Scott Etkin

A sidewalk shed at 206 West 92nd Street. Photos courtesy of Scott Etkin. By Scott Etkin In last month’s UWS Shed Watch column, West Side Rag described what the city’s Department of Buildings’ data reveals about sidewalk sheds on the Upper West Side.

Candidates Eli Northrup (left) and Stephanie Ruskay (right) took questions from City & State Editor-in-Chief Jeff Coltin. Photo by Scott Etkin By Scott Etkin During a political forum Tuesday night, Eli Northrup and Stephanie Ruskay, the two Democratic candidates for New York State Assembly District 69, displayed considerable common ground on how they would approach issues of affordability, housing, healthcare, and immigration.

A rendering of how the restructured West 72 Street traffic lanes would look. View is to the east from Amsterdam Avenue. Images courtesy of the city’s Department of Transportation By Scott Etkin The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled a plan Tuesday night to add protected bike lanes to West 72nd Street from Riverside Boulevard to Central Park West, drawing strong reactions from members of the community.