Tag: pets

After a Neighbor’s Death, an Upper West Side Building United to Rescue His Cat

Mike Mishkin April 12, 2026 Community No Comments

When a tabby cat began wandering the stairwell of a small walk-up in the West 80s late last month, no one knew where he came from. Read More...

Someone on West End Avenue Is Very Unhappy With Their Neighbor

Mike Mishkin March 9, 2026 Community No Comments

It started with a steaming pile of evidence — and ended with a very public callout. Read More...

Meet the Upper West Side’s ‘Poop Fairy’: One Woman’s Crusade Against Post-Snowstorm Dog Waste

Mike Mishkin February 22, 2026 Community No Comments

With a lot more snow dropping on the Upper West Side, residents are bracing for a repeat of a problem that emerged during the last thaw Read More...

‘DANGER’ Signs Appear in Riverside Park After Reports of Harmful Substances

Mike Mishkin January 8, 2026 Community No Comments

Upper West Side residents are raising alarms over a potential safety issue in Riverside Park near West 112th Street. Read More...

Joe Columbus Arrested in Courtroom; Pit Bulls That Mauled Penny the Chihuahua Still Unaccounted For

Bobby Panza December 12, 2025 Community No Comments

Joseph Columbus, owner of two pit bulls involved in attacks on small dogs, was arrested Thursday in a New York County courtroom for civil contempt after failing to comply with … Read More...

Paws on the Red Carpet: Furry Film Festivals Come to the UWS

Mike Mishkin September 21, 2025 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Movie night is going to the dogs—and the cats—on the Upper West Side this October. Read More...

Get Your Dog Featured in this New Calendar, Assuming He or She is Cute Enough

Mike Mishkin August 22, 2025 Community 1 Comment

The goats are horning in. Read More...

Pit Bull Owner Behind Chihuahua Attack Eludes Arrest After Wild Police Chase

Mike Mishkin July 14, 2025 Community 15 Comments

The man accused of harboring two pit bulls who brutally attacked a Chihuahua on May 3 (after reportedly killing a Shi Tzu mix in January) Read More...

Pit Bull Involved in Riverside Park Dog Attack Euthanized

Bobby Panza June 21, 2025 Community 16 Comments

Stemming from the Friday, June 6 dog attack in Riverside Park — where an off-leash brown Pit Bull named Juliette mauled a 13-year-old Shih Tzu–Chihuahua Read More...

Another UWS Dog Mauled: Off-Leash Pit Bull Attacks Shih Tzu–Chihuahua Mix in Riverside Park

Bobby Panza June 12, 2025 Community 26 Comments

A family was left traumatized after a brown, off-leash pit bull came running into Riverside Park and attacked their 13-pound dog. Read More...