More Gunfire On The Upper West Side; Three Teenagers Shot On West 90th Over...
If you’re looking for an apartment on the Upper West Side, you might want to skip the listings at 175 West 90th… In July, a man was shot five times in the elevator during a suspected drug deal. On...
View ArticleBREAKING: Shooting On West 94th
UPDATE: Basic Details Emerge About Sunday Night’s Upper West Side Shooting @Breaking911 reports shots were fired late Sunday night on West 94th, near Columbus. PIX 11 morning reporter @KerryDrew...
View ArticleUPDATE: Basic Details About Sunday Night’s Upper West Side Shooting On West 94th
Just a quick update on last night’s Upper West Side shooting on W. 94th as a few basic details have emerged: DNAinfo and PIX 11 have brief write-ups, including a brief video report from Pix 11. The...
View ArticleUpper West Side Chase Branch At Broadway & 90th Targeted By Robbers Three...
Do you bank at the Chase at 2438 Broadway (corner of 90th)? If so, you might want to consider a different location. That particular branch been targeted by robbers three times since June. DNAinfo has...
View Article20-Year-Old Columbia Student In Critical Condition After Hit & Run At...
UPDATE 12/13: Update On Columbia University Student Involved In UWS Hit & Run UPDATE 12/18: Columbia Student Struck By Hit & Run Driver Is Discharged From Hospital Sad news this morning… a...
View ArticleUpdate On Columbia University Student Involved In Upper West Side Hit & Run...
UPDATE 12/18: Columbia Student Struck By Hit & Run Driver Is Discharged From Hospital A quick update on yesterday’s post about a Columbia University student involved in a hit & run incident at...
View ArticleColumbia Student Struck By Hit & Run Driver At Broadway & 106th Discharged...
Some nice news on a chilly but sunny Sunday… The Columbia student hit by a car last week at Broadway & 106th has been released from the hospital and is heading back to his home in Seattle to be...
View ArticleUpper West Side’s 20th Precinct Shows Largest Felony Crime Drop In New York...
UPDATE 1/31/13: Upper West Side Saw Dramatic 18% Increase In Felony Crime In 2012 Catching up on some news that came out over the holidays… While felony crime throughout NYC as a whole was up a tiny...
View ArticleTeacher’s Aide At Upper West Side P.S. 87 Arrested On Sexual Abuse Charges
Some disturbing Upper West Side news that broke last night — a teacher’s aide at P.S. 87 (160 W. 78th, between Amsterdam & Columbus) was arrested yesterday on charges that he sexually abused a...
View ArticleUPDATE: P.S. 87 Teacher’s Aide Gregory Atkins Indicted In Student Sexual...
Posted on Saturday that Gregory Atkins, a teacher’s aide at UWS P.S. 87, had been arrested on sexual abuse charges. He was formally indicted earlier this afternoon by a grand jury. DNAinfo has the...
View ArticleUWS Closing: Reviled Bar/Restaurant/Club Papasito Closed By Court Order
Posted back in November about how Papasito Mexican Grill & Agave Bar (2708 Broadway, between 104/105) was quickly taking the role of “Most Hated Bar/Restaurant On The Upper West Side” since the...
View ArticleUpper West Side Openings & Closings: Irving Farm Coffee Company, Sprinkles...
Posted back in October that Irving Farm Coffee Company was opening an outpost on the Upper West Side. Things have been quiet since then, but they’ve started to heat up recently — the tell-tale “Coming...
View ArticleUpper West Side Openings, Re-Openings & Temporary Closings: Brooks Brothers,...
The new Brooks Brothers (2381 Broadway, between 87th & 88th), first mentioned back in November, officially opened last week. They were aiming to be open by February and their signage had said...
View ArticleUPDATE: UWS P.S. 87 Teacher’s Aide Gregory Atkins Pleads “Not Guilty” To...
It was big news last month (coverage here & here) when P.S. 87 teacher’s aide Gregory Atkins was arrested on charges that he had sexually assaulted a student. Yesterday, in Manhattan Supreme Court,...
View ArticleAttempted Rush Hour Robbery At UWS 72nd Street Subway Station; Suspect Pepper...
Crazy scene at the 72nd Street 1/2/3 subway station yesterday morning as an attempted robbery unfolded during the morning rush hour commute. The incident apparently ended with the suspect getting...
View ArticleBREAKING: Report Of Stabbing Death On West 95th
UPDATE: Tweets from @NYScanner and @NYCityAlerts confirm stabbing. Police apparently have the suspect in custody. There’s reference to “a crime scene being established,” but no confirmation on the...
View ArticleUPDATE: 56-Year-Old Man Stabbed On UWS; Critically Injured
UPDATE 7/23: UWS Stabbing Update: Victim Confirmed Dead, Attacker Charged With Second-Degree Murder The DNAinfo post cited below originally listed the victim in “critical condition.” The article was...
View ArticleUWS SRO Stabbing Update: Man Charged In Case Is Army Vet With History Of...
Posted yesterday that a man was found stabbed to death inside a hotel near Broadway & West 93rd on Friday afternoon. That news reminded me that DNAinfo recently ran a brief profile on Bernardo...
View ArticleUWS Crime: 19-Year-Old Woman Reports Being Raped In Riverside Park At 97th;...
Police are investigating claims that a 19-year-old woman was attacked an raped early Monday morning in Riverside Park. The incident is said to have taken place around 2:30 am Monday, near Dinosaur...
View ArticleUWS Papasito Denied Liquor License Renewal; Likely To Close In Coming Months
UPDATE 1/2/13: Papasito officially closed UPDATE 4/10/13: Riverside Liquor relocating to former Papasito space Looks like the saga of Papasito Mexican Bar & Agave Grill is coming to an end. The...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Woman Allegedly Sexually Assaulted In Great Hill Area Of Central Park
A 35-year-old woman was allegedly the victim of a sexual assault early Saturday morning in Central Park. The incident took place in almost the exact same spot where a woman was stabbed and three police...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Large Spike Seen In Upper West Side Felonies During 2012
While I think of the Upper West Side as a safe place to live, year-end NYPD statistics show a large uptick in felony crime. The 20th and 24th precincts — covering 59th to 110th Streets, between Central...
View ArticlePolice Searching For Armed Serial Mugger/Robber On The Upper West Side
UPDATE 5/16: Police Have Upper West Side Armed Robber/Mugger Suspect In Custody Some disturbing news to start the day: Police are searching for the man pictured above in connection with ten armed...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police Have Upper West Side Armed Robber/Mugger Suspect In Custody
Wrote last month about the NYPD’s search for man pictured above in connection with ten armed robberies/muggings on the UWS. In each case, the suspect allegedly followed his victim into their building...
View Article2013 UWS CRIME STATISTICS: Felonies Down For The Year, Still Way Above 2011...
With 2013 in the books, it’s time to take a look at Upper West Side crime statistics for the year that was. The good news is that neighborhood precincts showed a modest downturn in major crime during...
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