Folk Icon and Upper West Sider Peter Yarrow Passes Away at 86
The Upper West Side sadly lost a famous resident this week.
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Fundraiser Aims to Bring Salvadoran Housekeeper to NYC for Care
After working as a housekeeper for a family on West 81st Street for 30 years, Maria “Chayo” Rodriguez returned to El Salvador to be closer
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Friends and Family Honor 14th Birthday of Girl Tragically Taken in Fatal Auto Incident
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.
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Bus Driver Rescues 5-Year-Old Girl on Upper West Side
An MTA driver is being hailed a hero after helping a 5-year-old girl during his bus route last month on the Upper West Side.
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Danny Wasserman, Upper West Side Icon and Owner of Tip Top Shoes, Passes Away
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
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The Mayor of West 82nd Street: Beloved Building Super Announces Retirement
As we sit on a stoop on 82nd Street between Columbus and Central Park West, a passerby stops to greet Jimmy Wray, a building super
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Batya Lewton, Educator and UWS Advocate, Passes Away
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.
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Upper West Side Woman Celebrates 108th Birthday
Sylvia Levine turned 108 on Monday, and the team at Atria Senior Living (333 West 86th Street), where she’s lived since 2018, threw her a
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UWS Recycling Group is Last of its Kind
Sustainable recycling can feel like an uphill battle for Manhattanites.
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98-Year-Old Upper West Sider Inducted Into Veterans Hall of Fame
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D/WF-Manhattan) has nominated 98-year-old World War II veteran and West 71st Street Block Association member, Theodore Dixon, into the 2024 New
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