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Car Tolls Turn on in Manhattan as MTA Waits for Money and Results to Roll In

Jose Martinez, The City January 6, 2025 Community 1 Comment

This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. On the first days, Read More...

Two Shot at Upper West Side Deli

Mike Mishkin January 6, 2025 Community No Comments

Police say a shooting occurred Sunday evening at an Upper West Side convenience store. Read More...

Parents Question UWS Preschool’s Gender Identity Lesson

Bobby Panza January 4, 2025 Community 15 Comments

An Upper West Side preschool is under scrutiny after a substitute teacher read a book on trans inclusivity to 3- and 4-year-olds. Read More...

Apple Bank Announces Plans to Replace Time and Temperature Display

Bobby Panza January 1, 2025 Community 5 Comments

In October, we wrote about the inaccurate temperatures being displayed above the Apple Bank at 2100 Broadway and West 73rd Street. Read More...

Party City Closing: Game Over for UWS Store

Bobby Panza December 31, 2024 Community 1 Comment

Party City, the party supply store that helped fuel celebrations for generations, is closing all its stores after nearly 40 years in business. Read More...

New and Coming Soon: A Chinese Restaurant, an Automated Dog Wash, and a Kosher Market

Mike Mishkin December 30, 2024 Community 7 Comments

Six 60 One appears to be approaching its grand opening at 661 Amsterdam Avenue (between 92nd and 93rd streets). Read More...

The 5 Biggest Upper West Side Openings of 2024

Mike Mishkin December 26, 2024 Community No Comments

The Upper West Side’s retail scene saw a ton of change in 2024 (as it did in 2023 and every other year in recent memory). Read More...

Our 5 Biggest Stories of 2024

Mike Mishkin December 24, 2024 Community No Comments

Like ’em or not, here are the stories that were read the most. Read More...

Fundraiser Aims to Bring Salvadoran Housekeeper to NYC for Care

Bobby Panza December 22, 2024 Community No Comments

After working as a housekeeper for a family on West 81st Street for 30 years, Maria “Chayo” Rodriguez returned to El Salvador to be closer Read More...

Man Sentenced to 20 Years in State Prison for 2023 Rape on Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin December 20, 2024 Community 3 Comments

Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced the 20-year prison sentence of Jamel McIver, 31, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to raping a 21-year-old woman in Read More...