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Chalait, a matcha cafe, is closing this Friday, but will continue to sell matcha and related products online. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/26/o...
Openings & Closings: Chalait; Polanco Social; Skipper’s; Dough Doughnuts; Gelme
Chalait, a matcha cafe, is closing its physical store on Amsterdam Avenue on Friday, but will continue to sell matcha
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November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Chalait, a matcha cafe, is closing this Friday, but will continue to sell matcha and related products online. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/26/o...
The Inflation Event for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is free to attend. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/25/m...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade UWS Inflation Event 2025: What To Know
A balloon for the Thanksgiving Day Parade being blown up in 2018. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0. By Gus Saltonstall
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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Inflation Event for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is free to attend. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/25/m...
My new girlfriend knows I'm alone this Thanksgiving, but hasn’t invited me to her family dinner. Do I say something? www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/25/r...
Ruthless Advice for Upper West Siders: All of the Answers With None of the Expertise
By Karen Bergreen and Cynthia Kaplan Christmas is here! We just have to get through Thanksgiving first. Our suggestions are
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My new girlfriend knows I'm alone this Thanksgiving, but hasn’t invited me to her family dinner. Do I say something? www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/25/r...
The Assembly District 69 seat is open after Micah Lasher announced he is running for congress. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/r...
Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay Announces Candidacy for UWS, Morningside Heights Assembly Seat
Stephanie Ruskay. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Ruskay's campaign. By Gus Saltonstall Stephanie Ruskay, a rabbi and a dean at the
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November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Assembly District 69 seat is open after Micah Lasher announced he is running for congress. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/r...
There will be a memorial for Theo Dixon in the spring. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/t...
Theo Dixon, Mayor of West 71st Street, Dies at 100
Theodore Dixon. Photo by Bob Panza. By Susan Schwartz Theodore “Theo” Dixon, the Mayor of West 71st Street, passed away
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November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
There will be a memorial for Theo Dixon in the spring. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/t...
When Jacob's Pickle's gigantic poutine arrived, I thought “three” — as in, I'd need three friends to help me finish it. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/h...
Here’s the UWS Dish: Jacob’s Pickles’ Poutine
Jacob's Pickles' towering poutine puts a New York spin on the Canadian classic, subbing shredded mozzarella for the more traditional
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November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When Jacob's Pickle's gigantic poutine arrived, I thought “three” — as in, I'd need three friends to help me finish it. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/h...
Volunteers prepped apples yesterday for pies that will be served at Goddard Riverside's Community Thanksgiving dinner. Also: protesters interrupted Met performance, UWS serves one of the best pastrami sandwiches of NYC, and more. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/m...
Monday Bulletin: Protestors Interrupt Performance at UWS Met Opera; Nutcracker Star Olivia MacKinnon Dishes on Her Favorite UWS
Volunteers gathered yesterday at St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church to peel, slice, sugar and flour the apples
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November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Volunteers prepped apples yesterday for pies that will be served at Goddard Riverside's Community Thanksgiving dinner. Also: protesters interrupted Met performance, UWS serves one of the best pastrami sandwiches of NYC, and more. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/24/m...
And the eternal saga of Man vs. Wind goes on: It’s leaf blower season, loud, ridiculous, fascinating. Meanwhile, we often apply leaf blower logic in our own lives. If you’ve ever shoveled life’s messes around instead of facing them head-on… this one’s for you: www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/22/g...
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And the eternal saga of Man vs. Wind goes on: It’s leaf blower season, loud, ridiculous, fascinating. Meanwhile, we often apply leaf blower logic in our own lives. If you’ve ever shoveled life’s messes around instead of facing them head-on… this one’s for you: www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/22/g...
Hug your loved ones. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/23/t...
The Mood in Martoonerville
By Gary Martin At a time when it’s easy to find complaints with everything, it’s important to stop for a
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November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hug your loved ones. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/23/t...
It’s thrilling to witness the epic battle of Man vs. Wind. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/22/g...
Grateful for the WHRRRR: Life Lessons From Upper West Side Leaf Blowers
Photographs by Yvonne Vávra. By Yvonne Vávra Autumn has descended upon the Upper West Side, that most fascinating time of
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November 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It’s thrilling to witness the epic battle of Man vs. Wind. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/22/g...
New York Road Runners' 32nd annual race to raise money for God's Love We Deliver takes place Sunday in Central Park. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/21/u...
UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
Graphic. By Tracy Zwick November 21st through 23rd New York Road Runners Race to Deliver: Sunday, November 23rd, 8 a.m.;
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November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New York Road Runners' 32nd annual race to raise money for God's Love We Deliver takes place Sunday in Central Park. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/21/u...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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It's not too late to make a batch of cookies to help reach the Thanksgiving goal of 10,000. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/21/f...
