Tag: traffic and transit

Heads Up to UWS Subway Riders: Service Changes Start Today

Mike Mishkin May 15, 2026 Community No Comments

Some Upper West Siders will want to glance a little more carefully at their commuting schedule starting today. The MTA announced last week that weekday Read More...

Opponents Rally Against 72nd Street Bike Lane Proposal

Mike Mishkin May 4, 2026 Community No Comments

They came with signs and chants on a Saturday morning, and organizers say their message was heard — with a key vote approaching. Read More...

Upper West Side Mom’s Viral TikTok Plea Hits 15 Million Views—and the Mayor’s Office

Mike Mishkin April 30, 2026 Community No Comments

A frustrated Upper West Side mom has taken her months-long battle with a neighborhood inconvenience straight to social media — and the internet has responded in a big way. Read More...

A Petition Is Circulating Against a Major Upper West Side Redesign

Mike Mishkin April 22, 2026 Community No Comments

A proposed redesign of one of the Upper West Side's busiest crosstown corridors is drawing organized pushback, with a newly formed coalition now mobilizing neighbors ahead of a Community Board … Read More...

A Nearly 100-Year-Old Secret Sits Beneath an Upper West Side Sidewalk

Mike Mishkin April 21, 2026 No Comments

Most Upper West Siders have walked past it without a second thought. Read More...

Three E-Bike Battery Charging Stations Proposed for the Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin April 20, 2026 No Comments

A new kind of curbside fixture may be arriving on several Upper West Side corners in the coming years — one that city officials are betting will save lives. Read More...

DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane Across 72nd Street

Mike Mishkin April 15, 2026 No Comments

A new proposal could dramatically reshape one of the Upper West Side’s busiest crosstown corridors — and the changes would extend all the way to Read More...

Bus Lane Cameras Go Live on West End Avenue

Mike Mishkin February 5, 2026 No Comments

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says fines from its automated bus-lane camera program will begin this week on a crosstown route that serves part of the Upper West Side. Read More...

A New 24/7 Customer Service Center Opens at UWS Subway Station

Mike Mishkin January 5, 2026 No Comments

A new 24/7 Customer Service Center is now open at the subway station on 96th and Broadway. Read More...

Several Upper West Side Intersections Named Among NYC’s Most Dangerous in New Safety Map

Mike Mishkin December 10, 2025 No Comments

Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, and Open Plans have released a new interactive map identifying the most dangerous intersections in New York City — and several Upper West Side … Read More...