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Written by locals for locals.https://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvkyr5uczs27There are changes to both 1 train and C train service in the coming days and weeks. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/15/multiple-uws-train-stations-out-of-service-over-the-weekends-for-the-next-month15 Sep 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkyr5uczs27https://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvku4kwdek27Dear God, how did this get past the editors? https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/15/ruthless-advice-for-upper-west-siders-all-of-the-answers-with-none-of-the-expertise-5115 Sep 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvku4kwdek27https://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvj27cdjvs27Steve has a unique way of photographing the Upper West Side on rainy days. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/14/a-rainy-day-on-the-upper-west-side-outside-of-fairway-photographs-by-stephen-harmon14 Sep 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj27cdjvs27https://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvii2ee3dc27"Turtles do feel pain. And I would like the public to have a better understanding of that.” https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/14/turtles-are-getting-snared-by-illegal-barbed-fishing-hooks-in-central-park14 Sep 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvii2ee3dc27https://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvigmeiayk2cIt is a simple dish, but so representative of the cuisine from those parts of the world. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/14/heres-the-uws-dish-tascas-codicia-de-pescado-y-mariscos14 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvigmeiayk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvidfpqbyc2cWhat about your summer reading list? https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/14/wsr-cartoon-what-i-had-done-this-summer14 Sep 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvidfpqbyc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvi3s7xmkc2gThe Friedmans ownership group now also owns the commercial space where Barney Greengrass is located. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/14/monday-bulletin-friedmans-to-open-another-restaurant-on-the-uws-man-hit-by-falling-tree-branch-on-central-park-scott-stringer-talks-uws14 Sep 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi3s7xmkc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvfzthbdyk2xHere is another rendition of the West Side Rag crossword puzzle. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/13/upper-west-side-sunday-crossword-puzzle-8-2-213 Sep 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfzthbdyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvfunpyajc2cThe strong-armed robbery took place Saturday evening at Central Park West and West 69th Street, police said. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/13/woman-punched-and-robbed-on-the-upper-west-side-nypd13 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfunpyajc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvfue34rz22cIn commemoration of the 9/11 attacks. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/13/thinking-of-those-we-lost-on-september-1113 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfue34rz22chttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvdmtc6oes23Members of the West Side Rag world did tennis battle on the neighborhood's clay courts on Friday. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/12/wsr-exclusive-action-on-the-upper-west-side-outside-courts12 Sep 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdmtc6oes23https://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvd64bhoj22xI found myself sneaking around the corner of 72nd Street and Broadway more often than I had any business doing this week. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/12/from-bad-baldies-to-frozen-food-the-upper-west-side-kind-of-fancy12 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd64bhoj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvbeyt7das2nServing as a ball boy at the U.S. Open is a family affair for Bounds. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/11/upper-west-side-teen-holding-court-at-the-us-open11 Sep 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbeyt7das2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvb5ekssus2nGuided walks in Central Park, holiday food and festivities, and the 64th New York Film Festival. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/11/uws-weekend-great-things-to-do-in-and-around-the-neighborhood-8411 Sep 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb5ekssus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvaw26sf7c2nBecause no matter what else any of us did that day, there were others who never got to see their sons and daughters grow up. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/11/remembering-9-11-from-upper-west-side-dad-to-daily-news-deadline11 Sep 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaw26sf7c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mvaqssoee22n'Lost my office that day, but that was it – At home on the West Side when the first plane hit.' https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/11/9-11-from-the-vantage-point-of-the-upper-west-side-poetry11 Sep 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaqssoee22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mval73fqkc2qThough many New Yorkers found the Twin Towers ugly or ignored them, Stephen Harmon was "a very big fan." https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/11/uws-photographer-stephen-harmon-captured-the-twin-towers11 Sep 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mval73fqkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mv6visqpic2bThe return is here. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/10/upper-west-side-trader-joes-at-72nd-street-will-reopen-on-saturday-morning10 Sep 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6visqpic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mv4atcz5j22bMore than 200 people joined a protest on Tuesday to reopen the gates to Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/09/morningside-heights-community-members-protest-the-ongoing-closure-of-columbia-universitys-gates09 Sep 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4atcz5j22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mv3vgvak5c2bIn 2023, a DOT study found that the Upper West Side’s EV chargers are among the most-used in the city. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/09/seven-new-public-electric-vehicle-chargers-planned-for-the-uws-heres-where09 Sep 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3vgvak5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mv3jbfbkms2bJake's Dilemma will permanently close on October 18, according to the bar. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/08/jakes-dilemma-popular-upper-west-side-bar-will-close-after-32-years09 Sep 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3jbfbkms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mv2cdzkbok2sChef Daniel Boulud's much-anticipated new brasserie is poised to open on Broadway across from Lincoln Center next week. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/08/openings-szechuan-gourmet-wednesday-health-gracies-laundry-velvet-cowboy09 Sep 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2cdzkbok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3muzvgwf2tc2pManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the indictment of Raul Morales on Thursday. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/08/man-indicted-for-alleged-antisemitic-stabbings-on-the-upper-west-side-manhattan-da08 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzvgwf2tc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3muzf7hggms26Public school in New York City begins on Thursday. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/08/nyc-public-school-calendar-for-upper-west-side-parents08 Sep 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzf7hggms26https://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3muzdifvqrk2h[Sponsored Post] “He let me into his world for a spell. I didn’t know I needed that.” Michael, our Manager of Digital Content and Storytelling, was less than a month into the job when he delivered a purple bag of goodies uptown to Neal’s apartment. Find out more👇08 Sep 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzdifvqrk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3muyzosd2cc2yThis photo was taken on the UWS, sometime in the past. Do you know where, when, and what it shows? https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/08/uws-history-photo-challenge-no-3508 Sep 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyzosd2cc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3mux4mr5yus2fPaul Olson has set up about the Morningside Heights campus for more than five years. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/07/meet-the-man-who-sells-used-books-on-the-street-outside-of-columbia-university07 Sep 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux4mr5yus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3muwvj2cdu22xWhen I closed my eyes, I was transported to a roadside restaurant in Mexico, where I first had quesaburrias. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/07/heres-the-uws-dish-el-mitotes-quesabirrias07 Sep 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwvj2cdu22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3muwtt7aolc2xJohn Ryan was last seen leaving his Upper West Side building on August 29, police said. https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/07/83-year-old-upper-west-sider-has-been-missing-for-more-than-a-week07 Sep 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwtt7aolc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/westsiderag.bsky.social/post/3muwjyousks2wThe staff at the Rag wishes everyone a happy Labor Day! https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/09/07/monday-bulletin-remembering-a-beloved-uws-bar-whats-next-for-the-man-behind-extell-columbia-under-increasing-pressure-to-reopen-campus-carriage-horse-falls-in-central-park07 Sep 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:hfzpa2d4cmhydxcmtvsofjqy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwjyousks2w