westsiderag @westsiderag Twitter profile

Last Seen Profiles

@hwannierang

@iGeorge77

@ayanamiii_clone

@cheny_jr

@Hu7K2

@linkbardi

@Scorpionmaduro2

@bogdanchervak

@m_ogada

@oras379

@fng075285377471

@KipTallu

@lucky_skb_

@MambrasarJefri

@lux_arts_

@jnsq

@kyu_hyesung

@starlinqq_

@riina_fuu

@robxrtprint

@BenchAllstars

@kaushalya00devi

@eear_tanimiku

@isotridecanol

@TyDJCJones

@kookfernet

@dabit_1921

@umicq

@Guscookiee

@lukemusashi

@harutoraFD

@eyocgnn24143

@tegala13

@temoalkader1

@Cone_503

@CarismaOvetus

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

So...this happened around 3:15 p.m. on Columbus Avenue: We're open to a better headline if you've got one.

574

158

563

westsiderag

@westsiderag

8 years

What a rainbow in New York tonight! (photo by Dan Shulman)

5

100

507

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

Central Park Boathouse Reopening on March 29th — and the Rowboats Too!

6

58

461

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

Just the greatest snow sculpture on west 75th:

4

28

264

westsiderag

@westsiderag

8 months

Upper West Siders should keep an eye out on their fire escapes, you just might spot Flaco peering back.

Flaco the Owl Spotted on Upper West Side Fire Escape: See It

Flaco on an Upper West Side fire escape. Photo Credit: Jacqueline Emery. By Gus Saltonstall Flaco, the famous Eurasian eagle-owl

www.westsiderag.com

5

29

256

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Trey Anastasio demonstrating strong mask etiquette and guitar posture in Central Park this weekend: #phish

12

23

232

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

104-Year-Old Upper West Sider Votes for Biden, Then Says 'Now I Can Die Happy' Quite a moment, thanks to @Faith_Salie

10

49

223

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

A story that West Side Rag broke is the top trending story on Apple News with a link to CNN, but neither CNN nor ABC gave credit to West Side Rag so we get 0 hits from it. This is how local news dies. ⁦ @jbenton ⁩ ⁦ @Azi ⁩ ⁦⁦ @brianstelter ⁩

9

118

219

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

Artist Creates Delightful Polar Bear Snow Sculptures that also Highlight Climate Change:

4

33

209

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 months

Danny Wegman, the chairman of Wegmans Food Markets, just signed a lease at the recently shuttered 1932 Broadway storefront on the Upper West Side.

The old Bed Bath & Beyond UWS storefront where Wegmans chairman Danny Wegman just signed a lease. Photo Credit: Google

www.westsiderag.com

4

17

191

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Honored to be featured in @NYMag today! @JDavidsonNYC really gets the site’s mission, and our unruly — sometimes a little bonkers — comment section:

The West Side Rag Is the Hyperlocal Site We All Wish We Had

Breaking news from Zabar’s Country.

nymag.com

12

28

186

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Cuban-Chinese gem La Caridad closes after 52 years:

28

52

173

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Tired of those "everyone is leaving New York" stories? Read this one instead! 👇👇👇 Upper West Sider Who Broke Her (Rent-Stabilized!) Lease to Flee to Vermont Finds Rural Bliss Didn’t Last

Upper West Sider Who Broke Her (Rent-Stabilized!) Lease to Flee to Vermont Finds Rural Bliss Didn’t...

Maureen Cross in Teddy Roosevelt Park. By Carol Tannenhauser Before you head for the hills or suburbs, you might want

www.westsiderag.com

16

47

169

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Hot off the presses: The Strand is opening a new store on the Upper West Side!

The Strand is Opening a Store on the Upper West Side

The interior of The Strand's downtown store. Via The Strand. The Strand has just signed a lease to open in

www.westsiderag.com

6

34

157

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Alert: Free-range chicken spotted staring at dogs in Riverside Park for two days in a row. cc @RiversideParkNY @wildbirdfund

16

26

147

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

A rare beaver sighting in the Hudson River!

7

45

148

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

A vigil on the Upper West Side drew so many people that they couldn’t all fit inside, and huddled together on the sidewalk and in the street. Photo by Aviva Zablocki. #TreeofLife

4

50

146

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 months

New York has lost a symbol of freedom and resilience. #FlacotheOwl has died. Apparently, he succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash into a building on West 89th Street on Friday night.

NYC Has Lost a Symbol of Freedom and Resilience; Flaco the Eagle-Owl Has Died

"Flaco Spreads his Wings." Painting by Robert Beck. By Carol Tannenhauser New Yorkers are awakening to sad news on Saturday

www.westsiderag.com

9

25

135

westsiderag

@westsiderag

1 year

After the Central Park Zoo stated yesterday that they will halt attempts to capture Flaco, New Yorkers marveled at him in a tree close to Bethesda Fountain. The 13-year-old Eurasian eagle-owl had escaped from the zoo on February 2nd after his enclosure was vandalized.

