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Baby Hawks Stretch Their Wings In Riverside Park

Riverside Park's baby hawks are learning to fly, delighting hawk watchers but also provoking concern about their safety.

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Man Survives 39-Story Fall on to Parked Car on Upper West Side

Construction Worker Wants to Meet Man Who Fell From Condo Onto His Car

A carpenter's car broke the fall of a man who plunged out of a 39-story high-rise.

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Century 21 to Take Over Barnes & Noble Space at Lincoln Square

Discount fashion mega-store Century 21 will move into the Upper West Side space that Barnes & Noble is leaving.

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Man Falls From Upper West Side Condo onto Parked Car and Survives

A 22-year-old man is in serious condition after falling from a building onto a car on West End Avenue.

New Yorkers Line Up For Fancy Stoves at Bankruptcy Auction

Hundreds Bid on High-End Home Goods at Upper West Side Auction

More than 200 people crammed into an upscale kitchen and bath bankruptcy auction on the Upper West Side Tuesday.

Lincoln Center Synagogue to Offer Fashionistas Rosh Hashanah Services

The synagogue will open its doors to designers working during Fashion Week.

Angry Parents Get the Floor at Ed Department Meeting

Angry Parents Get the Floor at Schools Meeting on Test Scores

Two weeks after parents shut down a DOE policy meeting, another event was held on higher state standards.

Police Hunt for Man Wanted in Harlem Sex Assault(NYPD)

Police Hunt for Man Wanted in Morningside Heights Assault

Police have released video of a man who attempted to sexually assault a woman in her Amsterdam Avenue building.

Trader Joe's to Open Upper West Side Location Sept. 20

Trader Joe's will open its new location at 72nd and Broadway on Sept. 20.

Barnes & Noble book store(Flickr/ryanrules95)

Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Square to Close Doors in January

Barnes & Noble announced it would shutter its iconic Upper West Side location due to rising Manhattan rents.

Columbus Avenue's New Bikes Lanes Get Raves From Cyclists, Complaints from Locals

Columbus Avenue Bikes Lane Inspires Praise, Ire on Upper West Side

Cyclists are celebrating new bike lanes on Columbus Avenue, but some locals are grumbling about them.

Upper West Sider Chronicles Tale of Lonely Phone Booth

Upper West Sider Pens Tale of the 'Lonely Phone Booth'

Writer Peter Ackerman has written a children's book about one of Manhattan's four remaining outdoor phone booths.

Whole Foods Attempts to Define Upper West Side Cuisine

Whole Foods Bows to Upper West Side's Bagel Demands

The gourmet grocer will add bagels to its anniversary menu, and says peanut soup belongs on Upper West Side tables too.

Fashion Week Faces Conflict Between Haute Couture and High Holidays(Getty Images/Jemal Countess)

Union Dispute at Lincoln Center Resolved for Fashion Week

The union that provides much of Lincoln Center's labor has reportedly reached an agreement with Fashion Week organizers.

Upper West Siders Dispute Whole Foods Menu

Upper West Siders Dispute Whole Foods Anniversary Menu

Upper West Siders ask Whole Foods: Where are the bagels?

Whole Foods Goes 'Local' For 1st Birthday With African Peanut Soup...

Whole Foods' other dishes include kosher cheese and wine and soul food.

Riverside Park to Go Green with Composting Toilets

The proposed solar powered bathrooms will go next to the tennis courts near 96th Street and will recycle sewage into fertilizer.

Film Sets Bring Money to Neighborhoods Along With Headaches

NYC Film Shoots Bring Money and Headaches to Neighborhoods

Television and movie sets often take over neighborhood streets, but they also hand out money to community groups.

Young People To Get Early Taste of Fashion Week(DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht)

Lincoln Center Businesses Hoping to Cash in on Fashion Week

Businesses are trying to lure fashionistas off the runways and into the neighborhood to spend money.

Fire Rips Through Central Park West Building

Fire Rips Through Central Park West Apartment Building

Firefighters battled the fire at 435 Central Park West after it broke out around noon in a fifth-floor apartment.

Pizza and Burger Joints Open on Upper West Side

Upper West Side diners now have more options in the critical pizza and burger food groups.

Man Headbutts Production Assistant On UWS Movie Set(Getty Images/Kevin Winter)

311 Complaints Against Movie Crews Down, Despite Recent Flareups

Despite a recent head-butting incident, 311 complaints against movie crews are down dramatically this summer.

Rangel Appears at Forum with Challengers(DNAinfo/Jill Colvin)

Charles Rangel Refuses Calls to Quit at Harlem Forum

Challenger Adam Clayton Powell said Rep. Charles Rangel has lost his power and support at a forum on Monday night.

