Challah left, Alvin Kass right: His kippah, or yarmulke, is embroidered “Rabbi Dr. A. Kass, Chief Chaplain.” ( Photo: Ellen Dubin / Jewish Theological Seminary) NYPD Chaplain Dr. Rabbi Alvin Kass Remembered There’s this thing about observant Jews and dying. You’re here, like 89-year-old NYPD Chaplain Dr. Rabbi Alvin Kass, one... News 17 Nov 2025 | 01:30
Co-founders and cousins Kim and Tyler Malek. ( Photo: Salt & Straw) Salt & Straw: Innovative Ice Cream Delights Gotham Taste Buds Salt & Straw is almost the perfect embodiment of all the irreverent quirk and unique nostalgia of its founding city, Portland,... News 14 Nov 2025 | 06:08
Tory Burch in 2009. An LLC connected to her is spearheading a lawsuit against the board of the Pierre co-op. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons ) Pierre Residents Facing Eviction Sue Co-op Hotel Over Proposed Sale A group of residents of the Pierre, the upscale Fifth Avenue residential hotel, are suing the hotel’s board for pursuing... News 07 Nov 2025 | 10:03
Left: Wanted for forcible touching. Right: NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Groped in Central Park; NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass Dies Given NYPD’s extensive network of surveillance camera, one doesn’t often see the work of police sketch artists anymore. While... News 03 Nov 2025 | 12:17
Salute at FDNY Memorial 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) FDNY Memorial Day Service Draws 1000s to Morningside Heights Undeterred by the morning drizzle, thousands of New York’s Bravest made their way to Morningside Heights for the annual FDNY... News 13 Oct 2025 | 02:30
One prominent landmark on the tour is The Dakota, which has historically been home to many artists, actors, and musicians, including John Lennon, who was murdered outside the building on December 8th, 1980. The exterior also served as the headquarters of the original “Ghostbusters” comedy hit. ( Photo by Adrian Sexton) Boroughs of the Dead Walking Tours Discover the Skeletons (and Ghosts) in the Closets A chill up your spine. A prickling feeling on the back of your neck. A murmur of anxiety that something is not quite as it... City Arts 23 Sep 2025 | 07:16
Going, going, gone! After just over two weeks, a controversial parking program that replaced free alternate-side-of-the-street parking with a new paid-parking app program with limited time is being rolled back by the city. The switch by the DOT earlier this month triggered a local uproar from angry drivers. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) Rollback of Controversial Paid Parking Program on UWS that Triggered Uproar A controversial parking change that killed long-standing alternate-side-of-the-street parking on 14 blocks on the Upper West... News 28 Aug 2025 | 11:35
Two cars with wheels stolen on West 64th Street: July and January 2025. ( Photos: Accomplished-Pin766; Crypto_NY (upper right)) Car Wheel Thieves Target Upper West Side: Tires & Rims, Gone! If the rivalry between the Upper West and Upper East sides is nearly as old as postglacial Manhattan itself, one contest... News 28 Aug 2025 | 10:56
Free parking under the old alternate-side-of-the-street-parking rules have been replaced on some UWS streets between West 73rd and West 86th streets by a new phone-based app system that charges a fee and limits parking to three hours a day. City Council Member Gale Brewer said she is outraged by the new system as locals flood her office with complaints. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) Brewer, CB7 Outraged by DOT’s Stealth Killing of Alternate Side Parking on Some UWS Streets In a scathing letter that City Council Member Gale Brewer sent to the DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, she said she wanted... News 22 Aug 2025 | 04:58
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... 28 Jul 2025 | 03:51
Police investigate the aftermath of a tire theft on East 71st Street near York Avenue. ( Photo: Nextdoor) Wheel Bad: Tire Thefts Surge on UES and UWS A rash of tire thefts has hit both the Upper East and Upper West sides over the past several weeks, according to posts circulating... News 14 Jul 2025 | 03:58
Left: wanted for slashing attack on woman; Right: wanted for robbery of senior woman. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Slashes Woman on Street; Thief on Scooter Robs Senior on Bench The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the identity and whereabouts of... 14 Jul 2025 | 02:43
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... 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
