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Demo permits have been filed for a one-story building at 15 Greenwich Avenue to possibly make room for a five-story mixed-use building.
Most residents in a Wash Heights section from West 173rd to 176 Streets got their power back around 5:30 p.m. after it went out earlier.
A 36-year-old man was hit by a DHL van on the UWS just one day after a cyclist was killed in the neighborhood by a USPS truck.
Council Member Mark Levine told Patch that nearly $3.5M of budget funds will be directed at the Discovery Playground in Washington Heights.
The Central Park Conservancy sent an email out Wednesday saying the park "urgently needs your gift" to help with its projected $12M deficit.
The 9,000 square-foot game room formerly known as the Fat Cat at 75 Christopher Street reopens on Wednesday as Cellar Dog.
Residents of an UWS building are becoming increasingly frustrated about a more than decade-old scaffolding shed outside the address.
An Upper Manhattan Facebook group shared a photo Tuesday of a memorial to a longtime Inwood resident that had been spray-painted over.
The Inwood park will host its first car-free night of family fun of the summer on July 7, featuring a free screening of "The Wizard of Oz."
Con Ed is specifically asking UWSers to "limit unnecessary use of air conditioning" due to repairs. It is 90 degrees as of 10:30 a.m.
In one of the robberies, the unidentified man hid within a local restaurant until it closed and stole two tablets after everyone had left.
Police told Patch that a 71-year-old man was hit and killed by the truck around 5:45 p.m. on West 86th Street and Central Park West.
Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Tuesday, June 29.
NY Classical will be performing "King Lear" for free from July 1 to 11 within Central Park near West 100th Street and Central Park West.
New York City's newest public park near West 13th Street announced its upcoming festival lineup on Tuesday. Here's what to know.
Since April 2021, the 10032 ZIP code in Washington Heights has seen the most firework complaints of any ZIP code in the five boroughs.
A recent ranking from Eater NY named these two UWS eateries among the best hot dog makers in the five boroughs.
In a separate incident, police also reported Tuesday that a 15-year-old was found dead at the Wise Houses housing complex on the UWS.
Here's a round-up of indoor cooling centers and outdoor options in Washington Heights, including a link to a map with all the spots.
Chirag Ram currently oversees a team of over 20 people looking to raise awareness around organ donation. It's a reality he never expected.