Landlord Forces Tenant To Move Garden That Grew Out of 9/11

Memorial Garden Uprooted in Row Between Landlord and Tenant

A West 105th Street building owner said a garden planted in part to honor a 9/11 victim was a nuisance.

Celebrated Tenor Andrea Bocelli to Sing at the Met(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Andrea Bocelli Will Make His Debut at the Met

Andrea Bocelli will make his solo recital debut at the Metropolitan Opera House next February.

Rangel Will Appear at Forum with Challengers(DNAinfo/Jill Colvin)

Charlie Rangel Opponent Cries Foul Over Change in Candidates' Forum...

Joyce Johnson accused Charles Rangel of avoiding questions from his challengers.

Fire Forces the Evacuation of West 72nd Street Building(DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht)

Fire Forces the Evacuation of West 72nd Street Buildings

Firefighters evacuated buildings on the south side of 72nd St. between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues.

iPhone App To Target Upper West Side History(Flickr/1987porsche944)

iPhone App To Showcase Upper West Side History

Preservationists are raising money to create the first-ever iPhone app about Upper West Side history.

Neighbors Fight To Save Mom and Pop Health Food Store(DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht)

Mom-and-Pop Health Food Store Reportedly Saved From Wrecking Ball

Columbus Natural Foods is staying.

Fashion Week Has Jews Torn Between Runway Shows and Rosh Hashanah

The overlap between Fashion Week and Rosh Hashanah is forcing some to choose between fashion and religion.

Consumer Affairs 'Sorry' About Inaccuracy of Worst Supermarket List

Consumers Affairs issued an erroneous list of the city's worst supermarkets.

'Gossip Girl' Dumps Upper East Side for Columbia University

"Gossip Girl" is filming on the Upper West Side for a storyline reported to involve a fictional Columbia University professor.

Prof Who Refused to Speak Starbucks Language Says She'll Never Go Back(DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht)

Starbucks Language Rebel Vows to Never Set Foot in 'Fascist' Shop...

Professor who balked at Starbucks linguistic requirements says she's no hero.

Garage Door Too Ugly For Upper West Side Block, Residents Say

Upper West Side Garage Door Not Only Ugly, But Possibly Dangerous,...

Councilwoman Gale Brewer is asking the city to investigate an ugly garage door and other issues at Extell's new building.

Row Brewing Over Fashion Week Setup(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Fashion Week Fight Brewing Between Lincoln Center and Union

A dispute is growing between IMG Fashion, which produces Fashion Week, and Lincoln Center's stagehands union.

Kids Competition Fierce At City Parks Tennis Program

Competition Fierce at Girls Tennis Tournament in Central Park

Eleven teams from the five boroughs competed in the tennis tournament.

English professor booted from Starbucks(Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

English Prof Claims Starbucks Booted Her for Ordering 'Incorrectly'

Professor Lynne Rosenthal claims workers at the 86th St. Starbucks didn't like her way of ordering.

'Craigslist Killer' Dies in Jail in Apparent Suicide

Philip Markoff was accused of picking up Upper West Side masseuse Julissa Brisman and shooting her.

Leandra Rosada Memorial(DNAinfo/Serena Solomon)

Drunken Drivers Required to Have Vehicle Breathalyzers as Part of...

The new legal provision forces drunken drivers to pass a breathalyzer every time they get behind the wheel.

No Head Butting Here — 'Premium Rush' Crew Gets Warm...

The 'Premium Rush' crew, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, got a head butt last week, but was welcomed at Columbia.

Police Seek Other Victims of Riverside Park Picnic Rapist(Manhattan District Attorney’s Office)

Investigation Of Accused Riverside Park Rapist Expands to...

Prosecutors are asking people who may have had contact with Hugues-Denver Akassy in Washington, D.C. to come forward.

Butler Who Inherited Millions Misses his Simple Life(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Lucky Butler Who Inherited Millions Misses Simple Life

Indra Tamang inherited two Dakota apartments when his employer died.

Upper West Side School Wait-List Controversy Settled Amicably,...

Upper West Side parents were upset this past spring when they couldn't enroll their children in P.S. 87.

Upper West Side Woman Says She Forgives Would-be Burglar Who Beat Her(DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht)

Upper West Side Woman Punched by Burglar Forgives Attacker, Wants...

Rosa Arenas was punched in the face after she confronted a would-be burglar in her Upper West Side apartment building.

Sidewalk Art By Well Known Street Artist Destroyed on Upper West Side

Street Artist Gets Apology for Destroyed Work on Upper West Side

The board president of the building that destroyed a sidewalk artist's work says he's "terribly sorry" for the loss.

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