Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Tom Siracuse, District 6

By Stephen Miller | Jun 6, 2013 | 20 Comments

We continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with Green Party candidate Tom Siracuse, who’s running to represent District 6 on the Upper West Side. Earlier this week, we ran responses from real estate executive Ken Biberaj, Democratic Party District Leader Marc Landis, and former Community Board 7 chair Helen Rosenthal. We will continue later this week with […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Helen Rosenthal, District 6

By Stephen Miller | Jun 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

We continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with former Community Board 7 chair Helen Rosenthal, who’s running to represent District 6 on the Upper West Side. Earlier this week, we ran responses from real estate executive Ken Biberaj and Democratic Party District Leader Marc Landis. We will continue later this week with Green Party candidate Tom Siracuse and former Community […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Marc Landis, District 6

By Stephen Miller | Jun 4, 2013 | 9 Comments

We continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with Democratic Party District Leader Marc Landis, who’s running to represent District 6 on the Upper West Side. Yesterday, we ran a Q&A with real estate executive Ken Biberaj. We will continue later this week with Green Party candidate Tom Siracuse and former Community Board 7 chairs Helen Rosenthal and […]

Amidst Tabloid Attack on Bicycling, Another Child Killed By Reckless Motorist

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2013 | 50 Comments

Update: The Post and DNAinfo have identified the victims as Ariel Russo, 4, and her grandmother, Katia Gutierrez. The driver has been named as Franklin Reyes, 17. Correcting information released earlier today, NYPD now says Reyes has a record of one arrest, and it was not for robbery, according to the Post. A young child and […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Ken Biberaj, District 6

By Stephen Miller | Jun 3, 2013 | 3 Comments

Streetsblog continues our series on City Council candidates with a look at the race for District 6 in Manhattan, covering the Upper West Side. The seat has been held by Gale Brewer, who is term-limited, since 2002. Six Democratic Party candidates are vying for the seat: real estate executive Ken Biberaj, Democratic State Committeewoman Debra Cooper, education activist Noah Gotbaum, Democratic […]

Cab Driver Seriously Injures Cyclist on Upper West Side

By Brad Aaron | May 23, 2013 | 8 Comments

A cyclist was struck and injured by a cab driver at 81st and Broadway this afternoon. A spokesperson said FDNY got the call at 2:20 p.m., and that responders transported a 35-year-old male in serious condition to St. Luke’s Roosevelt. A tipster who alerted us to the crash and took the photo said the victim was […]

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