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The Upper West Side's source for news, events and opinions. Written by locals for locals.
You can apply for two apartments on the Upper West Side through January 28.
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Pair of Housing Lotteries Launch on the UWS: How to Apply
110 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side. Google Maps. By Gus Saltonstall Two housing lotteries recently launched for
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This photo was taken on the UWS, sometime in the past. Do you know where, when, and what it shows?
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Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 18
By Rob Garber for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group Welcome to another installment in the Ragâs Historical Photo Challenge. The
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Rag Radio spoke with Rob Garber, author of the Rag's biweekly UWS Historical Photo Challenge.
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Rag Radio: Rob Garber Takes Readers on a Deep Dive into UWS History Every Other Week
Courtesy of Rob Garber. By Claire Davenport Every other Tuesday, West Side Rag posts a new UWS Historical Photo Challenge
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"It's lingering in a kind of zombie state," one reader wrote about the current conditions at Broadway Farm.
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Something is Going on With Longtime UWS Grocery Store Broadway Farm: Closure Rumors Swirl
The front of Broadway Farm on the Upper West Side. Photos By Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall In 2025, West
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Nurses went on strike Monday at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West.
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2 Upper West Side Hospitals Affected by Nurses on Strike
A Mount Sinai ambulance. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. By Gus Saltonstall The two largest hospitals on the Upper West Side
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Whenever it gets cold â really cold â the virtues of onion soup outshine its caloric cost and you can enjoy it shamelessly.
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Hereâs the UWS Dish: French Onion Soup Battle Edition
A sampling of some of the UWSâs best onion soups; clockwise from top left: French Roastâs, CafĂ© 82âs, Mannyâs Bistroâs,
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Professional snowboarders traveled from California and Vermont to show off their skills in Central Park, and the resulting video went viral.
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Monday Bulletin: UWS Bakery Unionization Effort Gets Political; Venezuelan Ex-Pats Have Mixed Emotions On Maduro Capture; Snowbo
A snowboarder sails off a boulder in Central Park after a late-December snowfall. (Story below.) Photo by Day18, courtesy of
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Have a great week!
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Indeed!
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Upper West Side Sign of the Times
By Gary Martin Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more
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The shooting took place Friday night on West 63rd Street, police said.
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Man Shot on the Upper West Side: Police
WSR. By West Side Rag A man was shot Friday night on the Upper West Side, a police spokesperson confirmed
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I donât know about you, but once I take a break, Iâm convinced Iâll never find my way back.
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Stepping Into the New Year on the Upper West Side (With a Little Divine Help)
Photographs by Yvonne VĂĄvra. By Yvonne VĂĄvra December is such a show-off. It turns your head with all that jingling
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âIâve always been really interested in language acquisition, both in early childhood development and in dogs," Elle Baumgartel-Austin said.
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Upper West Side Genius Dog Featured in The New York Times
Elle Baumgartel-Austin and Basket. Photos courtesy of Elle Baumgartel-Austin. By Tracy Zwick The Upper West Side has long been home
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National Bagel Day isnât until January 15th, but itâs all right to get a head start.
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UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
Graphic. By Tracy Zwick January 9th through 11th Columbia Menâs Basketball v. Harvard: Saturday, January 10th at 2 p.m.; Levien
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AI, manâs best friend.
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WSR Cartoon: At a Renamed Upper West Side Dog Park
By Bob Eckstein About the cartoonist: Bob Eckstein is a writer, illustrator, author, and contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker and
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The slashing happened around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at West 86th Street and Broadway, police said.
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Teenage Boy Slashed in Face on Upper West Side: NYPD
Photo Credit: WSR By Gus Saltonstall A teenager was slashed Thursday afternoon on the Upper West Side, a police spokesperson
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More than 30 UWS restaurants will have special deals from January 20 through February 12.
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Here Are the 31 UWS Eateries Participating in NYC Restaurant Week
Photo courtesy of New York Restaurant Week. By Gus Saltonstall New York City Restaurant Week is back for the winter,
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The orange powder is suspected to either be cayenne or paprika.
