Tag: Gale Brewer

UWS Restaurant Featured in ‘District Dining Guide,’ Highlighting Favorite Spots Among Political Leaders

Mike Mishkin August 1, 2025 Food & Drink 4 Comments

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox The New York City Hospitality Alliance has released its second annual District Dining Guide, revealing the Read More...

5G Pole-Top Devices Are Quietly Appearing on the UWS

Bobby Panza May 10, 2025 Community 11 Comments

These smaller installations are typically mounted on new or existing lampposts. Read More...

Upper West Siders Vote to Fund Tree Guards, School Upgrades, and Park Repairs

Mike Mishkin May 2, 2025 Other No Comments

The results are in: Upper West Siders have decided how to allocate more than $1 million in public funds through this year’s Participatory Budgeting (PB) process. Read More...

Participatory Budgeting Finalists Announced: Voting Opens March 29

Mike Mishkin March 21, 2025 Community No Comments

Councilmember Gale Brewer has announced the seven finalists for this year’s round of Participatory Budgeting, where locals can vote to decide where $1 million in Read More...

Gale Brewer’s Office Identifies 65 Faulty Streetlights in First-Ever Street Light Survey

Jessica Sherif February 22, 2025 Community 1 Comment

The first-ever street light survey results are in, literally shedding light on darkened streets across the Upper West Side. Read More...

20th Precinct Adds 15 More Officers

Bobby Panza January 6, 2025 Community 4 Comments

Over the weekend, the New York Police Department’s 20th Precinct, which covers West 59th to West 86th Street, announced via its ‘Build the Block’ email Read More...

Two Upper West Side Migrant Shelters Closing

Matthew Rosenbaum December 11, 2024 Real Estate 4 Comments

Two Upper West Side migrant shelters are scheduled to close on February 1, 2025, Councilmember Gale Brewer announced on Tuesday. Read More...

Only About 10% of New Housing is ‘Affordable’: Study

Brendan Mohler December 6, 2024 Real Estate 1 Comment

A recent survey executed by the office of City Council Member Gale Brewer found that while 630 new apartments have been created on the Upper Read More...

McDonald’s, Guns and Community: The Neighborhood Has Ideas After Another Shooting

Bobby Panza November 15, 2024 Community 14 Comments

On Halloween night, two teenage males were shot near the McDonald’s at 2049 Broadway and West 71st Street. Read More...

UWS Schools Gifted Free Washers and Dryers for Students in Need

Jennifer Lynch August 20, 2024 Community No Comments

With the new school year right around the corner, nine public schools on the UWS have received an unexpected but much-needed gift to help homeless Read More...