Daniel Katzive

2 weeks ago | westsiderag.com | Daniel Katzive

By Daniel KatziveEarly morning dog walkers and runners arrived in Riverside Park South last Thursday to find a mature weeping willow tree on the park’s large grass lawn near West 65th Street had fallen overnight. Riverside South regulars may have had a sense of deja vu: a similar tree had fallen nearby just a few months earlier and others have come down in this area in the recent past. Weeping willow trees grow rapidly, but have a short lifespan according to the Parks Department’s website.

2 weeks ago | westsiderag.com | Daniel Katzive

By Daniel KatziveWork on a new 79th Street Boat Basin Marina could begin next year, with pleasure boats returning to the Upper West Side by 2028. There are plenty of potential pitfalls between now and then, but the message from the city’s planning team – delivered to Community Board 7’s Parks and Environment Committee Monday night – is that the project is nearing the end of an arduous environmental review process and getting closer to the construction phase.

2 weeks ago | westsiderag.com | Daniel Katzive

By Daniel KatziveAn injured deer was seen wandering the streets of the Upper West Side on Tuesday morning. A witness shared photos with West Side Rag of the animal apparently limping from West 72nd and Riverside Drive up to West End Avenue around 10 a.m.The NYPD confirmed that a 911 call was received at 10:03 a.m. for an injured animal at the location. We will update this article with more information when it becomes available. Subscribe to West Side Rag’s FREE email newsletter here.

2 weeks ago | infomarine.net | Daniel Katzive

Mexican Navy Tall Ship Loses Mast in Collision with Brooklyn Bridge Mexican Navy Tall Ship Loses Mast in Collision with Brooklyn Bridge World Maritime Mexican Navy Tall Ship Loses Mast in Collision with Brooklyn Bridge Tragic Collision: Mexican Navy Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge, Leaving Two Dead and Several Injured By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) In a shocking incident on Saturday evening, the Mexican Navy’s tall ship Cuautemoc collided with the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, leading to important damage...

1 month ago | westsiderag.com | Daniel Katzive

By Daniel KatziveA jury in lower Manhattan on Friday convicted an Upper West Side resident of murder. The verdict came three years after the broad daylight shooting death of a 27-year-old man who was sitting in a car at West 102nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Donta King, Jr., who was 24 at the time of the murder, was convicted by a New York State Supreme Court jury of second degree murder and firearms charges in the fatal shooting of Ronald Thomas on May 1, 2022.