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West Side Community Board Fails to Back Safety Over Parking

Oh, they're fine with safety ... as long as parking comes first. No, seriously, that's what they did.

September 11, 2025

City Hall Pauses Upper West Side ‘Smart Curb’ Parking Reforms Amid Predictable Driver Backlash

DOT's nascent effort to convert 70 curbside spots on the Upper West Side from free to metered parking is on hold after drivers threw a fit, City Hall said.

August 26, 2025

Eyes on the Street: UPS Blows Off DOT’s ‘Microhubs’ Delivery Pilot

"Microhub" parking zones reserved for e-commerce firms to offload parcels from trucks to cargo bikes and hand-carts routinely go unused.

July 23, 2025

‘Cart Before Horse’: Upper West Siders Demand NYPD Halt Bike Crackdown

Here's a different kind of community feedback for Commissioner Tisch.

May 21, 2025

Slaughter of the Innocents: SUV Driver Kills Upper West Side Teen

Thirteen-year-old Niyell McCrorey is the 15th child killed by drivers so far this year, and at least the 97th pedestrian.

November 4, 2024

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Nasty’ Getting Nastier Edition

The war on e-bikes took a "nasty" turn on the Upper West Side on Thursday. Plus more news.

October 18, 2024

Friday Video: A Vision for West 72nd Street

Maybe someday, a roadway that devotes 88 percent of its space to a tiny minority of users (drivers) could finally work for everyone. We can dream, can't we?

October 11, 2024

‘Not Acceptable’: Uptown Greenway to Close For 6 Months Without Safe Detour

The busiest bike path in America will be cut off for six months.

September 23, 2024

Self-Proclaimed Bus Lane Champion Gale Brewer Tries To Tank Bus Lane

The former Manhattan borough president cynically cited her past support for bus priority streets at a rally to cut two blocks out of a badly needed bus lane project.

September 5, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Double’ Trouble on the Upper West Side Edition

Upper West Siders will boldly demand their God-given right to double park — plus other news.

September 5, 2024