Upper West Side, NY|News|
UWS Wary Of Plan To Use Women's Shelter For Men, Report Says
The city wants to repurpose its 120-bed shelter on West 107th Street to serve single men instead of single women.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
- New York City, NY
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Harlem, NY|News|
Milk-Crate Wielding Attacker Bludgeons Man In Harlem, Police Say
A woman struck a 70-year-old man in the head with the grocery store container in front of his East 116th Street home.
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Harlem, NY|News|
Harlem Residents Organize Against New Health Clinic, Report Says
Residents say the street where Mt. Sinai plans to open a new clinic is inundated with similar services.
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Harlem, NY|News|
East Harlem Daylight Shooting Leaves 1 Killed, 1 Hurt, Cops Say
Two men were shot Monday afternoon outside a public housing building on Fifth Avenue.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
Live Butterflies To Return To Natural History Museum
One of the American Museum of Natural History's most popular seasonal exhibits, The Butterfly Conservatory, returns Oct. 12.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Grand Central's 42nd Street Entrance Shuttered For Renovations
Elevators and escalators at the transit hub's 42nd Street entrance will be inaccessible during the project.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
Woman Fights Off Would-Be Rapist In UWS Train Station, Police Say
The woman was attacked Sunday morning as she walked into the West 86th Street and Broadway subway station.
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Harlem, NY|News|
Police Release Photo Of East Harlem Subway Slasher
The man is accused of slashing a subway passenger on a 4 train traveling through the Upper East Side and East Harlem.
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Upper West Side, NY|News|
Local Legend: Insta-Famous 'Apartment Botanist' Talks UWS Life
This week's Local Legend, Apartment Botanist Alessia Resta, says the Upper West Side is full of "friendly faces."
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Upscale Chinese Restaurant Red Peony Opens In Midtown
The owner of the largest Chinese restaurant in the country is behind the new Midtown eatery.
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Washington Heights-Inwood, NY|News|
Uptown Restaurants Top Manhattan In Violations, Study Shows
More than 15 percent of eateries above the George Washington Bridge received B or C grades from the Department of Health in 2018.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
St. John The Divine Fire Caused Millions In Damage, Report Says
The cathedral is still working to recover from damage caused by a small crypt fire that broke out on Palm Sunday.
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Upper East Side, NY|News|
Tender Buttons Closes After 50 Years On UES, Report Says
The store with an estimated collection of "a billion and one" buttons operated on East 62nd Street for more than 50 years.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Harlem, NY|News|
E Harlem Bodega Workers Attacked During Armed Robbery, Police Say
Two workers were forced into a storage room, beaten and slashed during the heist.
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Central Park, NY|News|
Central Park Conservancy To Invest $150M Into North End Of Park
The project will replace the Lasker Rink and Pool facility and restore water flow between the Harlem Meer and the ravine to its south.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Man Slashed In Face Near Penn Station, Police Say
A man was cut in the face Wednesday morning on a busy Midtown Manhattan street. The attacker was caught by police.
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New York City|News|
Manhattan Borough President Awards $52k For Census Outreach
Twelve community groups will receive funding to help increase participation for the 2020 census.
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Upper West Side, NY|News|
Board Shoots Down Challenges To Tallest UWS Development: Reports
The city Board of Standards and Appeals sided with Extell Development over challenges to its planned West 66th Street tower.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
Big Apple Circus Returns To Lincoln Center In October
The circus will perform on the Upper West Side from Oct. 12 to Feb. 2.
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Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Central Park Tower Tops Out As World's Tallest Apartment Building
Extell Development's "Central Park Tower" will be the world's tallest residential building at 1,550-feet-tall.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
