Fire Rips Through Upper West Side Building

Mike Mishkin December 9, 2025 Community No Comments

A large FDNY response rushed to 201 West 107th Street this morning after a fire broke out on the top floor of the six-story residential Read More...

The 45th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Death

Patricia Youngquist December 8, 2025 Community, Celebrities No Comments

November 22 marked the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. News coverage at that time was obviously very different than it Read More...

Retired Judge Sid Gribetz, NY’s Leading Jazz Archivist-DJ, Reflects on 40 Swinging Years at Columbia’s WKCR-FM

Allan Ripp December 8, 2025 Community No Comments

Sid Gribetz is unarguably one of New York’s leading jazz savants. He’s the author of multiple discographies and a sometime professor of jazz history who Read More...

Three New Bike Corrals Coming Soon to the Upper West Side

Bobby Panza December 5, 2025 Community No Comments

Lock it up. New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) confirmed to ILTUWS that the Upper West Side will soon get three more bike corrals installed across the neighborhood. Read More...

Upper West Side Tenant Leader Calls for Support Ahead of Three Kings Day Celebration

Mike Mishkin December 5, 2025 Community No Comments

A longtime community leader at NYCHA's Douglass Houses is asking New Yorkers to step up as she prepares for what may be her most difficult Three Kings Day yet. Read More...