Central Park’s West 85th Street Playground Closes For Restoration Project
The Central Park Conservancy is undertaking a significant restoration of the West 85th Street Playground. Read More...
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Pedestrian Killed in Broadway Crosswalk, Just Minutes from Home
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a van on the Upper West Side this week. Read More...
Suspect Arrested for Fatal Stabbing Incident
Earlier this month, a 40-year-old man was pronounced dead after police discovered his body at an Upper West Side apartment building with multiple stab wounds Read More...
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Upper West Side Gets First Delivery Microhubs: PHOTOS
The first delivery microhub has been installed on the Upper West Side. Two more are coming. Read More...
Cremated Remains of Science Writer, Credited with Introducing the Idea of Space Travel to the American Public, Found in UWS Basement
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...
Stolen 16th Century Document Found at UWS Bookshop
A stolen 16th-century Paraguayan manuscript has been found at an Upper West Side book dealer, according to a recent report. Read More...
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DOT Unveils Plans for $60 Million Overhaul of 79th Street Transit Corridor
During an agenda-filled evening, the NYC Department of Transportation presented an overview of proposed 79th Street Crosstown Bus—Select Bus Service (SBS) improvements, focusing on transit Read More...
Salsa Dancer Awarded $6.45 Million After Slipping on Fish Guts Outside Citarella
A Manhattan jury tipped the scales on Tuesday, April 8, awarding a $6.45 million verdict to an Upper West Side salsa dancer who took a Read More...
Welcome Back, Apple Bank Sign: The Local Who Helped Fix It
Following some technical difficulties—during which it displayed wildly inaccurate temperature readings before going completely haywire—the Apple Bank sign was decommissioned in October 2024, after ILTUWS Read More...
71st Street Bike Corral Bounced from Planned Location: Block Association Fights Back
On April 3, the 71st Street Block Association sent an email addressed to Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, City Councilmember Gale Brewer, and State Senator Brad Read More...
