Tag: Obituaries

Legendary Singer and Longtime Upper West Sider Roberta Flack Dies at 88

Spencer Cain February 24, 2025 Celebrities, Community 1 Comment

Chart-topping songstress, classically-trained pianist and cultural trailblazer Roberta Flack passed away Monday in Manhattan. Read More...

West Side Campaign Against Hunger Celebrates the Life of Doreen Wohl

Mike Mishkin January 16, 2025 Sponsored, Community No Comments

It is with a heavy heart that West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) shares the news of the passing of Doreen Wohl, their extraordinary Executive Read More...

Folk Icon and Upper West Sider Peter Yarrow Passes Away at 86

Brendan Mohler January 8, 2025 Celebrities 4 Comments

The Upper West Side sadly lost a famous resident this week. Read More...

Friends and Family Honor 14th Birthday of Girl Tragically Taken in Fatal Auto Incident

Bobby Panza November 18, 2024 Community 1 Comment

At 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 17, friends, family, and passersby gathered to celebrate what would have been the 14th birthday of Niyell McRorey. Read More...

Danny Wasserman, Upper West Side Icon and Owner of Tip Top Shoes, Passes Away

Bobby Panza October 9, 2024 Community 5 Comments

The Upper West Side raises a glass to Danny Wasserman, the born-and-raised New Yorker who began his career working at his father Max’s small shoe Read More...

Batya Lewton, Educator and UWS Advocate, Passes Away

Brendan Mohler August 23, 2024 Community No Comments

Batya Lewton, a lifelong advocate and cherished member of the Upper West Side community, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Read More...

Malachy McCourt Dies at 92

Jennifer Lynch March 12, 2024 Community 3 Comments

Though he was famous on both sides of the Atlantic, to Upper West Siders, the charismatic Irish-American writer and actor Malachy McCourt, who died Monday Read More...

Woman Dies in Scooter Accident on 76th Street

Mike Mishkin March 3, 2024 Community No Comments

A 57-year-old woman was pronounced dead after colliding with a truck while riding her scooter this weekend. Read More...

Steve Ostrow, Founder of Ansonia’s Continental Baths, Dies at 91

Jennifer Lynch February 13, 2024 Community 1 Comment

Though he hadn’t lived in New York for many years, the UWS nevertheless lost a legend Feb. 4 with the death of Steve Ostrow, the Read More...

Rest in Peace: Maya Schaper

Patricia Youngquist October 13, 2023 Community 3 Comments

On Thursday morning, I received some sad news via email that Maya Schaper, the woman seen in the picture above, had passed. Dear Patricia, I Read More...