Gus Saltonstall

2 days ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallZohran Mamdani will be the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City after Andrew Cuomo conceded Tuesday night to the current Queens assemblymember. While the race has not officially been called, Mamdani leads Cuomo by around eight points with 93 percent of votes counted as of Wednesday morning.

3 days ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallPolls closed in New York City at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, and some primary races have already been called. Starting with the most local to the Upper West Side, City Councilmember Shaun Abreu has won the Democratic nomination in District 7, New York 1 called on Tuesday night.

3 days ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallPrimary Election Day has arrived in New York City and on the Upper West Side. Poll sites opened at 6 a.m. across the five boroughs and will remain open until 9 p.m.West Side Rag traveled around the Upper West Side during the late morning and, while there weren’t long lines at any of the four neighborhood voting sites we visited, there was still plenty to see.

4 days ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallStay cool Upper West Siders. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for New York City, the highest possible heat alert, through 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Temperatures have a chance of reaching 100 degrees as Central Park is forecast to hit a high of 99 degrees on Tuesday. If a temperature of 100 degrees does register in Central Park, it would be the first time since 2012.

4 days ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallA man was stabbed Friday night on the Upper West Side, a police spokesperson confirmed to West Side Rag. A 22-year-old man was stabbed multiple times throughout his body around 9 p.m. within Strauss Park near Broadway and West 107th Street, police said. NYPD told the Rag that the 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were being harassed by a man in the area, when a “physical altercation ensued” and the attacker kicked the woman, before stabbing the man repeatedly.