6

22

125

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

West Side Rag has four reporters at public meetings tonight. Here’s to scrappy local news organizations that give a damn. @bklyner @tribecacitizen @Uptowncollectiv @LoDownNY @sunnysidepost @Greenpointers @evgrieve @BushwickDaily @Welcome2theBX

2

14

122

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Tell these Central Park lawn bowlers in matching turquoise masks that New York is dead.

3

18

120

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Whoa! The homeless residents of the Lucerne won their temporary restraining order, and will get to stay for now:

2

17

116

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

Amazing turnout today in #NYC . #MarchForOurLives

3

18

110

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Today in rainbow news....holy cow!

3

19

105

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

On 71st and West End. Photo by Jill.

2

22

106

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Whoa! Apparently @BrianLehrer just quoted a story from West Side Rag about dog poop to the mayor. This is the Oscars of hyperlocal NYC journalism. “I’d like to thank my neighbor Joel, the gang from the dog run, and all the guys at the bodega...”

4

6

105

westsiderag

@westsiderag

1 year

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Redleners have been helping displaced, orphaned, kidnapped, and maimed children whose lives have been disrupted in countless, devastating ways by the war.

UWSers Helping in Ukraine: ‘You Have to Work Very Hard to Extinguish Hope in Children’

Karen and Irwin Redlener. Photograph by Peggy Taylor. By Peggy Taylor From their south-facing balcony overlooking the northern end of

www.westsiderag.com

5

27

99

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Social distancing makes it look longer than it is! Vote!

Joy Bergmann

@JoyBergmann

4 years

As polls open at PS199 on #UWS , line of waiting voters stretches two blocks long. #ElectionDay @westsiderag

3

2

13

8

17

101

westsiderag

@westsiderag

11 months

Are you enjoying this light out there? 🌈🌈

3

8

103

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

This guy has the great honor of making our “absurdity” section:

7

12

99

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Tents are being set up outside the two biggest hospitals on the Upper West Side @MountSinaiNYC to extend the emergency department ahead of an expected influx of patients:

3

40

91

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

“Let’s go to the Museum of Natural History!” said 1,000 people simultaneously.

2

11

91

westsiderag

@westsiderag

7 years

About 100 shelter dogs rescued from Hurricane Harvey arrived on the UWS yesterday!

7

25

88

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

"I’ve never even seen these neighbor’s lights on before...and now we’re having sing-a-longs every night at 7pm" Amazing new ritual on the Upper West Side, via @GCONNELIE . Read the full story of how it started here:

3

26

89

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Pet-spotting: Chicken on leash takes a walk in Central Park.

4

8

88

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Clapping for health care workers tonight, from west 94th street.

1

14

85

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Lincoln Center Starts Holding Performances Outside With Social-Distance Circles and Pods

0

25

83

westsiderag

@westsiderag

1 year

Ninety-eight percent of those who have taken the museum’s course passed the exam on the first try.

The New-York Historical Society Offers Free Citizenship Classes for Green Card Holders

Photograph via the New-York Historical Society. By Ava Stryker-Robbins After Donald Trump was sworn in as president in 2017, his

www.westsiderag.com

0

21

83

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 months

It is a stunning sight to see McMahon treat her pigeon and other patients with such delight and affection at the Wild Bird Fund.

Wild Bird Fund’s Rita McMahon is April’s Upper West Sider of the Month

Rita McMahon and friend. Photographs by Andrea Sachs. By Andrea Sachs People appear at the front door of the Wild

www.westsiderag.com

5

13

81

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Photo by @CTannenhauser shows @mayawiley and @HelenRosenthal literally rubbing elbows in front of The Lucerne just now:

5

7

77

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

Snowy Owl drawing crowds of more than 100 a night even with temps falling below 20 degrees. Photos by @BirdCentralPark

3

8

78

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

This is the extremely rare exception where New Yorkers will clap for the Patriots.

Manhattan Mingle

@ManhattanMingle

4 years

The @Patriots medical supplies being escorted on the west highway - thank you @RobertKrafts ! @westsiderag @fox5ny @ny1

1

3

7

3

15

78

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Gorgeous hawk keeps coming back to UWS porch to hang out and search for prey on the ground:

1

10

77

westsiderag

@westsiderag

11 months

Meet @GusSaltonstall , our new senior reporter, who will be covering all neighborhood-related topics and issues: “I consider it a great privilege to cover the Upper West Side neighborhood where I grew up and still live.”

