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Issue #15: The Buzzer, the Bracket, and the Branch

Jun 12, 2026

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14 min read

Issue #15: The Buzzer, the Bracket, and the Branch

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who found the World Cup playing under a blue whale, knows Sunday's parade is coming for your crosstown bus, and started hoarding pennies the day they killed them. Always Knicks! Let's go.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

District-3

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Issue #13: The Sun, the Sweep, and the Zingone Bros Cat

May 29, 2026

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13 min read

Issue #13: The Sun, the Sweep, and the Zingone Bros Cat

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who mapped every sports bar on the west side, got you a private Raphael viewing before the museum opens, and reminds you the World Cup lottery closes tomorrow. Manhattanhenge, tonight, 8:13 PM. After that, we've got ballerinas, bobbleheads, and a $10,000 lightbulb the city still hasn't screwed in. Let's go. (Westward.)

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

The Met

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Issue #10: Chopped Cheese and Ten Dollar Knicks Tix

May 8, 2026

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10 min read

Issue #10: Chopped Cheese and Ten Dollar Knicks Tix

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows Gale Brewer's favorite cooking show and where to find a balloon inside a Staples. It's May. The parks are programmed. The bodegas are ready. And this newsletter just turned ten 🥳. Let's go.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

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