John Ratcliffe-Lee is a District 3 dad who moved to the Upper West Side and became a father in 2020.
UWS Dad is a free Sunday newsletter for Upper West Side parents — the kind of people who have strong opinions about Riverside vs. Central Park, track school lottery dates like earnings calls, and are still looking for a babysitter recommendation that didn't come from a random Facebook post.
Every week: parks, schools, food, neighborhood news, and whatever's worth knowing before the week starts.
Subscribers get:
- The Sunday dispatch, free, every week
- The full archive — every issue, searchable, always available
- First access to “Dad Brain” - a WhatsApp-based chat that answers hyper-local neighborhood questions on demand: best stroller-friendly route today, what's open late near you, which playground isn't packed right now
No algorithm. No noise. Just the neighborhood. And yes, there will be dad-chi.