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Person Stabbed and Woman Assaulted Halloween Night on the Upper West Side: NYPD Photo Credit: WSR By Gus Saltonstall A man was stabbed and a woman was assaulted in separate incidents Halloween night

The stabbing took place Friday night at West 104th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police said. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/01/p...

Going a Little Bear on the Upper West Side Photographs by Yvonne Vávra.  By Yvonne Vávra We’re a bear. Here, in the temperate region between 59th and 110th Streets,

Here, in the temperate region between 59th and 110th Streets, dwells a remarkable urban species: the Upper West Side Bear. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/01/g...

UWS Street Closures to Know About for the NYC Marathon This Sunday A Marathon finisher moving through a closed Upper West Side street. Courtesy photo. By Gus Saltonstall The New York City

Here are all the UWS street closures and parking restrictions to know about on the UWS for Marathon Sunday. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/31/u...

UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood By Tracy Zwick October 31st through November 2nd Celebrate Halloween and Dia de Muertos It’s Halloween and there are plenty

Halloween will be celebrated up and down the UWS today, and Lincoln Center has a special Dia de Muertos celebration Saturday. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/31/u...

WSR Cartoon: What’s Really Scary on the UWS By Bob Eckstein About the cartoonist: Bob Eckstein is a writer, illustrator, author, and contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker and

How easy it is to blend in. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/31/w...

Four Upper West Siders, Four Reasons to Run the Marathon Anna Costello. Photo courtesy of Anna Costello. By Tracy Zwick On Sunday, more than 55,000 runners will surge across the

“The race is everything the city is – chaotic, beautiful, and alive. I can’t wait.” www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/31/f...

80 Vacant Storefronts Blight 51 Upper West Side Broadway Blocks Vacant storefronts on the Upper West Side. Photos by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall The number of ground-floor vacant commercial

There are more than 20 storefront vacancies on Broadway in the 90s on the Upper West Side. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/30/8...

West Side Canvas: Song of the Upper West Side "Song of the Upper West Side," by Robert Beck. Painting and Essay by Robert Beck A “typical” Upper West Sider

I've come across some remarkably primitive sights in our sophisticated neighborhood, but for the most part, they are human stories and generous people. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/30/w...

UPDATE: UWS Community Board Committee Votes Not to Support Hardship Application for West-Park Church West-Park Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. UPDATE: Thursday, October 30, at 7:45 a.m.: After

Update: “And thus, the Landmarks Preservation Commission should not grant a hardship application." www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/29/u...

UWS Community Board Committee Posts Draft Resolution Agreeing West-Park Church Meets Hardship Application Criteria West-Park Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. By West Side Rag A draft of a

A draft resolution posted on Community Board 7's website Wednesday says that West-Park Presbyterian Church's hardship application meets city criteria. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/29/u...

An UWS Guide to Marathon Weekend: How and Where to Watch the Race and More The 2023 New York City Marathon. Courtesy photo. By Tracy Zwick First run in 1970 as four laps in Central

The Marathon starts Sunday at 8:00 a.m., but festivities begin before then. Here's an itinerary and other information about watching the race. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/29/a...

Openings & Closings: Pier i Cafe; Prime Thyme Kitchen & Bar; La Perla Nascosta; PIVOT Pilates Studio; Pure Green; Subw Pier i Cafe has closed for the season. Photo by Sara Lewin Lebwohl. By Lisa Kava and Sara Lewin Lebwohl

Pier i Cafe, the outdoor restaurant in Riverside Park, has closed for the season but will reopen in April. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/29/o...

UWS Metro Theater Gets a New Name: Goal to Reopen in 2028, New Details, Renderings A rendering of the new Uptown Film Center. Renderings courtesy of Uptown Cinema Center. By Noëlle de Leeuw The Metro

The Uptown Film Center will hold five theaters, the largest of which will have around 185 seats. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/28/u...

Former Upper West Side Illegal Hotel Reopens as Permanent Supportive Housing The ribbon cutting for the new UWS supportive housing. Courtesy photo. By Gus Saltonstall A former illegal hotel on the

An illegal hotel operated within the Upper West Side property until 2021. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/28/f...

