Two Upper West Side Restaurants Named 2026 James Beard Award Semifinalists

NaiSnow, a Chinese teahouse and bakery chain with nearly 2,000 locations worldwide, has opened a new location on the Upper West Side at 971 Amsterdam Avenue (between West 107th and West 108th streets). The post NaiSnow, Popular Chinese Tea…

Tenants at a large Upper West Side apartment complex rallied this week, demanding repairs and accountability from their landlord amid a broader city settlement over building violations. The post Upper West Side Tenants Take to the Streets…

Another Upper West Side restaurant has shut its doors. The post The Granola Bar Closes Upper West Side Location After Two Years appeared first on iLovetheUpperWestSide.com.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced this week that 37-year-old Mitchaux Booker has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison for his role in the 2021 death of 15-year-old Jallen McConnie, a special needs teen who was staying…

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox The Upper West Side is getting a new caffeine option. Luckin Coffee, the Chinese coffeehouse giant The post Luckin, China’s Starbucks Rival, Expanding to UWS appeared first on…

Cristina Castañeda, the restaurateur behind some of the Upper West Side's most cherished restaurants, passed away on January 4, 2026. She was 58 years old. The post Cristina Castañeda, Beloved Upper West Side Restaurateur, Dies at 58…

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox A long-simmering financial dispute involving the retail portion of Columbus Square has escalated, bringing the owners The post Foreclosure Case Advances Against Owners of Columbus Square…