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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 8h
No Palestinian commemoration was allowed on the grounds, nor were members of the press, but students supporting Palestine protested outside the university gates. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/08/a...
A Day of Mourning and Protest at Columbia University On October 7th Anniversary
Photographs by Pauline Ann Catherine Gallon. By Pauline Ann Catherine Gallon On the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks on
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 10h
The Upper West Side has a new traffic light. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/08/m...
Mid-Block Traffic Light Installed on Busy Upper West Side Thoroughfare
The new traffic light on West 72nd Street. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall A new mid-block traffic light
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 11h
With the interior torn out, the space offers a blank slate to create a new cinema from scratch, without compromise. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/08/n...
New Name of UWS Metro Theater to Be Revealed on October 28; Preliminary Plans Detailed Here
The UWS Cinema Center sign at the Metro Theater. Courtesy photo. By Noëlle de Leeuw The art deco theater at
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 15h
"It has always been my dream to open a gelato business one day.” — Fuat Turan, owner of Rito Gelato. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/08/o...
Openings & Closings: Rito Gelato; Levitate Studios NYC; The Cashmere Sale; It’s Sugar; Yoyo Chicken; The Jewel Boutiq
Photo by Lisa Kava. By Lisa Kava and Sara Lewin Lebwohl Rito Gelato,  a gelato and sorbet shop, opened at
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 1d
“Family and an invested interest in the community" set the store apart from others, Saul Zabar once told the Rag. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/07/s...
Saul Zabar, Legendary Upper West Side Figure, Dies at 97
Saul Zabar visiting the store in 2024. Photo Credit: Jacquelyn Reingold. By Gus Saltonstall Saul Zabar, the longtime leader of
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 1d
Multiple Upper West Side streets will be closed to cars on Halloween night and in days leading up to it. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/07/h...
Here are the UWS Street Closures for Halloween This Year: ‘Trick or Streets’
A Halloween-decorated stoop on the Upper West Side. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall Spooky season is upon us
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 1d
These photos were taken on the UWS, sometime in the past. Do you know where, when, and what they show? www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/07/u...
Upper West Side Historical Photo Challenge No. 11
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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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 2d
Its focus is the underlying drive: the need for approval that fueled Jerry Stiller’s tireless documenting and performing. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/06/b...
Ben Stiller Sells Parents’ UWS Apartment, Preserves Legacy in New Documentary
Screenshot from trailer. By Eric Schwartzman Anne Meara’s voice comes early in the film, a blend of affection and exasperation.
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 2d
A coffee shop looks to set to take over the iconic Cafe Lalo UWS storefront. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/06/c...
Coffee Shop Set to Replace Iconic UWS Cafe Lalo
The former Cafe Lalo storefront on the Upper West Side. Photo by Gus Saltonstall. By Gus Saltonstall The Upper West
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 2d
Arayes are the Levantine equivalent to sliders, in which meat patties are stuffed into pitas, and which are then toasted. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/06/h...
Here’s the UWS Dish: Eshel’s Lamb Arayes
Arayes - the Levantine equivalent to sliders - are a Middle Eastern street food classic, with likely origins in Lebanon.
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 2d
The first rendering of an 18-story tower planned for the former location of The Mermaid Inn is now available. Also: There’s drama as a new dean is installed at UWS cathedral; and you can now track the fall foliage in Central Park. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/06/m...
Monday Bulletin: Renderings Revealed for New UWS Building at Former Site of Mermaid Inn; Drama as New Dean Is Installed at UWS C
Buildings glow in an UWS sunrise. Photo by Laura Muha. Monday, October 6th, 2025 Today's weather: Warm and sunny; high
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 3d
Death had a point, though it rarely got credit for its sense of irony. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/05/p...
Philosophical Musings on the Upper West Side
By Gary Martin Death had a point, though it rarely got credit for its sense of irony. Gary B. Martin is
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 3d
The best way to spend a day on the Upper West Side? Don’t plan it. Don’t perfect it. Don’t even try. Let the city flirt with you a little, and the day will find you. Read our weekend column: www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/04/d...
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 4d
On her UWS walks, columnist Yvonne Vávra finds hiding-in-plain-sight aspects of the neighborhood that the rest of us miss. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/04/r...
Rag Radio: Walking the Upper West Side’s Streets With Yvonne Vávra
By Claire Davenport Every Saturday, West Side Rag columnist Yvonne Vávra seems to have uncovered some hiding-in-plain-sight aspect of the
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 4d
You’ve got to take a low-key approach — especially on the Upper West Side, the city’s unpretentious, charming, slightly neurotic side. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/04/d...
Dare to Not Have the Perfect Upper West Side Day
Photographs by Yvonne Vávra. By Yvonne Vávra Many years ago, when I was living in Spain, my best friend and
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 5d
The mysterious appearances come with a chance to win a free trip to Japan. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/03/f...
Following Shark Sighting in Hudson River, Bear Attack Spotted on Upper West Side
A bear attack spotted near Tom's Restaurant. Photo Credit: Daniel Sommer. By Gus Saltonstall What is going on around the
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 5d
All pets (and people) are welcome at the 41st annual Blessing of the Animals at St. John the Divine. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/03/u...
UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood
Graphic. By Tracy Zwick October 3rd through 5th Meet the Curators of “The New York Sari” at NY Historical: Friday,
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 5d
What do apples and books have In common? www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/03/w...
WSR Cartoon: Upper West Siders’ Autumnal Pickings
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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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 6d
She had one other piece of advice to offer: “Keep that smile, or you’ll get wrinkles.” www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/02/f...
Fifteen Centenarians in One Place on the Upper West Side
New York - September 30: Centenarian Celebration, The New Jewish Home, New York, NY, USA, September 30 2025. By Lily
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 6d
What looked like a shark in the Hudson River, ended up being some sort of strange installation. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/02/s...
Shark Spotted in Hudson River?
Courtesy photo. By Gus Saltonstall At first glance, a shark was spotted Wednesday afternoon in the Hudson River, but upon
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 6d
Each column contains a slice of the UWS. I love the challenge, the being there, the watching it come off my fingers. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/02/w...
West Side Canvas: Special Edition; Robert Beck’s 100th WSR Painting and Essay
West 68th and Columbus Avenue. By Robert Beck. Here at a Hundred Essay and painting by Robert Beck Making a
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 7d
The Upper West Side dead chickens mystery took another turn this week. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/01/v...
Video Appears to Capture Older Woman Placing Dead Chickens on UWS Broadway Median at 2:39 AM
What appears to be a woman dropping a dead chicken along an UWS Broadway median. Photo still from courtesy video.
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 7d
Wollman Park Partners II will be the new operator of the iconic Central Park rink. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/01/c...
City Selects New Operator for Central Park’s Wollman Rink: What to Know
Wollman Rink in Central Park. Tomás FanoCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0. By Gus Saltonstall Following a nearly year-long process that
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 7d
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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social · 7d
Three Upper West Side Starbucks locations abruptly closed last week, as part of the company's restructuring plan. www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/01/o...
Openings & Closings: Starbucks; Miznon; The Bar; Dim Sum Sam; Spear Sports Club; Club Monaco
A pedestrian strolls past one of three UWS Starbucks locations that abruptly closed last week; this one was at Broadway
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