Meet West Side Rag’s New Reporter

Hi current and former Upper West Siders! My name is Gus Saltonstall, and I am the new senior reporter at

www.westsiderag.com

10

6

78

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

. @Azi Please please please switch the link on your couch in a tree story. West Sude Rag broke it and once again TV didn’t credit our reporting. Local news matters and we can’t survive if we don’t get clicks for stories we break.

UWS Mysteries: How Did This Couch End Up In This Tree?

Somehow a couch has become lodged some 20-25 feet up in the branches of a tree on West 95th Street

www.westsiderag.com

4

13

76

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

Spotted on 86th and Columbus:

1

10

76

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

Coyote Pretty: Photographer @BenShyman Got a Close-Up View of the Central Park Canine

5

4

77

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

Westsider Books fundraiser hits $50,000! Owner texts "PARTY!!!"

4

14

74

westsiderag

@westsiderag

2 years

The Metro Theater on Broadway between 99th and 100th Streets, which has been closed for 17 years, is coming back as a "Community Entertainment Center," with 20 "restaurant-theaters."

UPDATED: Metro Theater Will Be a ‘Community Entertainment Center’ With Multiple Restaurant-Theaters...

By Carol Tannenhauser The Metro Theater on Broadway between 99th and 100th Streets, which has been closed for 17 years,

www.westsiderag.com

7

12

77

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Inbox: "Hello-I am the mysterious corn farmer of 101st Street." Story and pictures coming soon.

3

9

72

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

The only thing on the Upper West Side longer than the CityMD line is the pastrami line:

4

15

72

westsiderag

@westsiderag

7 years

Start your engines...

2

15

73

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

This Central Park coyote got close enough that the photographer started throwing sticks at it (which did not scare the coyote):

10

13

70

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Angel Calderon, a doorman on the UWS, tackled a mugger in the subway last week, and died afterwards. A tenant in his building remembered him in a column for us:

0

19

69

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Props to @business for crediting West Side Rag for breaking the story about Starbucks closing several stores because of protest concerns. NY1, ABC and several others did not give credit.

1

3

71

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

A fundraiser for Westsider Books that started on a West Side Rag post has already raised $13,000! If it gets to $50,000, the owner tells us he'll stay open!!!

6

35

69

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Photos and video: Jonah Hill directing a Vampire Weekend video at Zabar's while shoppers continue to shop! (One even complained that it was interrupting her dinner!)

1

18

68

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

There was one key question in the impeachment saga that the mainstream media didn't answer. But we got to the bottom of it... Here's what was in the Zabar's bag that Jerry Nadler brought onto the House floor right before the big vote:

4

23

70

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Every Upper West Sider has at one point lived next door to an opera singer. Now they're giving concerts to the whole neighborhood:

Columbia Aging Ctr

@ColumbiaAging

4 years

Tonight, after applause for first responders/essential workers died down, a gal stepped to her window on 92nd/W End Ave + belted out a 4-star rendition of "I Could Have Danced All Night."This one's for you @ColumbiaMed + all colleagues on 168th St. #ClapBecauseWeCare @westsiderag

0

1

18

0

5

68

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Hello little friend ⁦ @RiversideParkNY ⁩. Photo by Maliha Rehman.

5

3

66

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Our traffic stats show which media companies have the most ethical policies about crediting where they find their news. It's clear @Gothamist and @EaterNY in particular are doing it right (which benefits their readers too). Huge props to them. Support ethical news sites!

4

2

64

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Wow, Columbia canceled all classes Monday and Tuesday:

1

33

61

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Double rainbow time! Photo by Tim Taylor.

0

6

66

westsiderag

@westsiderag

1 year

If you’ve walked on West 81st Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues in the last few years, you may have crossed paths with Achilles, a cat who hangs out in front of a townhouse all day long, unfazed by the city chaos, watching life go by.

He’s Not Lost, He’s a Resident: Achilles the Cat, a Beloved Fixture of West 81st Street

“He runs this block,” said a woman walking past with a young girl. Text and Photos by Daniel Krieger If

www.westsiderag.com

1

4

65

westsiderag

@westsiderag

2 years

It’s Hi-Life Bar & Grill’s big day: After a decade, the sidewalk shed is coming down! 🌟🍾🌟 @HiLifeNYC

2

6

65

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

Here’s our story by @JoyBergmann

A Christmas Miracle! Upper West Sider Finds, Returns Bag Containing $10,000

The found cash laid out on Taverna's kitchen table By Joy Bergmann Richard Taverna had finished with his usual workout

www.westsiderag.com

2

20

63

westsiderag

@westsiderag

8 years

GORGEOUS array of balloons created by Balloon Kings. #UpperWestSide stands with #Orlando .

1

16

60

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

New header, who dis. #wearamask

1

61

westsiderag

@westsiderag

1 year

An Upper West Sider was hospitalized last Sunday, after being struck by an e-bike rider as she crossed West 72nd Street.

