Bobby Panza

Reporter at West Side Rag

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Articles

5G Pole-Top Devices Are Quietly Appearing on the UWS

6 days ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox While attention has centered on the 32-foot 5G tower installed on Columbus Avenue between 94th and 95th streets, another kind of tech has been quietly spreading across the Upper West Side: 5G pole-top “co-location” sites, which have gone largely unnoticed. These smaller installations are typically mounted on new or existing lampposts and house equipment that supports wireless data transmission for major carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile.
Scaffolding Finally Coming Down at UWS School

1 week ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox We live in a world that has walls—and scaffolding. Now, after nearly four years, the scaffolding at P.S. 166, The Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and Technology, located at 132 West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, is finally coming down.
Cherry Walk Reopens After Repairs

1 week ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your InboxIt took a little longer than expected, but it’s not too late to catch the cherry tree blooms. Cherry Walk, the 25-block stretch along the Hudson River in Riverside Park between 100th and 125th streets, reopened over the weekend. Initially, the iconic path was expected to be closed for six months when we reported on it in September 2024.
George Clooney Spotted Playing Softball in Central Park - Which Can Only Mean One Thing

1 week ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your InboxAll the world’s a stage—and a game—so when George Clooney was seen at the dish (home plate) in Central Park this week, we knew the Broadway Show League season had to be underway. Clooney recently made his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck at the Winter Garden Theatre, playing the role of Edward R. Murrow, as part of a limited engagement from March 12 to June 8, 2025.
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Inspires New Song from Fellow Upper West Sider Kelly Clarkson

1 week ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your InboxNew day, new inspiration moving the Upper West Side brightly. Original American Idol champion and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson, a current Upper West Side resident, released a new track, “Where Have You Been,” on Thursday, May 1. The debut aired on her SiriusXM channel, The Kelly Clarkson Connection, where she revealed that her muse for the track was the Arconia—the fictional name of The Belnord at 225 West 86th Street.
Fellini Coffee to Open Fourth NYC Location on Upper West Side

1 week ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your InboxAfter opening on the triangular corner of 7th Avenue and Waverly Place in 2023, with a mere 16 square feet of indoor space, Fellini Coffee has parlayed its Italian charm and proprietary espresso blend into a growing mini-empire, with its fourth location set to open on the Upper West Side next week. Coming to 583 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 85th and 86th Streets, Fellini Coffee leverages a La Marzocco espresso machine, handmade in Florence.
Caped Crusaders, Web Slingers, and Captain America Drop in on Ronald McDonald House

2 weeks ago | eastsidefeed.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper East Side News, Delivered To Your InboxHere they come to save the day!Scaling down the side of the 11-story Ronald McDonald House at 405 East 73rd Street between First and York, Batman was joined by some of our favorite superheroes to bring joy to the children inside and out as they undergo care for serious illnesses and cancer treatments.
Teen Slashes Pride Flag at UWS Church: Their Surprising Response

2 weeks ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your InboxAfter attempting to pull down a Pride flag hanging outside the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy on West 84th Street, the young suspect returned shortly thereafter—around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24—and began slashing it with a knife before fleeing the scene. The events were captured on the church’s security cameras. “On the one hand, it’s awful, right?
Pedestrian Killed in Broadway Crosswalk, Just Minutes from Home

3 weeks ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a van on the Upper West Side this week. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Broadway and West 86th Street on Wednesday at about 4:27 a.m., NYPD officials told ILTUWS.
Upper West Side Gets First Delivery Microhub: SEE IT

3 weeks ago | ilovetheupperwestside.com | Bobby Panza

Standing on Amsterdam Avenue between West 85th and 86th Streets on Earth Day, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the official installation of the Upper West Side’s first curbside microhub space, where delivery trucks will transfer cargo to smaller and more efficient methods of delivery—such as pedal-assist bikes, small vans, and hand carts.