UWS Stabbing Recap: Details As Of 7:05 pm + Links To All Major NYC Media...
UPDATE 10:15 pm: A few more details An unimaginably horrific scene is unfolding at an Upper West Side apartment building at 57 W. 75th (near Columbus). You can find additional details in two earlier...
View ArticleUWS STABBING UPDATE: A Few More Details
UPDATE 10/26: Print & Video Media Coverage Round-Up As Of 11:25 am Details are still coming in regarding the horrific stabbing deaths at an Upper West Side building located at 57 W. 75th earlier...
View ArticleUWS Nanny Stabbing Update: Media Coverage Round-Up As Of 11:25 am
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Related Posts: 10/25 – BREAKING: Five People Reportedly Stabbed In UWS Luxury Building 10/25 – UWS STABBING UPDATE: Video...
View ArticleUWS NANNY STABBING UPDATE: Murder Charges Filed + Sunday Night Vigil In...
Related Posts: 10/25 – BREAKING: Five People Reportedly Stabbed In UWS Luxury Building 10/25 – UWS STABBING UPDATE: Video Report From Eyewitness News 10/25 – Details As Of 7:05 pm + Links To All Major...
View ArticleRecap & Photos From Last Night’s Riverside Park Vigil + Announcement Of Lulu...
Related Posts: 10/25 – BREAKING: Five People Reportedly Stabbed In UWS Luxury Building 10/25 – UWS STABBING UPDATE: Video Report From Eyewitness News 10/25 – Details As Of 7:05 pm + Links To All Major...
View ArticleUWS Nanny Pleads Not Guilty To Stabbing Deaths Of Lulu & Leo Krim In West...
It’s been just over a month since the horrific stabbing deaths of 2-year-old Leo and 6-year-old Lucia (Lulu) Krim. 50-year-old nanny Yoselyn Ortega is accused of killing the children in their West 75th...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Woman Stabbed In Central Park, Attacker & Three Cops Also Hurt...
UPDATE 3:00 pm: Added Eyewitness News video above. DNAinfo and NY1 have also updated their original posts with more details (see below). A woman was stabbed and her 4-year-old child was also injured...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Woman Sexually Assaulted In Her Building’s Elevator; Police...
A 27-year-old Upper West Side woman was sexually assaulted in her building’s elevator earlier this week. The NYPD has released the video above of the man suspected in the attack. The story has been...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Woman Allegedly Sexually Assaulted In Great Hill Area Of Central Park
A 35-year-old woman was allegedly the victim of a sexual assault early Saturday morning in Central Park. The incident took place in almost the exact same spot where a woman was stabbed and three police...
View ArticleParents Of UWS Kids Allegedly Killed By Nanny Share Their Thoughts Via Facebook
It’s been almost 10 weeks since 2-year-old Leo Krim and his 6-year-old sister Lulu were killed in their Upper West Side apartment, allegedly at the hands of their 50-year-old nanny, Yoselyn Ortega. I...
View ArticleI SHIT YOU NOT: Loaded Revolutionary War Cannon Found In Central Park
Hard to believe this actually happened, but… The NYPD bomb squad was called to Central Park on Friday to disarm a 233-year-old cannon. During a routine cleaning, Central Park Conservancy workers...
View ArticleNYPD Searching For Woman Last Seen On UWS
MUW reader Jeanne recently spotted the sign above at the M66 bus stop at Amsterdam. The photo is a bit blurry, so here’s all the text if it’s not clear: Tracy Harper Age: 48 Height: 5’6″ Weight: 260...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Police Searching For Suspect Who Robbed Two Upper West Side Banks...
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed two banks on Broadway 15 minutes apart. One of the banks was previously robbed in May 2012. The Post has the limited details. The suspect attempted...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Large Spike Seen In Upper West Side Felonies During 2012
While I think of the Upper West Side as a safe place to live, year-end NYPD statistics show a large uptick in felony crime. The 20th and 24th precincts — covering 59th to 110th Streets, between Central...
View ArticleTwo People Fall Through Ice In Central Park; FDNY & NYPD Lead Rescue From...
UPDATE 7:00 pm: The Post has uploaded the video above showing the rescue effort. I believe it was filmed by tourists, who can’t help but notice the beautiful view of Central Park South at the 30-second...
View ArticleBody Pulled From Hudson River Near Upper West Side 79th Street Boat Basin
The NYPD Harbor Unit pulled the body of a 25-year-old man out of the Hudson River on Monday afternoon. Found near the 79th Street Boat Basin, early reports indicate the death may have been a suicide....
View ArticleAccused UWS “Killer Nanny” Deemed Mentally Fit For Trial
Yoselyn Ortega, the nanny accused of killing 2-year-old Leo and 6-year-old Lucia (Lulu) Krim in their Upper West Side apartment in October, has been found fit to stand trial. The decision was based on...
View ArticlePolice Searching For Armed Serial Mugger/Robber On The Upper West Side
UPDATE 5/16: Police Have Upper West Side Armed Robber/Mugger Suspect In Custody Some disturbing news to start the day: Police are searching for the man pictured above in connection with ten armed...
View ArticleNYPD Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Package On Upper West Side
Got a bunch of messages from readers about a large police presence in the vicinity of Broadway & 97th last night. It appears that NYPD ESU and bomb squad units were in the neighborhood...
View ArticleUpper West Side Purse Snatcher Caught On Camera
Got the following note from MUW reader Gretchen a little while ago: Last night, 5/9/13, the woman pictured in the attached security footage stole a purse from a patron at the Parlour on 250 W. 86th St....
View ArticleUPDATE: Police Have Upper West Side Armed Robber/Mugger Suspect In Custody
Wrote last month about the NYPD’s search for man pictured above in connection with ten armed robberies/muggings on the UWS. In each case, the suspect allegedly followed his victim into their building...
View ArticleROW BOAT FAIL: Couple Falls Into Central Park Lake, Drawing Large Rescue...
Well this must have been more than a little embarrassing… A couple fell out of a row boat and into the Central Park lake yesterday afternoon, drawing a rather large FDNY and NYPD response, including...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Broadway Dunkin’ Donuts Robbed At Gunpoint
Disturbing news to start the week: DNAinfo reports that the Dunkin’ Donuts at 2424 Broadway (between 89th & 90th) was robbed by a gun-toting thief last night. The incident occurred around 10:00 pm....
View Article2013 UWS CRIME STATISTICS: Felonies Down For The Year, Still Way Above 2011...
With 2013 in the books, it’s time to take a look at Upper West Side crime statistics for the year that was. The good news is that neighborhood precincts showed a modest downturn in major crime during...
View ArticleUWS CRIME: Woman Mugged By Three Inside Columbus Circle Subway Station
Scary situation inside the Columbus Circle subway station last night, where a 34-year-old woman was attacked and robbed on the platform as she exited an uptown D train. DNAinfo has the details on the...
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