Category: Community

UWS Struggles with NYPD Clogging Columbus Ave Traffic

Mike Mishkin October 11, 2023 Community 16 Comments

Community Board 7‘s Transportation Committee met on Tuesday evening to discuss a number of items, one of which was why the western side of Columbus Read More...

Billionaire Upper West Sider, Bill Ackman, Leads Call to Oust Harvard Students Who Blame Israel

Mike Mishkin October 11, 2023 No Comments

Bill Ackman, the billionaire behind hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management – and an Upper West Sider whose glass penthouse proposal earned plenty of local Read More...

A Forum for Upper West Side Seniors

Mike Mishkin October 10, 2023 Community 2 Comments

The Upper West Side Coalition will host ‘Standing Up For Our Upper West Side Seniors’ at the Goddard Riverside Community Center (593 Columbus Avenue at Read More...

Man Steals from Religious Institution in UWS Brownstone

Mike Mishkin October 10, 2023 Community No Comments

Surveillance cameras caught a burglar walking into an Upper West Side religious institution last week, and police say he stole a backpack before leaving. It Read More...

Man Slashed in Head on Subway

Mike Mishkin October 9, 2023 Community 1 Comment

Last week, police say a man was slashed in the head while riding on an Upper West Side subway. It happened on Tuesday, October 3 Read More...

Woman Assaulted While Bike Riding in Central Park with Daughter (UPDATE: ARREST MADE)

Mike Mishkin October 6, 2023 Community 26 Comments

UPDATE (OCTOBER 7): Police have announced the arrest of 59-year-old Angelo Del Guercio for the assault described below. The resident of West 92nd Street is Read More...

Mayor Adams Seeks to Suspend NYC’s Right-To-Shelter

Mike Mishkin October 4, 2023 Community 2 Comments

Mayor Adams has requested a temporary suspension on the City’s right-to-shelter mandate. The request follows the influx of over 122,700 asylum seekers since last spring, with Read More...

Former Mayor de Blasio Rents Upper West Side Apartment

Mike Mishkin October 4, 2023 No Comments

About a week after the New York Post reported that former Mayor de Blasio was smooching with a new lady at the Empire Hotel Rooftop Read More...

Great Lawn to be Closed Until April (or Later) Following Damage from Global Citizen Festival

Mike Mishkin October 3, 2023 14 Comments

This year’s Global Citizen Festival took place on a rainy September 23. Read More...

Back to School! Learn More About Rodeph Sholom School at October Open House

Spencer Cain October 2, 2023 Community, Sponsored No Comments

Summer has come to a close, and children are officially back in the classroom — but it’s already time to start thinking about the 2024-2025 Read More...