Upper West Side Week In Review: 10/31 - 11/6/11

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

UWS Woman In Critical Condition After Being Struck In The Head By Shopping Cart Thrown From Above
More Details Emerge About UWS Shooting: Cop & Suspect Exchanged Gunfire
Central Park Ravaged By Last Weekend’s Freak Storm; Loss Of Roughly 1,000 Trees Expected
Disgraced Former WABC Meteorologist [...]

Central Park Ravaged By Saturday’s Freak Storm; Loss Of Roughly 1,000 Trees Expected

Saturday’s freak snowfall may have been pretty to look at, but the combination of of high winds and heavy wet snow on fully-leafed trees wreaked havoc on Central Park.
The Central Park Conservancy (CPC) reports more than 400 acres of the park were damaged by the storm and estimates that 1,000 tress will be lost as [...]