“I love the new guards…the scary nighttime hangout crowd on the corner of West End and 95th Street is gone most of the time. I feel safer and can enjoy walking my dog in the neighborhood. If someone has an…
Who Stole Our Corner Garbage Cans? Infected Raccoons Can Attack Your Dog, Vets Residence Report Card
Who Stole Our Neighborhood’s Garbage Cans? Corner Cans Vanish In Kafkaesque Mystery Once upon a time, West End Avenue and Riverside Drive had a garbage receptacle on every corner. There were still times that the garbage was not collected…
Shelter Contract Ends, Neighborhood Security Patrol Debuts; City Won’t Fix Dangerous Crossing Near School
N90s Security Patrol DebutsFor 93-95 Area, Bway-Riverside Neighborhood In The Nineties (N90s), started a new uniformed neighborhood security patrol on July 10th. The patrol has been made possible by the generous support of our neighboring buildings, institutions, businesses and individuals.…
DA Indicts Broadway Murder Suspect; Gas Leaks Plugged; PO Boxes Slotted; Cops Grab Illegal e-Bikes
Citibank 96/Broadway Murder Suspect Indicted By Manhattan DA Vance Matthew Lee, 50, was charged this week in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with Murder in the Second Degree (Class A Felony) and Robbery in the First Degree (Class B…
Citi ATM Murder Shakes UWS Community
Why was Professor Young Kun Kim, 87, murdered for $300 at the Broadway/96th St. Citibank ATM two Sundays ago, at 5:30 PM? There are many questions about the crime and the background of Matthew Lee, the alleged assailant caught on…
Speak Out Thurs. At UWS Town Hall; Updates On New Neighborhood Security Patrol, Riverside Park and more
This Thursday’s Town Hall at the JCC offers our neighbors a chance to put our concerns directly to the ears of public officials, civil servants and out largest utility company. Also in this issue, an update on the Security Patrol;…
Hearing Tues. On Delivery Bikes; Local Crime Soars; Development Update
Reckless Delivery Bikes are a hazard to public safety. Previous attempts to make commercial bikes follow rules and get off our sidewalks have failed. But there’s a hearing this Tuesday night at 7 PM at the Community Board. See article.…
Traffic Will Flood Our Streets As City Rebuilds Rotunda, Closes 79th St. Parkway Ramps
Gotta love those folks at the Department of Transportation (DOT). They study traffic. But sometimes they solve one problem by creating a worse problem. But while they study what to do with the traffic they divert from the Henry Hudson…
A Tale of Two Shelters On 95th: The Veterans’ Residence Turns Into A Success; Freedom House Shelter Fails On Multiple Fronts
Since Freedom House opened in 2012, our beautiful neighborhood has faced security and quality of life issues that we did not have before. Now the community may have an opportunity to force a review of the facility’s operations since it…
Developments Rising; Cops Reorganizing; More Buildings Support Guard
There are major developments impacting our neighborhood that will affect our security, safety and quality of life. Major areas include: Police Precinct Reorganization; Plans for the implementing the N90s Street Patrol; Update on Real Estate Development; Freedom House Homeless Shelter…