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Upper West Side

February 18, 2013

UWS High Schools Launch Journalism Project With Hopes to Go Citywide

A new student journalism program at the Brandeis High complex is bringing students a new sense of self.

Upper West Side

February 04, 2013

Center School Principal Follows Unique Approach to Middle School Education

Principal Elaine Schwartz believes in mixing grade levels and a specialized theater-focused curriculum.

Upper West Side

May 19, 2012

Residents Plagued by UWS Mosquitoes Still Worry About Health Threat

A meeting to address Upper West Side mosquito concerns left some neighborhood residents still fuming.

Upper West Side

May 11, 2012

Cloud of Mosquitoes Sucks on the Upper West Side, Residents Say

Mosquitoes are plaguing a stretch of West 84th Street, driving tenants mad.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

April 18, 2012

Comedy Legends Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara Branch Out for Tree PSA

Upper West Siders Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller filmed a public service announcement for MillionTreesNYC.

Upper West Side

August 13, 2011

Parents Lose Legal Challenge To Controversial Charter School

A judge cleared the way for charter school Upper West Success Academy to move into the Brandeis building, despite the protests of parents and officials.

Upper West Side

May 14, 2011

Judge Blocks Construction of Controversial New UWS Charter School

Upper West Success Academy is temporarily banned from moving into a space shared by five other schools.

Upper West Side

April 27, 2011

Parents Rally To Defend UWS Charter School Against Lawsuit

Parents spoke in support of Upper West Success Academy, the charter school some are trying to stop with a lawsuit.

Upper West Side

April 25, 2011

Parents to Rally to Support Charter School

With a lawsuit threatening to stop the opening of Upper West Success Academy, parents will rally to "save" the school.

Upper West Side

January 26, 2011

Upper West Siders Lash Out Against Charter School Plan

Upper West Siders say a charter school in their neighborhood will harm existing public schools.

Upper West Side

January 24, 2011

Protest Planned at Hearing on Controversial Upper West Side Charter School

Parents and others fighting a new charter school on the Upper West Side will rally before a Tuesday night hearing.

Upper West Side

December 24, 2010

Upper West Side Charter School Could Share Space With Five High Schools

A plan to put charter kindergartners in the same building as high school students raises concern.

Upper West Side

December 17, 2010

Skeptical Parents Grill UWS Charter School Officials

Parents questioned reps from controversial charter school Upper West Success Academy Thursday.

Upper West Side

November 19, 2010

Controversial Upper West Side Charter School May Land Inside High School

The Education Department is now considering putting Upper West Success Academy inside Brandeis High School.

Upper West Side

November 16, 2010

Urban Beekeeper Keeps Upper West Side Buzzing

Beekeeper Walker Stevenson keeps two hives tucked behind a townhouse near the American Museum of Natural History.