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Issue #24: Big Dreams, Little Brains and a Lot of Dogs.

Oct 24, 2026

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21 min read

Issue #24: Big Dreams, Little Brains and a Lot of Dogs.

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows where a thousand dogs in costume will be on Sunday, which grocery store might grow ten stories, and why New Jersey third graders are back to looping their l's. Early voting starts today. Let's go. (Treats in one pocket, ID in the other.)

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #23: Owls, Open Doors and Pappardelle

Oct 16, 2026

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17 min read

Issue #23: Owls, Open Doors and Pappardelle

Good afternoon, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows which water tower has owls, which UWS spot made Yelp's top 100 pasta list, and why Broadway at 75th suddenly has a sky. Heads up, you'll need a real coat tomorrow. Andiamo!

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #22: Bette and the Mayor

Oct 2, 2026

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13 min read

Issue #22: Bette and the Mayor

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows your radiator's legal minimum by heart. This week, a museum finally gives 18th-century schoolgirls their due, Big Tech gets sworn in at City Hall, and there's $1 million waiting for your best complaint. Let's go!

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #21:  Everything's Cancelled Except the Bear & Gustavo

Sep 26, 2026

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14 min read

Issue #21: Everything's Cancelled Except the Bear & Gustavo

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who is not taking this weather personally. Plenty came off the calendar this week. What's still standing: a hundredth birthday party for Winnie-the-Pooh, a trivia night that pays out in sold-out film tickets, $131.5 million headed to the people who bring you dinner, and one maestro in a golf cart. See you out there. Eventually.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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It's Fall, People - 2026 Autumn Guide

Sep 22, 2026

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25 min read

It's Fall, People - 2026 Autumn Guide

Hello West Siders! We're the neighbor who finds the deep cuts of the season, from a beach leaf peeping getaway, to local and nearby special events, and we remind you where to get the Turkey or not so you don't have to search it up while sipping the Pumpkin Spice. We're sending you all bouquets of sharpened pencils. Let's go!

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #20:  A Sellout, a Windfall, and a New Neighbor

Sep 18, 2026

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15 min read

Issue #20: A Sellout, a Windfall, and a New Neighbor

Hello West Siders. We're the neighbor who went quiet for the summer and came back with $60 million, can tell you what 2,300 west siders fought to get tickets to, and why the man who conducted the Muppets at the World Cup matters more than ever to culture, music, and the Upper West Side. We'll still hold the elevator door for you. Let's go.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #18: Bananas, Blue Angels, and the Big 2-5-0

Jul 3, 2026

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14 min read

Issue #18: Bananas, Blue Angels, and the Big 2-5-0

Good afternoon, West Siders. We're the neighbor who can tell you where to watch the World Cup indoors, where to survive the heat with the littles, how to crack the code for getting a wheelchair into a Broadway show, and exactly where our own council member is celebrating the Fourth this weekend. Half the building's gone upstate for the weekend, and everyone still here is negotiating with a single window unit under a 100-degree sky. So we packed it full and draped it in red, white, and blue, because the country turns 250 on Saturday and the tall ships are sailing straight past Riverside to make sure you know it. Pour something cold. We did the running around so you don't have to. Let's Go!

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #17: Caps, Gowns, and a Handbag at the Guggenheim

Jun 26, 2026

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14 min read

Issue #17: Caps, Gowns, and a Handbag at the Guggenheim

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows which of the five Greenmarkets has the best peaches, passed the tissues to the graduates, read your Citi Bike receipts, and pre-ordered the championship handbag, obviously. Gowns off, summer on! Let's go!

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #11: Gold Medals, Gold Stars, and the Sturgeon King

May 15, 2026

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13 min read

Issue #11: Gold Medals, Gold Stars, and the Sturgeon King

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows which restaurants the New York Times loves and which ones it ghosted. Jesse Owens's Olympic gold is at AMNH. The Knicks swept Philly. There are two comedy clubs three blocks apart running six shows each this weekend, fresh sand hitting the playgrounds, and a circus at Lincoln Center. And May is Bike Month, which on the UWS means everyone's a cyclist, a critic, or both. Scroll to the bottom for a live music hot list you can walk to. Grab your morning beverage. Let's go.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #9: Twelve Million Dollars and a Restraining Order

May 1, 2026

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10 min read

Issue #9: Twelve Million Dollars and a Restraining Order

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who read the zoning documents so you don't have to, tracked down the real nationality of Winnie the Pooh, and is still processing a Knicks win whose score looked like a typo. It's May. The parks are open. The Trader Joe's won't be for long.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Events

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Issue #8: Seeds and a Swiss Army Knife

Apr 24, 2026

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11 min read

Issue #8: Seeds and a Swiss Army Knife

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who found you free wildflower seeds 🌱, a Grammy winner on 72nd Street, and the first Conservatory Garden tour of the season — there are only three, so consider this your official "don't say we didn't tell you." The Tulip Festival closes Sunday 🌷, which means by Monday you'll be lying about having gone. Anyway. Big week. Buckle up, scroll through or just click to read online — for real. P.S. Scroll down for the new section "🎶 The Set List — the best music you can walk to", every week.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

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