Virtual reality taking senior citizens for a trip around the world - and beyond
Mynd Immersive is the name of the technology out of the Dallas-based company, and it’s being installed in 60 facilities for seniors across New York and New Jersey.
5-foot-long snake found inside Upper West Side apartment
A five-foot long boa constrictor was found after it snaked its way inside of a basement apartment on the Upper West Side.
UWS out-of-state plates: Will NYC congestion pricing make it worse?
Residents who live on NYC's Upper West Side say they’ve been seeing more vehicles with out-of-state plates looking for parking spots in their neighborhood.
Upper West Side mystery water leak soaks streets, frustrates residents
For three weeks, water has been mysteriously spewing from a median on the Upper West Side and spewing into the street.
Upper West Side shop cashes in on viral earthquake t-shirt
A t-shirt shop on the Upper West Side is cashing in after their 'I SURVIVED THE NYC EARTHQUAKE' t-shirts went viral.
Man stabbed on the street near NYC subway station
A man was stabbed on the street near the West 96th and Broadway subway station on the Upper West Side Monday morning, police said.
NTSB: Communication breakdown led to UWS subway train collision, derailment
The NTSB has released a preliminary report into the derailment of a 1 train on the Upper West Side in Manhattan on January 4.
1/2/3 service fully restored through Manhattan following derailment: MTA
1/2/3 service has been fully restored through Manhattan and tracks at 96th Street have been repaired after the MTA safely moved two trains that derailed.
Partial subway service restored after derailment on UWS, disruptive passenger blamed for train collision
Officials say twenty-four people were injured after a subway train carrying arond 300 people and an out-of-service train with four workers on board collided near 96th Street.
Upper West Side residents shocked by plans for new 146-bed homeless shelter
The city is planning to turn the former Calhoun School building on the Upper West Side into a 146-bed women's shelter.
Boy, 11, dies after being found inside Upper West Side migrant shelter
The boy was pronounced dead after being found unconscious and unresponsive inside Stratford Arms migrant shelter at 117 W. 70th St. on the Upper West Side, the NYPD said.
Climate protesters twice interrupt Wagner's `Tannhäuser' at Metropolitan Opera
Climate protesters caused a pair of interruptions totaling 22 minutes during the opening night of a revival of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser" at the Metropolitan Opera.
Two women arrested for assaulting Jewish woman after Israeli hostage poster confrontation: NYPD
Two women have been arrested after allegedly assaulting a Jewish woman on the Upper West Side after a confrontation over Israeli hostage posters earlier this month.
Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo lead celebrity cast to save 134-year-old church on Upper West Side
The duo lead a star-studded reading of the play "This is Our Youth" at the historic West Park Presbyterian Church on 86th and Amsterdam.
Airbnb faces lawsuit as Upper West Side landlords demand $3M over Local Law 18
Two Upper West Side landlords are suing Airbnb citing violations of Local Law 18, the city’s newly enacted short-term rental law.
Upper West Side plaza 'wrong location' for delivery worker hub, residents say
As New York City moves forward to build hubs for its 65,000 delivery workers, some Upper West Side residents say the city picked the wrong place.
Students, staff evacuate NYC school after carbon monoxide incident
Students and staff evacuated Booker T. Washington Middle School on the Upper West Side after reports of carbon monoxide in the building.
Residents rally for affordable housing instead of another homeless shelter
Officials want permanent solutions to homelessness, not expensive quick fixes.
NYC plans use of smart curbs to change how streets are used
"One thing we want everyone to understand is that our streets, or public spaces, don’t only belong to the people that have a vehicle," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez told FOX 5 NY.
Upper West Side ‘noise cameras’ take on noisy motorists; hefty fines possible
New York City has received 450,000 noise complaints so far this year, the largest complaint category of all 311 phone calls.