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Today, October 28th: Voter Registration Ends and Early Voting Starts for the...
Sample page. Today, October 28th, is an important day in terms of the 2023 General Election. Voter Registration ends and Early Voting starts, continuing through Sunday, November 5th. To find out...
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Help Decide Where $2M Gets Spent on the UWS and in Morningside Heights:...
A skyline view of the Upper West Side. By Gus Saltonstall Tis’ the season and we don’t mean the holidays. The Participatory Budget process has reopened again in the neighborhood, and you can currently...
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Slew Of UWS Eateries Push Customers To Bring Their Own Reusable Water Bottles...
Councilmember Shaun Abreu, and Frank, the owner of Metro Diner, putting up the BYO container sticker. Photo Credit: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit By Gus Saltonstall A slew of Upper West Side...
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Daniel O’Donnell, Longtime UWS and Morningside Heights Rep, Won’t Seek...
New York State Assemblymember Daniel J. O’Donnell. Photo via Wikipedia. By Gus Saltonstall Daniel J. O’Donnell, a longtime New York State assemblymember representing portions of the Upper West Side and...
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Monday Bulletin: Goodbye, George Santos; No-Snow Record Broken in Central...
People perusing a holiday market on the Upper West Side. Photo Credit: Gus Saltonstall Monday, December 4, 2023 Cloudy. High 51 degrees. Notices Our calendar has lots of local events. Click on the link...
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UWS Elected Official Leads Call To Exclude Donald Trump’s Name From 2024...
Donald Trump and Brad Hoylman-Sigal. Hoylman-Sigal photo courtesy of Brad Hoylman-Sigal’s office. By Gus Saltonstall An Upper West Side elected official, along with four colleagues, sent a letter to...
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Why Aren’t There More Red-Light Cameras to Deter Dangerous Driving?
Photo: Joy Bergmann. By Joy Bergmann Nods rippled around the room at a recent NYPD 20th Precinct Community Council meeting as an Upper West Sider decried the prevalence of red light running. “Every...
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UPDATE: Race to Replace Danny O’Donnell: Candidates Competing to Represent...
Danny O’Donnell and the current Assembly District 69. Photo Credit: Wikipedia By Gus Saltonstall The race to replace Assemblymember Daniel J. O’Donnell (widely known as Danny) on the Upper West Side...
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Applications to Join UWS Community Board 7 Now Open: What to Know
A community board meeting from April 2023. By Gus Saltonstall Applications to join Upper West Side Community Board 7 are open now through 5 p.m. on February 23. Community boards throughout Manhattan,...
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Micah Lasher Announces Candidacy for UWS, Morningside Heights Assembly...
Photo courtesy of Micah Lasher’s campaign. By Gus Saltonstall Micah Lasher, the former policy director for Gov. Kathy Hochul, launched his campaign Wednesday in the race to succeed Daniel O’Donnell in...
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How Adams Played City Budget Numbers, Conjuring a Crisis
By Greg David, THE CITY This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning.” In November, Mayor Eric Adams said the sky was...
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Monday Bulletin: Another UWS Luxury-Housing Lottery; Stringer May Primary...
The Hudson River near West 125th Street on a warmer day than this Monday. Photo Credit: Gus Saltonstall. Monday, January 22, 2024 Partly cloudy. High 36 degrees. Notices Our calendar has lots of local...
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Zack Weiner Ran for City Council On the UWS; Then He Made A Funny Movie About It
Joseph Gallagher and Zack Weiner. Courtesy of Joseph Gallagher. By Gus Saltonstall For those who might not remember Zack Weiner, he ran to represent the Upper West Side in City Council District 6 in...
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UPDATE II: Biden Will Visit Riverside Drive Home: Why Are Metal NYPD...
Barricades on various Upper West Side blocks Monday morning. Photo Credit: Gus Saltonstall UPDATE II: 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 7: Along with the release of President Joe Biden’s official...
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UWS Man Asks Secret Service Agent Wearing Bulletproof Vest About Alternate...
President Joe Biden on the Upper West Side. Photo Credit: Danielle Helyn/Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall An older man sidled up to the barricades on West 77th Street and Riverside Drive on...
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Monday Bulletin: Details of Biden’s UWS/NYC Trip; UWS Buildings Are Taller...
The sun beating down on a closed-off West End Avenue. Photo Credit: Gus Saltonstall. Monday, February 12, 2024 Cloudy. High 45 degrees. There is a high chance of snow in New York City on Tuesday, 2/13,...
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Special Report: Time Is Up for Some Migrant Families at UWS Shelter as 60-Day...
The Stratford Arms Hotel, a migrant shelter located at 117 West 70th Street. Photo credit: Alex Maroño Porto. By Alex Maroño Porto Last week’s news that police arrested and charged a 15-year-old...
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, UWS Leader and Senior Jewish Member of Congress, Calls...
Rep. Jerrold Nadler. Photograph by Michael McDowall. By Gus Saltonstall Congressmember Jerrold “Jerry” Nadler, who has represented the Upper West Side since 1992, joined 12 of his Jewish colleagues in...
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Morningside Heights Politician Calls Out Columbia University Over Lack of...
Photo credit: Google Maps/Courtesy of Danny O’Donnell By Gus Saltonstall Morningside Heights Assemblymember Daniel (Danny) O’Donnell publicly denounced Columbia University on Thursday for its “failure...
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UWS State Senator Renames Bird-Safety Bill FLACO Act: ‘Feathered Lives Also...
Flaco on an Upper West Side fire escape. Photo Credit: Jacqueline Emery. By Gus Saltonstall In the wake of the death of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, from injuries sustained in a collision with a...
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