[Sponsored Post] Honk If You Need to Learn! WayPoint Driving School. A modern, digital-first school that's now offering lessons to teens and adults right here on the UWS at 72nd and Broadway. www.waypointdriving.com

Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise By Karen Bergreen and Cynthia Kaplan Fall greetings from your Ruthless Advisors. Lot’s going on. Karen is in Spain doing

You accidentally cut someone off with your cart at Trader Joe’s and she muttered, “Of course.” Now what? www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/28/r...

Fire Forces Upper West Side Yoga Studio to Shutter: FDNY 140 West 83rd Street. Photo courtesy of Google Maps. By Gus Saltonstall An Upper West Side yoga studio is temporarily

The blaze ignited Monday morning in a building on West 83rd Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam, FDNY said. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/27/f...

Meet the Upper West Side’s Bench Bunch The Bench Bunch meets every afternoon at 3 in Central Park. Photos by Saul Dennis. By Saul Dennis The benches

In Central Park every afternoon at 3, a dozen UWSers gather on benches, sharing their 600-plus years of wisdom and life experience. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/27/m...

Rag Radio: Digging into Burgers with Abigael Sidi of Here’s the UWS Dish Abigael Sidi writes Here's the UWS Dish every Monday for West Side Rag. Photo courtesy of Abigael Sidi. By Claire

Tag along with Rag Radio and Abigael Sidi on a visit to The Smith for Abby's Here's the UWS Dish column. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/27/r...

Here’s the UWS Dish: Nan Xiang Express’s Crab Meat & Pork Soup Dumplings The soup dumplings at Nan Xiang Express are served fast-food style in a cardboard bowl instead of the traditional bamboo

The thinness of the dough and fattiness of the pork and crab juices in Nan Xiang Express’s soup dumplings are top notch. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/27/h...

Happiness overload yesterday for Doggy Trick-or-Treat Night on Columbus Avenue 🎃🐾 Here’s to a week just as full of smiles and treats!

Monday Bulletin: Rolling Stone Publishes Investigation into Youth Basketball Sex-Abuse Allegations at Morningside Heights Church Actor (and UWSer) Richard Kind pauses on Broadway for a phone check. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. Today is Monday, October

Monday Bulletin: Rolling Stone publishes investigation into youth basketball sex-abuse allegations at Morningside Heights church. Also: How ‘Bad Shabbos’ became one of the longest-running indie films in recent memory. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/27/m...

We see snapshots of people’s lives and tell ourselves stories: everyone but us has found their people, has their social life all figured out. And then, boom. Someone says it out loud—I’m lonely. I want friends—and the whole UWS erupts: Me too: www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/25/h...

The Leaves Are Showing Off Their Colors in Central Park Near West 72nd Street: Photos Photographs By Elizabeth Langer It isn't quite peak time yet, but the foliage is definitely changing. Bursts of color are

It isn't peak time yet, but bursts of color are breaking through all around the park. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/26/t...

Upper West Side Trick or Trick??? By Gary Martin I knew there was a reason the pup wanted to tag along this Halloween. She obviously knew

I knew there was a reason the pup wanted to tag along this Halloween. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/26/u...

Hello, Upper West Side. Want to Be Friends? Photos by Yvonne Vavra. By Yvonne Vavra Whatever it is I happen to be craving, I walk around thinking everybody

There’s no smooth way to ask for friendship. It's less weird to ask someone out with romance in mind than just to hang out. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/25/h...

Doggy Trick-or-Treating Event this Weekend on the UWS: What to Know Photos from 2024's event by Amanda Gay. By Lisa Kava Columbus Avenue between West 68th and West 77th streets will

A parade of costumed dogs will trick-or-treat on a section of Columbus Avenue on Sunday afternoon for a good cause. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/24/d...

UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood Graphic. By Tracy Zwick October 24th through 26th Get Ready for Halloween! Halloween’s officially not till next Friday, a week

Halloween’s not till next Friday, but UWS celebrations are well underway, and there are plenty of spooky options this weekend. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/24/u...

WSR Cartoon: What’s the Diet Again? By Bob Eckstein About the cartoonist: Bob Eckstein is a writer, illustrator, author, and contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker and

It's a team effort. Tap for caption👇
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The Last Holdout Tenant of an UWS Townhouse Prepares for Another Winter Without Heat or Hot Water Stuart Kalmenson standing outside of his Upper West Side home. Photos by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall Upper West Side

Stuart Kalmenson has been locked in a five-year legal battle with the owner of an UWS building. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/23/t...