Strand Bookstore has opened a new Upper West Side location at 2020 Broadway, taking over the former Shakespeare & Co. space and expanding its presence in the neighborhood. ( Photo: Benny Harps) A New Chapter for Independent Bookstores on the Upper West Side Bibliophiles on the Upper West Side are rejoicing. The shuttered Shakespeare & Co. store at 2020 Broadway, between West 69th... News 09 Jul 2025 | 03:14
Left and center: Wanted for mulcting and robbery. Right: Wanted for shooting. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman ‘Mulcted’ in Hamilton Heights; Man Shot in West Harlem The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals in connection... News 02 Jun 2025 | 12:34
At the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument with the United States Marine Corps Band. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Memorial Day Wreath-Laying Brings Many Hundreds to Soldiers & Sailors Monument Many hundreds of celebrants and patriots, civilians and military personnel alike, came to the Upper West Side on Monday morning,... News 30 May 2025 | 04:15
Taste of the upper west side that took place last year in O’Shea School Complex ( Photo: https://www.tastewestside.com/summer-in-the-city) Taste of the West Side: The Festival You Don’t Want to Miss! Marking its 15th anniversary, the present edition is accompanied by some very welcome improvements. What was previously Taste... News 30 Apr 2025 | 11:07
Henry Hudson Parkway near West 145th Street, August 2023. ( Google Maps) 2 Racing Drivers Sentenced for Hit & Run Death on Henry Hudson Parkway The two men responsible for the death 42-year-old motorcyclist Joel Quintana have been sentenced to prison. Quintana, a resident... News 06 Apr 2025 | 06:11
Security camera footage of one of the suspects, a male with light brown skin, is seen here wearing a maroon-colored, black-top hoodie and riding a bicycle. ( Photo: NYPD CrimeStoppers) Man Struck in Head With Bicycle on UWS; NYPD Seeks Suspects Police are seeking any information on two suspects at the center of a violent assault last autumn on the Upper West Side.... News 31 Mar 2025 | 05:27
Equinox and Life Time gym robbery gang, January 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) West Side Tire Slasher Caught & Released; Equinox Gym Robbery Gang on the Loose The alleged West Side Tire Slasher—or at least one of them—has been arrested. His name is Jesus Navarro, 41, and his suspected... News 23 Mar 2025 | 10:27
Slashed Volkswagen tire on a West 68th Street. ( Photo: I Love The Upper West Side X) Vicious Vandals Violate Vehicles Across UWS Sometime in the darkness of Saturday evening March 2 and Sunday morning March 3, multiple cars had their tires and windows... News 10 Mar 2025 | 07:53
Comptroller Brad Lander, who racked up five endorsements from West Side Democratic clubs, took his campaign for mayor to Zabar’s on Broadway and West 80th Street on the first day of gathering petitions on Feb. 25. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Brad Lander Racks Up Endorsements from Five West Side Democratic Clubs Five of the West Side’s influential Democratic clubs have endorsed City Comptroller Brad Lander in his race to unseat Mayor... Voices 05 Mar 2025 | 10:43
City Councilmember Gale Brewer has released a map of 65 faulty streetlights in her district. A few of the 65 were outright missing. The data was gathered in a volunteer survey. ( Photo: Gale Brewer) Volunteers Identify 65 Faulty or Missing UWS Streetlights Volunteers working on behalf of City Councilmember Gale Brewer have identified 65 nonfunctional streetlights on the Upper... Home 25 Feb 2025 | 03:17
Alleged slasher Joshua Zinberg, knife in hand, on West 86th Street, Nov. 20, 2024. ( Photo: NYPD, (knife highlight by Straus News)) D.A. Bragg Indicts Alleged West Side Slasher for November Knife Attack The alleged West Side Slasher, Joshua Zinberg, has been indicted for the unprovoked Nov. 20 knife attack on a Danish tourist,... News 26 Jan 2025 | 10:04
Andrea Kwok, clinical director of Spear Physical Therapy, recommends anyone who is running in the NYC Marathon on Nov. 3 should be tapering off their runs in the final days before the big race. ( Photo: Courtesy Dr. Andrea Kwok) Runners: On Your Mark, Get Set, Chill! If you live on the UWS, whether you run the NYC Marathon or not, you are likely aware of the physical toll the race takes... News 25 Oct 2024 | 12:16
Sue Mi Terry describes herself as an expert on South Korea affairs. ( Photo: Linkedin) UWS Woman Busted as Alleged South Korean Spy, Faces up to Ten Years if Convicted Upper West Side resident and former C.I.A analyst Sue Mi Terry, 54, was indicted on July 16 for allegedly assisting South... News 26 Jul 2024 | 01:31
There once was a classic 1926 comedy in the silent era called The Bat. But when a real bat invaded the apartment of an Upper West Side Woman recently, it was no laughing matter. And it sure was not silent. Photo: Wikimedia Commons When A Bat Sneaks Into Your Bedroom, It Can Drive You Batty It all started when I read an article about the quality of one’s sleep being improved with one simple step: before going... News 22 May 2023 | 03:54
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell at a press conference on the UWS near the scene of the first shooting on March 14 in which he revealed an alleged shooter was apprehended. He believes two other shooting later that afternoon on the East Side are connected. The hunt is on for other suspects. Photo: Keith J. Kelly UWS shooter hit with attempted murder, NYPD probes 2 more shootings on UES A 19 year old suspect who was apprenhended shorty after he shot a 17 year old high school student on the UWS blocks away... News 19 Mar 2023 | 04:45
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