Category: Community

Columbia University Students Threaten to Withhold Spring Tuition, Citing ‘Exorbitant’ Cost

Bobby Panza December 5, 2020 Community 1 Comment

An online petition is gaining momentum with over 1,800 Columbia University students currently signed on, demanding reduced tuition due to “exorbitant fees” and “financial hardship” Read More...

Lucerne Residents Can Stay, For Now

Mike Mishkin December 4, 2020 Community 40 Comments

The city has again reversed its decision regarding the living situation of the over 200 men temporarily residing at the Lucerne Hotel. Just about a Read More...

James Comey Will Be Teaching at Columbia Law School

Mike Mishkin December 4, 2020 Community 7 Comments

“Beginning in January 2021, former director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation James B. Comey will be appointed senior research scholar at Columbia Law Read More...

Health Commissioner Urges Older New Yorkers To Stay Home

Mike Mishkin December 1, 2020 Community No Comments

On Tuesday, December 1, NYC Department of Health Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi issued a new warning to older adults and those with preexisting conditions. The Read More...

Winter Super Soccer Stars Classes Are Back!

Mike Mishkin December 1, 2020 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Super Soccer Stars is BACK on the Upper West Side! The industry leading soccer education program is open for the Winter Soccer Season at the Read More...

Top Stories of the Week: November 23 to 29

Mike Mishkin November 30, 2020 Community No Comments

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! If you didn’t catch them, these were the biggest and most read stories we published between November Read More...

What Are You Thankful For? Interviews with Upper West Siders

Bobby Panza November 26, 2020 Community No Comments

It’s been a tough year, but we’ve interviewed some Upper West Siders who still feel gratitude for what they have. Have a listen for some Read More...

Prettiest Upper West Side Churches

David Cunningham November 26, 2020 Community 1 Comment

The Upper West Side is home to all sorts of eye-popping beauty, from bucolic blocks to majestic mansions. Here are, in no particular order, the Read More...

Judge Rules To Move Lucerne Residents Downtown

Mike Mishkin November 25, 2020 Community 20 Comments

Judge Debra James has now announced that the homeless men who’ve been temporarily residing at the Lucerne Hotel since late July will in fact be Read More...

Fire on 75th Street: GoFundMe Campaign Launched

Lee Uehara November 24, 2020 Community No Comments

Residents at a West 75th Street building are going in one-by-one to gather what belongings they can after being displaced due to a building-wide fire Read More...