Gus Saltonstall

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallUpper West Siders will know State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal as one of the neighborhood’s elected officials, but he is also running to be the next Manhattan Borough President. The primary elections will take place on June 24 this year, with early voting starting on June 14, and the race for Manhattan Borough President will be on the ballots of Upper West Siders.

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallElection season is almost upon us in New York City. The primary elections will take place on June 24 this year, with early voting starting on June 14. Among the races on Upper West Side ballots next month will be the Manhattan Borough President position. Among the candidates in that race is Councilmember Keith Powers, who represents a neighborhood West Side Rag generally avoids any mention of: the Upper East Side.

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallMultiple people were hospitalized, including two restaurant patrons, after a police car swerved into an Upper West Side outdoor dining setup on Monday, in an attempt to avoid colliding with another car, a police spokesperson told West Side Rag on Tuesday morning.

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By West Side RagLast week, The New York Times put together its list of “The 22 Best Pizza Places in New York Right Now,” and an Upper West Side eatery made the ranking. The Times sampled 79 of the city’s most popular pizzerias and came up with a list of the 22 best. The lone UWS pizza place to make the list? Mama’s Too Pizzeria at 2750 Broadway, between West 105th and 106th streets.

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallFor the second time in less than a year, two dead chickens appeared on a street median within the same few-block stretch of the Upper West Side. On Saturday, multiple people reached out to West Side Rag to notify us about a pair of dead chickens on the median at 89th Street and Broadway. Strangely, a pair of dead chickens, were also sadly found at the end of this past June along a street median at West 92nd Street, West Side Rag reported at the time.