The 10 Most-Read West Side Rag Stories of 2025
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Key Points:
- West Side Rag experienced a record readership year in 2025, with over 11.5 million page views covering diverse Upper West Side topics including real estate, food, local news, and community stories.
- Major stories included the closure of a 236-year-old school, a rat infestation on West 96th Street, and a baseball coach confronting ICE agents in Riverside Park.
- The publication also highlighted ongoing neighborhood issues such as dog attacks, debates over West-Park Presbyterian Church, Metro Theater restoration progress, and vacant storefront surveys.
- Profiles featured a variety of local figures, from the new Police Precinct 24 commander to a Central Park horse carriage driver facing livelihood threats, and a group of elderly park regulars.