From 16 Pies to 10,000 Cookies: UWS Tradition Powers a Community Thanksgiving Feast
By Tracy Zwick For nearly four decades, St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church on West 86th Street has
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's not too late to make a batch of cookies to help reach the Thanksgiving goal of 10,000. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/21/f...
No grace, period. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/21/w...
WSR Cartoon: Securing a Bird on the UWS
By Bob Eckstein About the cartoonist: Bob Eckstein is a writer, illustrator, author, and contributor of cartoons to The New Yorker and
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November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
No grace, period. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/21/w...
The majority of tenants at 320 West 96th Street have not paid rent for six months. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/20/w...
Why Residents of an UWS Building Are on a Rent Strike: ‘Only Negotiation Power We Had’
320 West 96th Street, also known as The Westwing. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall For the last six
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November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The majority of tenants at 320 West 96th Street have not paid rent for six months. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/20/w...
A local middle school's soccer program has done the Upper West Side proud. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/20/u...
Upper West Side Middle School Wins 2 Citywide Soccer Championships
The Booker T. Washington Monarchs. Photo courtesy of the MS54 PTA. By West Side Rag Both the citywide middle school
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November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A local middle school's soccer program has done the Upper West Side proud. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/20/u...
"I don't think we were expecting our community and other people to help as quickly and as generously as they have." www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/19/u...
UWS Yoga Studio Lifted by Community Support Following Destructive Fire
MJ Watkins and Lucas Hall, along with a photo of the damaged studio space. Photos courtesy of MJ Watkins. By
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November 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
"I don't think we were expecting our community and other people to help as quickly and as generously as they have." www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/19/u...
The apartment is located within the Extell Development Tower at 50 West 66th Street. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/19/u...
UWS’ Most Expensive Home Sale of the Year Takes Place to the Tune of $47M
The First Armory Buildings and 50 West 66th Street rising up behind it. WSR. By Gus Saltonstall The most expensive
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November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The apartment is located within the Extell Development Tower at 50 West 66th Street. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/19/u...
The ramen restaurant Zurutto, forced out by high rent, is temporarily sharing space with sister restaurant Dark Bullet. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/19/o...
Openings & Closings: Zurutto; Cocina Consuelo; Carina Hildebrandt; The George at Columbia
The Japanese ramen restaurant Zurutto is temporarily sharing space with sister restaurant Dark Bullet Sake & Oyster Bar. Photos by
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November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The ramen restaurant Zurutto, forced out by high rent, is temporarily sharing space with sister restaurant Dark Bullet. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/19/o...
Good news for commuters who use the Columbus Circle train station. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/18/u...
Upper West Side Train Station Escalators Reopen After More Than a Year
The half-reopened escalator at the Columbus Circle train station. Photos by Ann Cooper. By Gus Saltonstall The escalators at the
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November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Good news for commuters who use the Columbus Circle train station. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/18/u...
This photo was taken on the UWS, sometime in the past. Do you know where, when, and what it shows? www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/18/u...
Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 14
By Rob Garber for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group Welcome to another installment in the Rag’s Historical Photo Challenge. The
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November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This photo was taken on the UWS, sometime in the past. Do you know where, when, and what it shows? www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/18/u...
NYPD released photos of the suspects on Monday. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/18/n...
NYPD Looking For 2 People Who Attacked and Robbed Woman in Central Park
WSR. By Gus Saltonstall Police are searching for two people who attacked and robbed a woman in Central Park earlier
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November 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
NYPD released photos of the suspects on Monday. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/18/n...
You can submit your ideas for Upper West Side projects that deserve funding. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/17/p...
Participatory Budgeting Is Back on the UWS and Morningside Heights: Submit Local Project Ideas
The Upper West Side skyline. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. By Gus Saltonstall It is the most magical time of year.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You can submit your ideas for Upper West Side projects that deserve funding. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/17/p...
The new building will be on West 66th Street, between Columbus and Central Park West. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/17/n...
New 25-Story Residential Building Set For Former UWS ABC Site
Ongoing construction on the square block of West 66th to 67th streets, between Columbus and Central Park West. Photo by
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November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The new building will be on West 66th Street, between Columbus and Central Park West. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/17/n...
There's a reason Charles Gabriel is called "the fried chicken king"; UWS Dish columnist Abigael Sidi explains. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/17/h...
Here’s the UWS Dish: Charles Pan-Fried Chicken’s Plate of Pan-Fried Chicken
Photos by Abigael T. Sidi. By Abigael T. Sidi The man once anointed “Fried-Chicken King of Harlem” by the New Yorker
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November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There's a reason Charles Gabriel is called "the fried chicken king"; UWS Dish columnist Abigael Sidi explains. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/17/h...