Left: Uptown 1 station at 50th Street where a pedetrician from the UWS was violently shoved onto tracks but saved by Good Samaritans who helped him climb out of tracks before a train arrived. Right: Miguel Mora (top) and Christian Aybar face new state charges in Inwood shooting. ( Photos: Left: Brian Berger; Right: SDNY) UWS Doc Saved after Shove onto Tracks; 2 Migrants Indicted in Inwood Officer Shooting An Upper West Side resident doctor was shoved to the tracks while waiting for an uptown 1 train at 7th Avenue and 50th Street... News 11 Aug 2025 | 11:42
Left : Two Waterline Square (yellow circle within rectangle of larger development), where a teen was slashed. Right: West 114th Street and Lenox Avenue (yellow circle), site of a shooting by a 15-year-old.. ( Pbotos: Google Maps, Straus News markup) Teen Slashed on UWS; Cops Collar 15-year-old for Harlem Shooting Teen violence reached a locale little known for such mayhem, namely Two Waterline Square at 400 W. 61st St. (which also has... News 28 Jul 2025 | 03:51
Strand Bookstore has opened a new Upper West Side location at 2020 Broadway, taking over the former Shakespeare & Co. space and expanding its presence in the neighborhood. ( Photo: Benny Harps) A New Chapter for Independent Bookstores on the Upper West Side Bibliophiles on the Upper West Side are rejoicing. The shuttered Shakespeare & Co. store at 2020 Broadway, between West 69th... News 09 Jul 2025 | 03:14
Left: Straus Park in placid times. Right: Douglass Houses at Columbus Avenue and West 103rd Street. ( Photos: NYC Parks, Google Maps) Stabbing at Straus Park; Teen Busted for Gun near Douglass Houses Straus Park is many things to many people. Filling the almost triangular space between West End Avenue and Broadway, and... News 30 Jun 2025 | 11:49
Left and center: Wanted for mulcting and robbery. Right: Wanted for shooting. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman ‘Mulcted’ in Hamilton Heights; Man Shot in West Harlem The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals in connection... News 02 Jun 2025 | 12:34
At the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument with the United States Marine Corps Band. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Memorial Day Wreath-Laying Brings Many Hundreds to Soldiers & Sailors Monument Many hundreds of celebrants and patriots, civilians and military personnel alike, came to the Upper West Side on Monday morning,... News 30 May 2025 | 04:15
Taste of the upper west side that took place last year in O’Shea School Complex ( Photo: https://www.tastewestside.com/summer-in-the-city) Taste of the West Side: The Festival You Don’t Want to Miss! Marking its 15th anniversary, the present edition is accompanied by some very welcome improvements. What was previously Taste... News 30 Apr 2025 | 11:07
Henry Hudson Parkway near West 145th Street, August 2023. ( Google Maps) 2 Racing Drivers Sentenced for Hit & Run Death on Henry Hudson Parkway The two men responsible for the death 42-year-old motorcyclist Joel Quintana have been sentenced to prison. Quintana, a resident... News 06 Apr 2025 | 06:11
Equinox and Life Time gym robbery gang, January 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) West Side Tire Slasher Caught & Released; Equinox Gym Robbery Gang on the Loose The alleged West Side Tire Slasher—or at least one of them—has been arrested. His name is Jesus Navarro, 41, and his suspected... News 23 Mar 2025 | 10:27
The Russian manicure is a craze that is apparently quietly sweeping nail salons on the UWS. ( Photo: Andrea Sachs) Playing Russian Roulette Like so many UWS women and a smattering of adventurous UWS men, I am a slave to my nails. Luckily, that poses no problem... Voices 16 Mar 2025 | 03:29
Slashed Volkswagen tire on a West 68th Street. ( Photo: I Love The Upper West Side X) Vicious Vandals Violate Vehicles Across UWS Sometime in the darkness of Saturday evening March 2 and Sunday morning March 3, multiple cars had their tires and windows... News 10 Mar 2025 | 07:53
Comptroller Brad Lander, who racked up five endorsements from West Side Democratic clubs, took his campaign for mayor to Zabar’s on Broadway and West 80th Street on the first day of gathering petitions on Feb. 25. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Brad Lander Racks Up Endorsements from Five West Side Democratic Clubs Five of the West Side’s influential Democratic clubs have endorsed City Comptroller Brad Lander in his race to unseat Mayor... Voices 05 Mar 2025 | 10:43
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
Alleged slasher Joshua Zinberg, knife in hand, on West 86th Street, Nov. 20, 2024. ( Photo: NYPD, (knife highlight by Straus News)) D.A. Bragg Indicts Alleged West Side Slasher for November Knife Attack The alleged West Side Slasher, Joshua Zinberg, has been indicted for the unprovoked Nov. 20 knife attack on a Danish tourist,... News 26 Jan 2025 | 10:04
Andrea Kwok, clinical director of Spear Physical Therapy, recommends anyone who is running in the NYC Marathon on Nov. 3 should be tapering off their runs in the final days before the big race. ( Photo: Courtesy Dr. Andrea Kwok) Runners: On Your Mark, Get Set, Chill! If you live on the UWS, whether you run the NYC Marathon or not, you are likely aware of the physical toll the race takes... News 25 Oct 2024 | 12:16
Bid to Find Hit-and-Run Biker Who Slammed into Another Biker During Summer Streets