Opening Day at Central Park’s New Swimming Pool
New York City's eighth-largest pool is now open in Central Park. Read More...
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Mahmoud Khalil Returns to NYC After 104 Days in ICE Detention
This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. The Columbia graduate and activist was Read More...
City Launches New Rat-Fighting Teams to Target Infestation in Tree Beds
New York City is ramping up its war on rats—and this time, it’s taking aim at the tree-lined streets that define neighborhoods like the Upper West Side. Read More...
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Pit Bull Involved in Riverside Park Dog Attack Euthanized
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...
Goddard Riverside’s 2025 Good Neighbor Award Winners: Locals Making a Difference
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...
Gunman Gets 25-To-Life for Killing Romantic Rival
A man has been sentenced to 25 years-to-life in prison for fatally shooting a 27-year-old Virginia man near the Frederick Douglass Houses in 2022, the Read More...
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Another UWS Dog Mauled: Off-Leash Pit Bull Attacks Shih Tzu–Chihuahua Mix in Riverside Park
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...
78th Street Fire Displaces Longtime Upper West Side Family
A fire that broke out late Sunday night not only caused damage to a beloved local business–it also left a longtime Upper West Side family without a home. Read More...
Fire on 78th Street Causes Minor Injuries, Damage to Local Business
On Sunday evening, the FDNY received a call about a fire at 169 West 78th Street, a five-story building between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues. FDNY Read More...
Pit Bull Owner Ordered to Surrender Dogs or Face Potential Jail Time
In a court appearance earlier this month, Joseph Columbus—the Upper West Side man whose pit bulls attacked a Chihuahua named Penny on May 3—was told by a judge to give … Read More...