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Someone is Reportedly Dumping ‘Dangerous’ Orange Powder To Ward Off Dogs in UWS Park
A danger sign recently put up in Riverside Park warned of an unknown spice getting dumped on a path. Courtesy
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Joseph is a place that welcomes small dogs, little children, and first names.
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West Side Canvas: Joseph, an UWS Family Pharmacy
"Family Pharmacy," by Robert Beck. Family Pharmacy By Robert Beck âApril 16, 1944,â she shouted across the prescription counter. It
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The actress has purchased an apartment on Central Park West.
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Amy Schumer Buys Upper West Side Apartment for Millions
Amy Schumer. Photo by Anna Hanks/Creative Commons Attribution. By West Side Rag Actress and comedian Amy Schumer is back on
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Settepani, a Harlem-based Italian restaurant and bakery, has opened an outpost at the Davis Center's Gottesman Ice Rink.
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Openings & Closings: Settepani at the Davis Center; Bar Manje; Natural Pilates; SoBol; Vive la Crepe
Photo courtesy of the Central Park Conservancy. By Lisa Kava Settepani, a Harlem-based Italian restaurant and bakery, opened an outpost
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There are 10 Democratic candidates currently vying to succeed Rep. Jerrold Nadler.
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The Race to Replace Longtime UWS Leader Jerry Nadler Is Very Crowded
Official Portrait of U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler. U.S. House Office of Photography. By Gus Saltonstall The race to succeed Rep.
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The time is coming to get rid of those Christmas trees.
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Where to Responsibly Dispose of Your Christmas Tree on the Upper West Side
Christmas trees waiting to be mulched. NYC Parks / Daniel Avila. By Gus Saltonstall There are multiple ways to responsibly
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My New Yearâs resolution is that Iâm no longer turning on my Zoom camera, but Iâm already getting pushback. Help!
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Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
By Karen Bergreen and Cynthia Kaplan And so, a new year dawns. You know what? Let it. Let that new
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It just got brighter within the 81st Street B and C train station.
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Upper West Side Train Station Gets New LED Lights
The West 81st Street B and C train station. Photo by Scott Etkin. By Gus Saltonstall The Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Kamar Samuels is the new New York City Schools Chancellor.
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UWS School Superintendent Named New NYC Schools Chancellor
Kamar Samuels (striped tie). Photo Credit: Christian Williams Fernandez. By Gus Saltonstall Kamar Samuels, who has led schools on the
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Schrader's memoir-in-vignettes is full of stories of a vanished New York.
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A Lifetime on the UWS: A 90-Year-Old Authorâs New Memoir Reflects on a Changing New York
Steven Schrader in his UWS home. Photos by Margie Smith Holt By Margie Smith Holt When Steven Schrader first came
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Litter is a fact of life in New York, but what does it say about us and the way we live?
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Monday Bulletin: What UWS Litter Says About the Neighborhood; Congestion Pricing, One Year Later; A Coyote’s Icy Trek in C
The full moon shares the sky with the El Dorado towers. Photo by Meghan Kelly Today is Monday, January 5th,
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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More Changes to the Upper West Side
By Gary Martin Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more
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See tomorrow's "wolf moon" - the last supermoon till November - with the Urban Park Rangers, who'll have binoculars and telescopes available.
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UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
Graphic. By Tracy Zwick January 2nd through 4th Columbia Womenâs Basketball v. Cornell: Saturday, January 3rd at 2 p.m.; Levien
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Happy New Yearđ«
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Reading is a reminder that many of the rules we walk around with in our heads simply do not govern.
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Reading Makes Your Grammar Grow
By Ellen Jovin Seeing people reading physical books makes me happy. At local coffee shops, I regularly run into Ronald
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Stories about a Michelin rating, an ICE raid, Mamdani's election, real estate prices, and a rat infestation were among the Rag's most-read 2025 posts.
