A local independent pharmacy offers an alternative to big chain stores Mom and Pop Stores are still fighting the good fight on the Upper West Side. The new 79th Street Pharmacy, owned by business partners and pharmacists Keith Lewis and Larry Haas, opened up in January right off of Broadway and just one block over ![sbs-select-bus-service-mta-nyc[1]](http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sbs-select-bus-service-mta-nyc1-150x150.jpg)
The MTA is searching for an alternative to the lights that turned out to be illegal The introduction of the Select Bus Service on the Upper East Side was a welcome new transportation option for those looking to get uptown or downtown quickly. But one of the additions to the special buses, the flashing blue 
Some mayoral hopefuls change their tune on waste station proposal, appealing to Upper East Side voters Upper East Side residents have proved that they are willing to vote single issue in the upcoming mayoral race to stop the Marine Transfer Waste Station from being built in Yorkville, amidst low-income housing and the Asphalt Green Recreation 
Upper West Side community honors the memory of the late Skip Reiss He was born Alvin H. Reiss, but everyone in his life knew him affectionately as Skip. Ellen Reiss, his wife, said that even their wedding invitations from 56 years ago announced that she would be marrying Alvin “Skip” Reiss. “Otherwise,” said Ellen, “People 
Design of W. 89th St. playground makes kids more likely to get injured Most kids get bumps and bruises during playtime. But at P.S. 166, recess has turned dangerous. In the past year, four kids have gotten concussions, and several more were sent to the hospital, all because of the West 89th Street playground’s 
Home Break-In, wallet theft A 59-year-old woman was in the shower at her residence at West 63rd Street on February 18th, when she heard a knock at the door, but did not answer it. Because she is disabled, the woman told police, she always leaves her door unlocked. When she checked her apartment an hour 
