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Firefighter Injured in Upper West Side Blaze: FDNY

WSR. By Gus Saltonstall A firefighter was injured in a residential building fire Monday morning on the Upper West Side, ...
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Car Drives Through Fencing of Upper West Side Train Station; Driver Abandons Vehicle

A car drove through a fence outside of the West 72nd Street train station early Monday morning. Photo by B. Merrill Garcia ( ...
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Monday Bulletin: UWS Pooches Out of the Running for Dog Mayor; LaGuardia Students Take Part in Walkout to Protest AI; Prayer Keeps Baptist Group on UWS; A…

Those are pigeons, not bats, but they still lend a Halloweenesque air to the autumn sky above the Ansonia. Photo ...
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Here’s the UWS Dish: Croissant et Café’s Plain Croissant

Recently, though, I was able to replicate the French experience – at least to some extent – when I visited Croissant et Café, ...
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Woman Sexually Assaulted at Knifepoint in Central Park: Police

WSR. By Gus Saltonstall A woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint on Saturday night in Central Park, a police spokesperson ...
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Longtime Upper West Side Chinese Restaurant Closed by the Health Department

A shuttered Empire Szechuan Kyoto. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall A longtime Upper West Side Chinese restaurant ...
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A Post-Grad’s Guide to the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies on the Upper West Side

In college, I was surrounded by a sizable number of highly skilled and neurotic “stress bakers” who were always pumping out stellar chocolate chip cookies. From midterm tests to break-ups to nights ...
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Mamdani Administration Puts Upper West Side on ‘Fast Track’ for Affordable Housing

Photos by Tony Hisgett/Creative Commons and NYC Mayor's Office/Creative Commons. By Gus Saltonstall Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ...
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The Short Story of an UWS Elected Official’s Office, a Mouse, and Some Wild Birds

You’ll be hard-pressed to find an Upper West Side resident with a more whirlwind Monday night than the mouse found in ...
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WSR Cartoon: Failed Fall Upper West Side Curb Appeal

About the cartoonist: Bob Eckstein is a writer, illustrator, author, and contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker and West ...
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This One’s For the Dogs. Or: Who’s a Good Upper West Sider?

Upper West Side businesses along Columbus Avenue and beyond will roll out the red carpet—in some cases, literally—and shower our dogs with treats, treats, and more treats. A man who definitely ...
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At Last, Riverside Park South Turf Fields Almost Ready to Open on the Upper West Side

Current view of the soon-to-be opened fields. Photo by Daniel Katzive. By Daniel Katzive Finding room for team sports is ...