Pedestrian Hit by E-Bike Rider on West 72nd Street. She Jaywalked. He Left the Scene.

West 72nd Street between Broadway and West End Avenue. Photograph by Joy Bergmann. By Carol Tannenhauser An Upper West Sider

www.westsiderag.com

15

18

56

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

An @AOC staffer dissed the Upper West Side in a recent interview. But this neighborhood gave more than any neighborhood in the country to her campaign!

8

10

56

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

The winner of our favorite mask this week goes to...

0

12

60

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

Why you shouldn't worry about the vortex that just opened above the Upper West Side: (photo courtesy of @Timberdoodle20 )

4

15

58

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Flower flash UWS!

3

8

60

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

13 blocks of the UWS will be closed off starting today for outdoor dining!

6

17

59

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

All you people proud of your Frosty the snowmen should check out this piece of art a reader saw on Riverside Drive:

0

9

59

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

. @KrupaMichelle Can you please link to our story that broke the news about the bag on the subway with $10,000? When big news orgs follow up on stories that local sites break it’s important to give credit. ABC did not break this story, we did:

A Christmas Miracle! Upper West Sider Finds, Returns Bag Containing $10,000

The found cash laid out on Taverna's kitchen table By Joy Bergmann Richard Taverna had finished with his usual workout

www.westsiderag.com

3

11

58

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

pumped to vote early!

4

59

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

well done Upper West Side!

Helen Rosenthal

@HelenRosenthal

4 years

Proud of #UWS social distancing outside @DuaneReade on Amsterdam and 79th! @WestSideSpirit @westsiderag

1

3

38

2

6

57

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Sign of the times: A lone Columbia graduate poses for a photo in front of Butler Library. Photo by Amy Mosedale:

2

11

54

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

Three female tourists from Texas were arrested Thursday for allegedly attacking a hostess at Carmine’s restaurant on 91st and Broadway, because she asked to see their vaccination cards, an NYPD spokesperson told WSR.

Three Texas Women Charged in Assault on Carmine’s Hostess Over Proof of Vaccination (Updated)

Not unless you can prove you are vaccinated. By Carol Tannenhauser Three female tourists from Texas were arrested Thursday at

www.westsiderag.com

14

12

54

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

Kind of a spooky coyote sighting in Central Park this weekend...

0

14

52

westsiderag

@westsiderag

5 years

This baby hawk is the biggest celebrity on the Upper West Side this morning:

2

6

53

westsiderag

@westsiderag

6 years

Love Boards the 1 Train. Photo by Ira Schwarz.

1

8

51

westsiderag

@westsiderag

7 years

Very sad news about Gothamist/DNA folding. If any of the awesome reporters there want to write for or our 1/5

West Side Rag: Your Ultimate Upper West Side News Source

Stay updated with Upper West Side NYC news at West Side Rag. Your go-to source for UWS Manhattan events, stories, and more. Explore Upper West Side today!

www.westsiderag.com

1

20

53

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Like a hawk! Photo by Madeleine B.

2

4

50

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Not all sunsets are newsworthy, but Wednesday's made the cut. Photo by @AlpernMildred

4

7

49

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Meanwhile, in Riverside Park... (Photo by Joeanna Sayler)

0

9

52

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

This is great to see!

David Windt

@DavidLWindt

4 years

Riverside Park's new skate park is now open. @RiversideParkNY @westsiderag

0

3

7

2

7

50

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

yikes, kids play here:

Douglas

@denaliNYC

4 years

⁦ @NYPD24Pct ⁩, ⁦ @HelenRosenthal ⁩, ⁦ @westsiderag ⁩, cars now regularly ignore the barricades on WEA and are driving between 87 and 95th despite the presence of kids playing. If you’re going to let cars drive freely, then you shouldn’t create the illusion of safety.

4

7

26

4

10

51

westsiderag

@westsiderag

1 month

For the first time since 2019, model sailboats have returned to Central Park.

Sailboats Return To Central Park Waters

Model Sail Boats at the Conservatory Water Pond in Central Park. Photo Credit: Rocking the Boat. By Gus Saltonstall Sailboats

www.westsiderag.com

0

10

51

westsiderag

@westsiderag

3 years

What a shame. And on the anniversary of Strawberry Fields’ creation.

matt

@mattxiv

3 years

hello from the fucking anti mask rally happening in central park

315

153

2K

8

6

49

westsiderag

@westsiderag

1 year

We’re rooting for you🤞

2

50

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

Good social distancing in sheep meadow earlier today:

2

3

49

westsiderag

@westsiderag

4 years

A reader sent in this great shot of a @FDNY firefighter, toes on the edge of the window ledge, holding tight to a building worker who had fallen from scaffolding: