Tag: People

Upper West Sider Launches ‘Car Sitting’ Side Hustle to Help Locals Avoid Street-Sweeping Tickets

Mike Mishkin August 2, 2025 Community 7 Comments

Alternate side parking rules have long been the scourge of New York City car owners — but one Upper West Side woman has found a way to turn the city’s … Read More...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ Star with Ties to UWS, Dies at 54

Mike Mishkin July 22, 2025 Celebrities No Comments

He died unexpectedly while vacationing with family in Costa Rica Read More...

Olive Freud, Who Fought Big Developers and Successfully Sued Trump and Lincoln Center, Dies at 97

Bobby Panza July 13, 2025 Community 3 Comments

She won a lawsuit against Trump and beat Lincoln Center over cutting down trees. Read More...

Goddard Riverside’s 2025 Good Neighbor Award Winners: Locals Making a Difference

Bobby Panza June 18, 2025 Community 1 Comment

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox On Monday, June 16, Goddard Riverside hosted the 2025 Good Neighbor Awards—started in 2001—to recognize individuals Read More...

Upper West Side Custodian Fatally Stabbed While Traveling Abroad

Mike Mishkin May 12, 2025 Community 1 Comment

The beloved custodian of an Upper West Side synagogue was fatally stabbed while vacationing in Turkey, leaving his community mourning and pleading for answers. Read More...

Cremated Remains of Science Writer, Credited with Introducing the Idea of Space Travel to the American Public, Found in UWS Basement

Elyse Cromer April 23, 2025 Community 1 Comment

Willy Ley was a science writer in New York City from the 1920s through the 1960s, who according to The New York Times was hailed as a “prophet of the … Read More...

Community Board 7 Reviews Street Co-Naming Application for Malachy McCourt

Bobby Panza April 9, 2025 Community 1 Comment

The Transportation Committee of Community Board 7 met on Tuesday evening to review an application to co-name a street for Malachy McCourt, an Upper West Read More...

Dedicated Upper West Sider to be Honored with Street Co-Naming

Bobby Panza March 29, 2025 Community No Comments

A beloved community advocate will soon be honored with a street co-naming on the Upper West Side. Read More...

Upper West Sider Celebrates 105th Birthday

Mike Mishkin March 25, 2025 Community No Comments

On Monday, Donald Hoy celebrated his 105th birthday at Amsterdam Nursing Home (1060 Amsterdam Ave at West 112th Street), where he’s resided since 2015. Read More...

Ted Comet, UWS Jewish Activist and Leader, Dies at 100

Brendan Mohler March 21, 2025 Community No Comments

The Upper West Side lost one of its most esteemed residents this week. Read More...