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The 10 Most-Read West Side Rag Stories of 2025
By West Side Rag 2025 was another banner readership year for West Side Rag. Our coverage of the Upper West
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Here's an alphabetical list of all the UWS openings we have covered over the past six months. (There are over 100!)
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Upper West Side Openings from the Second Half of 2025: A Very Long List
Photo credits, clockwise from upper left: Claire Davenport (New Absolute Bagels); Gus Saltonstall (Silver Moon Bakery Buttercup); Lisa
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In honor of Marty Reisman, UWS table-tennis legend and inspiration for the movie "Marty Supreme," here's an historical ping-pong challenge.
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Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 17
By Rob Garber for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group Welcome to another installment in the Ragâs Historical Photo Challenge. In
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A "joyful" mood at the opening of New Absolute Bagels Monday morning.
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They are âAbsolutelyâ Back and Some Early Customers Say the Bagels are still â10 out of 10â
The mood was "joyful" at New Absolute Bagels Monday morning, one customer reported. Photo by Claire Davenport By Claire Davenport
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Enjoy the last days of the yearđ€
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It was important to include recognizable locations to give the photographs context, and there arenât many places more iconic than Central Park.
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A new year always feels like a blank page. Everything seems possible! But what about the blank spaces we pass every day here on the Upper West Side? Our weekend column is about vacancy, vision, and staying awake to what could beđ
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Preparing for the new year on the Upper West SideâŠ
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Preparing for the New Year on the UWS
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A new year opens like a blank page, and suddenly change feels possible: That was then, this is now.
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Fill in the Blanks: On Vacancy, Vision, and the Upper West Side
The swings at Heckscher Playground in Central Park. Photos by Yvonne VĂĄvra. By Yvonne VĂĄvra One of the swings at
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Christmas may be over, but the cityâs holiday markets are here for just a little while longer.
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UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
Graphic. By Tracy Zwick December 26th through 28th Disco Skate at Gottesman Ice Rink: Friday, December 26th, 5 to 9
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Meet the hardest working man in show biz. Tap for captionđ
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WSR Cartoon: Santa Holds a Press Conference
About the cartoonist: Bob Eckstein is a writer, illustrator, author, and contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker and West Side Rag.
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In the past fews days, NYPD has asked for help from the public in identifying two men who attacked people on the UWS.
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Man Stabbed in Back at UWS Station; Another Man Attacked With Bat: NYPD Seek Help in Both Cases
WSR. By Gus Saltonstall Police are asking for the public's help in regard to two recent attacks on the Upper
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When people heave a large dog onto Santaâs legs, it often lands on his beard, which is attached to his ears. It becomes a situation.
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West Side Canvas: Pet Market Santa
By Robert Beck Santa sits on a folding chair in front of a backdrop of a small-town snowfall, with wrapped
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"This is a different kind of poetry. It's didactic, it teachesâteaches the park.â
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A Poetâs Call to Re-Discover and Re-Imagine Central Park
Photo courtesy of Aaron Poochigian. By Claudia Gohn Five years ago, Aaron Poochigian was lost in cocaine addiction. The COVID
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âïžHappy Holidaysâïž
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Honeybrains, a cafe which serves food âpromoting brain health,â opened December 16th at 495 Amsterdam Avenue.
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Openings & Closings: Honeybrains; Industrious; John’s Shoe Repair; Patsy’s Pizzeria; New Absolute Bagels; Hashi
Honeybrains, a cafe that serves foods promoting brain health, has moved into the Amsterdam Avenue space once occupied by the
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The Upper West Side pizzeria will close in January after 28 years of business.
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Patsy’s Pizzeria UWS To Permanently Close Next Month
Patsy's on the Upper West Side. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall The Upper West Side will be losing
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My sister bought me an ugly Christmas sweater. Do I have to wear it?
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Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
By Karen Bergreen and Cynthia Kaplan Well, itâs been a year. Lots we could say about it. HOO BOY! But
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