Man Wanted For Two Forcible Touching Incidents in West 70s

Mike Mishkin January 10, 2023 Community 1 Comment

The NYPD is asking the public to help them locate an individual named Jovan Villafane, 42, for two forcible touching incidents committed on the Upper Read More...

NYCHA Neglect Forces Nurse to Live in Unlivable Conditions

E.L. Danvers January 9, 2023 Real Estate 10 Comments

Teresa is a registered nurse, mother of two, grandmother, and a long-time Upper West Sider. She is also essentially a prisoner in her own home, Read More...

The Upper West Side’s Most Famous Peacocks Are Retiring Upstate

Spencer Cain January 7, 2023 Community 1 Comment

The illustrious grounds of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine will soon be without its three fabulously-feathered longtime residents: Phil, Jim and Harry. Read More...

Suspects Arrested Following West 75th Street Shooting

Mike Mishkin January 7, 2023 Community 11 Comments

At a bit before 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon, shots were fired on West 75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. An NYPD Read More...

Hillary Clinton Is Columbia’s Latest High-Profile Professor

Spencer Cain January 6, 2023 Community 6 Comments

The former Secretary of State is adding two new gigs to her résumé: professor of practice at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Read More...

Rite Aid To Close Last Upper West Side Store

Bobby Panza January 5, 2023 Shopping 9 Comments

The Rite Aid on the corner of West 97th Street and Columbus Avenue is expected to close at the end of the month, an employee Read More...

JCC New Year’s Fitness Fair

Mike Mishkin January 5, 2023 Community, Sponsored 1 Comment

Start 2023 off great on Jan 8! The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan is opening its doors to the community this Sunday for a free day Read More...

Murder on 72nd Street Inspires Classic Novel, Film

Mike Mishkin January 5, 2023 Community 5 Comments

In the early 1970s, a school teacher living on the Upper West Side was tragically killed in her apartment by a man she had met Read More...

Proposal to Repurpose Verdi Square Newsstand Into Electric Bike Charging Station, Rest Stop

Susanne Beck January 4, 2023 Community 21 Comments

The new year may become more convenient and comfortable for e-bike delivery workers making stops on the UWS, with the recent announcement that Verdi Square Read More...

A New Food Concept Coming to the Upper West Side

Bobby Panza January 4, 2023 Food & Drink 20 Comments

Marc Lore—the man who co-founded Jet.com, the e-commerce platform which sold to Walmart for $3.3 billion in 2016—has been working on something new, and it’s Read More...