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Fed-up New Yorkers kept in dark by 35-block stretch of scaffolding lament city's never-ending renovations: 'It's ugly as hell'
April 12, 2024 | 12:37pmAn Upper West Side avenue has one of the most densely scaffolded stretches in the entire city -- with a more than 30-block-long area having just a single block entirely...
Whiz kids from small UWS school headed to prestigious robotics championship — after $6K NASA grant
April 10, 2024 | 3:29pmThe tech prodigies from West End Secondary School (WESS) on the Upper West Side will compete in the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston.
TikTok 'hack' shows risky maneuver to avoid $15 congestion pricing fee
April 6, 2024 | 12:11pmSome drivers are so desperate to evade congestion pricing, they might be willing to endanger lives to bypass toll cameras.
UWS already becoming a commuter parking lot for out-of-state congestion-pricing evaders
April 6, 2024 | 8:29amEven Manhattan's borough president acknowledged "suburban commuters" will be "dumping cars" not only on the UWS, but in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
Famed 'Jack Reacher' author Lee Child splashes out $17M for a fabulous NYC townhouse
April 3, 2024 | 2:41pmThe famed British mystery/thriller author now owns a stately townhouse on Manhattan's West Side, not far from where he owns a co-op he's trying to sell.
Wealthy NYC pair accused of tormenting neighbors with years-long construction to sell mega-mansion for $85M
April 2, 2024 | 11:07amIf the property sells for its current listing price, it would be among the most expensive townhouses ever peddled in the Big Apple.
3 stabbing attacks in and around NYC subway in one day as transit crime concerns soar
March 25, 2024 | 3:08pmIn the latest attack, one woman approached another from behind and knifed her in the back with an “unknown object” by the turnstile area at the Franklin Avenue C train...
NYC mom finds long-lost friend with help of old photo and lucky Facebook post: 'I started crying'
March 22, 2024 | 3:24pm“I just wanted to know how she was doing,” UWS resident Jennifer Calcano said of her decades-old friend. “I wasn’t expecting much.”
Police chase shuts down George Washington bridge, fleeing driver remains at large
March 19, 2024 | 7:39pmThe George Washington bridge was closed Tuesday for a police car chase over shots fired that started in the Upper West Side, according to police.
Orthodox Jewish men hit by objects thrown from car in 3rd possible antisemitic incident in UWS over 1 weekend
March 19, 2024 | 3:48pmThe two Jewish men, ages 65 and 19, were wearing "traditional garb including a headscarf and hat" while waiting to cross the north crosswalk at West 100th Street and West...
Two NYC strangers team up to help lost parakeet found on UWS in 'small world' moment
March 19, 2024 | 1:19pmTwo New Yorkers came together in a "small world" moment over the weekend after discovering a lost parakeet outside their Upper West Side apartments — and have now banded together...
New Yorkers help remove antisemitic graffiti scrawled across beloved NYC Israeli cafe in possible hate crime
March 18, 2024 | 2:43pmPolice told The Post that the incident is under investigation by the department's Hate Crime Task Force.
James Beard-winning cookbook author asks $1.25M for NYC home with a lovely renovated kitchen
March 14, 2024 | 12:40pmThe 392 Central Park West residence boasts a chef's kitchen where the seller — who hosts shows on the Food Network and PBS — has filmed many TV segments.
My house managers make me a better mom — they do the grunt work so I can enjoy life
March 14, 2024 | 11:14am“I couldn’t live without them,” said Upper West Side mom Anaya. “They have 100% helped me avoid mom burnout.”
The Bronx is up and the Battery's an Aries — what zodiac sign is your NYC neighborhood?
February 29, 2024 | 9:12pmOf course Times Square's a Leo — what else?
Tenants allege their new landlord is forcing out an entire Upper West Side building
February 29, 2024 | 5:15pmResidents of 600 Columbus Ave. allege their new landlord, Slate Property Group, is making life "hell."
Google worker seen kicking tiny NYC rescue dog in viral video hit with charges: sources
February 29, 2024 | 1:35pmPolice charged Google worker after he was seen kicking a tiny, 5-pound rescue dog during a dispute with its owner on the Upper West Side, sources said. Eric Morrison, 34,...
Citi Bike-riding thief menaces Central Park, targets 4 victims in just under an hour: cops
February 26, 2024 | 2:53pmIn one case, a 36-year-old woman was walking on the East Drive near East 109th Street when a male suspect confronted her, snarling, “I rob people for a living,” cops...
Flaco's life and death another example of NYC progressivism gone awry
February 25, 2024 | 5:24pmSo Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl is dead — killed in a collision with an Upper West Side building Friday, a year after vandals cut the wires on his cage, just inside the...
Robert Duvall once called this stately NYC duplex his home -- and now it asks $6.5M for sale
February 23, 2024 | 11:58amThe three-bedroom, 2½-bathroom home at 257 W. 86th St. is less than 30 miles from where the crew filmed Don Corleone's Staten Island residence.