12-Year-Old UWS Boy Mugged In Broad Daylight In Front Of School On West 84th

MUW reader Karen sent in a note yesterday with details on how her son was mugged in broad daylight on the UWS earlier this week.
I wanted to post it here. In Karen’s words, “I hope it will help other kids be more aware and stay safe.”

Upper West Side Week In Review: 9/19 - 9/25/11

A round-up of some of the most popular posts from the past week:

Massive UWS Water Main Break Turns CPW Into River & Snarls Subway Service

Tickets On Sale For 49th Annual New York Film Festival At Lincoln Center
UWS Becomes “Wild West” Side As Horse Gallops Wildly Through The Streets
Dead Body Pulled From Hudson River Along UWS [...]

Upper West Side Crime Blotter: Armed Robbery & Fashion Week Theft

Police are on the hunt for an armed gunman who robbed an Upper West Side store and a fashion thief who made off with a $4,000 designer jacket.

UWS Crime Blotter: Manslaughter Sentencing, Designer Purse Snatcher, Sweet-Toothed Bandit

Saturday morning round-up of recent Upper West Side crime-related news:

The Post reports David McKie was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison for vehicular manslaughter after killing 39-year-old Karen Schmeer in January 2010. McKie struck Schmeer as she was crossing Broadway at West 90th. At the time of the accident, McKie was “trying to outrace [...]

Upper West Side Crime Blotter: St. Agnes Library Clerk Embezzles $46,000

A clerk at the Upper West Side St. Agnes branch of the New York Public Library (444 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) was recently arrested for grand larceny. He’s accused of ripping off more than $46K from book sale fundraisers.