NYPD continues its blitz of writing criminal summonses for bikers who violate traffic laws. A poster on r/NYCbike spotted this action near W. 43rd St. on May 20. ( Photo: u/mrEddieNunez) Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions Less than a month into the NYPD’s program to issue criminal summonses to bicyclists who violate traffic laws with infractions... News 20 May 2025 | 03:57
At a weekly meeting of the planning committee of Theater for the New City's Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, performers Miguel Loyola and Toni Renee Taylor, romped at theater's entrance after raiding its costume collection. They will both be performing at this year’s festival which runs from May 23 to 25. ( Photo by Jonathan Slaff) Lower East Side of the Arts Marks 30 Years of Creativity and Civic Commitment This Memorial Day Weekend, the Theater for the New City (TNC) will once again transform its historic space at 155 First Avenue... News 20 May 2025 | 01:54
Judith Jamison, shown here in Facets, a solo created for her by choreographer John Butler. The dance legend started with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater after Ailey himself spied her at the World’s Fair in 1964, when she was 21. After Alvin Ailey passed, she became the world-renowned dance troupe’s artistic director for 21 years. ( Photo: Jack Mitchell) NYC Honors the Late Dancer Judith Jamison, with a Proclamation and Her Own Day The late Judith Jamison, a transformative figure in modern dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was honored with... News 15 May 2025 | 08:26
Months after the old time-and-temperature display stopped working, Apple Bank unveiled a brand new display at an April 28 ribbon cutting, which also celebrated the bank’s 162nd anniversary. ( Photo: Kelly Garreau) Just in Time (and Temp): Apple Bank’s Display Is Back on UWS Residents on the UWS can once again set their clocks based on the digital time-and-temperature display atop the façade of... News 30 Apr 2025 | 12:31
City Councilmember Gale Brewer has released a map of 65 faulty streetlights in her district. A few of the 65 were outright missing. The data was gathered in a volunteer survey. ( Photo: Gale Brewer) Volunteers Identify 65 Faulty or Missing UWS Streetlights Volunteers working on behalf of City Councilmember Gale Brewer have identified 65 nonfunctional streetlights on the Upper... News 25 Feb 2025 | 03:17
A visibly angered Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the demand by the Trump Administration to cease the New York Congestion Pricing program. ( Photo: Office of NYS Governor) Hochul Fires Back after “King” Trump Pushes to End Congestion Pricing It is all out war over congestion pricing after President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation issued an edict to... News 23 Feb 2025 | 06:56
There is no “wrong way” for e-bikes, apparently. 9th Avenue and W. 45th St, June 19, 2024. No the small red “Wrong Way” traffic sign, which seems to be of no concern to the two bikers heading north on the south bound bike lane. ( Brian Berger) Brewer Backs E-bike Registration–Prefers Hoylman-Sigal State Plan to City Council Proposal If it’s a day of the week ending in “-day,” there’s someone—usually many someones— angrily decrying about the dangers of... News 27 Dec 2024 | 12:31
Constantino Novala horses and mural in Wise Towers public plaza. The playground adjacent has recently been declared private. ( lifeiswondertastic Instagram) So Much Llama Drama: Wise Towers Bars Non-residents from New Playground A newly renovated playground is supposed to bring nothing but fun to New York City kids. Instead, the renowned “Llama Park”—... News 17 Jun 2024 | 05:47
The outside of popular Jewish owned, Effy’s Cafe, located at 104 W 96th street in the Upper West Side, vandalized by fake blood over the restaurant shed and anti-semitic hate crime written on the concrete with black graffiti paint saying “Form line here to support genocide” on March 18. Photo Credit: Twitter of Mark Svensson, attorney. Brewer Decries Spate of Hate Crimes on UWS After 3 Incidents in 24 Hr Period Sunday morning, [March 17] the NYPD 24th Police Precinct alerted me to anti-Israel graffiti painted on cement bollards in... Voices 25 Mar 2024 | 04:29
Council Member Gale Brewer speaks at a rally in support of Ukraine in 2022 at P.S. 145, The Bloomingdale School. ( Credit: Will Alatriste via NYC City Council Flickr) Gale Brewer Reelected to City Council with Over 81% of vote Gale Brewer will be serving another term as a member of the New York City Council, after winning Nov. 7’s general election... Home 09 Nov 2023 | 09:32
A car boot on the wheel of a Volkswagen. Photo: Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY $2 Billion Owed to City in Unpaid Fines As Mayor Adams Asks for Budget Cuts As City Hall looks to cut back on spending, scofflaws owe more than $2 billion in fines incurred over the last five years,... News 06 Apr 2023 | 01:37
Cyclists and pedestrians in Riverside Park. Photo: Flickr (Howard Brier) Chelsea, Upper West Side Most Perilous to Cyclists and Pedestrians in Manhattan Chelsea and the Upper West Side neighborhoods were among the most dangerous in Manhattan in terms of traffic injuries for... News 13 Mar 2023 | 05:14
Firefighters use a daring rope roof rescue to save two people from a 20th floor high rise on East 67th St. on November 5, 2022, after a four-alarm fire started by a lithium ion battery blocked rescuers from reaching trapped civilains from inside. Photo: FDNY. City Council Passes Bills Regulating E-Bike Batteries The City Council passed a bill regulating the lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and scooters, in an action aimed at stopping... News 06 Mar 2023 | 12:32
An hours-long virtual hearing attracted concerned New Yorkers. Photo via Mayor’s Office Webex Locals Find Fault With New Short-Term Rental Regulations Clandestine Airbnb rentals are doomed, thanks to the rollout of new legislation that more strictly governs stays under 30... News 12 Jan 2023 | 12:48
Council Member Gale Brewer celebrated the discovery that a Key Food supermarket would soon fill an UWS vacancy near the intersection of West 88th Street and Broadway, left by the delivery app company Jokr. Photo via Gale Brewer’s Twitter The Problem With Chain Stores On the Upper West Side, vacant storefronts mark the spots where chain stores died. Council Member Gale Brewer can easily... News 05 Jan 2023 | 02:24
