UWS Coach Makes Half-Court Shot at Knicks Game, Wins $1,000 and a Car

Elyse Cromer January 24, 2025 Community 1 Comment

Beloved Upper West Side sports coach, Castelli Laflotte, better known to locals as Coach Stelli, is the founder of the children’s sports league, Momentum Sports Read More...

Barzini’s Closes, Plans To Reopen in “A Couple Days”

Bobby Panza January 23, 2025 Food & Drink 21 Comments

Following a troubling report from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Barzini’s, the long-standing 24-hour grocer at 2451 Broadway (between 90th and Read More...

Man Stabbed Multiple Times on Downtown 1 Train

Mike Mishkin January 22, 2025 Community 1 Comment

NYPD officials have issued an alert about an assault which took place on a downtown 1 train near an Upper West Side subway station this Read More...

How Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Religious School Builds Lifelong Jewish Identities

Mike Mishkin January 22, 2025 Sponsored No Comments

For fifth-grader Michael, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Religious School is more than just a place to learn: “It’s a chance to express my true identity,” Read More...

Upper West Sider Who Slashed Tourist is Indicted: DA

Mike Mishkin January 21, 2025 Community No Comments

Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced the indictment of 25-year-old Joshua Zinberg, who made headlines in November for reportedly slashing a tourist on West 86th Street. Read More...

Mama’s Too Expanding Into Space Next Door To Offer Seating

Bobby Panza January 21, 2025 Food & Drink 2 Comments

One of the city’s top pizza shops, the original Mama’s Too at 2750 Broadway (between West 105th and 106th streets), is expanding into the space Read More...

Over 55 & Want To Move, Feel & Look Better In 2025? Try Silver Stars Fitness!

Mike Mishkin January 20, 2025 Sponsored No Comments

Are you tired of joining “gyms” only to feel out of place with the twenty- or thirty-somethings, or paying for a membership but not going? Read More...

The Skinny on Harry’s Shoes: What’s Happening Next

Bobby Panza January 20, 2025 Shopping 7 Comments

Back in December, readers began sending tips about Harry’s Shoes potentially closing. Read More...

New Fast-Casual Greek Place Opening on UWS

Mike Mishkin January 19, 2025 Food & Drink 6 Comments

A New Jersey-based gyro joint has locked down a prime corner recently home to a popular counter-service lunch spot. Read More...

Community Board 7 Revisits Major Traffic Safety Proposal (Previously Ignored by DOT)

Bobby Panza January 19, 2025 Community 1 Comment

Community Board 7’s latest Transportation Committee meeting focused on an hour-long discussion about left-hand turn traffic signals and their impact on pedestrian and cyclist safety. Read More...