Richard Belzer Accused of Choking UWS Apple Employee
Yes, this story is as insane as the headline. Yesterday an Upper West Side Apple store employee accused Richard Belzer of choking her while he was waiting in line at the store. The Law and Order star, however, says he just put Read More / Comment »
Cops: Female Bank Robber Hit Same UWS Bank Twice
Another bank robber hit the Upper West Side last month. And this one was so brazen she came back to the same bank and robbed it again, police say. The Sovereign Bank at 2275 Broadway on the corner of 82nd Street Read More / Comment »
Citizens Tackle Suspected iPhone Thief on 74th Street
Two teenagers swiped an iPhone from a Starbucks customer on 73rd Street and Columbus Avenue Thursday, and bolted out the door, the New York Post reported. But they didn’t get far. Read More / Comment »
Sketchy UWS Super Catches Chuck Schumer’s Attention
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer came to the Upper West Side on Sunday to talk about a bill he’s introducing that would make building superintendents convicted of sexual offenses disclose their crimes to the building Read More / Comment »
Criminals on Upper West Side Apparently Like Avatar
For some reason, the movie “Avatar” appears to be attracting a lot of suspected criminals to the AMC Loews on 68th Street and Broadway.
A few weeks ago Read More / Comment »
Upper West Siders Angry about Aggressive Parking Ticketers
by Avi - February 11, 2010 at 9:33 am - - 2 Comments
Police officers have gotten more aggressive about giving parking tickets in recent weeks on the Upper West Side, even giving tickets to people while they are still sitting in their cars Read More / Comment »
DA Investigating Police Response in UWS Hit and Run
District Attorney Cyrus Vance is looking into the death of film editor Karen Schmeer on the Upper West Side last weekend and the police chase that preceded it Read More / Comment »
Convicted UWS Sex Offender No Longer Has Apartment Keys
Phew! William Barnason, the superintendent to 3 Upper West Side buildings with child sexual abuse convictions on his rap sheet, does not have keys to those apartments anymore, a lawyer Read More / Comment »
UWS Super is a Sex Offender; Residents Not so Happy
by Avi - February 1, 2010 at 2:41 pm - - 3 Comments
A superintendent who oversees buildings on West 73rd and 75th Streets is a Level 3 sex offender who has been convicted of raping children, the New York Post reported today. Read More / Comment »
Woman Killed in Hit and Run was Award-Winning Film Editor
by Avi - January 31, 2010 at 9:52 pm - - 2 Comments
Karen Schmeer, the 39-year-old woman run down Friday night by thieves allegedly escaping a pharmacy heist, was a well known film editor who had worked on major documentaries like Errol Morris’ “Fog of War”. Read More / Comment »
