Category: Community

Columbia Student Detained by Federal Agents Released Hours Later After Mayor Mamdani Intervenes with Trump

Mike Mishkin February 27, 2026 Community No Comments

"I am safe and okay," student Ellie Aghayeva wrote on Instagram after her release, adding she was in "complete shock" from the experience. Read More...

ICE Detains Columbia Student After Allegedly Posing as Police and Using Fake Missing Child Flyer

Mike Mishkin February 26, 2026 Community No Comments

The detained student, Ellie Aghayeva, is a senior majoring in neuroscience and political science. Read More...

Hunter College Professor Placed on Leave After Making Racist Remarks During District 3 School Meeting

Mike Mishkin February 25, 2026 Community No Comments

The college said the move is pending the outcome of an investigation. Read More...

New and Coming Soon: United Vein & Vascular Centers, Tap, THISBOWL, SoBol, Industrious, Wendy’s, Pure Blossoms Cannabis

Mike Mishkin February 24, 2026 Community No Comments

Make sure to sign up for our free newsletter for more UWS openings. United Vein & Vascular Centers has leased a space at 21 West 86th Street Read More...

NYC’s Oldest Cycling Club Sues Over Central Park’s New 15 MPH Bike Speed Limit

Mike Mishkin February 23, 2026 Community No Comments

The New York Cycle Club, the city's oldest recreational cycling organization, has filed a lawsuit challenging the 15 mile-per-hour speed limit on Central Park's drives, arguing that the Adams administration … Read More...

Meet the Upper West Side’s ‘Poop Fairy’: One Woman’s Crusade Against Post-Snowstorm Dog Waste

Mike Mishkin February 22, 2026 Community No Comments

With a lot more snow dropping on the Upper West Side, residents are bracing for a repeat of a problem that emerged during the last thaw Read More...

Hunter College Professor Who Made Racist Remarks Issues Public Apology; Hunter College Calls Comments “Abhorrent”

Mike Mishkin February 22, 2026 Community No Comments

Allyson Friedman has issued a public apology, and her employer has called her remarks "abhorrent." Read More...

Video and Multiple Witnesses Identify Person Behind Racist Remarks Made During Student Testimony

Mike Mishkin February 20, 2026 Community No Comments

A newly published video of the February 10 Community Education Council District 3 meeting reveals the specific remarks an adult participant made while students were giving testimony Read More...

Unprovoked Stabbing In Front of John Jay College: Police

Mike Mishkin February 20, 2026 Community No Comments

Police say a 28-year-old man was stabbed in front of 899 Tenth Avenue (between 58th and 59th streets–part of John Jay College) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Read More...

94-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing (SHE’S BEEN FOUND)

Mike Mishkin February 18, 2026 Community No Comments

UPDATE: the missing individual described in the report below has been found, police announced on Feb. 25. NYPD officials have issued an alert about a Read More...