Category: Community

Fake Construction School Operator Sentenced in Worker Death Case

Mike Mishkin October 3, 2025 No Comments

The operator of a fraudulent construction safety school — linked to the 2022 death of a worker on the Upper West Side — has officially been sentenced, bringing some closure … Read More...

UWS Doorman Sentenced for Stealing Nearly Half a Million Dollars from Elderly Residents

Mike Mishkin October 3, 2025 No Comments

A former doorman on the Upper West Side who admitted to stealing nearly $500,000 from an elderly couple in his building has officially been sentenced. Read More...

Half-Moon Turnstiles and Spikey Fins Appear on UWS, MTA Dodgy on How Many

Bobby Panza October 2, 2025 Community No Comments

What began in January 2025 as the MTA’s latest effort to curb fare evasion has now reached the Upper West Side, where spikey fins and crescent-shaped metal barriers have been … Read More...

Suspect Wanted for Grabbing Man’s Crotch in Building Lobby

Mike Mishkin October 2, 2025 No Comments

NYPD officials have issued an alert of an incident of forcible touching which occurred on the Upper West Side in late August. Read More...

Most Read Stories, September 2025

Mike Mishkin September 30, 2025 No Comments

Here were our biggest stories in September, according to you. At Least 3 Upper West Side Starbucks Locations Close Doors Gas Out for 9 Months Read More...

Morton Williams Employee Who Died After Confronting Shoplifter Identified as Leobardo Hernandez

Mike Mishkin September 30, 2025 No Comments

The Morton Williams employee who died last week after confronting a suspected shoplifter has now been identified as 64-year-old Leobardo Hernandez. Read More...

Morton Williams Employee Dies After Trying to Stop Shoplifter

Mike Mishkin September 28, 2025 No Comments

An employee at a Morton Williams supermarket died late Friday after attempting to stop a suspected shoplifter. According to the NYPD, the 64-year-old worker was Read More...

Street Co-Naming For “A Mensch” Planned for Malachy McCourt This Saturday

Bobby Panza September 26, 2025 Community No Comments

The corner of 93rd Street and West End Avenue will soon bear the name of Malachy McCourt. Read More...

Local Church Choir Performs For The Pope

Mike Mishkin September 25, 2025 No Comments

A local choir recently had the rare honor of performing for Pope Leo XIV during a general audience at the Vatican, marking a major milestone for the Church of St. … Read More...

Rotunda Restoration Project Enters Stage 2

Mike Mishkin September 22, 2025 No Comments

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox The long-running Rotunda restoration project in Riverside Park is moving into a new stage, bringing changes for Read More...