NYC politics · covered by 4 outlets
UWS community angry after barn owl nest destroyed by construction
first published Oct 30, 2026, 4:13 PM ET · 4 articles · title as published by Spectrum News NY1
Photo: GothamistHow each outlet framed it
- Gothamist'It is a crime!': Upper West Side owl lovers outraged after rooftop work wrecks nestOct 30, 2026, 4:13 PM ET
- Spectrum News NY1UWS community angry after barn owl nest destroyed by constructionOct 30, 2026, 5:38 PM ET
- New York Post – MetroRare NYC barn-owl nest destroyed by construction workers despite stop-work order, enraging publicOct 30, 2026, 6:09 PM ET
- New York Post – MetroState gives barn owls new nest after callous workers destroyed old one on NYC water towerOct 31, 2026, 9:15 PM ET
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'It is a crime!': Upper West Side owl lovers outraged after rooftop work wrecks nest
The family of barn owls on the water tower during happier times. The owls are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Spectrum News NY1UWS community angry after barn owl nest destroyed by construction
The state Department of Environmental Conservation came to the building to get the people working on the water tower for a second day to stop.
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroRare NYC barn-owl nest destroyed by construction workers despite stop-work order, enraging public
"I felt like someone stuck a knife in my gut and twisted it."
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroState gives barn owls new nest after callous workers destroyed old one on NYC water tower
State officials installed temporary roost location after construction crews destroyed a rare barn owl nest housing five fledglings on the Upper West Side.
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