West Side Rag

Welcome to The Rag! We're glad you're here and hope you take some time to explore all that we have to share. The Rag is an online newspaper and blog dedicated to the Upper West Side of Manhattan, featuring insights and stories from locals who call this vibrant neighborhood home. Our coverage includes topics such as real estate, crime, new and closing businesses, parks, and much more, along with engaging columns about community life. Geographically, the Upper West Side spans from 59th to 110th Streets and is bordered by Central Park and the Hudson River. However, we’re open to covering events beyond those limits. If there’s something happening at St. John the Divine on 112th Street, we’ll report on it. And if Keanu Reeves were to dance in his underwear at 58th Street and 10th Avenue, you can bet we’d share that story too! Since its launch in 2011, The Rag has quickly gained recognition, winning accolades as one of the top neighborhood blogs in the city by the Village Voice in its first year. Life & Style Weekly praised us as “The best insider source about Manhattan’s Upper West Side,” while BrickUnderground described The Rag as “wry, addictive, and up-to-the-minute.”

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When is the Hudson River Greenway's Cherry Walk UWS Stretch Reopening?

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallIn September, the popular 1.25-mile Cherry Walk stretch of the Hudson River Greenway between West 100th and 125th streets closed for reconstruction work. At the time, notices posted by the New York City Parks Department said the portion of path adjacent to the Hudson River would reopen in spring of 2025. However, the stretch is still closed as of April 15. In recent weeks, West Side Rag received multiple emails asking when the pedestrian and bike pathway would reopen.
Signage for 'New Absolute Bagel' Goes Up At Former UWS Home of Absolute Bagels

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallThis is not a drill. Signage went up Monday night for the “New Absolute Bagel” at the former Upper West Side home of Absolute Bagels. The new signage at 2788 Broadway, between West 107th and 108th streets, also includes the word “reopen.” While it is the same neighborhood storefront, the new “Absolute Bagel” name is noticeably slightly different than Absolute Bagels.
Upper West Side Italian Restaurant Named to Michelin Guide

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallLast week, an Upper West Side Italian restaurant was among the new additions to the Michelin Guide for New York. Sempre Oggi at 164 West 75th Street, near the corner of Amsterdam Avenue, was one of 16 eateries in the state to be added to the Michelin Guide, which means the premiere restaurant review organization is both recommending the restaurant and considering it for their 2025 awards.
Monday Bulletin: Woman Who Slipped on Fish Guts Outside UWS Citarella Awarded $6M; Former UWS Mermaid Inn Site Becomes Construct

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

Monday, April 14, 2025Cloudy. High 55 degrees. Temperatures will warm this week, even getting up to 68 degrees on Saturday. No rain is currently forecast for the week. NoticesOur calendar has lots of local events. Click on the link or the lady in the upper righthand corner to check. Tuesday is Tax Day. Friday is Good Friday. Sunday is the last day of Passover. Sunday is Easter.
The UWS Apple Bank Time and Temperature Screen Has Returned

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By West Side RagIt’s a bird…it’s a plane…no! It is the time and temperature display screen on the Upper West Side Apple Bank building!On Saturday, a crew of workers hoisted the new and improved display screen onto the building at West 73rd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam. “We’ve been waiting for this day,” a project manager who did not give their name, told West Side Rag.
This Bud's For You, Upper West Siders

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

Photos and Words by David TannenhauserBuds, bountiful buds bubbling up,harbingering spring,flowering things. Bleak behind,joyful begins. Lightening moods,with these first traces. Goodbye to sweaters,hello to faces. Subscribe to West Side Rag’s FREE email newsletter here. And you can Support the Rag here.
Wheels on the Ground on the Upper West Side

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Andrea Sachs

By Andrea SachsA walker landed with a thud at my front door a few months ago. All my good-girl positive plans to accept it gracefully fizzled immediately. Instead, I had a bad attitude and a headache. I foolishly thought I had made peace with having multiple sclerosis years ago. I had mastered using a cane, after my initial resistance. I had even amassed a colorful collection of fashion canes, giddily proclaiming my adjustment to my new reality. But this monstrosity was a step too far.
UWS Weekend: Great Things To Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Tracy Zwick

By Tracy ZwickPassover begins this weekend and so does Holy Week. Whatever your religious persuasion, how could it be wrong to enjoy matzo toffee or chocolate bunnies? Even if, like me, you don’t love matzo, there are Passover delights to enjoy on the Upper West Side over the next few days. There’s also an annual reading of selections from Dante’s “Inferno” and a celebration of dance culture right across the park.
Manhattan Real Estate Update: The Silver Lining of Lower Rates…For Now

2 weeks ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

All bets are off…or is it just that NEW bets are being made? …with the silver lining of lower rates, ARE new bets actually being made? …or are we just seeing another pause, due to uncertainty? Like Michael Corleone said, “Just when we thought we were out, they pulls us back in.” It’s like Groundhog day; every time we start to see the light and the prospects of substantial market activity, we encounter a speed bump…or land mine. And this time, it’s in the form of global tariffs.
Horse Poop Concerns in Central Park: A WSR Investigation

2 weeks ago | westsiderag.com | Gus Saltonstall

By Gus SaltonstallIn the past few weeks, West Side Rag received multiple emails expressing concern about the levels of horse poop in Central Park. Some specifically singled out horse manure left on the park’s West Drive and East Drive, which are both in the process of being repaved. “Half of the brand new fresh pavement is already smeared with horse poop!!” wrote one Upper West Sider, who wished to remain anonymous.