Category: Community

Elderly UWS Resident Fights Back After Guardianship Wipes Out Her Life Savings

Brendan Mohler January 25, 2025 Community 2 Comments

After a court-appointed guardianship drained Upper West Side resident Paulette Kohler of more than $800,000 in savings, those closest to the 95-year-old are helping her Read More...

UWS Coach Makes Half-Court Shot at Knicks Game, Wins $1,000 and a Car

Elyse Cromer January 24, 2025 Community 1 Comment

Beloved Upper West Side sports coach, Castelli Laflotte, better known to locals as Coach Stelli, is the founder of the children’s sports league, Momentum Sports Read More...

Man Stabbed Multiple Times on Downtown 1 Train

Mike Mishkin January 22, 2025 Community 1 Comment

NYPD officials have issued an alert about an assault which took place on a downtown 1 train near an Upper West Side subway station this Read More...

Upper West Sider Who Slashed Tourist is Indicted: DA

Mike Mishkin January 21, 2025 Community No Comments

Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced the indictment of 25-year-old Joshua Zinberg, who made headlines in November for reportedly slashing a tourist on West 86th Street. Read More...

Community Board 7 Revisits Major Traffic Safety Proposal (Previously Ignored by DOT)

Bobby Panza January 19, 2025 Community 1 Comment

Community Board 7’s latest Transportation Committee meeting focused on an hour-long discussion about left-hand turn traffic signals and their impact on pedestrian and cyclist safety. Read More...

West Side Campaign Against Hunger Celebrates the Life of Doreen Wohl

Mike Mishkin January 16, 2025 Sponsored, Community No Comments

It is with a heavy heart that West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) shares the news of the passing of Doreen Wohl, their extraordinary Executive Read More...

Upper West Side to Get Three ‘Microhub Zones’ for Truck Deliveries

Bobby Panza January 15, 2025 Community 7 Comments

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has unveiled a three-year pilot program to introduce on-street “microhub zones,” aimed at mitigating the environmental Read More...

New and Coming Soon: Boggi Milano, White Rabbit’s Books, Six 60 One, Claire’s After Dark

Mike Mishkin January 12, 2025 Community No Comments

Signage is up for Boggi Milano at the Shops at Columbus Circle. Read More...

Mulchfest Keeps Chipping Away: Riverside Park Seeks Volunteers

Bobby Panza January 8, 2025 Community No Comments

When you’re done decking the halls with boughs of holly and tired of looking at your Christmas tree, it’s time for Mulchfest. Read More...

20th Precinct Adds 15 More Officers

Bobby Panza January 6, 2025 Community 4 Comments

Over the weekend, the New York Police Department’s 20th Precinct, which covers West 59th to West 86th Street, announced via its ‘Build the Block’ email Read More...