Inspector Kathleen Walsh, commander of the 19th precinct, expects bail reform to contribute to an increase in larceny and robbery on the Upper East Side in 2020. ( Photo: David Noonan) Blowback to Bail Reform The new year has ushered in the end of cash bail for many nonviolent defendants in New York, which advocates say will also... News 06 Jan 2020 | 11:07
Tessa Majors in September 2019. ( Photo: Tessa Majors' Instagram) 'Violence Doesn't Belong Here' The Upper West Side has been shrouded in grief and candlelight in the days following the murder of first-year Barnard College... Home 16 Dec 2019 | 05:06
Tessa Majors in 2018. ( Photo: Tessa Majors' Instagram) Murder and Grief at Barnard A 13-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Barnard College freshman, Tessa... Home 13 Dec 2019 | 04:45
20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at a meeting on Oct. 28. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) A New Pattern of Crime Robberies have been on the rise this year on the Upper West Side, and police are now dealing with a common culprit for these... News 03 Dec 2019 | 10:25
Mark Diller (center) poses with board member Madelyn Innocent (right) and former member Genora Johnson (left). ( Photo courtesy of Community Board 7) A Focus on Empathy At the start of November, the members of Community Board 7 elected a new leader in Mark Diller, who took over from Roberta... News 25 Nov 2019 | 09:46
20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at the Oct. 28th meeting. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) 'No Uptick in Crime' on UWS For residents of the Upper West Side who have been feeling anxious following a series of high-profile crimes in recent weeks,... News 05 Nov 2019 | 10:13