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Bus Lane Cameras Go Live on West End Avenue

Mike Mishkin February 5, 2026 Community No Comments

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says fines from its automated bus-lane camera program will begin this week on a crosstown route that serves part of the Upper West Side. Read More...

A New 24/7 Customer Service Center Opens at UWS Subway Station

Mike Mishkin January 5, 2026 Community No Comments

A new 24/7 Customer Service Center is now open at the subway station on 96th and Broadway. Read More...

Several Upper West Side Intersections Named Among NYC’s Most Dangerous in New Safety Map

Mike Mishkin December 10, 2025 Community No Comments

Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, and Open Plans have released a new interactive map identifying the most dangerous intersections in New York City — and several Upper West Side … Read More...

Three New Bike Corrals Coming Soon to the Upper West Side

Bobby Panza December 5, 2025 Community No Comments

Lock it up. New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) confirmed to ILTUWS that the Upper West Side will soon get three more bike corrals installed across the neighborhood. Read More...

Construction Begins on 71st Street Bike Corrals by Busy McDonald’s

Bobby Panza November 23, 2025 Community No Comments

Plagued by congestion—largely caused by bikes parked or riding through the Sherman Square Pedestrian Plaza outside the McDonald’s area at 2049 Broadway, between West 70th and 71st Streets—and after back-and-forth … Read More...

Two Upper West Side Subway Stations to Get 24/7 Customer Service Centers

Mike Mishkin October 17, 2025 Community No Comments

The MTA has announced that two Upper West Side subway stations will soon house new 24/7 Customer Service Centers. Read More...

72nd Street’s Mid-Block Crosswalk Nears Completion

Bobby Panza October 8, 2025 Community No Comments

While some work still needs to be done, the strip of West 72nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues now features a working mid-block crosswalk. Read More...

Half-Moon Turnstiles and Spikey Fins Appear on UWS, MTA Dodgy on How Many

Bobby Panza October 2, 2025 Community No Comments

What began in January 2025 as the MTA’s latest effort to curb fare evasion has now reached the Upper West Side, where spikey fins and crescent-shaped metal barriers have been … Read More...